informing and fighting back against education overreaches to save hearts and souls
I only recently heard of “CREATE” and if I’d not really been paying attention, I would of just glossed over it. However, knowing the Common Core Machine has so many overreaching parts, it’s worth a look. CREATE: The acronym for “Consortium for Research on Educational Assessment and Teaching Effectiveness”. Their goals? Improving student outcomes aka […]
Continue ReadingI don’t know if you’ve heard of this group, but I can’t help but think “CC Wreck” not “CCREC” when I see the acronym. Although it could stand for something like “Common Core Rots Education/Curriculum”. Well, enough pithiness, let’s get down to finding out more about CCREC. College and Career Readiness Evaluation Consortium: (http://www.edpartnerships.org/college-and-career-readiness-evaluation-consortium-ccrec) According to […]
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 ReadingEach Thursday, since I began my blog, I’ve devoted Thursdays to the lesser talked about post secondary Common Core aligned schools, curricula, etc. Just recently, a question from CT along the lines of when did the Dept. of Ed. and the Dept. of Labor really join forces to do all this, was asked of me. […]
Continue ReadingYesterday, I had the ‘pleasure’ of listening to 2 assessment experts extol the virtues of not only Common Core, but SBAC (Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium) and PARCC (Partnership for the Assessment of Readiness in College and Careers) as well. Much has been written about the SBAC, PARCC. Before we get too far into the experts […]
Continue ReadingRecently, Secretary Arne Duncan gave a twelve minute (just over the 12 minute mark) radio interview while in MA to help promote more new government grants, programs, and ‘wonderfulness’ of all things Common Core/Workforce related. I’ve included the radio link for you just below. I’ll be giving the interview, the “Diva” analyzing treatment! This radio […]
Continue ReadingFirst up, The ‘file’: I’m focusing today on a ‘file’ that’s full of so many educratic Common Core/College-Career-Readiness buzz phrases, it could start its on fertilizer patch! If you’ve followed me for long, you know I’m one to look behind the words thrown around meant to impress us with how great CCSS is (and all that […]
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