Category Archives: Common Core

Spit-Take Of The Week: NC Superintendent’s “Vision” For NC Education

Posted on November 8, 2014 by A.P. Dillon

Is the romance of Common Core fading?

“In her remarks, she described a vision for moving away from a “one-size-fits-all” to a more personalized approach to teaching, to a strategy of awarding credit based on “mastery” learning rather than seat time, and the use of project-based learning.”
-Herald Sun, 11/6/14,N.C. Superintendent Describes Vision For Education

No, given the rewrite of the standards going on in NC, it more likely we’ve entered cover your ass meets obfuscation mode.

Wonka CommonCoreStandardsWHAT A JOKE.
Dr. Atkinson has rammed the one-size-fits-all Common Core down the throat of this state’s children and parents for four years.

This isn’t a ‘vision’.

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VIDEO: Common Core Halloween Style

Posted on November 7, 2014 by A.P. Dillon

Too good not to share!

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Have NC Teachers Done The DPI Common Core Survey Yet?

Posted on November 7, 2014 by A.P. Dillon

The day after the last Common Core Academic Standards Review Commission meeting, a survey went out from NC Dept. of Public Instruction (DPI) to North Carolina teachers.

Given how busy our teachers are, I’m betting more than not deleted the email. It’s also interesting that this survey is an open link that anyone can enter data into. One has to ask how accurate and scientific the results will be.

One has to wonder why this wasn’t done prior to adoption and implementation? If it was, where are those results? Maybe they did and circular filed it along with the CommonCoreStandards.org feedback?

Oh, by the way, one has to enter data in every field in order to advance to the next page of this survey it seems. Way to discourage people from completing it!

This is the email I obtained that went out to NC Teachers:

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Chamber Watch: High Achievement NY Coalition

Posted on November 3, 2014 by A.P. Dillon

Chamber Watch: Keeping an eye on the Chambers of Commerce Core Today’s Article: Coalition Supports Common Core Related Read: High Achievement NY: Common Core Must Work Because We Don’t Want to Face Arne “BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) – With the Common Core … Continue reading →

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Common Core Aligned: Texas Instruments

Posted on November 1, 2014 by A.P. Dillon

“…to create just these kinds of tests—next-generation assessments aligned to the common core. When the tests are aligned to the common standards, the curriculum will line up as well—and that will unleash powerful market forces in the service of better … Continue reading →

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More Proof Common Core Is Not ‘Just a Set of Standards’

Posted on October 31, 2014 by A.P. Dillon

“It’s just a set of standards.”

Yeah, right.
I’ve got some oceanfront property in Kansas to sell you if you believe that line.
Meet EQuIP:

EQuIP (Educators Evaluating the Quality of Instructional Products)is an initiative of the American Diploma Project (ADP) Network designed to identify high-quality materials aligned to the Common Core State Standards (CCSS).

The objectives are two-fold:

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