Because the Common Core Standards diminish time spent on the great classic pieces of the world, many of which were written by authors “who cut their teeth” on the Bible, students who largely study informational text through the “close method” will lack an understanding of American exceptionalism.
Do not miss this brilliant video of our friend Bill Whittle~ The Struggle for Stupidity | Bill Whittle: Plummeting educational standards not only mean today’s sixth graders know less than they did a century ago. It also means they see less than they did a century ago. Imagination is more important than information: if information […]
To my friends and neighbors in Argyle ISD why would we consider approving spending 2 million dollars on technology to include lap tops for all high school students after watching the short video below when it is even a possibility our children are being tracked and manipulated through online assessments?
Many teachers are frustrated because not only are they not paid what they are worth they are now being lead down the professional development pathway of “Class in a Box” as stated by Terrance Moore; “whomever controls the test controls the Curriculum.” If you want to know what Common Core is check out our good friend […]
I was called a right wing bigot by the Teachers who run the BAT (Badass Teachers Association).
Texas State Board of Education (SBOE) elected official/Microsoft Lobbyist Thomas Ratliff once again files an ethics complaint against me and is once again REJECTED by the Texas Ethics Commission.
These are the kind of things you can find out when you start asking questions and say,,,,, #CanISee Did you know The U.S. Dept. of Education now has “Communications Regions”. Thanks to the work of Moms in Utah we now know that Texas has been under attack from Education Secretary Arne Duncan for rejecting the Common […]
One of the main issues I have with Sen. Dan Patrick running for Lt. Governor is that as an elected official he has done more harm to Education in Texas than he has helped.
Will Attorney General Barry Smitherman Protect Texas Children in the Classroom?The simple answer is YES!
Last session, the Texas Legislature passed HB 462 which bans Common Core in our Texas public schools.
Tonight an amazing thing happened in a small South Texas Community. Not only did parents show up to say #CanISee but the Teachers in the District showed up in a silent protest against CSCOPE and the #FedLedEd/Common Core philosophy coming into Texas schools.