If they actually allowed the kids to play freely it would be great, but these days common core ideology has invaded playgrounds as well. Kids are not allowed to be spontaneous or choose who to play with, but must have any game approved of and open to everyone. Best friends are being disallowed, and simple play is being controlled by adults
My 3rd grader constantly comes home disappointed at the limits they put on free play at recess. He enjoys extreme physical activity and it seems any time he is running or jumping too much they put the kibosh on him and his movement. (To clarify, he is not obnoxious, just very athletic.)
They’re discussing it now in the State Board Meeting!
Here is a post from the California anti-radical sex ed group: I homeschool my 11 yr old grandson whom I’m have custody of. I don’t like what’s going on in public schools. I found an online school called “Outschool” they have online classes for kids. It looked pretty nice for some extra learning. I signed him up for a Math review class. Later in the day I see this as from Outschool. Ughhhh I’m so disappointed. They’re even pushing this crap in homeschool programs now. I’m going to request a refund.
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And some replies to this post:
I think Outschool is individuals meaning anyone can create & teach a class on it… there’s some good & some bad like any other platform (YouTube etc) so I don’t think it means Outschool supports it if that makes sense
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wow. You are being, shall we say, extremely generous? Of course they support it if it’s on their page.
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Was this class part of your childs curriculum through out school? Or just a class they offer and advertised?
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it’s just a class they offer.
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so your student isn’t required to participate in the class? It doesn’t affect the math class you paid for in any way? I’m not seeing what the problem is.
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my problem is that I don’t want to support anything that promotes this. Financially or otherwise.
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First of all, major respect to you. Grandparents are amazing and you are an amazing one! I had many arguments with homeschool admin/teachers that are 100% pro forcing this on parents. With CA now talking about regulating homeschools, it’s only going to get worse unless we changed state leadership from the top down. If we had representation in the state capital, reps that believed parents/grandparents were the ultimate decision makers for their children, we wouldn’t have to fight this. We would opt out or remove politics and activists groups from public schools completely. The fastest way to insure parents/grandparents are in charge of raising our children is to vote everyone that voted in favor is this crap. Every single Democrat voted yes, one Republican voted yes. Activist groups give campaign dollars to liberal politicians. In return, this is the crap our “reps” let happen. Just until they learn their lesson, vote republican across the board on every election. If republicans get elected and screw up, we do the very same thing to them. They won’t listen until we fire them. I removed our daughter and put her in private school. This is not my problem anymore but I’m still in the fight because it’s important and they won’t stop.
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Outschool is awesome and we use their courses all the time. Outschool, despite it’s name, is not an actual school. It’s simply a platform for teachers to upload content and teach classes via a live feed and get paid. Some classes are one time courses, or meet multiple times over the course of weeks to sometimes month depending on the course and you pick which classes you want to take based on their availability and your desired timeframe. My daughter has the ability to learn things that she otherwise wouldn’t get thru her charter, like Japanese and Celtic Mythology which keeps her interested and thus wanting to learn more. I look forward to expanding her range of topics on Outschool next year with educational funds from her charter as we begin homeschooling full time. We simply won’t take this class or others like it.
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We use K12 and haven’t had any issues with any crazy stuff so far!!! Going on our second year 😊
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My son did K12 and constantly received invitations to join the gay and lesbian club….it was always in his calendar.
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its in all social media, schools, teachers, some movies, Netflix shows, fashion, books, comedies, and more. My daughter made the mistake of going to an Art Magnet school and at least half started questioning within a year they were tormented. She left.
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Here is a post from a friend of mine:
Yesterday was OpeningDay of ColoLeg and these are the first bills out of the gate. Should k-12 school be all about collecting and measuring and predicting a student’s mental health…or is this surveillance? HomeVisits
HB20-1005 Improving the Safe2Tell Program
The bill, which came from the School Safety Interim Committee, aims to improve the Safe2Tell program by making sure individuals in crisis can get quick access to counseling. It would also improve the process for routing incoming tips and change how the program is marketed to reduce misuse. [and any info collected can be shared w law enforcement]
SB20-014 Excused Absences In Public Schools For Behavioral Health
Another product of the School Safety Interim Committee, this bill would require school districts to make behavioral health needs a valid, excused absence, similar to a physical illness.
SB20-023 Colorado Working Group On School Safety
This bill would create a group that includes experts and lawmakers to keep working on many of the difficult issues raised by the School Safety Interim Committee. Those include looking at the practice of lockdown drills, implementing recommendations made by the state auditor, creating minimum school safety standards, identifying best practices, and standardizing risk assessments.
[from bill text]:
“The program must include evidence-based instruction on, and prepare an attendee to teach a youth behavioral and mental health training course that includes, any of the following subjects:
!Using trauma-informed approaches to improve overallschool climate and culture;
!Identifying behavioral and mental health challenges andsubstance use disorders;
!Restorative practices for addressing youth behavioral andmental health challenges;!Improving youth social and emotional health;
!Bullying prevention and intervention strategies;!Encouraging positive bystander behavior;
!Best practices for providing assistance in noncrisis situations;
!De-escalation of crisis situations; or
!Identifying and accessing available behavioral and mental health resources and substance use disorder support services and treatment.”
SB20-001 Expand Behavioral Health Training For K-12 Educators
This bill would create a “train the trainer” program that would prepare educators to teach their colleagues about behavioral health issues with a goal to improve school climate and promote the health of children. Topics would include trauma-informed approaches, identifying mental health issues and substance use, bullying prevention, and how to encourage positive bystander behavior.
HB20-1006 Improving Access to Early Childhood Mental Health
This bill came from the Early Childhood Readiness Interim Committee. It would create a statewide mental health consultation program to support and expand early childhood mental health services, including in #preschool settings.
[from bill text]:
“ON OR BEFORE JULY 1,92022, THE DEPARTMENT SHALL DESIGN, IMPLEMENT, AND OPERATE A10STATEWIDE VOLUNTARY PROGRAM OF EARLY CHILDHOOD MENTAL HEALTH11CONSULTATION TO EXPAND AND ENHANCE CURRENT PRACTICES ACROSS THE STATE.THE PROGRAM WILL SERVE TO SUPPORT MENTAL HEALTH IN A13VARIETY OF SETTINGS, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO EARLY CHILD CARE AND LEARNING, ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS, #HOMEVISITATION, CHILD WELFARE, PUBLIC HEALTH, AND HEALTH CARE, INCLUDING WOMEN’S16HEALTH CARE.”
Mental health bills abound! We have county level departments setting up data bases which mostly catch kids on developmental delays. Delays always start in the brain. I feel like we are so much like Russia. Russia always studied the brain from babyhood and divided up the population.
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These bills are based on the money they do not have and emotion. They feel ‘obligated’ to solve suicide issues and school murders, they have no idea where it began or how to do it, so they throw money at it, we all know that solves all problems. Mental Health has become a catchall and everything under the sun is a mental health issue, I am a teacher and this stuff really irritates me
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compare these bills to Texas last year. Coincidence? Follow the money and legislation across the country. Big brother is moving again.
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Texas, Washington, Florida, Minnesota… every state.
But, “It’s state-led” just like Common Core.
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And here is another post from her:
New digital IDs- it’s about control.
SesameCredit Adhaar HART
“Identity and belonging have always been complex issues. But in our bureaucratic world, a legal identity doesn’t just provide an official answer to the question “who am I?”; often, it is also the only way by which people can access vital services, pay taxes, vote, and participate in democratic processes. As such, legal identification (IDs) has become a vital enabler to full participation in society.
Digital systems – how they’re built, the data they gather (and the data they don’t), the categories we’re put into – by design require a flattening of our identities, reflecting a prioritisation of what most matters to the people collecting the data. Our identities are fluid – that’s what makes us human – but digital systems require concrete boundaries to be established and people to be put in concrete categories.
In addition, the digital systems that gather our data, particularly data that comes from our bodies (our biometric data), carry huge potential for misuse. Over the past few years, we’ve seen identification systems – and identification data itself – be weaponised around the world to further xenophobic political agendas…
In India, we’re seeing this weaponisation of ID systems play out. First came Aadhaar – the world’s biggest biometric ID database, initially introduced in January 2009 as an optional scheme. Over the past decade, though, it’s become a mandatory system for participation and inclusion in society, with terrible consequences when it has gone wrong.
Enrolment is necessary for filing taxes, opening bank accounts, and benefitting from social welfare programmes; and for some, it’s worked well. But others – notably those who were already struggling with exclusion – have found their troubles to be exacerbated. For example, people who have carried out manual labour for years don’t have fingerprints that can be satisfactorily scanned, and so food rations have been denied as a result. Elderly and disabled people living in rural areas have been unable to walk to where they need to go to verify their identities. In 2018, activists released a list of 25 people who, because of problems with their Aadhaar number in the previous year, were unable to access the food ration owed to them and died of starvation as a result. …”
This is what happens when vulture-philanthropy and the national security state set their sights on a university and decide that they want it to become an anchor institution – a thoughtless engine of social innovation, entrepreneurship, and disruption-gentrification. Rather than preserve the knowledge that human beings have cherished for millenia and rather than advance the quest for understanding of ourselves, society, the cosmos, and the transcendent beyond, the University of Tulsa will become a cheap changemaker, a convener-collaborator, and an impact advancer.
TU is being run by social impact thugs who want to harvest data for predictive analytics and social control. In days past, perhaps, upon realizing the significance of this corporate pilliaging, a person of integrity who found himself at the helm might exhibit the courage and fortitude to engage in real leadership rather than the cheap Gallup-pollster sham that is so prevalent on campuses today. Perhaps such a person would defend a good more noble than money-making or offer a principled resignation. If no one among Tulsa’s “leadership” has the character to resist the many foul aspects of this power play, I take some comfort in knowing that TU will be a national disaster, opening the floodgates for this everywhere, and that the accomplices to this will earn for themselves and their city a perpetual mark of baseness and shame.
And here is the post that she quoted:
The University of Tulsa is being mismanaged by greedy administrators and trustees. Moody’s just downgraded our bonds two notches to just above junk. We are told that there will be additional “austerity.” Board Chair Dorwart blames the faculty; he asked us to apologize for our role in this crisis! President Clancy makes twice what David Boren did at OU—$750 K in 2017. We have a dozen VPs and made national news for our incredibly bloated administration. Please pass this on to anyone you can think of.
IT’S NEVER TOO EARLY TO PREPARE YOUR CHILD FOR THE WORLD OF WORK…
There are many ways to prepare your child for the world of work. Employers are increasingly looking for skills, such as creativity, problem-solving, initiative and work ethic. These skills are necessary for working well with others and can be taught at home. Below are a few tips for incorporating professional behaviors at home that will place your child on a path to success.
Help your child develop a positive attitude.Encourage your child to accept other children’s ideas, even if they are different from their own.Discuss with your child ways in which his or her behavior might affect the feelings of other children.Resolve conflicts in a positive manner.Talk to your child about how they are feeling and discuss ways to deal with their emotions in a healthy way.Create a family project and ask your child to be the project leader.Encourage your child to take ownership of their mistakes.Involve your child in real-world examples of decision-making. Talk to your child about how his or her decisions affects other people.Explain why work is important – not only for a source of income but also as a way to contribute to society.
WeepForOurChildren
And here is the post that she quoted:
It’s never too early to start your child on the path to career exploration. Discovering their interests at a young age can set children up for success later in life. Encourage your children to ask themselves, “What am I good at?” or “What do I love to do?”
This is an excerpt from the ideas42 social impact machine, which is sponsored by GKFF. It describes how it will do your thinking and decision-making for you (or, in this case, the example is a first-time college student). Poof! You’re a robot!
Imagine entering college for the first time. In addition to starting day one in a completely new environment, you have countless decisions to make within just a couple of weeks that will determine your path for the next two to four years: “What do I want to study?” “Which courses do I need to take?” “Should I work? Full-time, part-time?” “How can I balance my credits so I graduate before my financial aid expires?” Maybe your school has a well-staffed advising office and you stop in for some advice – or, perhaps it is under-resourced, and you wait 45 minutes (or days) for an impersonal 15-minute appointment before being rushed out with a stack of papers and few answers.
Not surprisingly, you would not be the first person to ask many of these questions, yet there often aren’t clear (or easy to find) answers. But what if there was a way to see, at a glance, what other students like you (with many of these same questions in their minds, and similar situations in their lives) had chosen, and how it ultimately worked out for them?
Based on a combination of existing data like your interests and past academic performance, you could get an automated recommendation tailored to outline the best potential pathways for you—providing simpler options for the choices you can make, and leaving you with greater confidence that you will graduate on time. Following your personalized recommendations, you would also be enrolled in an automated support program. Designed specifically for a student like you, the program would help keep you on track for your first year of school, using precise levels of contact to provide no more and no less support than you’re likely to need.
