by Pam Moore | Jul 24, 2014 | Back-to-School, Church-and-School Partnerships, Fifty Ways
Many churches across Texas and elsewhere have been busy organizing back-to-school fairs for months in preparation for the upcoming school year. Clearly the need is overwhelming. Many children are dependent on the kindness of others for new uniforms, haircuts,...
by Pam Moore | Jul 11, 2014 | Fifty Ways, GED
The judge ordered him to pay child support – and to get a GED. He did not have a high school diploma but secured a job flipping hamburgers. It lasted an hour. He could not read the part about holding the pickles on the screen in front of him. He went to the local...
by Pam Moore | Jun 27, 2014 | Fifty Ways, Teachers
What would be most effective in improving education in the Lone Star State? Increase teacher pay? Increase school funding? Reduce standardized tests? Yes. Not surprising responses to a recent poll by the Texas Tribune. Also among the top suggestions was Encourage...
by Pam Moore | Jun 14, 2014 | Fifty Ways
Right there on the 50 Ways list, she’s flying. On this Flag Day, 2014, George M. Cohan’s lyrics come to mind: You’re a grand old flag, You’re a high flyin’ flag And forever in peace may you wave . . . Many will fly flags today. Consider this radical...
by Pam Moore | May 29, 2014 | Books for the Border & Beyond, Fifty Ways
It’s never too late to recognize hard work. Especially if it involves celebrating the achievement of a milestone like graduation. We did that last Sunday at Western Hills Baptist Church for three high school grads. One of them was Shelby Ferguson. I remember when she...
by Pam Moore | May 14, 2014 | Books for the Border & Beyond, Fifty Ways
In a recent conversation with a dear soul who is planning a major back to school event for hundreds of children, that question came up. Would it be OK, if? If we modified the Books for the Border and Beyond design for bookcases? The answer was YES, of course. In this...
