Common Core=Common Learning Pace

October 5, 2014 3 Comments
Common Core=Common Learning Pace

The Common Core’s one-size-fits-all mentality extends to more than just the content and curriculum, it includes students’ pace of learning. While working in a seventh grade classroom, a substitute teacher took photos of signs displayed on the wall which encourage a philosophy of  equality, not of race or gender, but of talent and effort. One would […]

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Indiana superintendent admits Common Core REBRAND

October 2, 2014 4 Comments

The superintendent of Franklin County School District sent the following letter to a parent who complained that her child’s school was still using Common Core. The parent demanded an explanation as to why Governor Pence’s legislation to void Common Core was being ignored.  The superintendent responded with the following letter dated September 21, 2014.  Her supporting documentation […]

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Over half of Tennessee teachers say, “Abandon Common Core”

September 25, 2014 1 Comment

A survey of 27,000 teachers in Tennessee follows the national trend of declining support for the Common Core standards. As more teachers are using the standards in the classroom, they are finding that they don’t work. Teachers were asked: Will teaching to Common Core standards improve student learning? Only 39% responded yes, which is down […]

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Gov. Jindal Teams Up with Dr. Stotsky Tonight to Fight Common Core!

September 9, 2014 3 Comments

Don’t miss tonight’s big event, “Common Core: The Government’s Classroom, as Governor Bobby Jindal (R-La.) teams up with the well known Dr. Sandra Stotsky, Jane Robbins of the American Principle’s Project, Neal McCluskey of the CATO Institute, Will Estrada of the Home School Legal Defense Association, and Rep. Tom Cotton (R-Ark) to fight Common Core. […]

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Indiana teachers admit following Common Core

September 5, 2014 6 Comments
Indiana teachers admit following Common Core

An angry parent submitted a letter she received from her child’s school. The 5th grade teachers at Highlands Middle School sent a letter to parents asking for $5.00 to buy books to “facilitate teaching the National Common Core Standards.” The teacher chose the program because it would “give students the rich nonfiction reading experience demanded […]

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