By combining behavioral science and machine learning, this is not a hypothetical scenario, it’s entirely possible. At ideas42, we’ve been working at the intersection of these disciplines for many years to design effective and beneficial programs, and we can now fully leverage the power of data science and machine learning to magnify our social impact at scale.
We believe machine learning is poised to revolutionize the application of behavioral science. Very soon, policy-makers will be able to solve problems previously considered intractable, deliver and evaluate behaviorally informed programs in more intelligent, efficient and effective ways, and, perhaps most profoundly, improve human decision-making itself.
As part of the inaugural class of 18 Presidential Innovation Fellows, Marina served as the first Entrepreneur-in-Residence at the US Department of Education, where she worked with internal and private sector innovators to use open educational data and standards as fuel for apps and services that can help achieve national priorities such as increasing college affordability and completion rates.
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Well, yup!! Here it is TU, New America, Cybersecurity totalitarianism, and Kaiser’s junkyard dog attorney, Fred Dorwart
Dorwart was involved in some litigation re: foster care and criminal justice just recently – I’ll have to find it, but that’s what made me think Tulsa and Philly are going the same way with foster care. That’s also a military connection – Dorwart is into all the DARPA stuff.
Why we need strong privacy laws to prevent this type of abuse. You shouldn’t have to agree to surveillance just to get basic services.
“By 2019, analysts found that you couldn’t buy a new TV without an internet connection. Facial recognition companies want that sort of acceptance for their technology. Konami’s Miri envisions a future in which facial recognition could enable pervasive, real-world online tracking for targeted advertising via Google and Facebook”
Here is a post from the Minnesota anti-Common Core group:
Poor babies! Have we lost our sense of sight and smell? Perhaps we no longer understand how the body works? Pampers wants to track our babies’ poop and pee data while sending parents notice (on our cell phones) that they’ve wet their diapers? Ridiculous!
Here is a post that was shared in the Alaksa anti-Common Core group:
Here’s the lgbtq list for our students. Please understand-if the classes that the kids want are too full-your child will be put into a class he or she may not want. This includes the lgbtq classes. We will be able to reply to the schools district using this link:
K12northstar.org/domain/4596
Please share -they are accepting our feed back until January 21, 2020. We are getting a group together to open a rather pointed dialogue with our school district soon. Thank you to everyone who has volunteered-Lynette Clark and Christine Robbins. If you search each book-amazon gives you some “reviews”. I suggest you look at those -the books are horrific. Mass Resistance Alaska has a new leader
what is it about and what specifically are the worst parts. Just want to know so when I tell the board I can pint out specifics.
I look at it and say “what isn’t wrong with it” 😀
I habe been fighting this for years!!! And years I’m Fairbanks. I have ensured my son doe’s not read any of these books and things that sill help him in life. This battle is uphill let me tell you. I got what I wanted with much drama. Now my son is graduate early and get his ged so he can attemd college early. Good luck lmao
I looked at the list and showed concern, their response was they want the students to be proficient in reading and writing. I responded again and told them that they didn’t address my concern about how explicit these books may be and they said feel free to share your concerns in writing and that this is a list of possible books but a finalized selection has not been made yet.
or perhaps get a copy of all curriculum and a list of all books they are allowing!! I got a copy of my daughters sex Ed and it was very inappropriate. I can only imagine what the LGBT class is teaching
from my understanding is that this is a proposed class and these are potential books
If you go to Amazon and put in the book you are allowed to read about 20 pages-might I suggest a particularly disgusting one (in my humble opinion) confessions of a fox. But even googling reviews of these books show you how poor of taste they are for adults-much less children.
Unfortunately these are not the only bad taste books -there’s more
Here is a post from Alison Hawver McDowell:
I was listening to Eric Schmidt (Google/Alphabet) present on the future of war at a 2017 New America gathering. During his talk said that what computers are getting really good at is vision and pattern recognition.
So…I’m thinking back a few years when I was sitting in a future of policing presentation at Azavea. The then (later fired) CIO of the city, Charles Brennan, says the future of policing is facial recognition software, predictive analytics, and drone surveillance. Then I thought about what was said at the anti-war rally last week where folks from REAL Justice said to be careful of the solutions they want to push on you (speaking about body cameras on police). They don’t really bring justice, they just enable you to watch more Black people being shot by police. True.
So we need clarity about these systems of power, and we need to understand that the racist brutality is being automated, and that is the plan. It feeds on data and pattern recognition. What are you (we) doing to make the patterns less recognizable? How can we build community structures to oppose this panopticon that deals in death? That is where our headspace should be.
One additional thing. Another New America presenter said that the most effective insurgent force is an Indigenous one. I feel like gentrification and forced removal of poor folks from their communities through mechanisms like the “Opportunity Atlas” is being used tactically not just to create value through predatory real estate schemes, but to further rend the social fabric of communities anticipated to resist the panopticon. They do this now, so in 5-10 years when this new “smart” system is in full force, those who would question it or fight it have been isolated and neutralized.
Here is an update I got from a post I made a while back about a New York radical sex ed bill from someone in a New York anti-Common Core group:
I hope folks realize this is being played out on the interwebs right now. DARPA’s “Narrative Networks” program. You can participate, but just understand who runs the algorithms.
“Narrative Networks has three parallel tracks of research and development:
Develop quantitative analytic tools to study narratives and their effects on human behavior in security contexts;
Analyze the neurobiological impact of narratives on hormones and neurotransmitters, reward processing, and emotion-cognition interaction; and
Develop models and simulations of narrative influence in social and environmental contexts, develop sensors to determine their impact on individuals and groups, and suggest doctrinal modifications.”
I always wonder if it’s DARPA behind what I’ve seen in Achieve3000. How exactly are they testing this?
And another post from her:
The Network for Public Education (NPE) conference is coming to Philadelphia in March. Of the 44 panels and five keynotes there is NOTHING being presented (based on the panel description in the Google Doc) on ed-tech, pay for success finance, ESAs or even opt out for f*ck’s sake. Tell me why anyone would even bother going? Oh, and Jerry Jordan of the PFT gets his own panel on membership engagement. What a ridiculous waste of time. Feel free to continue your reformist socializing as they gear up to replace you with robots and Blockchain the kids.
Rich irony in having a guy from Nonprofit Quarterly speak to problematic philanthropy given that the publication is funded by vulture philanthropy. https://nonprofitquarterly.org/funders/
And some replies to this post:
admitting my ignorance… who is Jerry Jordan?
The head of the Philadelphia Federation of Teachers. Total “business unionism” model. The activist teachers here have been organizing for years to take back the union. It’s going to be something to see how those teachers do or don’t support this event. If they do, it just shows what a sham it all is.
Thanks. His comments ( and his predecessor’s) are pretty dismissive. “Teachers union president Jerry Jordan and his supporters dismiss WE as naive, inexperienced, and far too eager to go on strike. They might be savvy at messaging and riling up a crowd, they say, but could they run a multimillion dollar health and welfare fund for 13,000 members? “I laugh when I hear about them and see their pictures,” said Ted Kirsch, Jordan’s predecessor who retired this year as president of the American Federation of Teachers-Pennsylvania.”
Yeah. The fact that NPE makes this choice says a lot. They are not leading the resistance, but rather keeping people busy as this game is brought to its intended conclusion. Damn all this playing along.
“Why are so many good dads in the Utah legislature convinced that tiny little children exist to have their “skills” tested by the state? I wish these dads would take more time to consider how Jesus saw little children and how he treated them. This bill actually says kindergarteners should be tested for a “productive disposition.”
“The State Superintendents’ club, the Council of Chief State School Officers, has been coopted by LGBT and Planned Parenthood lobbyists. While ousting Hofmeister is important. It’s most important for parents and clergy to understand that the State Superintendents club largely controls who is selected as state superintendent in every state. The club is taking direct orders from UNESCO who are co-creators of Comprehensive Sexuality Education (CSE) with Planned Parenthood. CSE is designed (through national education standards) to integrate LGBT and sexual rights themes into all classroom subjects in K-12. The Obama administration knew that they could help UNESCO control the State Superintendents Club. Unfortunately, Trumps’ Education Secretary, Betsy DeVos, has given them control of state education policy. What we need is for clergy to work with one brave Christian Governor to refuse federal education money and mandates…to lead other states (and our children) out of the clutches of hell.” ~
“Have you ever noticed that once you hear about an issue, ie: vouchers, abortion, school choice, truancy, etc., that same issue is being talked about nationally? I did. What I didn’t know was that a group investigated that trend to find out what was going on. Legislators, in general, are not writing legislation sovereign to your state’s or it’s citizens’ needs. Nope, industry and lobbyists are pushing the same identical pieces of legislation in every state. Some pass, some do not. In Utah, over 170 bills last year were “industry” bills that had similar if not copied legislation in other states. Texas, had slightly less, but don’t let the numbers fool you! “USA TODAY’s investigation found: Models are drafted with deceptive titles and descriptions to disguise their true intent. The Asbestos Transparency Act didn’t help people exposed to asbestos. It was written by corporations who wanted to make it harder for victims to recoup money. The “HOPE Act,” introduced in nine states, was written by a conservative advocacy group to make it more difficult for people to get food stamps. Special interests sometimes work to create the illusion of expert endorsements, public consensus or grassroots support. One man testified as an expert in 13 states to support a bill that makes it more difficult to sue for asbestos exposure. In several states, lawmakers weren’t told that he was a member of the organization that wrote the model legislation on behalf of the asbestos industry, the American Legislative Exchange Council. Copied bills have been used to override the will of local voters and their elected leaders. Cities and counties have raised their minimum wage, banned plastics bags and destroyed seized guns, only to have industry groups that oppose such measures make them illegal with model bills passed in state legislatures. Among them: Airbnb has supported the conservative Arizona-based Goldwater Institute, which pushed model bills to strike down local laws limiting short-term rentals in residential neighborhoods in four states. Industry groups have had extraordinary success pushing copycat bills that benefit themselves. More than 4,000 such measures were introduced during the period analyzed by USA TODAY/Arizona Republic. One that passed in Wisconsin limited pain-and-suffering compensation for injured nursing-home residents, restricting payouts to lost wages, which the elderly residents don’t have. .. Because the investigation relied on matching identical text, it flagged instances where legislators copied model legislation nearly verbatim, but it did not detect bills that adapted an idea without using the same language.”
Here is a post from the Utah anti-Common Core group:
I’ve been discussing these bills in other places today, so I might as well keep going here while I’m still good & angry. 😉 There are two bills (there will be more, they just aren’t numbered yet) that will be effecting our very youngest children. They are related because one bill shows the progression that has come since the first kindergarten reading assessment (KEEP) was implemented… first it was only an option, now a requirement, soon as a way to remove funding from schools if they don’t have high enough test scores. This, is that bill: https://le.utah.gov/~2020/bills/static/HB0099.html?fbclid=IwAR2a5oSNm1cMimBfVjEWsHQC25OO8Jkoawpj1Tn4hrEDehVuzGsvYpPhr1c And the bill that will end up in exactly the same place in the future, is this one, because it creates an additional kindergarten assessment for math (& a whole lot of other stuff, including social & emotional questions, like how the child is exhibiting a “productive disposition” while taking the test or while in class…): https://le.utah.gov/~2020/bills/static/HB0114.html?fbclid=IwAR2sGF8sAIGQZ2gCJNnC4BrZYfK4KX12lCX7jvR_PSAfpJniQZsW7AFEypI All of this data goes directly to the State. With HB99, we are making the KEEP assessment for 5 & 6 year olds a HIGH-STAKES test. Now that we have one test in place, we are creating MORE tests with HB114. How long before that test becomes high-stakes too? We need to stop this madness. Track these bills (if you don’t know how, I can show you, it’s really easy). Please be ready to write our legislators. Watch the committee meetings & the debate (the legislative session begins Jan 27th). Once they have all of this in place for kindergarten, the only place left to go is preschool (& we already have one piece already in place with the PEEP assessment, so the direction they are headed is clear). Younger & younger & younger. More & more & more testing. More & more & more data going to the State to create more & more & more programs controlled by the State. We need to say no & we need to say it loud.
