John Furrow

Music Educator, Basketball Coach for the Palmyra/Bennet School System. Proud husband and father of 2. Go Panthers! Go Big Red!

[Steve Collins @TeachHoopsBBall]

A good high school basketball team doesn't need 5 scorers.
It needs a floor general, a lockdown defender, and somebody who knows their job is to rebound everything in sight.
Roles win games. Superstars are built out of teams that commit to those roles.

[Shay Boloor @StockSavvyShay]

Jeff Bezos said the bottom half of Americans should pay zero federal income tax.

He cited a nurse in Queens making ~$75K and paying ~$12K in taxes saying “we shouldn’t be asking this nurse in Queens to send money to Washington.”

[Doug Bush Visual Designs @DBVisualDesigns]

Happy #nationalbanddirectorsday What directors do every day for music and their band members matters! #MusicEducation

[Fixing Education @FixingEducation]

House Speaker Mike Johnson says Congress 𝐂𝐀𝐍’𝐓 𝐒𝐔𝐑𝐕𝐈𝐕𝐄 on $174k annually because of inflation since they haven’t had a raise since 2009.

Congress members work about 147-165 days a year.

Meanwhile, the avg teacher makes about $72k annually and works 188 days a year.

[John Furrow @johnfurrow79]

@coachwwest Band directors on average get paid half to 2/3rds of that and successful programs are year round ventures too that do all of what you just listed and sometimes more. In general HS educators and coaches are underpaid for what they are expected to do in this day and time.

[John Furrow @johnfurrow79]

@FixingEducation a combination of screens and parenting styles. Being afraid of failure.

[Documenting Saylor @saylordocs]

Murray: Is it true that people making under $184,000 pay a 12.4% Social Security tax rate?

Dahl: Yes

Murray: And the rate for someone making $1,000,000?
Dahl: 2.2%

Murray: So, a 12.4% tax for people making less than $184,000, but 2.2% for a millionaire or .0002% for billionaires.

[Coach Jeff Barnes @JeffBarnes52]

As an AD, I sometimes laugh when I’m accused of caring more about one sport than another. The reality is simple, we want every program to succeed. Every team matters. In today’s world, some sports naturally gain more attention due to participation numbers, community interest, and success. That visibility is not created by favoritism, it is earned over time. Success does not happen because an AD cares more about one sport, it happens because athletes, coaches, and programs commit to doing things the right way day after day.

[John Furrow @johnfurrow79]

@FixingEducation as a 25 year veteran, if I knew I could financially keep my family afloat by changing careers I would...and that is not how I felt when I started...I felt like I wanted to do this for 40+ years. Too many "other" things than just teaching and dealing with kids in my classroom.

[Coach Jeff Barnes @JeffBarnes52]

As an AD, one of the biggest challenges is understanding what athletes and parents truly want. Everyone says they want to win, but too often the communication I receive is centered around why practice is being missed, why workouts can’t happen, or why the commitment isn’t possible.

Winning is rarely about what happens on game day, it’s built in the unseen hours of preparation, consistency, and sacrifice. You cannot claim to want success while consistently avoiding the work required to achieve it.

Too often, “we want to win” really means “we want the rewards of winning without the discomfort of earning it.” When that gap exists, the blame often shifts to the coach instead of the habits.

Great programs are built when athletes, parents, and coaches all align in understanding that commitment comes before results. Wanting to win and being willing to do what it takes to win are two very different things.

[𝐁𝐫𝐚𝐝 𝐉𝐨𝐡𝐧𝐬𝐨𝐧 @DrBradJohnson]

Teacher morale is more important than curriculum, technology, and programs.

[District OR1 Schools @OR1_Panthers]

THANK YOU to all of the students, parents, teachers, staff, and other volunteers that helped make the District Music Contest run smoothly! Palmyra was well represented.

[𝐁𝐫𝐚𝐝 𝐉𝐨𝐡𝐧𝐬𝐨𝐧 @DrBradJohnson]

There should be a teacher on every school board…
and at every table where education decisions are made.
Because right now, we’re making policies for classrooms
without the people who actually live in them.
You wouldn’t design a hospital system without doctors.
You wouldn’t build a plane without pilots.
But in education…
we leave teachers out of the room

[John Furrow @johnfurrow79]

@FallsCityPS Congrats @GaleDunkhas, a well deserved honor!

[John Furrow @johnfurrow79]

@AdamCarriker94 no...they will make a run to the final 4 :-)

[alpha man @alphaman_111]

On day 1 of my high school history class, our professor got up and said

You are 15 or 16 years old. 200 years ago people your age were married, planted crops, had children, and built a cabin by winter. You can do your homework. The bar set for you historically is embarrassingly low. You are not dealing with regional famine or plague. You do not have to save your family from marauders or go into battle to destroy your enemies. You have to sit down and learn from someone who cares about you in a safe, air-conditioned room. You have no excuses.

[Brad Weinstein @WeinsteinEdu]

One of the hardest parts of being an educator is the lack of downtime.

You have to be on all day long.

This is mentally and physically draining.

[Coach Corey Crosby, M.ED. @CrosbyCoach]

𝗕𝗮𝗱 𝗧𝗲𝗮𝗺𝘀 ... NOBODY reminds anyone of the standards

𝗔𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗴𝗲 𝗧𝗲𝗮𝗺𝘀 ... COACHES remind team of the standards

𝗚𝗼𝗼𝗱 𝗧𝗲𝗮𝗺𝘀 ... CAPTAINS remind team of the standards

𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗺𝗽𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽 𝗧𝗲𝗮𝗺𝘀 ... EVERYONE reminds each other of the standards

[Fixing Education @FixingEducation]

When districts say things like…
• No-zero grading
• Unlimited retakes
• Late work without penalty

What they’re really saying is
• We’re willing to compromise academic rigor
• We’re making grades less reflective of actual performance
• We’re reducing student accountability

[John Furrow @johnfurrow79]

Someone please check on Kent Pavelka!