A Learning Lesson for School Administrators
Some of the most enduring learning experiences come not via the classroom but by how administrators, teachers, students, parents, and …
Roger Barbee Archive
PERSPECTIVES: Political Chatter Won’t Put a Good Roof Over on Our Public Schools
Useless noise manufactured to gain political advantage keeps us from addressing and solving major issues.
September 30, 2021/
Education, Perspectives, Society/
PERSPECTIVES: History Reframed
Former President Carter's "An Hour Before Daylight" (2001) compels a response.
August 29, 2021/
Education, Perspectives, Society/
Education Is Compromised When Politicians Get Into the Act
North Carolina’s F.A.C.T. (The Fairness and Accountability in the Classroom for Teachers and Students) is an example. It is about …
What You Need to Know About Anything
I have created my own library of “what I need to know.” Here’s why.
July 25, 2021/
Public Higher Ed/
Reminder: College Coaches Are Educators
Failures have consequences and that was on display last week in Omaha at baseball’s College World Series.
June 27, 2021/
Higher Ed, Perspectives, Society/
Truth. Beauty. Virtue.
One may criticize truth, beauty, and virtue as dated. But I believe they are timeless.
February 4, 2021/
Public Higher Ed/
“Oh, If Only We Required Such Study of Our Students and Ourselves”
It’s time to chart a new course for what it means ‘to be educated.’
January 21, 2021/
Education, Perspectives, Society/
Words Are Power, To Be Used Wisely
The backdrop… A local independent school is encouraged to include more literature in its curriculum that reflects the Black experience. …
December 22, 2020/
Education, Perspectives, Society/
A Thanksgiving Tribute Too Late
As I look back over the fifty-plus years since that fall of 1968, I thank my mentors for their patience, …
November 26, 2020/
Education, Perspectives, Society, Teaching/
College Athletics: From Spending Like There’s No Tomorrow to Cutting Sports and Begging for Money
Universities all over the country are cutting non-revenue sports to save money, and they are also asking boosters to give …
November 13, 2020/
Higher Ed, Perspectives, Society/
Why Are We Struggling in this Pandemic? Some Thoughts to Consider
The pandemic rages around the world. Even isolated villages and towns feel the impact of COVID-19. In Europe, leaders are …
November 4, 2020/
Perspectives, Society/
Mother Got My Attention By Saying “Shame on You!”
There’s no place for racist language, especially when it’s uttered by a member of the U.S. House of Representatives. Shame …
October 31, 2020/
Public Higher Ed/
The Super Spreader Called ‘Attending a College Football Game’
College sports fans are putting themselves in harm’s way, and institutional leaders are enablers.
September 17, 2020/
Higher Ed, Perspectives, Society/
PERSPECTIVES: Read Poe, Reflect, and Act Responsibly
In May 1842, Graham’s Magazine published a short story by Edgar Allan Poe. The story, The Masque of the Red …
August 19, 2020/
Perspectives, Society/