FTF: More Tracking the Workforce Aligned Society
Post on tracking society toward workforce alignment through education and data policy
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Weekend News: Workforce’s Got Your Number!
This weekend’s news will feature the CCSS/CTE laden Workforce Data collection systems. We learned how our students are referred to as ‘human capital’. We’ve already learned about the U.S. Government’s Workforce Data collection system; the state level ‘human capital life tracking systems. Let’s find out what the private sector in American business is doing to […]
Continue ReadingFTF: “Human Capital”: The ‘New’ Name for Citizens
Post on human capital and its implications for citizens in education and workforce policy
Continue ReadingTech Thursday: Just Say “No” to ‘NOCC’
Part of the CCSS Machine includes the “College/Career Readiness” movement. Today’s article will focus on the “Career Readiness Certificates” our students are facing. Maybe you’ve heard of these Certificates. They are available in bronze, silver, and gold. Some states even offer platinum levels. What do these Olympic-like ‘badges’ offer? Let’s find out. The 50 […]
Continue ReadingFTF: Ascending and Aligning
Warriors Against the Common Core State Standards Initiative: You’ve heard of all the on-line aligned courses and schools out there full of all the CCSS/CTE/CCR you can stand. Among them are Blackboard and Ascend Learning. You may know about Blackboard‘s alignment to the CCSS Machine and agenda, but do you know about Ascend’s? Did you […]
Continue ReadingMonday Musings: More Parent CCSS Alignment
Post on parent/Common Core alignment and how messaging shapes views on CCSS
Continue ReadingWeekend News: Update to the CCSS Following Trail
Anti CCSS Warriors, my last article was chock full of evidence about the massive amounts of data collection and a lifetime of our students being followed by the Common Core Standards/Career Tech Education overhaul. In response to that article, I had many readers alert me to OTHER similar programs. One such was the TQM (Total […]
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