On October 17th, in the Argus Leader “My Voice” column, the Argus Leader published a letter titled, “Common Core Should be Welcomed Not Feared.” Chris Buckley, local concerned father, has written this response to that letter. I want to take the time to address each and every one of your comments so if this gets…
From KELO TV: COLTON, SD – During what was meant to be a small portion of the Tri-Valley School Board meeting, several parents took a moment to express their concerns on the direction of education, a direction pointing toward two words: Common Core. “I believe maybe somebody has our best intentions at hand, but I…
South Dakota Secretary of Education, Dr. Melody Schopp and superintendents from the Sioux Falls area will be answering questions about the Common Core at a forum in Sioux Falls. Bring your friends and your questions. The secretary has confirmed that she will be answering questions. WHAT: Common Core ForumWHO: SD Secretary of Education,…
The speaker is Jason Zimba, one of the three drafters of the Common Core math standards. The questioner is Dr. Sandra Stotsky. This exchange took place at a meeting of the Massachusetts Board of Elementary and Secondary Education on March 23, 2010. As you will hear, Dr. Zimba admits not only that the CC math…
On October 6th, KELO TV aired an installment of Eye on Keloland with the subject of Common Core. The first thing Dr. Schopp said was the National Governor’s Association commissioned a number of national experts from across the nation. Please name the content experts who wrote the standards. These standards were written by 5 people.…
Three of the speakers for today’s Core Concerns Conference have arrived and have been given the grand tour. Dr. Sandra Stotsky, Jenni White, and Florence Thompson have a wealth of information to share about the Common Core State Standards, the data collection associated with the Standards, and the cognitive and developmental concerns associated with the…
My School Says It’s Just Standards. Isn’t That True? Common Core… is a set of national K-12 standards that takes away local control of South Dakota Schools and shifts all control to the Federal Government in exchange for the promise of Federal Funds gives the Federal Government and certain large corporations access to your child’s…
I have heard from many parents who are experiencing first hand the problems with math being taught as a concept to the young child who is cognitively not ready for concepts. Math class is no longer about knowing your math facts. Common Core changes everything about education. The percentages and the letter grades of the…
South Dakotans Against Common Core 