Charlotte Iserbyt on Common Core Takeover
Don’t miss this fascinating presentation from Charlotte Iserbyt, author of The Deliberate Dumbing Down of America.
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Warnings from Milgram, Stotsky, and Iserbyt
Dr. Milgram, math professor at Stanford and member of the Common Core validation committee who refused to sign off on the standards Dr. Stotsky, English professor at the University of Arkansas who also refused to sign off on Common Core Charlotte Iserbyt, senior policy advisor at the Dept. of Education under President Reagan, who blew … Continue reading Warnings from Milgram, Stotsky, and Iserbyt
Now a word from our Sponsor: Karl Marx
To you teachers on the front lines trying your best to teach the truth to children while under assault from the many treasonous pressures brought to bear on you, I applaud you and pray for you. To you teachers seeking to indoctrinate our students, and to those other “useful idiots” of Lenin’s who are subverting … Continue reading Now a word from our Sponsor: Karl Marx
Did George Orwell see the future? 1984 UNESCO Document on Common Core
Yesterday, Dr. Gary Thompson posted this document to Facebook with this comment: It’s the handbook on how to manipulate teachers worldwide in this crap. Another “score” for all you right wing nut bags. ;) The subtle, as well as pronounced manipulations and indoctrination used her are hilariously being copied by USOE towards teachers and the … Continue reading Did George Orwell see the future? 1984 UNESCO Document on Common Core
A Teacher’s Impact – Too Far Reaching to Leave to Fate
Teachers, you know what you hold in your hands when children enter your classroom. You become their heroes, mentors, friends, and one of the greatest influences of their lives. Your influence spans generations. The positive things you do stick with students forever. Unfortunately, the negative things do as well. Your influence is so strong, it … Continue reading A Teacher’s Impact – Too Far Reaching to Leave to Fate
Hogwash Alert: “National Review” on Common Core
Reprinted from http://whatiscommoncore.wordpress.com/2013/04/04/hogwash-alert-national-review-on-common-core/ I’m calling for a hogwash alert on today’s National Review article about Common Core. The ironically titled The Truth About Common Core article cannot be taken seriously. It’s written without any links or references for its Common Core-promoting claims, and it’s written by two authors whose employers are largely funded by the main funder of all things Common Core. Can … Continue reading Hogwash Alert: “National Review” on Common Core
Why Constructivism and Direct Instruction will Damage Your Child’s Brain – Part 3
Read Part 1 of this 3 part article | Read Part 2 A Couple Loose Analogies Picture totalitarianism on one end of a scale and anarchy on the other. Both have issues but for different reasons. Totalitarianism is like Capital “D.I.” Direct Instruction where they attempt Prussian style education of forcing knowledge into heads. Here’s … Continue reading Why Constructivism and Direct Instruction will Damage Your Child’s Brain – Part 3
Why Constructivism and Direct Instruction will Damage Your Child’s Brain – Part 2
Read Part 1 of this 3 part article In the Schools Today 2004 was my pivotal year. My oldest was in 3rd grade and I discovered that Alpine School District was no longer teaching the times tables or long division to children and hadn’t for at least 3 straight years. What in the world was … Continue reading Why Constructivism and Direct Instruction will Damage Your Child’s Brain – Part 2
Full Indoctrination coming to Common Core?
About a year ago, Senator Margaret Dayton invited me to a meeting with a top member of the Utah state administration. One of the first things out of his mouth when we entered the room was “I’ve read the Common Core standards and there’s no Marxist indoctrination in them.” It was clear what had happened. … Continue reading Full Indoctrination coming to Common Core?
How do Soros, Agenda 21, and the Open Education movement tie to Utah?
There’s no such thing as a free lunch, but we all get excited about getting something for nothing. The internet is full of free stuff and has radically altered the way we engage with each other and is one of the greatest disruptive innovators in history. Open source software has helped change the way we … Continue reading How do Soros, Agenda 21, and the Open Education movement tie to Utah?