informing and fighting back against education overreaches to save hearts and souls
Ahh, another work week has begun. For those of us against the Common Core Machine, it’s another week of standing up for our students, teachers, and, parents. We’ve come a tremendous way, but we know, we’re SO not ‘done’ yet!! August 2014: After several years of in-depth and low-profile researching all I could about […]
Continue ReadingWarriors against the CCSS Machine. We know that Machine includes STEM, Career Tech Education, and Workforce. , it’s been very well researched and documented. We’ve seen the train wreck Congress made out of the Student Success Act, the Every Child Achieves Act. We won’t have to wait much longer to see what is revealed when the re-authorized […]
Continue ReadingI was once a very proud citizen of the USA. However, lately I’m not sure I’m so enamored with this land. Why? This battle against Common Core, all it stands for, all it’s destroyed, has rendered my Warrior’s heart quite beleaguered. If this sounds about right for where you are in the War Against the Core, […]
Continue ReadingAnti CCSS Warriors, just in time for the 4th of July, the latest ‘Zero to 3 State Baby Facts’ for each of the 50 states are out. So be ready to ‘rumble’! The National Center for Infants, Toddlers, and Families: http://www.zerotothree.org/ Their mission statement per the above website address is, “ZERO TO THREE is a […]
Continue ReadingIn the scheme of things lately, we anti CCSS (and CTE) warriors shouldn’t be surprised at the amount of hype being used to drown out the truth about the presence (or from the hypester’s perspective the non-presence of) Common Core Standards and it’s adult version, Career and Technical Education. However, it’s a “Total Truth” that […]
Continue ReadingWarriors against Common Core, make no mistake, Common Core isn’t only going to be set in stone for the next 7 years IF the HR5 re-authorized bill headed up by Sen. Alexander is passed; it will also be set in stone IF the HEA re-authorized bill headed up by Sen. Alexander is passed, as well!! […]
Continue ReadingThe “Fib-o-Meter” is back and ready to bust open the fallacies, fibs, half truths, or whole truths about the OTHER CCS (Common Core Standards). Today’s look is into the IEL (Institute for Educational Leadership) and its CCS (Coalition for Community Schools). Is it tied to the Common Core? If so, how? Is it part of […]
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