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The Last #NCSPIN of 2014

Posted on December 27, 2014 by A.P. Dillon

NCSPIN Upside DownThe video of the last NC Spin of the year has been posted.

Part truthiness and part chuckle-worthy.

Don’t be drinking anything when you watch Fitzsimon desperately try to salvage the Moral Monday voter theme. http://t.co/TwUtoYLGIe #ncpol

— LL1885 – A.P. Dillon (@LadyLiberty1885) December 27, 2014

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See What ‘Just standards’ Looks Like for A Second Grader

Posted on November 22, 2014 by A.P. Dillon

The pro-Common Core Mantra: “It’s just a set of standards.”

See what my child has been doing in Common Core math. My kid is good at math, but is being forced to learn multiple strategies regardless of what works best for him. Then he has to ‘explain’ them in writing.

These documents I’m talking about were created by Wake County Schools. This is Common Core aligned curriculum and yes, the kids have to do it the ‘Common Core way’.

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#DM7 Article: GOP Wave And Common Core

Posted on November 16, 2014 by A.P. Dillon

This is a repost of my weekly Da Tech Guy Column: GOP Wave And Common Cor Continue reading →

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CCSSO President Elect Compares Common Core To Clothing

Posted on November 15, 2014 by A.P. Dillon

CCSSO President Elect and NC Superintendent doth protest too much.

It seems she believes that our kids education should be personalized standardized .
Just like clothes. Wait, what??

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Dear Republicans: Do your job. KILL COMMON CORE.

Posted on November 14, 2014 by A.P. Dillon

Dear Republicans recently elected and those who were re-elected,

Do your job. Kill Common Core.

You effectively own this fundamentally flawed experimental and deceitful mess, now you need to clean it up.

Wake. UP.

Republican Governors, who are part of the National Governors Association and are part owners of the copyrighted Common Core, I’m talking to YOU. Common Core lost at the ballot box last week. To borrow from Engvall, ‘THERE’S YOUR SIGN!’

To our representatives and senators in Congress – stop all the hemming and hawing.

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