The reason I say the direction they are headed is clear is because I’ve been watching education bills (along with many others) for the last 5 years. This is the progression through the years (notice it’s the same bill sponsors year after year): 2016 (a bill that would develop the kindergarten assessment… it failed only because time ran out on the last day of the session): https://le.utah.gov/~2016/bills/static/HB0042.html 2017 (oh, but don’t worry, they passed it the very next year… so the KEEP kindergarten assessment was born): https://le.utah.gov/~2017/bills/static/HB0168.html 2018 (back again, this time for the preschool assessment… so begins the PEEP assessment just one year later): https://le.utah.gov/~2018/bills/static/HB0380.html 2019 (this bill made preschool programs permanent instead of a pilot program… also allowed the program in daycares): https://le.utah.gov/~2019/bills/static/SB0166.html And on & on & on it goes. There have been many more bills throughout the years, but each one has pushed us further in this direction. First (& still) it’s kindergarten, then they started targeting preschool. How long before both are compulsory?
And some replies to this post:
I feel so helpless. And YES – I’d like to know how to track these bills. I can’t say I’d DO IT, because I have tried before and as I age, I have become WEARY of the fight. But I pray for EVERY ONE of you ladies taking up for the children on this School Board every night. I am awed by your fortitude to stay there and fight. I get so discouraged just READING about all this. The educational direction is INSANE. I am glad to hear YOU are angry, too – I get that way just READING about these things, then I get depressed because I’ve tried to keep up and it’s like an impossible war with those trying to OWN our children. The poor little things will NOT have a childhood. Reminds me of my friend who went to AFRICA to help the children have the childhood they need, and started an orphanage, painted Disney Characters all over the walls he secured them in, away from traffickers, usually their own FAMILY who sold them to others for abuse. He was a warrior. SO ARE YOU – I can’t believe in the last 15 years I’ve known him and read his diaries from Africa that I am hearing a school board member HERE in America, telling me how the childhood is being taken away from our own children HERE, in front of our noses. It is getting sickenly scary to me. What can I do to keep up, at least? I noticed there is a space on the School Board not covered last time I looked. How can I help get a good person on there who understands all this craziness is NOT what we want?
You are so kind! I’m actually not on the State School Board, but I watch them closely. My State Board member is amazing though! I am in awe of those on the front lines with all of these crazy things happening right now. They have the most difficult job, I just try to support them however possible!
It does sometimes get to be overwhelming. I just tell myself I can do what I can do & pray for the best. If that’s sending an e-mail, I can do that. If it’s sharing information, I can do that. If we all do what we can, we can still make a big difference, but I also definitely see what you’re saying! Seeing the direction we’re heading is difficult to watch. I just keep thinking if we can stop the worst from happening for as long as possible, we will have done something worthwhile.
And here is a post from someone else in Utah:
Every parent needs to understand this. And in Utah, contact your state rep and let them know that the bill on attendance policy (HB0014) removes your parental rights without due process. In short, you’re already assumed to be a negligent parent regardless of the reason if your kid misses too many (5) school days.
So, good on Big Picture Learning. They’re really going to engineer our labor force.
WHY aren’t people getting this?!?!
Duh. Not seeing any of this discussed at NPE for sure.
Did I tell you that I think Oklahoma might be a testing ground for achieving the right proportion of religious beliefs? We’re really just around the corner from your blockchain babies post!!
May be. Deserving vs undeserving poor and all of that, backed by the power of the militarized police state
Another reason to oppose war are all of the terrible products that come out of it.
From what I’m finding at other places, the UK seems to be further along than we are with the predictive policing and surveillance than we are. Interestingly, this is true in other areas of the Sustainable Development Goals as well. Which leads to a hunch of mine that these policies are being formed, if not directly there, then coming there first before they come here.
Yes. Sir Ronald Cohen.
ShotSpotter and Verizon announced a partnership in early 2018 to bring the ShotSpotter solution to cities through Verizon’s Light Sensory Network, an IoT platform deployed on street lights. In August 2018, the companies expanded the partnership to enable Verizon to resell the stand-alone ShotSpotter solution in addition to the integrated solution as part of the Light Sensory Network.
Also looked up the Light Sensory Network, as I’d read lately that Dallas was a smart city and was getting or had smart street lights. Found out about this company from my search and learned that it was acquired by Verizon:
Here is a post from a Massachusetts anti-radical sex ed group:
AM 🔥🔥🔥 CALL TO ACTION 🔥🔥🔥
The MA State Senate will vote on the Sex Ed Mandate on Thursday! Call your Senator. And contact Senate President Karen Spilka, 617-722-1500, karen.spilka@masenate.gov. Flood the state house with calls beginning Monday morning! Share this movie!
SB263 would mandate a specific type of sex ed curriculum called Comprehensive Sexuality Education (CSE) which is explicit. PP is very actively involved in inserting their own version of CSE in MA schools, but for them any CSE curriculum would probably do since they all result in sexualizing children and creating a revenue stream for themselves, selling STI treatments, transgender hormone therapy, and of course abortions to sexually actively students.
And another post from this group: Look was comes with Planned Parenthood’s Get Real curriculum kit. Notice the grape flavored dental dam to be used for oral sex. Sick. This isn’t sex ed. It’s grooming. Sexually active children become Planned Parenthood customers! Get Real is now being taught in about 150 schools across the state. Is it in your child’s school? Find out and post about it here. Oppose the Sex-Ed Mandate. The MA Senate is voting on it this Thursday. Call your Senator!
And some replies to this post:
I live in Boston my daughter attends a BPS. I know they have sex Ed. It says it on the website. My daughters school when me and my mother went to a meeting called everyone out about it because everything on the sex Ed list from kindergarten my daughter had done in a program called “second step” trying to play it off like it’s not the same. You have no idea the battle. I’ve been called a racist. Hung up on. Walked out of parent council meetings. I am about an inch away of pulling my daughter out.
I hear you. Public schools are no longer safe for our kids. I recommend people homeschool, do an online school, or private school if they can.
my mother bought my daughter a laptop and a whole setup for chrismtas she tells me everyday to do online school. Right around christmas time I want to say a little before break was the straw that broke the camels back. My daughter told me about a book they were reading for whatever curriculum it is there’s so many names now before it was reading writing math now it’s all different 🤦🏻♀️🤣 and tells me she doesn’t want to go to sleep she thinks she’s going to have a nightmare I’m like what?! She’s like the girl in the book she got shot in the head by the taliban the bad men came on the school bus and shot her and her friend in the head. Dear god it was like the exorcist came out of me.
I’m sorry But my daughter is 7 she has a long time before she realizes the world is mostly crap I would prefer her not to have to read about anyone getting shot in the head at school. The explanation I got was the lesson schools around the world how other kids have to live and I’m just like 🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄 I get the lesson but not appropriate for a 7 year Old. Don’t care that’s my opinion
And anohter post from this group:
WARNING GRAPHIC CONTENT
Planned Parenthood’s Get Real curriculum sends students to their website where kids can watch videos like this to learn how to consent to sex.
PP’s Get Real Teen Council trains students as young as 15 to teach students as young as 12 how to consent to sex. This is not education. It. Is. Grooming.
PP is on the panel that is rewriting the sex ed standards in MA.
And yet another post from this group:
Comprehensive Sexuality Education isn’t the only way kids are being exposed to sexually explicit content in school. Books masquerading as literature that contain vulgarities and XXX-rated obscenities can be found in school libraries and on suggested reading lists for students.
I recently had the pleasure of speaking to Debbie DeGroff, author of Between the Covers, What’s Inside a Children’s Book, whose exhaustive evaluation of hundreds of titles contains a wealth of information for parents. This article highlights the valuable work that Debbie has accomplished and provides useful advice for what parents should do about objectionable books that they find in their child’s school.
“DeGroff says this: “Objectors are dangerous book burners but librarians dumping books in the dark are conscientious weeders. Go figure (p. 73).”
The problem is not just the library, but within classrooms, where teachers give students suggested reading lists. DeGroff paints a picture that will leave any concerned adult heartbroken but also angry. Current themes for younger children include many titles that promote gender confusion and homosexual parenting but also the distorted messages of other “social justice” agendas.
And for middle and high schoolers, no subject is off limits, with soul-crushing stories that explicitly depict teens molested by fathers; engaging in oral, anal, or vaginal sex; identifying as homosexual or the opposite gender; getting an abortion; using drugs and alcohol; engaging in student/teacher sex; suicidal, depressed, violent, or suffering horrendous bullying; or who mock or disobey parents.”
I’m saddened to share that our 7th grader (foster care adoption learning challenges) brought a book home about a child whose mother was in jail due to killing the child’s twin sister. There was more to it regarding an alcoholic father who was raising her. I was mad. I contacted the English Teacher and her response was NOT appropriate. Basically, she shared that they only get into deeper content in High School….Wrong Answer…we pulled our child in 8th grade due to additional blips in the system. I’m so saddened due to both of us being Public School Advocates.
The ALA has definitely been taken over by social justice ideologues. I’m looking for a Tweet from them from around 2016 where they were angry that all existing books, including non-fiction, are “too white” & they wanted to burn all of them & replace them with postmodernist garbage that supports these narratives like “transgender as a preferred identity”, but here’s someone else in the library community echoing the same ideas in 2019: https://www.theblaze.com/news/library-collections-proliferate-whiteness-with-their-very-existence-library-journal-tweet-promotes-feminist-librarians-perspective When the ideology is coming from the top in a national association like this, it affects all libraries as a whole. Social justice warriors are also taught too seek jobs like librarian, or teacher, or administrator, or professor, because that’s where they can be the most effective at controlling information & indoctrinating children. (more below) I wondered about where the Newbury Public Library was in this infection… they are in deep. Somebody sent me pics of some of the books on display there… it’s bad. They’re over-promoting social justice ideology & it’s sub-cult transgenderism.
I should go to the Dalton public library and check out the children’s books. Then post here. I’ll put a reminder in my phone
What I found at Dalton public library. Some others are checked out 😥😥
Thank you for posting [name redacted]. Consider doing what was suggested in this article and put together a list of books that parents should be aware of and distribute it to parents that you know. I highly recommend ordering Debbie DeGroff’s book that I referenced in the post above. Here’s the link to her site: https://www.whatsinsidechildrensbooks.com/about-the-book/
And yet another post from this group:
ATTENTION LYNN PARENTS
🔥🔥🔥WARNING – GRAPHIC CONTENT🔥🔥🔥
The Lynn School District uses Informed and In Charge curriculum from Girls, Inc. to teach sex ed. See what your kids are being exposed to at http://www.scarleteen.com, listed as a recommended website for teens in the curriculum.
Links to various articles on the homepage include the following:
“Impurity Culture: Pregnancy and Fear” – makes a mockery of the biblical story of the virgin Mary. “But often when young people with uteruses who are growing up in purity culture internalize this fear of divine pregnancy, it’s for the exact opposite reason: they believe they have been bad, and deserve to be punished.” (Notice also the use of the phrase, “young people with uteruses”… this is transgender indoctrination.)
“How to Approach Sexual Fantasy and Desire on Your Own Terms” – asserts that connecting to sexual fantasies is a way to rekindle a healthy relationship with desire. “It can be helpful to rely on other people’s fantasies to inspire your own, which is why many people use audiovisual media, like TV, movies, and pornography, for inspiration.”
“A Guide to Accessing Abortion Care – Even When It Looks Hard” – breaks down the cost of getting an abortion and explains ways to overcome “barriers” to abortion. “Let’s say one day you find out you’re pregnant. And let’s say that after considering your options – carrying the pregnancy to term and becoming a parent, adoption, or abortion – you’ve decided that the best choice for you is to terminate your pregnancy. That’s fine!”
“Becoming Out: a totally non-exhaustive, step by step guide to coming out” – offers tips for coming out to family and friends. “You might want to be able to tell your best friend all the squee-inducing details about the new crush you’ve got, but your parents or professors may get a much more restrained version!”
They even have a “One Stop Safer Sex Shop”, where teens can buy condoms or lube from the “Slippery Slope Stockpile”. Here’s the description for lube:
“Does sex with barriers feel more like sex with barriers than sex with a person? Are condoms breaking? Do you or your partners often feel sore or uncomfortable with sexual activities like intercourse, masturbation or manual sex? Does sex with condoms feel a lot less good than it does without? Are you always using plenty on lubricant before and during sexual activities? No? Then that may be one of your big missing pieces that can change any or even all of that. A little lube inside a barrier and plenty on the outside, on hands with masturbation or manual sex with a partner, and used before and during any sex with entry goes a very long way when it comes to pleasure, comfort and also helps barriers to be as effective as they can at preventing pregnancy or sexually transmitted illness.” (Notice the use of the word “illness” as opposed to the word disease or infection to follow the words sexually transmitted. This is an effort to de-stigmatize STIs and make them seem normal and natural to kids, akin to the common cold. SO DANGEROUS.)
