informing and fighting back against education overreaches to save hearts and souls
For today’s “Would You Believe It” Wednesday post, I’m updating my original article from Sept. 2014 that delved into Common Core Standards via Amplify…and a few others. Here’s the link to the original post: https://www.commoncorediva.com/2014/09/10/will-this-be-delivery-or-dine-in/ As I did yesterday, I’ll only be using excerpts from the original and contrast them with what’s happened since then. I […]
Continue ReadingToday’s post originally was published on 8/31/14 and addressed the levels of frustration that appear to be the goal with Common Core. I wanted to do an update on the organizations reported on in the original post. To access the original writing in its entirety: https://www.commoncorediva.com/2014/08/31/frustration-the-new-teaching-tool/ For our purposes today, however, I’ll be taking excerpts […]
Continue ReadingA few months ago I was chatting via Facebook with a parent of 2 children enrolled in a particular faith-based school. She had contacted me to find out how to discover where the Common Core Standard ties were hiding. What tipped her off? Homework! “Sara’s” Story: To protect my long-distance, anti Common Core mom, I’ll […]
Continue ReadingIt’s “Would You Believe It Wednesday” and I cannot think of a better follow up for this week’s “From the File Tuesday” about SHEEO, the CCSSO, and CCSS than today’s eye-opener of a research paper by the NCPSR (National Center for Post Secondary Research) describing in detail the purposed implementation of CCSS!! In our above […]
Continue ReadingI love research. I always have and will continue to love it…especially when it leads me to so many off the beaten path locations where Common Core and Career Pathways intersect. Frankly, any place CC and post high school intersect. Why? Because we’ve been fed the line so often of how CC is only K-12! […]
Continue ReadingCollege football season officially kicked off today, and I, for one, am SO happy! I was one of those who ‘mourned’ when the season ended back in January 2014, with the crowning of the newest college ‘super team’ during the last bowl game. Alas, after 200 or so days, I was able to revel in […]
Continue ReadingRecently, I was following up on an associate’s suggestion about looking into digital textbooks. Do you know RED? I stumbled upon “Project RED” from none other than the Pearson Foundation. You may not know Pearson Foundation, but I’m sure you are familiar with Pearson Publishing. The very company set to make billions in profits connected […]
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