One bad word is “program.” Another is “center.” Both denote the practice of “Let’s not and say we did.” And so, it is with a note of happiness that the North Carolina Center for the Advancement of Teaching at Cullowhee may close, due to an intentional elimination of legislative funding. The item has been in the headlines for some time, but we’ll talk about it now because it’s a slow news day.
NCCAT has been criticized by fiscal conservatives as too luxurious. Why do teachers need to attend an all-expense paid, multi-day training conference in the mountains with overnight lodging and meals full funded in order to become better teachers?
One possibility is it may help instructors better impart the proper use of adjectives and adverbs.
