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Encyclopedia > Ron Richards
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Ron Richards is a teacher and debate coach of many years at Broad Run High School in Ashburn, Virginia. Broad Run High School Broad Run High School is a public secondary school in Ashburn, Virginia. ... Ashburn, Virginia is an unincorporated area located in Loudoun County, Virginia and is part of the Baltimore-Washington Metropolitan Area. ...

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Debate

Richards is a successful debate coach in the Northern Virginia region. His teams have won 10 of the last 15 Virginia High School League AA State Championships.[1] Richards has been commended for his work as a debate coach by the Loudoun County School Board; In 2001, the board passed an official resolution commending Richards on his success.[2] The Virginia High School League is the arbiter of interscholastic competition among public high schools in the Commonwealth of Virginia. ...


As a member of the debate community, Mr. Richards is extremely involved. He is an active member of the Washington-Arlington Catholic Forensics League and regularly serves as an administrator of these events, specifically of Policy. Richards works in the tab room and keeps track of individual debaters' records and speaker points.[citation needed] He is a member of the Virginia High School League's Debate, Drama and Forensics Advisory Committee.[3] Policy debate is a form of speech competition in which teams of two debate whether or not a specific policy action should be enacted. ... The Virginia High School League is the arbiter of interscholastic competition among public high schools in the Commonwealth of Virginia. ...


Teaching

Richards entered the teaching field in 1982, starting at Broad Run in 1985.[4] The majority of Richards' classes are Advanced Placement (AP) United States Government.[5] Originally the first instructor of Honors Government at the school, Richards' teaching style is not focused on Standards of Learning (SOL) requirements (no US Government SOL exists) or even the AP curriculum. Instead, his objective is to "provoke thought". Richards regularly assigns essays to his students regarding controversial and contemporary topics, geared to making students think independently.[citation needed] AP United States Government and Politics is a college-level course offered through the College Boards Advanced Placement Program, which surveys the structure and function of American government and politics that begins with an analysis of the Constitution, the foundation of the American political system. ... Standards of Learning or (SOL) is a program of the Commonwealth of Virginia. ...


On occasion, this teaching philosophy has gained the attention of the administration in a negative light. In February 2006, Richards filed a formal complaint with the School Board and the Superintendent of Loudoun County Public Schools, Edgar P. Hatrick, Ed.D., after a student was disciplined for the content of an essay he wrote.[6] The assignment was to discuss the legacy of Martin Luther King Jr.. Before Richards had a chance to grade or even read the assignment, another teacher read what the student's work and reported it to the principal, after openly chastising the student in front of his peers. Richards asserted the student was verbally harassed by the teacher and administration for simply expressing his views in an essay. An apology was made to the student, and Richards was counseled that, in the future, he should handle situations similar to this through the school system and not talk to the media.[citations needed] Location Ashburn, VA Phone Number (571) 252-1000 Superintendent Edgar B. Hatrick School Board Chairman Robert F. DuPree, Jr. ... Location Ashburn, VA Phone Number (571) 252-1000 Superintendent Edgar B. Hatrick School Board Chairman Robert F. DuPree, Jr. ... The Doctor of Education degree (Ed. ... Martin Luther King, Jr. ...


Writing

Richards also has written several novels. One of his more well-known works is a trilogy of books in which he tells an alternative history of the Civil War, envisioning a world in which the Confederacy has emerged victorious. A civil war is a war in which parties within the same culture, society or nationality fight against each other for the control of political power. ...


Bibliography

This bibliography is incomplete

  • Gray Visions ISBN 978-0962550225
  • Brothers in Gray ISBN 978-0962550218
  • A Southern Yarn ISBN 978-0962550201

External links

References

  1. ^ Virginia High School League Book of Records Tenth Edition - 2006-07 (PDF). Virginia High School League (December 12, 2006). Retrieved on 2007-02-04.
  2. ^ Resolution of Commendation: Broad Run High School Debate Team. Loudoun County Board of Supervisors (May 21, 2001).
  3. ^ VHSL Forensics Manual (MS Word). Virginia High School League (October 2006). Retrieved on 2007-02-04.
  4. ^ Yearbook Staff (1985). The Shield–1985 (Vol. XVI). Broad Run High School. 
  5. ^ Mr. Richards - Social Science. Broad Run High School (2006-2007). Retrieved on 2007-02-04.
  6. ^ Sollinger, Shannon (March 7, 2006). Broad Run teacher charges colleague, boss with reckless conduct. Loudoun Times Mirror. Retrieved on 2007-02-04.

 

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