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Category Archives: Articles
When We Had Discipline!
By John R. Alston Trotter, EdD, JD Fall of 1981. I was a 27 year old assistant principal of a large public high school and in charge of all student discipline. You could hear a pin drop in … Continue reading
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You Cannot Ape MACE!
John R. Alston Trotter, BA, MA, EdD, JD Recently I was talking to a friend who manages a Marriott Hotel in North Carolina. He told me that a teacher was checking out of his hotel and he struck up a … Continue reading
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What has MACE Done for Me Lately?
Note: Recently one of MACE’s longtime Members posed this question to me, and I took the time to provide her, I think, a thoughtful answer. We essentially learn by space repetition and sudden impact. So, I certainly do not … Continue reading
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Two Pertinent Articles are Reprinted… The MACE Thesis & Why You Came to MACE!
Note: Administrators are still acting like educational fools all over the State of Georgia — and nationwide — clueless as ever as how schools function effectively. They have mindlessly bought into the top-down, heavy-handed management of teachers as if the … Continue reading
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Hey Calhoun County School System, the Eyes of MACE are upon You!
Dr. John Trotter, Chairman, Norreese Haynes, CEO, and Rafael Garcia, Membership Director, of MACE hit the road to Southwest Georgia yesterday. The MACE Trio made an extemporaneous stop at Randolph Clay High School in Cuthbert, Georgia, visiting with staff there … Continue reading
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Hey Superintendent Richard Autry, What in the Hell is Going on Out in Rockdale County?
Hey Superintendent Richard Autry, What in the Hell is Going Out in Rockdale County? By John R. Alston Trotter, EdD, JD Most public schools are going to hell in a hand basket. The students are not made to behave. … Continue reading
MACE. The Choice is Clear!
Dr. John Trotter with his nephew, Bo Trotter Oates. Mr. Oates was a long-time MACE Member as a teacher. When he became an administrator, MACE had to terminate his membership, even though he is a true teacher advocate and … Continue reading
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Governor Nathan Deal’s Opportunity School Districts Plan is just a Small Part of a Large Overall Conspiracy to Privatize America’s Public Schools. An Unholy Alliance of Big Business, Big Government, and Big Education is Destroying Local Schools and Local Control of Public Education.
Governor Nathan Deal’s Opportunity School Districts Plan is just a Small Part of a Large Overall Conspiracy to Privatize America’s Public Schools. An Unholy Alliance of Big Business, Big Government, and Big Education is Destroying Local Schools and Local Control … Continue reading
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What’s Really Wrong with Public Education?
What’s Really Wrong with Public Education? The MACE Mantra is Rock-solid Law, and All So-called “Educational Reformers” (whether they are Billionaires Bill Gates and Eli Broad or their Acololytes like Arne Duncan and Michelle Rhee or Governors like Nathan Deal … Continue reading
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When MACE Discontinues a Teacher’s Membership…
NOTE: MACE does not like to discontinue a teacher’s membership in MACE but it happens every year or two for various reasons, but mainly for the teacher’s refusal to listen to the advice that MACE is offering. No teacher has an “inalienable” … Continue reading
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