informing and fighting back against education overreaches to save hearts and souls
Anti CC Warriors, you may be old enough to remember the “Smokey the Bear” ads used to prevent wildfires. So, what does that have to do with fighting Common Core? Plenty! Only we, the Warriors Against the Core can prevent the CCSS Machine from spreading further alignment in our nation! What We Can Continue Doing: […]
Continue ReadingWarriors, have no fear, I’ve not converted to the supportive side for “Common Core”. I’m still VERY MUCH opposed. However, as we all know, it is the time of year our schools are gearing up for “Back to School”. For many of us, that means MORE CCSS. During this past week, I shared with you […]
Continue ReadingWhile all our heads were turned toward D.C. this past week, our states kept rolling on in their CCSS/CTE ways. The ‘riddle’ today (since it is “Riddle Me This” Sunday) is “What did NC get while while ESEA re-vamping was happening in Washington, D.C.?” In short, the answer is ‘CCSS/CTE Overload’! As always, if it’s […]
Continue ReadingYou, my fellow anti CCSS Warriors, should be very familiar with Fridays on my blog. You know that of all the days of the week, it’s the one where I take on the Facts/Fallacies and all that’s in between them concerning the Common Core Machine. One this first Friday in June, we’ll look at those […]
Continue ReadingAs a Common Core warrior, it is important to state that education reform in the realm of the CC Standards finds us uncovering alignment from all angles. No matter if it is directed toward the students, teachers, administration, or other areas in education, there is always something there which points (either very subtly or very […]
Continue ReadingToday’s “Riddle Me This” is all about a new effort accredited by AdvancED (so CCSS friendly it’s downright shameful) and growing in NC. We’ll also delve into which other states are involved. The Context: Many of us who are fighting CCSS, have already been able to connect the dots between AdvancED and CCSS. However, I […]
Continue ReadingCommon Core Warriors, have you taken a stand against some of the P3 (public, private partnerships) yet? I hope after today’s “From the File” Tuesday, you will! The Club: Over on Twitter, it’s the “Pearson Students”, especially their “AcedIt” campaign. (see the photo above) On the Internet, it’s also “Pearson Students”..tag line, “Join Pearson and […]
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