And the Lynn School Board wonders why they have a pregnancy epidemic on their hands?! Their pregnancy rate is more than triple the state rate for girls ages 15 to 19. More than 1 in 5 teens report that CSE makes them feel pressured to have sex. Add to that the high failure rate of birth control and condoms for that age group and the false sense of security that contraception provides, it’s no wonder why there were 57 pregnant students last year and 21 chlamydia cases reported this past November, just three months into the current school year.
Sexualized kids = higher rates of pregnancy and STIs. THIS. IS. NOT. ROCKET. SCIENCE.
If SB 263 passes, the MA State Legislature will have signed into law the mandating of teaching minor children how to consent to sex, which is unlawful activity under MGL. c.265,§ 23. SB 263 DOES NOT specify any guidelines regarding age appropriateness for certain content, which means that there will be no defined limits as to what age children may be taught how to consent to sex.
In this bill, “age appropriate” is vaguely defined to include the “developing cognitive, emotional, social, and behavioral capacity typical for that age or age group.” SB 263 Section 1 (pg. 4 of 7, lines 29-31). Who will define what is age appropriate?
Also, this bill will REQUIRE that “consent” be taught, which is defined in the bill as “affirmative, conscious, and voluntary agreement to engage in interpersonal, physical, or sexual activity.” SB 263 Section 1 (pg. 4 of 7, lines 32-33). How can a minor child legally consent to sex?
Keep in mind, that Comprehensive Sexuality Education, which teaches minors how to consent to sex, is already currently being taught in many MA districts to students as young as 12 years old. Is it age-appropriate to teach 12 year old children to consent to sex? MA legislators and the Department of Education think so!
Watch this video put out by Informed Parents of CA, explaining how teaching consent to children opens up the door to legalizing pedophilia. This is serious! SB 263 and HB 410 must be opposed! Contact your legislators today! Oppose CSE in your school district!
And yet another post from this group:
Read this very informative article on the medical conspiracy that is victimizing our children. It’s not just children that are being targeted, but parents are too.
“Since the updated 2017 version of the Endocrine Society’s guidelines were published —which were even more liberal and argued for starting patients on cross-sex hormones earlier while minimizing the psychological evaluation of the child — the approach now has been to train the parents psychologically to accept transition as the route to a new destiny for their child, he explained.”
Interesting to note, that Boston doctor Norman Spack transported this madness from Europe when he opened up the first transgender clinic for children at Boston’s Children Hospital in 2007. Now there are dozens of these types of clinics across the country. I have mentioned Dr. Spack and his mad science before. In the file section of this group, find notes on a bogus study about transgender kids that he is conducting, funded by your tax dollars.
The educational system and the medical complex have joined forces to victimize our children. Oppose transgender indoctrination in your child’s school!
And yet another post from this group: This is shared from the Planned Parenthood League of Massachusetts FB page. This is exactly what PP is teaching kids through their “Get Real” curriculum being used in some MA schools. Is “Get Real” in your child’s school? Find out and post about it here. Stop CSE! And here is the post quoted: Everyone deserves the right to comprehensive sex ed
This is a quote from the StriveTogether (ImpactTulsa) Data Sharing Playbook:
“And, above all, the first rule of data systems is to never begin by talking about data systems. Instead, start with your shared commitment to achieving something great for kids, and the places where data could make you more responsive and better prepared.”
Here is the reason why ImpactTulsa is preying on TU and TPS: you have to have the community’s trust if you want to data-mine children and ruin the curriculum: “What these [public schools, universities, etc] organizations have in common is a mission to know as much or more than anybody about what national and local data can be brought to bear on different questions, and to contextualize that data for system and community leaders. As such, their most important asset isn’t technical acumen, but rather the trust their communities have in them as unbiased space where different districts and public agencies can agree to share, compare, and analyze sensitive information.”
Here is a post from the Utah anti-Common Core group:
This again….
This is why I’ve been asking every governor candidate if they favor an elected State School Board or a governor-appointed one.
The governor lost a lot of control when he could no longer pick & choose which candidates got on the ballot. I don’t care who the next governor is, the State School Board should be elected.
And I don’t want to hear the excuse that most people don’t know who their board member is. Most people don’t know who their state legislators are & we still elect them.
It’s like our representatives have turned their backs on us.
Or is it time we realize that representation is a myth.
I’ve seen a real shift in the attitudes of the legislators since SB54 has insulated them from much of the vulnerability of reelection. They are more imperious, and more impervious to public feedback. Shame on them.
I’m still trying to figure out if it would effect Common Core reforms if the State Superintendent was appointed vs. elected. Of course, I believe it should be elected, but I also believe the position is unconstitutional by US Constitution. There shouldn’t be a state superintendent…the position is too far away from local citizens. The State Superintendents club (which all Superintendents report to, whether appointed or elected) is wholly bought and paid for by Planned Parenthood and UNESCO allies and this club tells Superintendents how to execute federal education law at the state level. THAT. IS. NOT. REPRESENTATION. Any way you slice it, it smells. And, Comprehensive Sexuality Education continues to ram its way into local curriculum as it simultaneously takes down parental rights to control local curriculum.
Gov Herbert has been using the children and people for years. He never has cared… just about him. He’s not good for Utah.
And another post from this group:
This may not be the forum to ask this question, but I am hitting a wall. If not allowed please delete.
Is there a law or laws that protect a child’s right to contact their parent while at school. For example, let’s say a child is anxious one day and maybe needs to speak with a parent, it’s not a common occurrence so it should be an issue, but the office makes an ordeal over it and the child isn’t allowed to call home. Or maybe a child has a health concern such a migraines, and the onset requires immediate attention to prevent debilitating symptoms for days. The teacher has been made aware of the situation, but refused to let the student call home for their preventive medicine. This has become a repetitive issue and is causing distress and days lost of school following the incidents. Is there anything a parent can do besides talk with the principal. Are there any laws someone can refer to prior to speaking with the principal? Thank you in advance.
And some replies to this post:
504 would be one official way of doing it. There is also the right for academic accommodations, which might work. The other thing is to check with your local school district’s actual policies on cell phones or calls. If they don’t have one, contact your school board member, and ask them to add it. I know Alpine is currently updating their cell phone and electronic device policy. That might be something that should be an option. I have always told my kids if they were ever uncomfortable in any situation, including at school, they should call me, and I would come get them. My kids have used this, not more than once, but it was good to know they felt they had that option. Start there, and if the school board isn’t willing to make a policy, then the next step is legislative. I prefer trying to work things out locally, because that usually has the best result.
While we’re discussing this, the phone at our kids school is a speaker phone in the wall and the secretaries listen in on the conversations. It that legal? That seems insane to me!
that is terrible. Imagine a 6th grade girl having to ask for a tampon or any child doesn’t make it to the bathroom and they have to ask for it over a speaker in front of everyone.
I asked my mom (an elementary principal), and she says in Utah there is a parents rights law. She can’t remember exactly what it says because she’s at home right now (her copy of it is at the school). But hopefully that does at least give you a starting point.
Great last line: “When we force kids to learn syntax, we reinforce the idea that if something is not a blatantly employable skill, it’s not valuable. Adults can learn syntax. Only kids can learn to embrace curiosity.”
I haven’t looked at all of the different children’s coding books, but the ones I have and have seen focus very little on syntax. Visual program languages teach some very basic syntax, and more focus on design and development. It teaches problem solving and promotes creativity. After going through a book for Scratch, my 7 year old started exploring his own ideas and fiddling with different concepts. I’d much rather have my kids exploring the world of coding than watching tv or playing video games. There were a couple of good points in this article but for the most part I disagree. (Also speaking as a software developer)
I applaud you for teaching your child from coding books that you can see. Aside from any coding program’s use of syntax, or not, my concern with coding curriculum in schools and libraries is its progressive political focus. The major online coding programs being used in K-12 are owned by progressives and contain political ideology within their message. For instance, they will run kids through a basic coding scenario and the scenario is about solving climate change, etc. I don’t think most Utah parents understand why the Obama administration pushed so hard for online coding programs in K-12. The reason was simple…to push an ideology that could be enforced through Common Core assessments.
Here is an article from The Strident Conservative:
“The company has struck deals that grant it access to troves of patient data; ‘We want to be helpful’ 🥺 By Rob Copeland, Dana Mattioli and Melanie Evans Jan. 11, 2020 12:15 am ET PALO ALTO, Calif.—Roughly a year ago, Google offered health-data company Cerner Corp. an unusually rich proposal.
Cerner was interviewing Silicon Valley giants to pick a storage provider for 250 million health records, one of the largest collections of U.S. patient data. Google dispatched former chief executive Eric Schmidt to personally pitch Cerner over several phone calls and offered around $250 million in discounts and incentives, people familiar with the matter say.
Google had a bigger goal in pushing for the deal than dollars and cents: a way to expand its effort to collect, analyze and aggregate health data on millions of Americans. Google representatives were vague in answering questions about how Cerner’s data would be used, making the health-care company’s executives wary, the people say. Eventually, Cerner struck a storage deal with Amazon.com Inc. instead.
The failed Cerner deal reveals an emerging challenge to Google’s move into health care: gaining the trust of health care partners and the public. So far, that has hardly slowed the search giant.
Google has struck partnerships with some of the country’s largest hospital systems and most-renowned health-care providers, many of them vast in scope and few of their details previously reported. In just a few years, the company has achieved the ability to view or analyze tens of millions of patient health records in at least three-quarters of U.S. states, according to a Wall Street Journal analysis of contractual agreements.
Why Google Is Pushing Into Health Data
SUBSCRIBE In certain instances, the deals allow Google to access personally identifiable health information without the knowledge of patients or doctors. The company can review complete health records, including names, dates of birth, medications and other ailments, according to people familiar with the deals.
The prospect of tech giants’ amassing huge troves of health records has raised concerns among lawmakers, patients and doctors, who fear such intimate data could be used without individuals’ knowledge or permission, or in ways they might not anticipate.
Google is developing a search tool, similar to its flagship search engine, in which patient information is stored, collated and analyzed by the company’s engineers, on its own servers. The portal is designed for use by doctors and nurses, and eventually perhaps patients themselves, though some Google staffers would have access sooner.
Google executives and some health systems say that detailed data sharing has the potential to improve health outcomes. Large troves of data help fuel algorithms Google is creating to detect lung cancer, eye disease and kidney injuries. Hospital executives have long sought better electronic record systems to reduce error rates and cut down on paperwork.
Dr. David Feinberg, head of Google Health. PHOTO: MIKE BLAKE/REUTERS In his first extensive interview since joining the search giant last January, the head of Google Health, Dr. David Feinberg, says the tech giant’s push into health care is motivated more by the greater good than profits. “I came here to make people healthy, I’m not here to sell them ads,” Dr. Feinberg says. “Google is so good at being helpful. We want to be helpful with knowledge, success, health and happiness.”
A Google spokesman sent an email saying the health systems it works with “own their data, and we can only process it according to their instructions.”
Legally, the information gathered by Google can be used for purposes beyond diagnosing illnesses, under laws enacted during the dial-up era. U.S. federal privacy laws make it possible for health-care providers, with little or no input from patients, to share data with certain outside companies. That applies to partners, like Google, with significant presences outside health care. The company says its intentions in health are unconnected with its advertising business, which depends largely on data it has collected on users of its many services, including email and maps.
Medical information is perhaps the last bounty of personal data yet to be scooped up by technology companies. The health data-gathering efforts of other tech giants such as Amazon and International Business Machines Corp. face skepticism from physician and patient advocates. But Google’s push in particular has set off alarm bells in the industry, including over privacy concerns. U.S. senators, as well as health-industry executives, are questioning Google’s expansion and its potential for commercializing personal data.
In one previously undisclosed example, Google reached an extensive agreement last year with Intermountain Healthcare that allowed the Utah hospital system to share with Google medical records including names and other identity-revealing details, people at both companies say. The hospital system and Google planned to apply Google’s search tool to Intermountain patient records.
An Intermountain spokesman now says that project didn’t go forward.
Under the Microscope Google has struck partnerships with large U.S. health systems that give the company access to tens of millions of health records. Here is one of the systems and their data agreement.
Mayo Clinic
Rochester, Minn.
9.9 million
electronic health records
6,400
doctors
20
hospitals
Health
facilities
in 4 states
Data shared with Google:
None yet, but the agreement allows Google access to patient health records, including data that identify individual patients.
Note: Figures as of December 2019; doctors figure includes residents
Source: the health system Another partnership with the Rochester, Minn.-based Mayo Clinic allows Google access to personally identifiable information when needed, Mayo says. When the arrangement was announced in September, the hospital system said publicly that data wouldn’t include names or other identifiable details.
