North Carolina public schools showed progress on school accountability measures during the 2023-24 school year, according to new data released by the Department of Public Instruction (DPI) on Wednesday. In North Carolina, school grades are based on each school’s achievement score,...
“I had an idea at about 1 o’clock last night,” Keith Parker said. This is how Parker, superintendent of Elizabeth City-Pasquotank County Public Schools, gets lots of his ideas, according to Angela Cobb, chair of the ECPPS Board of Education....
A new lab devoted to artificial intelligence (AI) will open at Isothermal Community College (ICC) this school year, following a grant of more than $250,000 from Meta. The Extended Reality and Artificial Intelligence Lab (XRAIL) will provide students with a...
A personal reflection on 23 years of teaching Over 30 years ago, I was just an average high school kid in Chesapeake, Virginia, navigating the often confusing and sometimes overwhelming maze that was adolescence. Like most high school students, I...
The Editor’s Notes
In case you don’t click on the perspective, I just wanted to lift up to K-12 and community college educators, these words from Ken Robol, who has been teaching for more than 20 years:
It’s a profession that has become a hot-button issue in today’s political climate, with many outside the classroom eager to cast judgment on what we do. There are those who believe we are trying to indoctrinate students, pushing personal agendas instead of focusing on education. Others claim that we’re failing our students in one way or another. But those voices, as loud as they may be, miss the fundamental truth of what teaching is all about.
Teaching is about connection. It’s about meeting each student where they are, understanding their unique circumstances, and helping them navigate the path to success. It’s about creating an environment where students feel safe to explore, make mistakes, and grow. It’s about watching the lightbulb moments when a difficult concept suddenly clicks, and the quiet pride that comes from knowing you played a small part in their success.
