Mayor Craig, Please Put Parents and Teachers First, Not D.C. Bureaucrats
Mayor Joyce Craig responded to an article in the Manchester Union Leader saying, “in her...
Read MorePosted by Ann Marie Banfield | Oct 29, 2018 | Oh My BLOG! |
Mayor Joyce Craig responded to an article in the Manchester Union Leader saying, “in her...
Read MorePosted by Rich Girard | Oct 23, 2018 | Girard for School Board, Oh My BLOG! |
Now that serious, undisclosed conflicts between Manchester Proud and Reaching Higher NH have been...
Read MorePosted by Ann Marie Banfield | Oct 3, 2018 | Uncategorized |
Most school districts pay the New Hampshire School Boards Association (NHSBA) dues out of the...
Read MorePosted by Ann Marie Banfield | Oct 2, 2018 | Oh My BLOG! |
Last night I attended a meeting in Portsmouth with the New Hampshire Commissioner of Health and Human Services on the state’s 10-Year Mental Health Plan. It was clear from the comments at the end of the presentation,...
Read MorePosted by Ann Marie Banfield | Sep 20, 2018 | Oh My BLOG! |
Many people have never heard the name Glenn Cordelli, but if you are a parent, you should get to know him. Glenn Cordelli is a state representative in New Hampshire serving in Moultonborough, Sandwich, and Tuftonboro. He...
Read MorePosted by Ann Marie Banfield | Sep 14, 2018 | Oh My BLOG! |
I remember when parents were told that kids needed to use calculators in the classroom because it was the newest technology. Calculators were one of the worst ideas , and has contributed to the lack of math literacy in...
Read MorePosted by Ann Marie Banfield | Sep 7, 2018 | Oh My BLOG!, Uncategorized |
People have asked me why I support Dan Hynes for Senate over Terry Wolf– especially since I respect and like Terry very much. Terry has always been cordial to me, and I appreciate that in a public servant. She served for...
Read MorePosted by Ann Marie Banfield | Apr 28, 2018 | Oh My BLOG! |
Another reason for parents to REFUSE the standardized assessments for their children. I removed...
Read MorePosted by Ann Marie Banfield | Apr 25, 2018 | Oh My BLOG! |
According to this recent article in the Manchester Union Leader, SNHU received a $1 million dollar grant from Google to develop an assessment to measure “soft skills.” Soft skills include behaviors, attitudes, and...
Read MorePosted by Ann Marie Banfield | Apr 18, 2018 | Oh My BLOG! |
On Friday, students are going to walk out of school to remember the Columbine school shooting, and demand more stringent gun control laws. But, have any of these students looked at what happened at Columbine ? Do they know what...
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