Ken Buck
Just what are "eLearning Days" in South Carolina?
Let's talk virtual "eLearning" days for a bit. Most recently our county has seen two weather events, one of which led to an eLearning, or...
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Ken Buck
- May 15
- 3 min
Two 'speeding trains' are coming our way in Lancaster County schools
As I enter the last six months of my first term on the Lancaster County School Board – and unsure of exactly when I will be able to run...
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Ken Buck
- May 11
- 1 min
The testing fallacy
State and federal testing mandates are a sure fire way to remove all passion for learning from students and rob teachers of the joy of...
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Ken Buck
- Dec 1, 2021
- 3 min
There’s a crisis in our schools… and it’s not what you think
If you don’t know it yet IT’S TIME TO START PAYING ATTENTION. We are in the midst in a crisis in our schools in America, one that should...
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Ken Buck
- Oct 7, 2021
- 1 min
It takes everyone to make schools succeed
I have often said that public education is best operated on the concept of a Three-Legged Stool. One leg of the proverbial stool is the...
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Ken Buck
- Aug 25, 2021
- 1 min
Our teachers are still here
It will take a collective effort of everyone in our society to stem the tide of the teacher shortage that’s coming. It will be a wonder...
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Ken Buck
- Jun 17, 2021
- 2 min
Planning commission recommends 60% of requested impact fees
The Lancaster County Planning Commission voted Tuesday night to recommend that only 60% of the impact fees requested by the Lancaster...
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Ken Buck
- Jun 1, 2021
- 2 min
'It's June! Why aren't the schools out yet?'
As we enter June, a number of Lancaster County School District parents have been asking: "Why aren't the schools out yet? Can't the...
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Ken Buck
- May 14, 2021
- 2 min
Indian Land needs impact fees for schools now
Since I joined the Lancaster County School Board in 2018, I have repeatedly voiced my concerns about how Lancaster County School District...
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Ken Buck
- Mar 18, 2021
- 2 min
I'd rather apologize for keeping your child home safe
I have been hearing a lot from all over both Carolinas today about the weather, especially with multiple districts all around opting away...
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Ken Buck
- Aug 31, 2020
- 1 min
Everything is new
Teachers, Parents, and students of Lancaster County Schools: Starting Aug 31, everything will be original; nothing will be the same. This...
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Ken Buck
- Aug 23, 2020
- 1 min
You don't walk alone
LANCASTER COUNTY TEACHERS: tomorrow you will head down a path none of us in education have seen before this year. You will have...
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Ken Buck
- Aug 6, 2020
- 2 min
For such a time as this...
It's been a challenging few months to be in education, to say the least. As I have said many times before, it is easily the most critical...
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Ken Buck
- Jul 12, 2020
- 2 min
A challenge unlike any other in recent history faces educators today
I have been asked a lot of questions as we get closer to a Fall start date for schools. Let me up be front and say that COVID-19 is a...
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Ken Buck
- Jul 6, 2020
- 3 min
'Digital Divide' puts a significant number of students at risk of falling behind
With almost every school in America utilizing some form of virtual learning in the Spring of 2020 in response to COVID-19, the...
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Ken Buck
- Jun 25, 2020
- 3 min
Grace, empathy, and patience needed in education in the era of COVID-19
For many of us, we are now in our fourth month of the “new normal” of COVID-19, which feels like anything but normal for the stakeholders...
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Ken Buck
- May 27, 2020
- 2 min
What will the Fall look like for schools?
What will school look like in the Fall of 2020? That’s a really good question. To be blunt: I don’t really know exactly either right now....
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Ken Buck
- May 13, 2020
- 2 min
Differentiated Instruction in a pandemic takes on a new meaning
Education at the core works to meet the individual needs of each student, both in a one-on-one setting and in a group setting; however,...
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Ken Buck
- Apr 29, 2020
- 2 min
Educators: Don't Be Afraid to Be Wrong
One of my favorite educational writers, whom I have had the privilege to meet and hear speak, is Sir Ken Robinson. I once heard him say,...
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Ken Buck
- Apr 16, 2020
- 2 min
Communication is understanding, not just verbalizing
Throughout my career in education one thing has become abundantly clear to me: communication among stakeholders is absolutely essential...
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