Indiana parents Erin Tuttle and Heather Crossin were distraught over the low quality textbook their school was using for Common Core implementation. It was of the “fuzzy math” constructivist variety. They contacted their local legislator and complained about it and began a dialog into the Common Core standards. This legislator had a few questions and … Continue reading Milgram on CC vs IN Math Standards
Below you can enjoy watching perhaps the most qualified person in America who could comment on the quality of the English standards of Common Core, tell why they shouldn’t be used in schools today. Dr. Sandra Stotsky has a illustrious background in writing English standards. This is her background as found on another website. “I … Continue reading Sandra Stotsky on the ELA Common Core Standards
On July 10th, 2012, a public forum was held where 4 visiting experts shared concerns with Common Core. A press release was sent out earlier in the day causing Brenda Hales, a USOE administrator, to post a statement on the Utah Public Education website trying to offer the official line on Common Core. Christel Swasey, … Continue reading Christel Swasey Responds to Brenda Hales
On Monday, the Sutherland Institute released their report concerning Common Core based on research they have been conducting and they agree with us that Common Core is a major entanglement and needs to go. The executive summary is here and it’s an excellent 2 page read. http://www.sutherlandinstitute.org/uploaded_files/sdmc/Common%20Core%20Executive%20Summary%20FINAL%207-9.pdf From the conclusion: “Utah is at a critical … Continue reading Sutherland Institute Issues Report Against Common Core
Paul Rolly gives new meaning to the word spin after publishing an article in the SL Tribune today indicating that I got into a “vicious e-mail exchange” with Dixie Allen of the State School Board and that I became “unhinged”. So I decided I should publish the email exchange since it’s obvious that others are … Continue reading Email Exchange with Dixie Allen on the State Board
Jamie Gass was on Rod Arquette’s radio show on July 6th, 2012, talking about Common Core. Jamie is the Director of the Public Institute Center for School Reform in Massachusetts. He is one of the individuals coming to speak at the forum on Tuesday night at SLCC. Listen to his 12-minute audio segment here. He … Continue reading Jamie Gass on Rod Arquette’s Show
Ze’ev Wurman is a former senior policy official in the US Dept. of Education under George W. Bush, and served on the California Academic Content Standards Commission which reviewed the Common Core standards for California. He was recently sent a couple pages from Utah’s No Child Left Behind waiver application which talked about how Utah … Continue reading Utah Math is not accelerated under Common Core
“If you tell a lie big enough and keep repeating it, people will eventually come to believe it. The lie can be maintained only for such time as the State can shield the people from the political, economic and/or military consequences of the lie. It thus becomes vitally important for the State to use all … Continue reading The Common Core Lie
I was at a Meet the Candidates event last night and someone told me that Phil Daro, one of the writers of the math standards, said they wrote Common Core specifically for social justice. For those that don’t know, social justice is a buzz word that means redistribution of wealth or helping the poor at … Continue reading Drafter says Math Standards were for Social Justice
When I was growing up in Pennsylvania, I was always very good in math, but I was lazy about it. It came naturally to me but I disliked homework so I avoided doing it. When I hit Junior High, I hit a brick wall that really threw me. Algebra was confusing. I wound up needing … Continue reading Reigniting the Math Wars over the Death of Calculus