September 23, 2013 Lake Norden Common Core Information Meeting
September 23, 2013 Lake Norden Common Core Information Meeting
My Response to Rapid City Journal Forum
Over the weekend, the Rapid City Journal posted an opinion piece about Common Core. I have commented on their website, but as usual, they have refused to let my response to their article appear. Here is my response to Forum: We Need to Give Common Core Math a Chance to Succeed. When did education in…
Are CCSS Developmentally Appropriate?
If you have children that are now K-3 or soon to be in Kindergarten, you owe it to your child to take 25 minutes to watch this video. Dr. Megan Koschnick discusses the inappropriateness of the Common Core Standards for K-3 at the Common Core Conference held at Notre Dame on September 9, 2013.The evidence is…
Charter Schools Not the Answer to Common Core – Education Without Representation
Charlotte Iserbyt has written about the pitfalls of Charter Schools. Charter schools are becoming a focus of those who want to get rid of the Common Core. Charter schools are not the answer to the deliberate dumbing down of our children.Here are a few highlights from her article. ELECTED BOARDS, THE LYNCH PIN OF FREEDOM…
Common Core Standards Written in Secrecy
The Secret Sixty Prepare to Write Standards for 50 Million By Anthony Cody on July 6, 2009 12:13 PM | Sixty individuals, ONE teacher among them, will write national education standards in the next five months, in a secret process that excludes effective input from students, parents or teachers.As teachers we spend a lot of time thinking about what…
Mitchell, Rapid City and Sitting Bull Set to Lose Local Control with RTTT District Grants
The first round of Race to the Top Grants, which South Dakota applied for, committing us to the Common Core, and subsequent rounds have been offered to states. Now there is a new round being offered to local school districts. Mitchell Public Schools, Rapid City Area Schools and Sitting Bull School have filed an intent to…
Everyday Math and Investigations Math Explained
I have received several questions regarding Everyday Math and Investigations Math. These seem to be the two most popular curricula in use in South Dakota schools as local districts align to the Common Core. This video explains both of these curricula better than I ever could. If your school is using Everyday Mathematics or Investigations…
Common Core’s Inappropriate Reading List
A few weeks ago, we learned of this book on the Common Core Reading List.“The Bluest Eye” by Toni Morrison(WARNING: Graphic) Common Core Approved Child Pornography Here’s another book from the Common Core Reading List to watch for.“Dreaming in Cuban” by Cristina Garcia Porn At Buena High School in Sierra Vista: Common Core The Common…
D.A.R.E Aligned to the Common Core
They keep telling me the Common Core Standards are just that. Just standards. When I have connected the dots, I have been accused of taking liberties. When I say it is a reform agenda, I are told I am misinformed. Well, now the D.A.R.E. program has aligned to the Common Core. From the Watertown Public…
Education Not About Reading, Writing and Arithmetic
Charlotte Iserbyt – Deliberate Dumbing Down of the World Charlotte Iserbyt served as Senior Policy Advisor in the Office of Educational Research and Improvement (OERI), U.S. Department of Education, during the first Reagan Administration, where she first blew the whistle on a major technology initiative which would control curriculum in America’s classrooms. A few highlights:…
South Dakotans Against Common Core 