Preserving Innocence Video
Please watch this brief video shows a school teacher talking about preserving your children’s innocence from a federal takeover of education.
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Christel Swasey Responds to Brenda Hales
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
Common Core Violates 3 Federal Laws
Common Core as currently implemented directly violates or comes to the very edge of the line of these three federal laws. Particularly the last one below is in process of being violated as states are required to incur costs of this implementation that are not funded by the federal government (AKA taxpayer money). From … Continue reading Common Core Violates 3 Federal Laws
Email Exchange with Dixie Allen on the State Board
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
The Common Core Lie
“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
Videos on Common Core
For those that want to listen in the background or watch presentations on Common Core, here’s a selection to choose from. Oklahoma’s ROPE Restore Oklahoma Public Education – unamendability = liberty sold Oklahoma’s ROPE – fuzzy math in Common Core Parent reads Mathematician James Milgram’s review of Investigations (fuzzy) math in a school meeting 3 Utah … Continue reading Videos on Common Core
Drafter says Math Standards were for Social Justice
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
Gates Funds Functional MRI’s for School Children to Measure Brain Activity
If you have been following the Common Core movement, you know that it was the Gates foundation that pushed for and funded the creation of the Common Core standards by pumping nearly $20 million into the National Governors Association and Council of Chief State Superintendents Organizations. It is the goal of the Gates Foundation to … Continue reading Gates Funds Functional MRI’s for School Children to Measure Brain Activity
Reigniting the Math Wars over the Death of Calculus
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
The Incredibly Biased Common Core Survey
Last week someone alerted me to a survey on Common Core that was posted on UtahPolicy.com. It appeared to be sponsored by KSL and the post author was Bryan Schott. The survey was incredibly biased as you can see below. In addition, I received an email that had been forwarded out by Diana Suddreth at … Continue reading The Incredibly Biased Common Core Survey