Common Core crash in California
Yesterday, October 6th, Common Core had a crash in the state of California! At the Republican State Convention the following resolution passed overwhelmingly: Resolution ( F2013-2) to Oppose and Eliminate Common Core Education Policies in California (Co-authored by Bill Evers & Randall Jordan) Whereas the federally-promoted Common Core national curriculum-content standards in math and English (and […]
Catholic schools adopt Common Core for compliance not quality
An article in the NC Register, examined the different responses to the Common Core from Catholic educators. While some diocesan leaders are embracing it, others are skeptical. Lacking in the article is one Catholic educational leader who says, “The reason we are adopting the Common Core is because it is so much better that what […]
Fuzzy math and the related Common Core Standard
Remember the Prego commercials- It’s in there! While some would like to promote the false idea that CC doesn’t include fuzzy math, the standards clearly call for these methods. Here is a little example that a viewer sent to Rich Hoffman at News 12. Here is the standard that illustrates these methods: CCSS.Math.Content.1.OA.C.6 Add and […]
Petrilli wins Doublespeak Award at Cato debate
Supporters of the Common Core like to mix things up and seem to have a different “argument du jour” at every debate. One day they claim adopting Common Core was done without any federal coercion. The next day they warn states will lose Title 1 funding if they reject it. While their arguments jump around […]
Yes, the Common Core DOES tell teachers HOW to teach
After reading the interview of Mitch Daniels in the New York Times, I was surprised that he claims the standards are only set goals for the kids to master and that it doesn’t prescribe the methods or curriculum, that is up to the local schools and teachers. He gave an analogy using the high jump: […]
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