Mayo Clinic and Intermountain say their deals with the search giant are structured to protect patient privacy and security.
The issue began drawing widespread attention in November, when The Wall Street Journal reported on Google’s “Project Nightingale” partnership with Ascension, a Catholic chain of 2,600 hospitals, doctors’ offices and facilities, to crunch detailed information on 50 million patient records across 20 states and the District of Columbia.
Outcry over the Ascension deal, including a federal inquiry and objections from patients, shocked executives inside Google, and opened fissures in its top ranks over how to proceed, according to people with knowledge of the discussions. The head of Google Health, Dr. Feinberg, pushed to tell the public more about his division’s operations, but met resistance from longtime staffers who cite the company’s tradition of keeping potential new products under wraps.
A Google spokesman says the company has been transparent in its work in the field, publishing its research and making some data sets public.
Dr. Feinberg says the company was mistaken to begin building such a large, sensitive program outside of the public eye. At the outset, it wasn’t clear how the project would advance beyond initial, experimental steps. “We didn’t know what we were doing,” says Dr. Feinberg, a trained child psychiatrist and former chief executive of Pennsylvania hospital system Geisinger.
Dr. Feinberg’s triage is ongoing. On its website, Google’s cloud computing division until recently listed as a customer the large nonprofit health system Kaiser Permanente, something hospital representatives say isn’t accurate. Google removed the listing after inquiries from the Journal.
“We are not actively doing anything today with Google,” says Kaiser Permanente vice president Elizabeth McGlynn. “We have to be very clear about who shares our values about protecting patient privacy. Not every tech company can satisfy that standard, and a lot of them come with baggage they have earned.”
The roots of Google’s move into health stretch back before the company’s founding in 1999.
Three years earlier, President Bill Clinton signed the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act, or HIPAA, into law. The legislation was intended to help individuals maintain their health plans and combat rising costs by accelerating a shift to electronic health records. Its more famous legacy, however, has become its rules on health data.
President Clinton signs the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act in 1996. PHOTO: J. SCOTT APPLEWHITE/ASSOCIATED PRESS Though patients commonly believe HIPAA prevents doctors from sharing their data, in practice it can do the opposite. The rules are written broadly enough for health-care systems to share personally identifiable patient data with a broad array of business associates for help with functions closely related to health care, such as quality assurance or practice management.
So long as hospitals post notices that such agreements generally exist, they don’t have to tell patients proactively who these third parties are or what personal data they can access.
Google has long seen health data as a natural extension of its stated mission to organize information. Parent Alphabet Inc. also boasts divisions that work on extending life, early detection of disease, wearable devices and drone delivery for prescriptions.
In 2011, Google shut down a one-stop medical-records collection platform that required patients to input personal information themselves. “Few consumers,” said one research analyst, “are interested in a digital filing cabinet for their records.”
A few years later, under the code name “Guardian,” Google began building exactly that—except in a way that didn’t give patients choice in the matter.
At first glance, Guardian, currently in testing, looks much like the company’s flagship search engine. Type in a patient name and a pull-down menu offers auto-fill suggestions. One click reveals personal patient information like vital tests, surgical history and identifiable information—culled in real-time from health system data portals.
Ascension, based in St. Louis, was eager to pilot the program. The chain’s records, like many hospitals’, are a patchwork maze with little consistency from state to state, impeding efforts to standardize care.
Ascension executives told a small circle of staff about the project in May at meetings attended by Google staffers who passed out free Google T-shirts, pins and notebooks. Millions of patient records were soon shared. Among the goals laid out in internal documents reviewed by the Journal: to predict procedures that patients might need, and identify “missed opportunities for revenue.”
Ascension
‘Project Nightingale’
St. Louis
50 million
electronic health records
6,700
doctors
150
hospitals
Health
facilities
in 20 states
and D.C.
Data shared with Google:
Patient health records, including:
Diagnoses
Names
Laboratory
results
Other details that identify
individual patients
Note: Figures as of January 2020; doctors include those employed by Ascension
Source: the health system After the Journal’s report, Ascension narrowed network access among its own staff and some at Google to information about Project Nightingale, people familiar with the matter say, adding that Ascension hasn’t re-examined its Google ties.
Federal investigators in the Department of Health and Human Services’ Office of Civil Rights in recent weeks began interviewing people close to Project Nightingale as part of an inquiry into what regulators called the “mass collection of individuals’ medical records” and whether security or privacy were sacrificed. Google earlier said it would cooperate, and an HHS spokeswoman declined to give an update.
Ascension’s innovations and strategy chief, Eduardo Conrado, says hospital officials retain oversight of Google, control the data and audit access. “In all of this work, access to our private cloud and the clinical information contained within it is controlled, logged and monitored by Ascension,” Mr. Conrado said in an email.
Google Health’s roughly 1,000 employees are headquartered in a beige, unmarked office complex a few miles from Google’s sprawling Mountain View, Calif., main campus.
The head of Google Health, Dr. Feinberg, is a former Pennsylvania hospital system executive who joined Google one year ago. Dr. Feinberg holds medical and business degrees and exercises for two hours each day beginning at 4 a.m. He boasts about his $5 Wal-Mart fleece jacket, and is an astrology enthusiast.
“I’m positive,” Dr. Feinberg says to a reporter good naturedly, if inaccurately, “you’re Sagittarius.”
Dr. Feinberg says Google should be more transparent about its plans in health care, though he won’t say how many personal health records the company can currently view.
Reiterating what Google has told lawmakers and industry executives in private meetings over the past two months, Dr. Feinberg says he operates on a personal directive from Mr. Schmidt: “Don’t worry about making money.”
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When it comes to Google Health initiatives such as using artificial intelligence to diagnose illnesses, Dr. Feinberg says the company may give consumers a choice on whether to participate.
“All that other scary stuff—we’re going to be so explicit about it,” Dr. Feinberg says. “Most people I think would say ‘Yeah, it’s great.’ And some people can say, ‘I hate Google, no.’ ”
He says he wants patients to be fully informed of how their data may be used: “I want to get the moment of consent there.”
Yet he is reluctant to allow people to opt out of Google’s core health-search tool. He likens that to a physician knowingly offering substandard care, he says.
“If you believe me that all we are doing is organizing that information to make it easier for your doctor, I’m going to get a little paternalistic here: I’m never going to let that get opted out,” Dr. Feinberg says. “It’s going to screw up your treatment. We’re not going to be able to take care of you.”
Dr. Feinberg says he can see how the company’s track record might make that a tough pill to swallow. Google Health’s DeepMind unit three years ago admitted errors in accessing 1.6 million U.K. patient records.
“There’s a disbelief that what we say we’re doing is what we are actually doing. And I think that’s Google’s fault,” says Dr. Feinberg, 57. “There’s been missteps, right? We’ve got to own that. And that’s why we’ve got to do even better.”
The Google spokesman’s email said the company is proud of its efforts in the field, which are focused on using its expertise to “boost access to quality care, free up providers’ time so they can focus on patients, and expand the frontiers of medicine.”
There are other deals that bear a resemblance to the Ascension arrangement.
Intermountain has for roughly a year had an agreement that permits Google access to patient health records, according to people familiar with the matter. The scope of the agreement, and its lack of detailed public disclosure, is similar to Google’s Ascension partnership. Intermountain discussed working on a beta version of Google’s Guardian search tool with patient medical records.
Intermountain spokesman Daron Cowley said the hospital didn’t share data that identified patients with Google. He said Intermountain’s agreement with Google continues, but said it has no current projects with the company.
Google and its partners say patient data being shared is often “de-identified,” or aggregated without personal information such as names and birth dates, but there are indications that avoiding such details is likely to be a challenge.
University of Chicago Medical Center
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Patient medical records stripped of data that directly identify individuals, such as names, addresses and phone numbers. Shared records include:
Dates of medical care, a potential identifier
Note: Facility and doctor figures as of 2018; doctors include those who are faculty physicians
Source: the health system A federal lawsuit from a patient in Illinois alleges that one such arrangement between Google and University of Chicago Medical Center includes information that could be traced back to an individual using other data the search-engine holds.
Google and the University of Chicago deny that, saying they comply with federal privacy laws and have moved to dismiss the lawsuit.
“You can’t put knowledge in a box,” said Deven McGraw, an advisor to Alphabet’s life-sciences arm and chief regulatory officer of health startup Ciitizen. “If people can learn things, machines can learn things better and faster. It can’t be contained.”
In September, Google and the Mayo Clinic announced a partnership to “solve complex health care problems.” Patient data would remain private and devoid of identifiable personal information, Mayo officials said then.
What neither Mayo nor Google disclosed at the time was that the Mayo contract with Google permits Mayo to share personally identifiable health data in the future, executives say. “It was not our intention to mislead the public,” Mayo Chief Information Officer Cris Ross now says.
The Mayo Clinic campus in Rochester, Minn. PHOTO: JIM MONE/ASSOCIATED PRESS Mr. Ross and Google both say Mayo hasn’t yet shared personal patient data with the search giant, and that it would do so only if absolutely necessary. A Mayo spokeswoman says the health system may split with Google rights to products developed under the partnership.
“We have a moral obligation,” Mr. Ross says, “to pursue discovery and advance cures for people.”
As Google has moved to expand its data collection, some potential partners have been put off by what they viewed as the company’s aggressive maneuvers to acquire data without providing enough information on how it would be used.
Google pushed one medical-data manager not to share data with other companies, according to a person familiar with the pitch.
As part of its huge offer for Cerner, whose software is embedded in doctors’ offices in 30 countries, Google used its size to its advantage. Google Cloud executives offered that other arms of the conglomerate would buy unspecified other services from Cerner, people familiar with the matter say.
Cerner ultimately accepted a less generous offer from Amazon, in part because the company decided Amazon was more trustworthy on security, according to one of these people.
Existing players in the health-care data market also fear that the tech giant will gain too much power in their industry. Some hospital and technology executives say they declined deals with Google lest it become a future competitor.
“We could never pin down Google on what their true business model was,” says a Cerner executive involved in the discussions.
Everyone should read this. Twice. HOLY COW 🐄 Experian announced that ‘every person in the U.S. population, of an estimated 328 million Americans, have been assigned a unique Universal Patient Identifier’. The ID is ‘not intended’ to be ‘patient-facing’ and is ‘not known to the patient’. So…patient doesn’t see this number but who else does? Insurance, employers, colleges, databrokers, risk-managers and profilers? Tied to student P-20 unique identifier, new digital driver’s licenses?
Isn’t it amazing that many of us are aware of what is really taking place – I keep thinking of the lecture Soros gave in 2007 concerning a need for a new monetary system and then the Senate hearing which former Under Sec. George Ball stated : “To achieve such a free trading environment we must do far more than merely reduce or eliminate tariffs. We must move in the direction of common fiscal concepts, a common monetary policy, and common ideas of commercial responsibility”.
“…Implied in this, of course, is a considerable erosion of the rigid concepts of national sovereignty…”
And now since the USMCA has been signed by our president – We now have [ as I knew would happen , giving IMF complete authority over our monetary system .. USMCA Art. 33.1 defines “Article IV Staff Report” as the report prepared by the IMF respecting a country’s adherence to Art. IV, Section 3 (b) of the IMF Articles of Agreement. Section 3 provides that the IMF shall oversee the compliance of each member with its obligations under Section 1 of Article IV. Section 1 requires each member to “direct its economic and financial policies toward the objective of fostering orderly economic growth with reasonable price stability”, and to foster “orderly underlying economic and financial conditions and a monetary system that does not tend to produce erratic disruptions” [i.e., our economy is to be planned by the IMF].
USMCA Art. 33.6 establishes a Macroeconomic Committee which “shall monitor the implementation of this Chapter and its further elaboration.” Paragraph 5 of Art. 33.6 empowers the Committee to amend and issue “interpretations” of Chapter 33; and declares that such interpretations “shall be deemed to be an interpretation issued pursuant to a decision by consensus of the Commission.” USMCA Art. 1.4 defines “Commission” as “the Free Trade Commission” established under USMCA Art. 30.1.
WELCOME TO THE NEW WORLD ORDER – WE JUST LOST OUR SOVEREIGNTY ..
James Perloff’s article, Council On Foreign Relations – Influencing American Government, speaks of how the World Bank and IMF act as
“…a loan-guarantee scheme for multinational banks. When a loan to a foreign country goes awry, the World Bank and IMF step in with taxpayer money, ensuring that the private banks continue to receive interest payments. Furthermore, the World Bank and IMF dictate conditions to the countries receiving bailouts, thus giving the bankers a measure of political control over indebted nations.”
