informing and fighting back against education overreaches to save hearts and souls
As if CCS (Common Core Standards) haven’t reeked enough havoc on our students, I’ve discovered yet ANOTHER dull, boring, and downright yucky website totally devoted to ‘leveling’ reading for our youngest of students. What an unmitigated disaster!! So,here’s today riddle: The website?? Benchmark Education (see: http://www.benchmarkeducation.com/) Where There’s a Benchmark, There’s a Gates: You knew the […]
Continue ReadingCommon Core Standards have been proven to be embedded in our post-secondary schools via Career Pathways, Career Tech Ed AND Workforce Training! So what do you do with your legislators who are opposed to Common Core yet are working overtime to ensure Workforces??? North Carolina’s Story: As you know, I’ve been sharing how the state […]
Continue ReadingDid you know that’s there has been a movement in recent years to have our states create legislation to ensure Common Core via Career Tech Education?! Yes, I found the evidence on the website for “Career Tech Education Policy Watch”. (see: http://ctepolicywatch.typepad.com/ ) What you need to know: From the 2013 document, “State Policies Impacting CTE, […]
Continue ReadingHere’s the riddle for this Sunday: Want to keep Common Core Standards? I sure don’t!! However, there are those who not only believe CCSS is the way to go, but are proposing legislation to help keep it for our students. Please continue to read on to see how you can help STOP the “Common Core […]
Continue ReadingAn open letter: The letter below is one that every leader of an anti Common Core group would love to have read by others, especially by those who’ve encountered CCSS, express valid complaints, frustrations, or issues; yet are hesitant to become active in joining the fight. Please bear in mind this is a composite letter […]
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 […]
Continue ReadingFor 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 […]
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