Category Archives: CCSS

How Common Core Broke U.S. Schools

Posted on August 6, 2021 by The Undergroundparent

CNBC’s article States are implementing new educational standards, signaling the end of Common Core included a video worth sharing. The video can also be found on youtube. The information on youtube says: First implemented in 2009, Common Core was an … Continue reading →

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Personalized Learning

Posted on May 2, 2017 by J.R. Wilson

One element of Ed Reform 2.0, or Future Ready Schools, is Personalized Learning. A number of documents about Personalized Learning (PL) will be featured on this page with some information from each. As you read through the information, even if … Continue reading →

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#commoncore Project: How Social Media is Changing the Politics of Education

Posted on March 20, 2017 by J.R. Wilson

You may have seen articles about this project.  Many articles about this project refer to this as a research report.  I hear many people refer to it as fake research.  So, as you peruse this report or actually read the … Continue reading →

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Common Core got the process wrong

Posted on February 9, 2017 by J.R. Wilson

Richard Innes has posted a video on the Bluegrass Institute website. Based on his experience, he shows how a quality standards based education program differs from the approached used by the folks behind the Common Core. The video is called … Continue reading →

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A History Teacher Speaks Out on the CCSS

Posted on January 20, 2013 by J.R. Wilson

This week, President Obama will be sworn into office as the 45th President of the United States of America.  As a history teacher, I was elated to learn he would be placing his hand on two Bibles, one belonging to … Continue reading →

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One step to new standards, one giant leap of logic

Posted on January 20, 2013 by J.R. Wilson

A Guest Post by Alyson Williams Some steps are more significant than others. When Neil Armstrong took his first step onto the moon, everyone knew it was the beginning of a new era. It was the “space age” and it … Continue reading →

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