Welcome to the EduVerse with ProfessorJBA. This series is designed for parents and caregivers in an effort to inform them about the various roles and aspects of the educational landscape to ensure that caregivers can make informed decisions regarding their child(ren)’s education. The American Library Association’s (ALA) Digital Literacy Task Force defines digital literacy as “the…
When I started teaching in 2006, I put my cell phone in my purse, locked my purse in the cabinet, and taught the entire day without checking my phone or looking at it. During lunch, if I wanted to call Mr. Barnes, I called him with the phone on my desk. As the years progressed,…
Today, in Indianapolis, all 11 schools district have closed their buildings for in-person instruction due to a winter storm. Some schools are still expecting students to learn. Historically, in Indianapolis, that was not always the case. Below is a picture I took today of my deck around 8:15 a.m. this morning. I entered kindergarten in…
January 20, 2023, was the last day of operation for HIM by HER Collegiate School for the Arts. HIM by HER is an acronym for helping improve mankind by healing every race. HIM by HER public charter school opened its doors in 2020 in the Forest Manor building that was used as a hub for…
We live in a society that believes in working yourself to death. Some of us come from a household where we saw our parents work two or three jobs. Most of the time, out of necessity, but sometimes, it is just because that is all they knew. Their parents worked their entire lives. Their parents’…
Was it a failing school? Was it an underperforming school? Was it a bad school? These are the questions that many ask when they hear about a school that is closing. The answer to those questions is more complex than people would think. The easy answer would be to say … Yes. If they are…
Gov. Ron DeSantis’ administration has blocked an Advanced Placement course on African American studies from being taught in Florida high schools. If you have been following education news over the last couple of years then you probably could have guessed this. Rejection of race-related curriculum under the umbrella of “critical-race-theory” has been a rallying cry…
Welcome to the EduVerse with ProfessorJBA. This series is designed for parents and caregivers in an effort to inform them about the various roles and aspects of the educational landscape to ensure that caregivers can make informed decisions regarding their child(ren)’s education. It’s all about engagement at the end of the day for parents. Choosing…
As an education blogger at least once or twice a month I see a story about lunch debt. The last one I remember was about some boy who saved up enough of his personal money to pay off some his classmates’ lunch debt. This story was shared from a site that specializes in “positive” news…
2022 has come and gone, and 2023 is here. I do not know why I get amazed every time a new year comes. There is something about the completion of 365 days and the excitement of a fresh start or clean slate. Every year I make resolutions, and they are always professional. I set goals…