tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3907677492250052991.comments2023-10-18T05:06:49.026-05:00Missouri Education Watchdogdsmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01501964533388756254noreply@blogger.comBlogger1414125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3907677492250052991.post-47965244235076875812013-09-29T14:23:58.173-05:002013-09-29T14:23:58.173-05:00Does anyone know of teachers getting paid "bo...Does anyone know of teachers getting paid "bonuses" to implement common core in their curriculm?<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3907677492250052991.post-34692171935247311112013-09-29T12:22:29.121-05:002013-09-29T12:22:29.121-05:00"Yo, homies . Run for your lives."
Wor..."Yo, homies . Run for your lives."<br /><br />Word.<br /><br />Man that was painful.Shane Vander Harthttp://caffeinatedthoughts.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3907677492250052991.post-45422153536916074012013-09-28T12:09:10.129-05:002013-09-28T12:09:10.129-05:00In case you have not noticed, we have resigned our...In case you have not noticed, we have resigned our rights to the Obama administration. The supreme court has also ruled that the states have no independent rights either. <br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3907677492250052991.post-54753258606948966402013-09-28T09:13:56.357-05:002013-09-28T09:13:56.357-05:00Thank You!!
Having been to our school board meeti...Thank You!!<br /><br />Having been to our school board meetings the last few weeks, I know that our school board sat through propaganda from MSBA and our superintendent lock steps right in line with what propaganda is told them.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3907677492250052991.post-27074268014192227842013-09-27T19:25:32.970-05:002013-09-27T19:25:32.970-05:00Was just reading this article from 1981 by Deborah...Was just reading this article from 1981 by Deborah Meier: Why Reading Tests Don't Test Reading. Have we as a society learned nothing in the last 30 years? The sample test questions in this study look terrible, and they are probably just as terrible (possibly in the same ways) as the ones Deborah Meier was supposed to be testing her students with decades and decades ago. Ugh. Truly depressing.<br /><br />http://deborahmeier.files.wordpress.com/2012/02/1981_whyreading.pdfAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3907677492250052991.post-22065219596417754222013-09-27T17:39:42.891-05:002013-09-27T17:39:42.891-05:00Yeah... the government is not going to let this on...Yeah... the government is not going to let this one go. They might change the name of the program, but unless we work together to take the power out of the hands of the federal government and back in the local where it belongs, not a single politician is going to undo this. Get used to it.<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3907677492250052991.post-41213648443050688062013-09-26T22:51:46.259-05:002013-09-26T22:51:46.259-05:00Looking at some of those questions, like "Wha...Looking at some of those questions, like "What do children know and what skills do they possess when they start school", one has to ask "Where have you people been for the last hundred years? You don't already know these things? You're supposed to be professionals. Didn't any of you graduate from schools of education, teachers colleges or something?"<br />And then "How well do children do in their first encounter with formal schooling?" are you kidding? What kind of asinine, stupid drug - or - something-induced question is that? Some do better than others, you dolts. And us lay people out here will tell you something else - two-and-three-year-olds probably don't do well at all because they're about other things, as they should be, so quit the baloney about schooling from birth to thirty.<br />et cetera. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09366195101456075192noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3907677492250052991.post-6390497889113971762013-09-26T09:49:35.081-05:002013-09-26T09:49:35.081-05:00Leave our babies alone!!! They are perfect just t...Leave our babies alone!!! They are perfect just the way they are. Raising the standards only stresses them out. Let them learn at their own pace and level. I don't want my 8 yr old learning about sex, pimps and gangsters. She is eight and has already seen pornography on the school computer system. She has also been sexually assaulted by another student, and you people think its ok to teach babies about sex and birth. Also I will not subject my child to tears and anguish because you all want to be better than all the other countries. Place your competition on someone your own size. I believe in the second amendment. I will not teach my child anything but the truth. I will homeschool her for as long as it takes for the government to pull their head out and back into the sunshine.