informing and fighting back against education overreaches to save hearts and souls
New Year’s Day is not far behind us, that’s true. In the scheme of fighting Common Core, however, each day is a new one to experience consistent progress in our battle for our students. So, how do we BEST plot out our course from here? Some ideas: 1) Remember, new warriors are joining the anti […]
Continue ReadingAt the last NC Academic Standards Review Commission meeting; the topic of Common Core Standards was ripe in the air; the members were gathered, each with much care. When one member, much to his own delight says, “We need to do this right– consult those who work, who own businesses; Without them, we face an […]
Continue Reading**Important note: As of this post, this delves into the President’s education budget NOT the Congressional one where reports have stated no Race to the Top or little for Common Core. We need to know what this report shares as there is SO much more to consider. As with anything in the fed ed reform, […]
Continue ReadingThose of us fighting Common Core and all that it entails know the battle’s been a long one; that we still have miles to go before a real victory can be claimed. In my post for today, I’d like to take you along in my thoughts to several places concerning Common Core and we, the […]
Continue ReadingCommon Core Fever has caused some states to get too haughty, or too big for their britches. Let’s examine. First, a bit of background: “Too big for your britches”. It’s meaning is ‘one is too conceited, thinks too highly of oneself’. Common Core has given some states, like NC, the dilemma of haughtiness to an extreme. […]
Continue ReadingBefore we look at how Common Core via the Career Tech Education has impacted “Alternative Education”, we need to know how “AE” is defined. So, for that, I’m using the U.S. Dept. of Education’s Research Report “How Do the States Define Alternate Education?” (I must cite it as the following: Porowski, A., O’Conner, R., & Luo, […]
Continue ReadingWhile the Common Core Machine (the Standards and all that is connected) mocks our freedom, liberty, education, and our intelligence; today, we’re going to turn the tables. We’ve been fighting the CCSS for so long, we might be weary. Weary warriors don’t fight as well as those who’ve been able to re-group. So, consider today’s […]
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