A lot of people do not expect an international money fund to be involved in environment — it’s where the money is: And the USMCA treaty gave IMF complete authority over our monetary system – The Treaty surrenders the United States’ power over money and our economy to the IMF. USMCA Art. 33.1 defines “Article IV Staff Report” as the report prepared by the IMF respecting a country’s adherence to Art. IV, Section 3 (b) of the IMF Articles of Agreement. Section 3 provides that the IMF shall oversee the compliance of each member with its obligations under Section 1 of Article IV. Section 1 requires each member to “direct its economic and financial policies toward the objective of fostering orderly economic growth with reasonable price stability”, and to foster “orderly underlying economic and financial conditions and a monetary system that does not tend to produce erratic disruptions” [i.e., our economy is to be planned by the IMF].
“If we are to remain a world leader in financial technology, it is vital that this committee not embrace reactionary laws against cryptocurrency.” Rep. Ted Budd
And a reply to this post:
I wrote about this Rep who happens to represent the district o live in. I can forward you the research.
Ron Hammond, Manager of Government Relations for Ripple, Former Legislative Lead for the Token Taxonomy Act, Former Legislative Assistant for Rep. Warren Davidson (OH-8), To amend the Securities Act of 1933 and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to exclude digital tokens from the definition of a security, to direct the Securities and Exchange Commission to enact certain regulatory changes regarding digital units secured through public key cryptography, to adjust taxation of virtual currencies held in individual retirement accounts, to create a tax exemption for exchanges of one virtual currency for another, to create a de minimis exemption from taxation for gains realized from the sale or exchange of virtual currency for other than cash, and for other purposes. Text – H.R.2144 – 116th Congress (2019-2020): Token Taxonomy Act of 2019
Ripple PARTNER GATES FOUNDATION mobile money projects in developing world to go live this year
Major mobile money projects in Africa and Asia being run by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation will go live as early as the middle of this year, giving some of the world’s poorest people access to financial services.
He is a partner with that group so is Ripple , [name redacted] Ryan Zagone is a rep with Ripple and works with Better Than Cash Alliance , He is also a member of Federal Reserve Fast Track Payment Advisory Board..
I know that Gates is tied to ID2020 as well. And Accenture is tied to ID2020 as well as that Digital Dollar Foundation. Is Gates also tied to the Digital Dollar Foundation by any chance? And can you find a direct tie between ID2020 and World Bank’s ID4D?
I know that the Gates Foundation is involved in ID4D and I have this in my files –
If any of you read these bills – I want to remind all of you that David Leaser IBM rep. gave a lecture at the Mobile World Congress which he showed and stated 22 types of jobs will be redundant … If any of you think a child sitting in front of a computer will use critical thinking , I have an island and bridge to sale you .. ..
Common Core Diva Lynne :HR 1485 is only 12 pages long, but is steeped in pure UN (United Nations led) agenda. How? STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and, Math) and STEAM (same as STEM, but add ‘the Arts’) will be the biggest tools used against all Americans to fill the ‘shortage’ of skilled labor.”
I may have tied Bloomberg to the ID2020 stuff for the homeless in Austin:
Stolen and lost identification often keeps the 7,000 homeless in Austin, Texas, from getting critical services such as medical care, housing, and potential employment. To help solve such issues, the city wants to use blockchain, the same underlying technology behind bitcoin.
The technology could be used to create unique digital identifiers for homeless people, allowing them to reestablish the credibility of their housing, health, and employment records and help put them on the road to recovery.
The idea is one of 35 that Bloomberg Philanthropies selected from over 300 applications for the testing phase of its 2018 US Mayors Challenge. The challenge asked American cities for technology and data solutions for their most pressing challenges and awarded up to $100,000 in grants for each winning city to experiment with and refine their ideas. The ideas will be re-evaluated in August. Four cities will be awarded $1 million and one will receive a grand prize of $5 million to implement their ideas.
Other proposals include that of Cary, North Carolina, which wants to combat opioid abuse by testing a system for measuring the concentration of opioid metabolites in sewage. The system would map out real-time opioid consumption and enable proactive, neighborhood-based interventions.
now you’ll ow why that TX University hosted the Bitcoin conference. [name redacted[l, if you don’t have the link, [name redacted] can send it to you. Alison Hawver McDowell, once again, what happens on one state is happening in the others.
Setting up for this in Tulsa
Microsoft is tied to ID2020 (and I bet Gates is as well). Gates is already tied to the Tulsa Public Schools too.
George Kaiser’s Chief investment officer, Robert Thomas, worked as an investment offiicer for Microsoft and Bill Gates himself! https://www.gkff.org/who-we-are/staff/
Here’s a fun one! “The Series D investment was led by Saudi Aramco Energy Ventures (SAEV), the corporate venturing subsidiary of Saudi Arabia’s National Oil Company – Saudi Aramco; and Tulsa Oklahoma based George Kaiser Family Foundation (GKFF).” https://saev.com/events/2015_events3.html
Here is a post from another friend of mine:
This is a specific EDUCATION goal from the RESILIENT TULSA Report:
Engage Tulsa’s primary industries, such as energy, healthcare, and aerospace employers, to strategically address and close industry-specific skills gaps. The City of Tulsa will amplify and facilitate focused conversations about discrete skill needs with local industry leaders. Emphasis will be on skills that employees must have in order to succeed, rather than on baseline credentials. As a result of their recommendations, the Tulsa Regional Chamber, Tulsa technical schools, and Workforce Tulsa will be able to better match skilled jobseekers with available positions. Academic institutions will adopt recommendations by better tailoring their programs to necessary and in-demand skills.
Read the entire report, which calls for the use of “fees for service” = PAY FOR SUCCESS contracts, at the link below.
EVERYTHING IS DONE FOR A SUCCESS METRIC. It’s not about genuine concern for neighbors, it’s not progressive, and it’s not honest. This is IMPACT INVESTING.
RESILIENT TULSA is, in essence, the TRANSFER OF MUNICIPAL AUTHORITY TO THE TULSA REGIONAL CHAMBER OF COMMERCE. This is related to UN AGENDA 21.
Here is a post from the Massachusetts anti-radical sex ed group:
The Sex-ed Bill that MA Senators passed yesterday is despicable in many respects. If you haven’t read or seen the following 4 links yet, please do. Learn for yourself what is in this Planned Parenthood Curriculum:
https://tapit.us/pqdo2 This bill will now move to the House for a vote. Let your State Representatives know what is in the curriculum and how you feel about it.
Oh yes and in a USMCA document- QUOTE : EACH COUNTRY WILL MAINTAIN A LEGAL FRAMEWORK FOR ELECTRONIC PAYMENTS, CONSISTENT WITH THE UN’S MODEL E- COMMERCE LAW (19.6) New in USMCA
Quote: “NAFTA went into force Jan. 1,1994” Quote : “Major U.S. online platforms such as Google, Facebook, and Amazon are likely to benefit U.S.-Mexico-Canada Trade Agreement” ” translates into $333 million in additional sales for these U.S.-based e-commerce firms”
Quote : USMCA’s Digital Trade chapter (Chapter 19) have become critically important to the U.S. telecom industry.456 Specifically, Article 19.11 contains a firm commitment requiring the parties to allow the cross-border flow of information. This is of crucial importance to U.S. carriers, as cross-border data flows are integral to offering cloud computing services and/or migrating to software-defined networks (SDNs).457 The growing emphasis on such services also requires that U.S. carriers be able to establish data and network operating centers in locations of their choosing.
Quote : The United States is a global leader in e-commerce and the world’s second-largest B2C e-commerce market after China.467 Canada and Mexico are key markets for U.S. e-commerce exports.468 Further, U.S. e-commerce platforms, including Amazon and eBay, are leading B2C platforms in both Canada and Mexico. Electronic Payment Services
Quote : The USMCA’s commitments on electronic payment services would likely provide greater certainty for payment services firms that operate in partner countries, making this step likely beneficial for U.S. service providers. [ Service sectors mentioned as Visa, MasterCard, Paypal to name a few ]
Quote : Canada has a mature electronic payment services market. In 2017, 99 percent of the Canadian population over age 15 had a financial account at an institution or with a mobile money service provider (exceeding the 93 percent figure for the United States).484 In 2016, the volume of payment transactions in Canada grew to $9.2 trillion, and more money was transferred electronically than via checks.485 The average person in Canada used a card 276 times that year (in the United States it was 326).486 U.S. payment firms are active in Canada: Visa, MasterCard, and American Express all operate in the country, and accounted for an estimated 92 percent of the credit card market in 2015.487 PayPal also operates in Canada and has an estimated 76 percent share of the payment processing market (followed by Stripe and Square).488 Mexico’s electronic payment services market is growing quickly, but from a lower base. In 2017, only 37 percent of the Mexican population over age 15 had a financial account at an institution or with a mobile money service provider, and credit cards were used only 21 times per person, on average, in 2016.489 The use of online banking services is still concentrated in urban areas like Mexico City.490 U.S. payment firms Visa, MasterCard, and American Express accounted for an estimated 96 percent of Mexico’s credit card market in 2015.491 Banks that partner with these networks to issue credit and debit cards in Mexico include BBVA Bancomer, Banamex (owned by Citigroup), Banorte, Santander, and HSBC. PayPal started operating in Mexico in 2012, and has an estimated 62 percent share of the payment processing market (followed by MercadoPago and Openpay).492 In 2015, Alipay partnered with MercadoPago to enable payments in Mexico for goods on the Chinese platform Alibaba.493
[ You would be shocked to know how many years of education you would have to have in order to make a high wage ]
There are more surprises .. Just as the articles which were posted earlier –
Here is a post from another friend of mine:
OH. MY. GOSH. WTH? “Access to the Learning Records Service database was given to a firm used by the government for training. According to the government, this firm then let a third party use the database. This allowed gambling companies access to the details of 28 million children. The Learning Records Service gives a unique number to children and students aged 14 and above and is supposed to help them give proof of their achievements and qualifications.
GB Group is thought to have gained access to the database through Trustopia, a London-based ‘education and training provider’ used by the government. “
New (Yale) Project Trains Teachers to Do Hands-On Brain Scan Research on Students Edweek- Jan. 15, 2020 “Neuroscience has given educators a new way of thinking about how students change and grow as they learn. Now one research partnership is teaching them how to see it happen in real time.
The Haskins Global Literacy Hub, a research lab associated with Yale University, partnered with two independent schools to study students as they learn to read over several years. But rather than just receiving feedback from the researchers, teachers at the Windward School in New York and AIM…”
I wonder if these teachers (or researchers) have considered the implications of AI, profiling, and predictive analytics and ways these very personal and sensitive data can be used and shared. Not everyone will use this data for “good”. Remember how quickly they dropped “Don’t Be Evil”.
And some replies to this post:
It is all about the setting, and this setting is basically unethical from the start. Until you look at the partnership and goals of the Windward Institute, a think tank, an education partner, a place where what is proven in a smaller environment can be rolled out to the public schools at large. Then, I question the underlying motives. I also question if parents who have placed their students in a very supportive, appropriate environment, recognize the economy of their children becoming research subjects in a day of data portability and predictive analytics. I look at the article as the mother of students who needed a different way to learn to read. I also looked at the University leading the research. I also considered the required parental consent. All of those things say, someone needs to do this type of study. The Windward Schools with their focus on Dyslexia and language based disabilities seems like the perfect environment. Essentially, this group of private schools has become a research facility where the output will become part of a data stream that has monetary value and profiling potential for each students future. Is the price of better future reading curriculum based on the economics of the children in this classroom study? Are these students more at risk for future manipulation because of the data they generate?
Yes, it is a slippery slope. To your question, “Are these students more at risk for future manipulation because of the data they generate?” I would say YES given their is no transparency, no law that prevents this data from being shared and repurposed used in ways unknown and unexpected. We are in a world where insurers and employers and colleges buy data on applicants. We are in the Sesame Credit world where your data is your credit score and opens or closes doors.
AMAZON WANTS TO MAKE YOUR HAND YOUR CREDIT CARD – ARTICLE IS ALSO PUBLISHED BY WALL STREET JOURNAL Tech giant plans terminals to let consumers link credit card information to their hands
Cash, Plastic or Hand? Amazon Envisions Paying With a Wave
Last Thursday, the Virtual Currency Tax Fairness Act of 2020 was introduced in Congress. The bill has the potential to solve a major issue with payments made via Bitcoin, Ethereum, and other major cryptocurrency networks in that an exception would be created for the potential capital gains taxes that often occur when these digital assets are used in everyday commerce. The bill was introduced with bipartisan support
New Bill In Congress Could Have Massive Impact On Cryptocurrencies
IMF Director Kristalina Georgieva addressed the Peterson Institute, founded by the late Trilateral Commission member, Peter G. Peterson (1926–2018). The Peterson board of directors is a Who’s Who of other Trilateral members. Trilateral Commission members (past or present) include Alan Greenspan, Frank Loy, George Shultz, Ernesto Zedillo, Robert Zoellick, Stanley Fischer, Richard N. Cooper, C. Fred Bergsten, Larry Summers, among others.
