Category Archives: Common Core

Common Core Potemkin Village Update: Ben Owens, Hope Street Group Fellow – #ASRC #NCed

Posted on December 7, 2015 by A.P. Dillon

An article from the Asheville Citizen Times was put in my inbox over the weekend titled, “Veteran engineer sees the value of Common Core field testing”.

It’s penned by a man named Ben Owens.

At the bottom of the article is this text:

“Benjamin C. Owens is a 2014 Hope Street Group National Teaching Fellow and math and physics teacher at the Tri-County Early College in Murphy.”

Hope Street Group. AGAIN. Continue reading →

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Jazz Jennings Shorter: How Dare Those Parents Actually Parent

Posted on December 6, 2015 by A.P. Dillon

I’ve been seeing this story about a ‘school’ who canceled a reading of Jazz Jennings book in my social media feeds. I finally decided to read one and just wow. The narrative was so thick you need a machete to cut through it.

The Advocate article also links to Jenning’s “eloquent column”. I read that too.
Let me summarize Jazz Jennings “eloquent column”: How dare those parents actually parent.

Ok, back to the Advocate column. This is a teachable moment in media bias, people, so let’s get our Political Correctness media checklist out.

Continue reading →

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What They’re Saying About Education In NC – WE 12/4/15 – #NCED

Posted on December 6, 2015 by A.P. Dillon

This is a quick look at education stories from around North Carolina and beyond.

Highlights: They had to pass ESEA to find out what’s in it, NC Common Core review’s final meeting, WCPSS spending millions, NC report cards, Prof. Adams strikes back TFA agitators & Stuff Atkinson Says. Continue reading →

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Please Go To My Website… – #StuffAtkinsonSays

Posted on December 2, 2015 by A.P. Dillon

The longest serving K-12 Educrat wants you to head to her brand new website, which is currently one whole page with a tiny little blurb on it touting a single statistic from her reign as Superintendent.

No, it’s not her beloved Common Core State Standards, it’s North Carolina Graduation rates.

Let’s take a look at that rate, shall we?

MAKE SURE TO STOP BACK LATER THIS WEEK…. NOT DONE DIGGING YET….
Continue reading →

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Yet ANOTHER Clueless Common Core Op-Ed From The Editorial Board – #NCed #StopCommonCore

Posted on November 28, 2015 by A.P. Dillon

The Editorial Board of News and Observer’s sister paper, Charlotte Observer, has apparently never heard of stopping digging when you’re already in a hole.

Another completely clueless ‘Common Core’ Editorial from the Editorial board.

Their latest: The Bittersweet Legacy of The Common Core
Bittersweet?

Faceplam StupidDear lord, stop it. The entire thing has tasted like the wrong end of a skunk from day one.

KEEP READING… THE STUPID CONTINUES Continue reading →

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News and Observer Is Obsessed with Common Core – #ncpol #mediabias

Posted on November 24, 2015 by A.P. Dillon

The News and Observer editorial board is obsessed with Common Core. More specifically, they’re obsessed with defending Common Core, maybe because it allows them to smear the legislature at the same time. Continue reading →

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