Education Category

One More Reason to Love Our Staff!

This past Thursday, Friday and Saturday we were blessed to be able to take many of our staff to the North Carolina Association of Educators of Young Children annual conference which was held in Raleigh. We always gain so much...


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Posted by Barbara Long on September 25, 2011

 

Race to Nowhere

Race to Nowhere Many of you may have heard of a film that is gaining national recognition called, "Race to Nowhere". We are fortunate that it will be shown locally, at The Elon School, this Tuesday, April 26th at 7...


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Posted by Fred Black on April 25, 2011

 

Alamance County, NC Superintendent Survey

We have a great opportunity in Burlington / Alamance County, North Carolina. Our school system is going to be hiring a new superintendent, and through the Superintendent Search Community Survey you can tell the Search Committee what kind of superintendent...


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Posted by Barbara Long on January 8, 2011

 

Does Education Reform Need Reforming?

Below is a copy of my most recent letter to the editor of our hometown paper. I am sharing it with you because I know that as parents, and as citizens, you have a vested interest in education reform. My...


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Posted by Barbara Long on October 18, 2010

 

Changing the Way Children are Taught

You may be familiar with a group in our community called Alamance Citizens for Education (ACE). They are a citizen's group that looks at the issue of community involvement in our public schools. They spearhead many programs and projects, including...


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Posted by Barbara Long on February 25, 2010

 

Too Much Technology?

The weather and a terrible cold have kept me home for the last few days, doing some reading, writing and watching TV. During this time I saw a program on Frontline about how technology is affecting all of us, entitled...


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Posted by Barbara Long on February 10, 2010

 

Why Playschool?

As the end of January approaches, bringing with it the start of registration for our 2010-11 classes, I have the opportunity to speak with lots of parents as they are making decisions about a preschool for their child. It is...


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Posted by Barbara Long on January 24, 2010

 

Becky Bailey and Conscious Discipline

We closed our playschool last Friday so that our staff could attend the North Carolina Association of Educators of Young Children conference in Raleigh, and what an awesome experience it was. We don't go to this conference every year, because...


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Posted by Barbara Long on October 9, 2009

 

What are our true priorities in educating children?

I want to share with you a letter to the editor that I recently submitted to my hometown paper. In a short editorial, written on the first day public schools opened in Alamance County, the editor gave a laundry list...


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Posted by Barbara Long on September 8, 2009

 

 
 

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