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3907677492250052991.post-71839023858004040082013-09-25T15:58:45.952-05:002013-09-25T15:58:45.952-05:00How do you make it official to the Federal Governm...How do you make it official to the Federal Government that you don't give them permission?<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3907677492250052991.post-28444378985259028342013-09-25T12:08:29.814-05:002013-09-25T12:08:29.814-05:00Right on! These educators need to WAKE UP and see...Right on! These educators need to WAKE UP and see who is really working against them! Hint: it's NOT the Legislature. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3907677492250052991.post-75749405732625422202013-09-25T01:25:06.352-05:002013-09-25T01:25:06.352-05:00I have heard that it will be used to decide who wi...I have heard that it will be used to decide who will qualify to attend College and obtain grants and student assistance. This is also going to be used to decide if teachers are able to obtain higher levels for children (no longer able to teach but simply prep for testing) The children are losing out on what would be some great teachers because they don't want to be test preppers they want to challenge a child's imagination and their thinking outside the box. I remember one class I had where the teacher came in dressed as a historical person from the section we were studying. (We loved the day he was Benjamin Franklin and stayed in charater for the entire day). Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3907677492250052991.post-66588272996206120082013-09-25T00:15:47.542-05:002013-09-25T00:15:47.542-05:00Promoting democracy, critical thinking, treating p...Promoting democracy, critical thinking, treating people with dignity, and attempting to break stereotypes. I guess there is an agenda. I suppose some around here would prefer the glorification of the KKK?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3907677492250052991.post-17449736883604825422013-09-24T21:35:57.779-05:002013-09-24T21:35:57.779-05:00Be afraid, people...be VERY afraid. wow. Talk abou...Be afraid, people...be VERY afraid. wow. Talk about government overstepping it's bounds! Do Americans really believe that this information will NOT be used to further the agenda of the progressive, liberal agenda? I weep for our (once) wonderful country, truly I do.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3907677492250052991.post-35952768408876059532013-09-24T16:25:59.027-05:002013-09-24T16:25:59.027-05:00Anngie --one of the basic rules of salesmanship- a...Anngie --one of the basic rules of salesmanship- as a salesman you want to raise issues, it shows concern for the customer..<br /><br />The next rule- never raise an issue unless you have a solutiongrumpyhttp://grumpyelder.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3907677492250052991.post-81610198338276035292013-09-24T12:50:16.810-05:002013-09-24T12:50:16.810-05:00I'm just curious if this is something new or i...I'm just curious if this is something new or if they have been collecting data for awhile? I have read numerous articles this morning since seeing your post & some on the NCES website date back to 2003. When I simply put "P20 Longitudinal Data System – Student Data Points" in a Google search the 3rd suggestion was the Race to the Top Grant through Achieve which was 2009. I'm completely against Common Core & the government seeing my children's private data, I'm just wondering if they've already been collecting my family's data for quite sometime.<br />Jodinoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3907677492250052991.post-77051398681629131492013-09-24T10:56:51.488-05:002013-09-24T10:56:51.488-05:00Done.Done.Mike Lewishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12834210489839553554noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3907677492250052991.post-76332403086511976582013-09-24T09:46:18.623-05:002013-09-24T09:46:18.623-05:00The federal register notice is woefully inadequate...The federal register notice is woefully inadequate to comment. Notice they are only asking for comments on (1) is this collection necessary to the proper functions of the Department; (2) will this information be processed and used in a timely manner; (3) is the estimate of burden accurate; (4) how might the Department enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; and (5) how might the Department minimize the burden of this collection on the respondents, including through the use of information technology. They are not asking "Are you willing to provide this data? Have you been adequately notified that we are tracking this data on your child? Do you agree with the policy decisions we are planning to make by using this data? Delphi the public by only asking the questions you want to give answers to.Anngiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09442409692601789090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3907677492250052991.post-17378506218583499582013-09-24T09:36:09.885-05:002013-09-24T09:36:09.885-05:00Unless