Tag: CCSS
What is Common Core 101 part 4
IS COMMON CORE RESPECTED BY HIGHER ED? 132 professors of Catholic Universities recently wrote a letter denouncing Common Core on both academic and moral grounds. Also: Dr. Anthony Esolen of Providence College in Rhode Island has written: “What appalls me most about the standards … is the cavalier contempt for great works of human art and thought, in […]
What is Common Core 101 part 3
This is the third part of a four part series. The whole article was written by Christel Swasey and can be seen on her website here. IS COMMON CORE RELATED TO STUDENT DATA MINING? Yes. But Secretary Arne Duncan told the American Society of News Editors that opponents make “outlandish claims. They say that the Common Core calls for federal […]
What is Common Core 101 part 2
This is the second installation of a four part series. The whole article was written by Christel Swasey and can be seen on her website here WHY DON’T COMMON CORE PROPONENTS WANT STUDENTS TO LEARN MUCH MATH? It costs money to educate beyond minimal workforce training. In this 2013 document put out by the NCEE (National Center […]
What is Common Core 101 part 1
This was written by Christel Swasey. It was originally one article but I have broken it down to four. There is a lot to swallow here but it is well documented. Once again the opponents of Common Core say, “Don’t take our word for it, look at the documents yourself.” What Is Common […]
That pesky 15%
At one point Superintendent Tom Luna referenced a letter Utah got from Secretary Arne Duncan as evidence that states, including Idaho, had not lost control of their standards. He was trying to obtain a similar letter for Idaho. However, timing is everything. It needs to be noted Utah’s letter was received after Race To The Top but before […]
A Well Researched Response to a Conservative Publications Pro-CC Article
Yesterday Glenn Beck gave a fairly lengthy response to Kathleen Porter-Magee and Sol Stern’s piece in National Review on Common Core. These are just a few of the points he made. National Review Online (NRO): Common Core is not “ObamaCore,” as some suggest. While President Obama often tries to claim credit, the truth is that […]
We Still Have Choice, Sort of. Myth Vs. Fact
One of the myths I keep hearing floated about is that, under Common Core schools and districts still get to choose their own curriculum under Common Core – that “choice” will still exist. I was getting ready to write a post about this when Oak Norton, of Utahans Against Common Core, sent out this wonderful […]
Idaho’s 9-12 Groups Common Core Manual
As I mentioned in one of my earlier posts, I really didn’t ever want to run a website or a blog so there is a pretty steep learning curve I’m dealing with here. But I wanted to post this Manual that a local 9-12 group worked very hard on helping me put together. They are […]
Glenn Beck Outs The Common Core
Thank you Truth in American Education and Shane Vander Hart Glenn Beck today highlighted the Common Core on his show on The Blaze TV. His guests were Emmett McGroarty of American Principles Project, Sherena Arrington, a political consultant from Georgia, and two teachers from Utah, David Cox and Christel Swasey. Beck in his opening remarks […]
I’m So Jealous
Last fall as I first started learning about Common Core I contacted Utahans Against Common Core asking them for help and guidance in doing the same thing here in Idaho. Christel Swasey then contacted me and started the long process of helping me understand what I needed to start reading and what I needed to […]
