Common Core: Do our kids feel like lab rats?
Editor’s Note: C. J. is a local high school student. This is his story and his experience. Unfortunately, what is happening to him is not uncommon. It’s symptomatic of a failed curriculum which is detrimental to our children, a grim indication of where we are headed. Throughout my years of school I have always had […]
Common Core: War on Kids, Teachers and Parents!
Thursday, Oct. 15 — 7:00 – 9:00 p.m. Speaker: Craig Huey Mr. Huey has been speaking to many groups about Common Core, bringing them up to speed. For us, he will give an “advanced” presentation, beginning with a brief overview of the basics for those new to the subject or wanting a refresher. Craig Huey […]
Educrats “Explain” Common Core Testing—Where is the Reality or Education?
By Steve Frank, September 8, 2015 There is a theory that most accept, if you can to explain something, you have already lost the discussion and debate. Tests are to determine if a student learn something over the past year. Why does Common Core testing need an explanation? Could it be because Common core scores are […]
Faces of Common Core: A Video Essay
This video takes a close, personal look at the struggles many of our children face with the new Common Core standards. These developmentally inappropriate standards are now used in 45 states. Our group, Faces of Common Core on Facebook, was created as a place to compare notes and support each other. To join […]
Common Core and Communism
By Karen Schoen . One cannot be indoctrinated into something – unless the ENTIRE BELIEF SYSTEM is changed to eliminate freedom, liberty and individual ownership. To Transform means to Destroy and Change. When I taught school, I taught a class in eighth grade called Capitalism vs. Communism, where we made comparison charts, did […]
How Does Common Core Dumb Down Math?
Editor’s Note: Having been given republishing permission by the author we hope to make this a regular Citizens Journal column on Common Core By Christel Lane Swasey When my 9th grader told me she wasn’t learning anything in math this year, I didn’t understand why. I didn’t have enough information to even begin asking administrators […]