Georgieva lays much of the future blame on global warming. The moral hazard is enormous because the IMF wants to kill Capitalism and Free Enterprise, and moreover, has the power and influence to do it. The mal-investment of trillions of dollars into futile and unproductive green investments breeds a self-fulfilling prophecy. ⁃ TN Editor
The former Governor of Maryland and Mayor of Baltimore believes that Smart City technology is the wave of future ‘evidence-based’ governance. In short, cities should better model themselves after Silicon Valley ‘entrepreneurs’ and ‘innovators.’ ⁃ TN Editor The former Governor of Maryland and Mayor of Baltimore believes that Smart City technology is the wave of future ‘evidence-based’ governance. In short, cities should better model themselves after Silicon Valley ‘entrepreneurs’ and ‘innovators.’
Cambodian central bank governor Deray Chea: ” The reason why the Cambodian central bank became the first central bank to introduce a blockchain-based digital currency is to increase control and monitoring and reduce tax evasion.”
A lawmaker has introduced a bill in the U.S. state of Oklahoma seeking to create a governmental crypto depository. Senate Bill 1430, authored by Senator Nathan Dahm, was introduced on Jan. 15, according to the government’s website. Its first reading is scheduled for Feb. 3.
The CEO of Ripple will be one of the speakers at Davos/ World Economic Forum .. This is the 50th anniversary of the event with a theme: “Stakeholders for a Cohesive and Sustainable World.” The annual economic gathering will run from January 21 until January 24. President Donald Trump told reporters in Washington last week that he will “probably” go to the World Economic Forum in Davos. He added that he has been invited and plans to meet world and business leaders at the forum. There were some unconfirmed talks about Ripple’s CEO Brad Garlinghouse having a meeting with Donald Trump and the European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde. Since Lagarde already said the ECB wants to play an active role in cryptocurrencies claiming the ECB should be “ahead of the curve” when it comes to CBDCs, cryptocurrency . The 17-year old Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg will also attend as well as Ren Zhengfei, Huawei Technologies founder. Presenting the IMF’s latest economic assessment will be Kristalina Georgieva, managing director of the IMF
And yet another post from her:
There is something I want to run by all of you as the expression goes . I have been doing a great deal of thinking and going back over articles and documents that I have on the developing currency – Here is something that is bugging me – If you like give me your opinion… In the Book of Revelation it speaks of a cashless society and you will not be able to buy or sale , you will have a mark. Now think of the digital currency – If you do not use the digital currency can you still buy and sale if this is to take the dollar’s place ? Now how will the government and the [developing] global bank know it is you if you use digital currency ? Will it have a number designated on it to show it is you who is buying or selling ? The purpose of this new currency is to keep up with your spending and for tax purpose.. Am I making any sense ?
And some replies to this post:
I’m thinking that it all comes down to where your allegiance lies. If your allegiance is with the “beast,” (a/k/a the UN), then you will accept THEIR chip which will track and – ultimately – control you. I don’t think it has that much to do with actual money, but with their CONTROL over you. Do I make sense?
I don’t know the answers, but in view of all of the changes that are taking place, I’m going to be re-visiting the mark of the beast prophecy altogether. I really don’t trust that it’s been taught accurately.
That is what I am thinking – This has been on my mind all day because it is becoming more advanced and it will not be too many years before it will be complete ..
one definition of ‘mark’ is a target. I liken ‘mark’ as facial scan or finger print or chip in hand. All then become a target for scanning: finger print scan, RFID chip scan, or facial scan. It’s one theory that fits.
The tokens have got to have a number to tell who buys and sells. I do not see how they would not have a number of some kind . The problem is would all of them add up to 666 or is there something else that I am missing . .
vicarius filii dei adds up when using Roman numerals to replace the letters. So, it’s not really a puzzle.
The older versions of the Strong’s Concordance defines ‘mark’ in the Greek Book of Revelation as a scratch or etching, i.e. stamp (as a badge of ownership.) In the OT when a servant decided to convert to worshiping God, he was put against a post and his ear was pierced. The earring was his sign of ownership by God, much like circumcision. So, it seems the mark will be a sing a ownership by Satan. Yes, every crypto coin will have a numbered code, just like a cash bill does. The code will be tied in with the purchaser. As the only way to buy cryptocurrency is via internet, they know exactly what you are buying and how much. One of the biggest mistakes I see is when people say they will go to the black market….no. They will not. The enticement for turning in those who try to use alternate systems of barter will quickly be turned in, and the one who turns them in will rank a high benefit in terms of payment, and/or social credits. A black market may exist for a little while, but not for long.
There is data on healthcare, education, workforce, and likely social security and other information being moved to blockchains. With stuff for currency too, they could have all your information and have a global social security number. Without it, you wouldn’t be able to work, go to school, buy stuff, sell stuff, get government aid, travel (legally), etc.
A barter system could help you get around it. In the Left Behind series, the Tribulation Force created a commodity co-op to trade without the Mark.
I think the 666 makes the most sense. A mark is like a slave mark. You’re either a servant/slave to God or the devil. The fact that it says the number of a man (man was created on the 6th day) might be the key, though it would mean making an assumption that wasn’t really stated in Scripture one way or the other. The Trinity Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, would be 7’s, probably. However, two of the three “evil” figures of Revelation are definitely men: the Beast and the False Prophet. They represent the imposters of the Son and the Holy Spirit. Jesus said that the Jews wouldn’t believe that in Him as the Messiah, as they wanted a political Messiah. So what if the Beast is such a Messiah, promising to bring the Jews to greatness, but ultimately betraying them? It could well be a Pope, but I think the Beast is somehow Jewish descent and likely some others like Roman as well. The False Prophet is, however, likely a Gentile. He would probably have a bunch of media, tech, etc outlets at his disposal to deceive and would, very likely, have powers directly from the third figure, the Dragon, which is Satan himself. Satan represents an imposter of the father, which he wanted to be exalted above. Now he would get his chance to be worshiped in the persona of the Beast, the false Son. My assumption is that Satan and the other angels were created on the sixth day along with Adam. Thus 6 (Dragon) 6 (Beast) 6 (False Prophet).
Here is a post from someone’s page:
“I was just given a tip … and the person who sent the information has been accurate… This is what I was told within days there will be a huge REPO from the Federal Reserve … The amount I was told will be almost $5 trillion…. So let’s see what comes …”
And some replies to this post:
The Federal Reserve will be continuing its overnight funding operations [ REPO] through the second quarter of 2020,…
Federal Reserve REPO from 12/13/2019 to Monday 12/16/2019 – $120 Billion
we are spiraling out of control. I took a huge hit financially at my place of work, because for the first time in 19 years I received a bad evaluation/performance review based on my personality and not on my performance and the Executive Management within the federal government are getting away with abusing their power, as the trump administration is trying their darndest to run out any and all employee protections in overreach of power, i.e. the AFGE Federal Employee Union.
anything you tell me I would believe – I think his objective is to create a technical state world/ a one world governance with all the other governments combined.. Each country will join the blockchain agenda and I know for a fact our government is helping to create a global tax system.. G20 has been working on this agenda for years… Humans do not mean anything to those who are creating this nightmare .. There was a huge technology summit held in Barcelona the end of the summer … Verizon, At&T , bank executives etc.. attended… David Leaser IBM Rep.. spoke on AI and job loss … Here is what he had on the screen while he spoke .. I think you can see what is coming by this photo ..
that’s exactly what is going on. I see it daily! The “human factor” is becoming obsolete. Satan is working fast and hard!
I wrote notes concerning that tech summit – The date the telecommunication Utopians spewed out at the Mobile World Congress is the year 2025 when 50% of America will be connected to 5G – 25 billion internet of things/items will be connected to the internet globally .. Globally there will be 700 million new subscribers over the next 7 years – By the time 2030 the whole world will be in transition into 5G…Billions of people will be able to have a digital bank account . Citi Bank representative stated “they are focusing on the 1.7 billion people who do not have a bank account but will be able to bank using their smart phone ” .There want have to be a bank … What consumers will have is a 5G transmitter on their home or hut .. Telecommunication Utopians will not discuss the health hazards of 5G transmitters… In America 5G transmitters are being installed now… Telecommunication Utopians are installing on houses what is called Fix Wireless Access [ 5G boosters on your home ] Even if you do not elect to have this access installed -states are already ruling in favor of telecommunications to install transmitters on right of always / easements along roads and streets ,fertile ground for 5G transmitters – so the easement that might be going through your yard along the road or street telecommunication Utopians will have the right to install 5G transmitters … You want be able to do a darn thing about it … Just in case you are not aware of what Fix Wireless Access is
as soon as I can, I will be cancelling my subscription to comcast/xfinity. I would have already but to cancel under their contract will cost a fortune. They are requiring I hook up a new gateway internet w/5g and cable box with voice activation. I know what it all means…inviting the spying and control into my home. No one is safe guarded anymore.
You have hit that agenda on the nail head this is what it is all about control, spying and NO privacy … I have tried for a long time to tell people what was coming but they seem to be in a trance .. One woman even gave me an ultimate either support Trump or I would lose her as a friend … Can you guess what I said ?
I have had siblings denounce me because I won’t change my values, beliefs and principles to support the trump regime (that’s how it has played out). My own family has called me a liberal, unfriended me, etc. I know in the end, God wins, but when loved ones choose trump over family…it sure feels like Satan is winning. 👿
And another post from this person:
I TOLD YA THIS WAS GOING TO HAPPEN …
Russia’s largest oil company Rosneft has already completed the switch away from the U.S. dollar to euros in its export contracts to minimize risks from potential new U.S. sanctions, Rosneft’s chief executive Igor Sechin said on Thursday.
Rosneft has already fully switched to euros as the base currency for all its export contracts, and sees big potential in working in euros, Sechin said at the Eurasian Economic Forum in Verona, Italy, on Thursday.
One Of The World’s Largest Oil Companies Just Ditched The Dollar.
The trade war agenda is to implement the new monetary system – one of the moves is to end the dollar as the global reserve currency . We will see more of this .
I also think the tariffs are designed to hurt the agricultural sector. While Big Tech like Apple gets exempt, our small farmers are getting hit with that (in addition to the flooding and cold in the Midwest last year.) I also found, while looking up the StriveTogether cradle to career network (which I tied to Obama’s My Brother’s Keeper) and MBK had a link to the PolicyLink site and it said that the Farm Bill of 2018 was for equitable food distribution or something like that. It sounded eerily similar to the UN’s SDGs on the food and poverty and hunger part. Also, I already know the UN is doing blockchains to trace the food supply, supposedly to stop waste (though I fear it’s to track stuff so they can eventually do rationing and use the tracking to track down and wipe out black markets that could get around the rationing.) Anyway, what better way to push Agenda 2030 and attack the food supply than to take out small farmers with a trade bill and say you’re doing it as part of a necessary trade war with China. This, plus the Farm Bill, will concentrate agriculture in the hands of a small group of connected cronies, just like Obamacare, which Trump and the GOP wouldn’t get rid of, has taken down healthcare and insurance companies, leaving a smaller and smaller group of cronies left.
Here is a post from the anti-CBE group:
Take a look at this data collection scheme birth to k
Spark NH, the Governor-appointed Early Childhood Advisory Council, is a private-public partnership that works to create a comprehensive coordinated system of programs and supports for expectant families and young children aged birth to three and their families. For Spark NH, an integrated early childhood data system represents one-of –a-series of strategic steps that the State of New Hampshire (NH) is taking to document successes and improve the state’s early childhood programs and services in the areas of health, early learning and family support. 📷The Early Childhood Data Collaborative (ECDC) (www.ecedata.org), a nationwide organization that that provides tools and resources to encourage state policy change and provide a national forum to support the development and use of coordinated state early childhood education (ECE) data systems, states the objective of developing an early childhood data system is to “close the achievement gap by preparing all students to succeed long before students enter a classroom.” Research shows that differences inchildren’s abilities appear as early as the first year of life, and that targeted interventions during the early childhood years can narrow the “school readiness gap” so that all children enter kindergarten ready to succeed in school and life.Ensuring that data are accessible and that stakeholders have the capacity to use data appropriately, coordinated state early childhood care and education data systems to promote data-driven decision making and to improve the quality of early childhood and workforce programs, increase access to high- quality early childhood programs, and ultimately improve child outcomes. To achieve these objectives the ECDC has identified 10 fundamentals for a high-quality ECE data system. Unique statewide child identifier. Child-level demographic and program participation information. Child-level data on development. Ability to link child-level data with K-12 and other key data systems. Unique program site identifier with the ability to link with children and the ECE workforce. Program site data on the structure, quality and work environment. Unique ECE workforce identifier with ability to link with program sites and children. Individual ECE workforce demographics including education and professional developmentinformation. State governance body to manage data collection and use. Transparent privacy protection and security practices and policies.
