Some of you know that I clean empty rental units, preparing them for the next tenant. Many times I go into units where the former tenant has claimed to clean the unit, but when you look deeper, you find that it is still dirty. For example, this morning I opened the refrigerator and thought that’s…
Too often we try to argue against Common Core based on results instead of principle. Here are the 2 overriding principles that Common Core violate: parental control, and decentralization of power. Those principles are clearly outlined, in the context of education, by Thomas Jefferson in his letter to Joseph Cabell (Feb. 2, 1816). He says,…
Common Core Standards conference call May 15th at noon May 10, 2013 Education Heritage Action will host a conference call at noon on Wednesday, May 15th with Heritage education expert Lindsey Burke to discuss Common Core national standards. Lindsey has been sounding the alarm against Washington’s overreach in our education system and has graciously agreed to join us on the call next…
I am posting this video of Dr. Sandra Stotsky talking about the issues she had with the Common Core English Language Arts Standards. I am asking you to remember, that anyone who was invited to and participated in the Common Core Standards validation panel is a proponent of National Standards. Their underlying motivations may not have…
Indoctrination in First Grade Reading and Writing Curriculum written specifically to the Common Core Standards. – Not only does this video show the social justice part of the Common Core Curriculum – the message is that Mom and Dad may not want what is for the “common good” and we may have to manipulate them,…
When the news got out that New York parents were coaching their children to not take the standardized tests, I was so uncomfortable. I wasn’t sure if when I was a student, I would have had the courage to put down the pencil and stick to it with a teacher standing there telling me to pick…
Congressman Rob Bishop, Utah, is the second signature on Congressman Blaine Luetkemeyer’s letter to United States Secretary of Education, Arne Duncan, raising concerns about Common Core. From Congressman Rob Bishop in his February, 2013 address to the Utah Senate. At min. 12:17, he addresses questions from the Utah legislature concerning Common Core. He advises the Utah Senate that they…
This video from the Daily Caller and the HSLDA is only 15 minutes long and has lots of facts about Common Core. Everyone has 15 minutes to learn about what’s happening with their children’s and grandchildren’s education. http://dailycaller.com/2013/04/14/homeschooling-advocate-common-core-abandons-classics-video/
A few weeks ago, we shared with you a letter from Representative Blaine Luetkemeyer, (MO) to Arne Duncan, US Secretary of Education. In this letter he expresses serious concerns with the manner in which the US Department of Education has involved itself with Common Core standards. The letter also notes the highly irregular process used to…
South Dakotans Against Common Core 