“Here I Stand, I Can Do No Other”
Overview of Here I Stand I Can Do No Other on federal education policy and ESSA impacts
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Monday Musings: More than Meets the Eye
If you are fighting the data collection that accompanies the CCSS Machine’s overreach into our educational systems, its leaders, its students, then you will want to be sure to reach today’s “Monday Musings”. As you may know (or maybe you didn’t know), I am a huge college football fan. As such, I try to take […]
Continue ReadingFTF: New CCSS “Unpacking” Guide
It seems fitting for my “From the Files” post, that we look at CCSS and it’s unpacking. After all, if we’re going to continue to see students fail, teachers frustrated to the point of resigning, and other staff members saught after for MORE CCSS alignment, we need to know the latest. The graphic you see […]
Continue ReadingMonday Musings: The CCSS “Are You Kidding Me?!” Files
Post on surprising or frustrating Common Core examples that elicit “Are you kidding me?”
Continue ReadingWYBI: CCSS’s Ego Issues
What if I told you the U.S. Dept. of Ed had just completed studies to support MORE federal education overreach? Would you believe it?! Let’s find out how CCSS and the Next Generation stack up in this bloated ego atmosphere. The Group Responsible: I am not sure if you know this or not, but tucked […]
Continue ReadingMonday Musings: Today’s The Day, Folks!
By staying silent about this, we are allowing not only Common Core to proceed, but SO much more! A Couple of Weeks Ago, I wrote about the huge push for the re-authorization of the ESEA/NCLB bill sponsored by Sen. Alexander. (see: https://www.commoncorediva.com/2015/01/18/rmt-will-you-help/) In the essence of time, I’m only offering 12 succinct points of WHY this bill […]
Continue ReadingHow Common Core Standards are Taking Over our National Honor Societies
Post on Common Core influence over national honor societies and leadership organizations
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