On September 23, about 90 people from east central South Dakota came out to hear about the Common Core Standards. This was an awesome group of people, both for and against the Common Core. Thank-you so much for your attendance and participation in this meeting. You can watch videos clips of the meeting at Dakota War College. SoDak…
Shane Vander Hart, chief blogger at Truth In American Education, and Communications Director for American Principles Project’s Preserve Innocence Initiative, participated in a Common Core Forum hosted by the Siouxland Republican Women on September 17th, 2013 in Sioux Falls. Many questions submitted by members of the public were left unanswered. Shane made a comittment to…
By Natalie Micheel Any resident or parent/guardian a child in the Sioux Falls School district has the right to attend a School Board meeting and make a comment. The comments will be a time limited five minute statement that you read into the record. The board is not required to make a comment back, but…
By Kevin Jensen When taking the CC argument to legislators remember there are three distinct areas of CC to address; Standards, Content and Data. Here is some advice from a 13 year school board veteran. I believe that the issue of standards is a non-starter. Every profession I know of adheres to some form of…
A Call to Action by Natalie Micheel Sioux Falls Mom The Siouxland Republican Women held a Common Core forum earlier this week. It included major state players from the “pro” side, and representation from the “against” side. SRW asked for questions prior to the event, and indicated they would…
September 23, 2013 Lake Norden Common Core Information Meeting
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…
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…
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…
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…
South Dakotans Against Common Core 