Seeking Submission! Er ... Submissions!

Ambrose Bierce published The Cynic's Word Book in 1906 later giving it the title The Devil's Dictionary in 1911. I propose the creation of "A Devil's Dictionary for Educators." The purpose is to define terms common to educational discourse in the spirit of Bierce or to create new terms in the same spirit. I offer two examples of my own creation:

     reforms - poorly conceived initiatives by those who know little or nothing about education to coerce experienced and competent education professionals to do more work with fewer resources while demanding increased student performance

     AYParatchick - 1. local, state, or federal education employee charged with the task of ensuring compliance with the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001. 2. Refugee bureaucrat from the states of the former Soviet Union apparently now working in the federal Department of Education, state departments of education, and local school district

You can do better than I! Send in your submissions. I will post the one's that I like best on the A Devil's Dictionary for Educators page of this blog.

St. Helens School Board Observer/Inquirer

Some of my observations about the most recent meeting of the St. Helens School Board: http://patrickspub-pjpb.blogspot.com/p/st-helens-school-board-observerinquirer.html