informing and fighting back against education overreaches to save hearts and souls
How much do you know about the NSF (National Science Foundation) and their ties to CCSS and STEM? Would you believe Arne Duncan was considered an expert by them back in 2007? Yep! It happened. But wait, there’s more… A brief look at NSF’s History: NSF has been around since 1950. President Truman signed the […]
Continue ReadingWhat Could Possibly Be ‘Right’ About Common Core? In today’s post we’ll measure the latest ‘new evidence’ about Common Core in the classroom. Let’s get the Fib-o_Meter fired up! First, the organization: ASCD (formerly, The Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development) The website: www.ascd.org “Total Truth”, each state has an ASCD Affiliate. So do several […]
Continue ReadingA Common Core Invitation from the U.S. Dept. of Labor?! They are extending an invitation to all public-private partnerships to receive grant money to further align our students, regardless of educational choice or age. Act Now, This Offer Won’t Last: If you want the grant money here’s your time constraint: “The period of performance is […]
Continue ReadingIn yesterday’s post, I revealed quite a bit about an international credentialing company tied to Common Core. Today’s “Would You Believe It” Wednesday post, looks at the American based companies. Will they, too, be tied to Common Core? ICE (aka: Institute for Credentialing Excellence): Here’s how they describe themselves, “The Institute for Credentialing Excellence, or […]
Continue ReadingIASSC (International Association for Six Sigma Certification) is a third party in the field of workforce credentials. If you’re not familiar with how credentials play into Common Core, think WorkKeys assessments (from the ACT, Inc. folks), Career Tech Ed, and THAT arm of the CC Machine. What’s interesting to note is this credentialing company has […]
Continue ReadingWe know, by research, that Common Core is a BIG mistake from its inception to implementation. However, based on evidence (not my opinion), I’ll share today WHY Common Core deserves to be inducted into a Folly of Shame Club. (Prov. 26:11 states that fools who repeat folly are like dogs which return to their vomit./Joseph […]
Continue ReadingAs you’ve come to depend on, it’s Friday, which means we put Common Core to the Fib-o-Meter Test! Today’s update features one of my very first posts called “Not On My Watch”. (see: https://www.commoncorediva.com/2014/09/01/not-on-my-watch/) As I’ve done all this week, I’m updating pertinent information in an effort to help us fortify our anti-CCSS arsenals. It’s going […]
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