I'm Just a Scholar Podcast

This episode was prompted by a recent visit by HR to all schools within the district. "Parents are sending you their best." Are they really?

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"Honor your father and your mother, that your days may be long upon the land which the Lord your God is giving you (Exodus 20:12)."

The Bible provides a litany of principles that believers should learn and adhere to. By doing so, we honor our parents, loved ones, and our respective village. Simultaneously, we utilize these principles to become better people, which allow us to perpetuate this cycle once we become parents. That's how a family's legacy continues. Learn God's principles from your parents. Apply God's principles toward your life. Pass those principles to the younger generation.

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This episode is dedicated to Betty Ann Turner.

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“If the school board goes through with this, there are options. We have nuclear options.” - Tennessee House Speaker Cameron Sexton

Memphis Shelby County Schools (MSCS), much like the city it dwells in, has been the punching bag for the state in a city that has been scrutinized across the country. The infamous 2013 merger initiated by the then-named Memphis City Schools’ release of its charter, forced a marriage that was guaranteed to end in divorce. That divorce happened approximately a year later, which coincidentally, juxtaposes the second half of my educational career. Several years later and several superintendents later, MSCS has been embroiled in misconduct, widespread academic underachievement (despite receiving $90 million plus from Bill and Melinda Gates), school board drama, misspending and more. It’s of little surprise that MSCS has been selected and targeted for a state takeover—the first district in the state to receive such treatment. Previously, the state has created its own special school district targeting at turning around several schools known as The Achievement School District.

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