I'm mistaken... Missouri Revised Statut...Unless I'm mistaken... Missouri Revised Statute 160.518.2 says "The assessment system shall only permit the acadmic performance of students in each school in the state to be tracked against prior academic performance in the same school." If something has been changed or updated about this, I'd like to know. http://www.moga.mo.gov/statutes/C100-199/1600000518.HTM<br />Lisa JonesAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3907677492250052991.post-41743067747927876872013-09-24T08:28:42.155-05:002013-09-24T08:28:42.155-05:00Not a fan of Common Core and I have no intentions ...Not a fan of Common Core and I have no intentions of letting my children be data mined or lead down a path of socialism.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3907677492250052991.post-78335144407432997602013-09-24T06:59:31.582-05:002013-09-24T06:59:31.582-05:00I do not need my child's information data mine...I do not need my child's information data mined and ultimately tracked by the government for government's use. I DO NOT give permission for my children's information to be gathered and disseminated. The Federal Government does not have my permission to track my children.Mev Posthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07353569340436502244noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3907677492250052991.post-64347427499859196102013-09-23T13:29:51.014-05:002013-09-23T13:29:51.014-05:00I read somewhere that there is a meeting coming up...I read somewhere that there is a meeting coming up on Sept 25 at MSSU? is there a way for me to confirm that? a-shepherd-is@juno.comJ.https://www.blogger.com/profile/11932855636069221281noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3907677492250052991.post-26911264131521964002013-09-22T19:51:18.361-05:002013-09-22T19:51:18.361-05:00Kudos to East Newton for acting as the Guardians t...Kudos to East Newton for acting as the Guardians they were elected to be. It is OKAY to ask questions and expect answers on behalf of the students in their district. Thank God for courageous school board members who are willing to take their lead and act on behalf of the children of our state. East Newton got it right!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3907677492250052991.post-33714382875773761782013-09-22T16:43:41.159-05:002013-09-22T16:43:41.159-05:00Huppenthal is bought and paid for by the Obama-Dun...Huppenthal is bought and paid for by the Obama-Duncan PARCC Cabal. Worse, he has formed an alliance with our governor - who has pushed through an Obamacare expansion here in Arizona. Brewer issued an Executive Order (remind anyone of the actions of BHO?) at Hupp's request since they knew that the legislature would never approve the deception. <br /><br />It is fortunate that Diane Douglas, former Board Member and President of the third largest school district in Arizona, has stepped up and is challenging the incumbent on every front. A consistent, constitutional conservative, she debated Huppenthal in Casa Grande last month and now he will not accept invitations to speak if she is going to appear on the same program.<br /><br />Douglas needs some contributions to get her message out since he is being supported by the education and business establishment including Intel, the AZ Education Assn. and the AZ Chamber. Her website is www.dianedouglas.com and she can be contacted directly at: electdianedouglas@gmail.com. <br /><br />Thanks for your work in getting the word out on the evils of Common Core.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3907677492250052991.post-74309962256990100442013-09-22T16:25:40.254-05:002013-09-22T16:25:40.254-05:00Luckily, Arizona has a consistent constitutional c...Luckily, Arizona has a consistent constitutional conservative challenger to John Huppenthal. With a stellar record as a school governing board member and president for the third largest school district in Arizona, Diane Douglas has taken the plunge and is waging a strong campaign. Douglas has debated her opponent once and now he will not accept any invitations where she is on the same agenda. <br /><br />With about ten months to the Primary, it is going to be a hectic year. She needs funding to make sure her message gets out to the voters. Her website is: www.DianeDouglas.com and can be contacted at electdianedouglas@gmail.com <br /><br />Thanks for exposing the tricks of the Obama-Duncan administration.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3907677492250052991.post-49979197138588181912013-09-22T10:59:56.756-05:002013-09-22T10:59:56.756-05:00The charges against this parent better be dropped-...The charges against this parent better be dropped-lest the police department and the school system want the charges reversed against themselves.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com