Homework sucks. My eyes bleed from all the reading. But when it comes to my kids, Im putting my mind to researching what is the best for them and their education. If you are interested here are links I received from Democrats against common core Hi Celena, Welcome to Democrats Against Common Core! Thanks for joining our group. Please invite others to join and help spread the word about Common Cores negative impact on our children. Remember, the best way to fight Common Core is to Opt Out of the state tests. This is your legal right and SO important to do this year. It is easy to do so in CA using this form: pacificjustice.org/california-common-core-data-opt-out-form.html A state-by-state guide is at the top of the website unitedoptout In case you are new to the fight, Ill point you to some of my favorite resources. The websitetruthinamericaneducation is a great one. I have two 2nd graders, so early childhood education is a big concern of mine. 500 child development experts wrote in to explain the damage CCSS would cause to children. This was submitted to CCSS developers and ignored, unfortunately.edweek.org/media/joint_statement_on_core_standards.pdf FLYER with reasons to oppose Common Core. It doesnt have any conspiracy theory slant to it. Its a bit difficult to find that. tinyurl/prxfn79 INTERVIEW Arne Duncans with NPR, with awful changes to Special Education:npr.org/blogs/ed/2014/06/24/325229848/a-major-shift-in-oversight-of-special-education A meme to go along with it: tinyurl/l8q994t VIDEOS in ascending order of length. Please keep this for reference and/or to share. 1 minute: Dr. Peg Luksik, why oppose CCSS https://youtube/watch?v=F4bfDq9sQ64 6 minutes: Dr. Peg Luksik, why computer adaptive tests are bad https://youtube/watch?v=aY4iMwlarNA 9 minutes: My speech at the capitol in Sacramento CA, speaking as a mom. https://youtube/watch?v=06qh8uyrwco 25 minutes: Dr. Megan Koschnick, clinical child psychologist, presenting about the developmental inappropriateness of the standards for K-3. https://youtube/watch?v=vrQbJlmVJZo&app=desktop 25 minutes: teacher Donita Brown explaining child development, including Piagets stages, and how they misalign with Common Core: https://youtube/watch?v=erq5_LzkKPs
Posted on: Sat, 13 Dec 2014 04:40:11 +0000
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