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Tech Thursday: Duncan goes to Massachusetts

2014-10-16
By: Lynne Taylor
On: October 16, 2014
In: Tech Thursdays

Recently, 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, theContinue Reading

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FTF Tuesday: Competency vs Mastery

2014-10-14
By: Lynne Taylor
On: October 14, 2014
In: From the Files Tuesday

First 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 greatContinue Reading

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RMT Sunday: CCSS, Snake Oil of our Time

2014-10-12
By: Lynne Taylor
On: October 12, 2014
In: Riddle Me This Sunday

When this graphic first came across my Facebook feed, I instantly ‘grabbed’ it. It says so much of what I’ve found to be true about Common Core! “Restore Oklahoma Public Education” created this graphic, by the way. Background: If you’re not aware of the fact, I’ve been researching the nationalContinue Reading

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WYBI Wednesday: We Owe Our Souls to the Company?!

2014-10-01
By: Lynne Taylor
On: October 1, 2014
In: Would You Believe It Wednesday

‘Would You Believe It Wednesday’ has us looking at aligning school and work for one ‘seamless transition’. Before we get too deep into this topic which will take more than one post, I want to see if you remember an old song from Tennessee Ernie Ford, called “Sixteen Tons”. TheContinue Reading

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From the Files: Health Care Gets a Common Core Transfusion

2014-09-30
By: Lynne Taylor
On: September 30, 2014
In: From the Files Tuesday

If you were reading my blog last week, you may remember I shared there was a day long webinar featuring the Departments of Education, Labor, and Health & Human Services. In selecting my file for the week to share for today, I remembered I have one from April 2009. In whileContinue Reading

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RMT Sunday: Technocratic education design?!

2014-09-21
By: Lynne Taylor
On: September 21, 2014
In: Riddle Me This Sunday

RMT (Riddle Me This) Sunday for 9/21/14.  Have you heard of the “Technocratic Party”? What does this have to do with Common Core?No, I’m not making fun of the political landscape or any upcoming elections. It directly involves STEM, the part of CCSS, those in charge want you to thinkContinue Reading

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