So Deutsche Bank calls cash a dinosaur .. Over the next five years, we expect mobile payments to comprise two-fifths of in-store purchases in the US, quadruple the current level. Similar growth is expected in other developed countries, however, different countries will see different levels of shrinkage in cash and plastic cards. In emerging markets, the effect could arrive even sooner. Many customers in these countries are transitioning directly from cash to mobile payments without ever owning a plastic card. Digitalisation will give businesses extra incentive to smooth the payments transition. For starters, when customers are comfortable with a payment technology, they tend to think less about how much they spend. Furthermore, as the data gleaned from payments becomes increasingly valuable, payment fees will approach zero. Business-to-business transactions will also benefit. Currently, corporates wait almost 70 days for payment from business customers. The number one reason for this is inefficient internal processes which lead to payment delays, something digitalisation can fix. We can deduce much about the future of payments from developments in China where the country is developing world-leading digital payments infrastructure. There, the value of online payments is equivalent to three-quarters of GDP, almost double the proportion in 2012. Today, just under half of in-store purchases in China are made via a digital wallet, way above the levels in developed markets. As China (and India) develop electronic, crypto, and peer-to-peer strategies, the epicentre of global economic power could shift. China is working on a digital currency backed by its central bank that could be used as a soft- or hard-power tool. In fact, if companies doing business in China are forced to adopt a digital yuan, it will certainly erode the dollar’s primacy in the global financial market. Many are sceptical about digital currencies citing the large energy needs and point out that currencies such as bitcoin and Facebook’s libra have encountered significant regulatory hurdles. Yet, if the growth in blockchain wallet users continues to mirror that of internet users, then by the end of the decade, they will number 200 million, quadruple the current level. This will be encouraged by governments, banks, corporates, and payment providers who all stand to benefit from the digitalisation of payments. And when countries and companies eventually look back at the way they transitioned to digital payments, it may become very apparent how they achieved their standing in the world economy .
And yet anohter post from her:
In 1912, the same year that the American Chapter of the International Chamber of Commerce was founded in the U.S. the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace opened an office in Paris, France.
And yet another post from her:
Common Core Diva Lynne ” this morning’s interview on education & the USMCA. Connecting documents prove the education is all about jobs/economy. But what happens when the job puts you in “time out”? Just another step toward that global workforce. A citizen wake call, like none other.”
isn’t it interesting that AFL-CIO and International Teamster Union was invited to a committee hearing to give recommendations for USMCA and the comment was made ” more union members ” and we must not forget banks gave recommendations as well.. Of course it was also stated Google , Facebook , and Amazon would likely to benefit from USMCA
And some replies to this post:
Because we all know how Google, Facebook, and Amazon never benefit from any elitist organizations….(snark). I mean, just look at all the taxes Amazon pays! I mean they pay zero federal taxes, that’s how much. While Google does not technically avoid taxes, they do end arounds. As for Facebook? Taxes? What taxes? They are the golden children of the NWO
Chalk another one up to the greeeaaat orange tiger
Though we in no way deserve it -may God be pleased to grant us repentance and revival and turn their schemes back on their own heads!
Oohh lala.. 176,000 jobs? Oohheee baby. Now consider that Trump.said ( on the video that got blocked) that he wants to bring in foreign workers because ‘they are smart’. Hmmm..i wonder who will be assigned to all the grunge jobs. What about the people who havent finished highschool or gotten a GED?
Here is a post from another friend of mine:
Citibank, the New York-based global bank, has launched a $150 million impact fund with an expressed interest in funding #workforce development companies that measure social impact.
Davos: A tech CEO and a tech pessimist debated hackable humans, #AI.
“Huawei CEO Ren Zhengfei and historian Yuval Noah Harari spoke in Davos about the future of technologies and the rise of digital surveillance. Harari warned companies and governments can essentially “hack” humans. Zhengfei downplayed the US ban on Huawei.
For Harari, the age of rival investment between the US and China in Artificial Intelligence should worry us all.
“On the most shallow level it could be a repeat of the nineteenth century industrial revolution, when the leaders had the chance to dominate the world economically and politically,” he said. “I understand the current arms race as an imperial arms race…You don’t need to send the soldiers in if you have all the data on a country.”
From the geopolitical to the personal, the age of digital surveillance also threatens what it means to be human and free, Harari warned.
“The point is when you gather enough data on people, you get to know people better than they know yourself. Are we at the point where companies or governments can hack millions of people, that means they know my medical history, personal weaknesses?”
But how do you hack a human being?
“You need a lot of biological knowledge, enough computer power, and enough data about me. You can hack my body, my brain, my life, you can reach a point where you know me better than I know myself,” he said….”
We just went to Disney. My husband, an IT professor, was appalled at the AI they use. Sending me photos from rides we went on that I never asked for. Some were of us and others not. The AI stuff is scary and I’m glad people are speaking out.
That is creepy. So when you go to Disney, expect your kids to be subject to facial recognition and AI. yikes
And yet another post from her:
While you were sleeping, corporate bureaucrats and millionaires launched a #workforce plan for the world. Davos and the Reskilling Revolution:
“Speakers: Ivanka Trump, Marc Benioff, Adrian Monck, Peter Hummelgaard, Ahmad Belhoul, Saadia Zahidi January 22, 2020
Almost twice as many jobs can be created than lost by the Fourth Industrial Revolution – if people have the skills to take advantage of the opportunity. In order to meet this new demand, the World Economic Forum today launches Reskilling Revolution, a multi-stakeholder effort to provide enhanced education, skills and better jobs to one billion people in the next decade. Find out how we will do it here…”
It’s a long document and as Lynne points out, does impact education and workforce. (and data sharing). Likely not many people (myself included) are fully aware of what it does; a few excerpts : “Of interest to stakeholders in many sectors, particularly services industries, are USMCA’s new international data transfer provisions,” ….”The agreement would establish commitments to open flows of data, which would positively impact a wide range of industries that rely on international data transfers. ” ….”The agreement would establish commitments to open flows of data, which would positively impact a wide range of industries that rely on international data transfers.”
Here is a post from the Massachusetts anti-radical sex ed group:
‼️WARNING: GRAPHIC CONTENT‼️
I apologize for the bad language references. I post this only to illustrate how completely inappropriate some of the resources are that are being recommended to students.
Informed and In Charge, the CSE curricula being used in the Lynn public schools lists the Scarleteen website as a resource that teachers can refer kids to. Follow the link below for a document called “F*ck Me!” that kids can download from the site. Students are instructed to write down various things about themselves, including their sexual preferences.
Here’s some of the content:
“I have a fondness for f*cking…” kids can list the kind of people they like to have sex with.
Under a page about sexual activities kids can record sexual things they like to do… “someone spanking my butt with an open hand,” “using my hands on someone’s penis,” “using a sex toy by myself,” and “oral sex with someone’s mouth on my vulva.”
Omg! What grade is this? — not that it’s appropriate for any age!
this is a web resource recommended to kids in middle and high school.
Who confirmed they are being sent to this site? I am SO disturbed I am having the hardest time here. Really?????
we asked the Lynn school district for the name of their curriculum and they gave us false information. We were having a hard time getting accurate info, so we sent a public records request by an attorney. They then sent us the entire curriculum, 650 pages. I am going through it and I also have a national organization evaluating it. The Scarleteen website, where I found the content above is a recommended site for students to visit that is listed in the curriculum.
is that part of the new state curriculum?
there is no one new state curriculum per se, but rather a specific type of curriculum that has been approved by the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education, called Comprehensive Sexuality Education (CSE). There are many CSE curricula being used already in MA public schools. Some of them are PP’s Get Real, Our Whole Lives, Making Proud Choices, Informed and In Charge, etc.
if the Sex-Ed Mandate is signed into law, CSE curricula will be mandated for all schools who teach sex ed. Parents can still opt their child out, but as you can see, with the amount of sexually explicit material included, kids will still be exposed through peer relationships.
I can’t, just can’t! They are fabricating this to be the truth of Christianity/Church! Straight from two horns and a flaming tail. 🤦🏼♀️
Where did you find these statements on sex and Christianity? I presume it is not part of the sex ed curriculum?
it’s on the Scarleteen site. I am beside myself that teens are being directed to this… It is beyond sickening. ________–
I just went on that scarleteen website and they sell sex products on it!! I’m beyond sick!!!
I have a 7 yr old in Boston public school. It’s already starting. I can’t wait until next parent council meeting. A lot of these parents are SO Uninformed.
Here is a post from the California anti-radical sex ed group: I went to sign my son up for kindergarten OUSD and this:
Here is a post from a Washington anti-radical sex ed page:
HB 2184 mandates comprehensive sex ed in all schools starting in kindergarten in accordance with the recommendations of an unelected and unaccountable work group. At Thursday’s hearing one of the work group members said the lessons on reproduction for younger students were basically “dogs have puppies, cats have kittens, things like that.”
These pages were taken from the curriculum sent to the representatives on the House Education Committee. This lesson is for kindergarten. Does this look like they’re talking about puppies and kittens?
• In WA state a girl at ANY AGE can get an abortion without parental knowledge or consent?
• Your 13yr old can go to the doctor and be treated for STI’s, receive birth control, mental health services and gender services, all without your knowledge or consent-but that YOU will be responsible for the blank bill your insurance sends you?
• Our legislators are currently proposing 2 bills which could put access to these services directly on your kids school campus?
There is a Senate hearing this Friday at 8 am in Olympia allowing for public comment on one of these bills (SB6279). Come and be heard! We are not glorified babysitters!! These are OUR kids and we do not need schools colluding with our government to kick us out of their lives. We know it’s a work day. We know it’s early. But we know our kids are worth it! Come out and wear green!
Urgent Action! HB 2288 is being heard in the House Education Committee Monday the 27th at 1:30pm. Call your representatives and the committee members with your objection and attend the hearing if at all possible. This bill would authorize health centers to be placed on school campuses (think Planned Parenthood.) Legislative Hotline to your representatives: 800 562-6000
SB5395 which will mandate comprehensive sexual education in all schools has passed the Senate along party lines.
Start calling your House Representatives now. The bill heads there next for a vote out of committee (it already passed here once) and then to the floor where the majority’s party will likely pass it unless they have a massive response from parents saying they DO NOT want CSE mandated.
Legislative Hotline 1-800-562-6000
And yet another post from this page:
THIS is why we do not want health clinics on school campuses or associated with schools. This local teen’s high school health clinic got her a taxi and sent her get an abortion during school hours.
Tell us why it is not considered medical malpractice to perform a procedure on the most vascular part of a woman’s body and then send her home with not a single person knowing that they need to keep an eye out for signs of complications?
We do not need our schools coordinating with health clinics to keep us parents out of our children’s lives.
Now this from the Office of Population Affairs! Then why are public schools teaching students K-12, ALL sexual behavior is good as long as it is consensual? And they brag their approach is medically “accurate and age appropriate.” According to who? “The most reliable way to avoid sexual risk is to delay the onset of sexual activity and to be in a long-term, mutually monogamous relationship with an uninfected partner.2 The population approach to sexual health should be a risk avoidance message. Optimal sexual health messages should be family-and community-centered, age appropriate, and culturally informed. The messages should be provided in a context that increases opportunities for individuals to thrive and empowers them to avoid sexual risk. While optimal physical health remains a primary focus, it is important for all public health models to promote the balance of physical, emotional, social, spiritual, and intellectual health.”
And yet another post from this page: FLASH wants your 4th, 5th or 6th grade child to go home and do an internet search for: penis sizes, small vagina’s and wet dreams. As a parent, we have a lot of questions. Let’s start with, “What were they thinking?” Just what exactly do they think will pop up when kids search those things? Did OSPI look at the curriculum before they accepted Kari Kessler, an author of FLASH, as a member of their work group? Or do they support the idea of directing minor children into situations where they could encounter porn? How exactly did they expect someone who authored a CSE curriculum to be unbiased when it came to deciding if it should be mandated in all of our schools? So many questions but they all have the same answer: this is not appropriate for kids and a big fail on the part of the adults tasked with keeping them safe.
And some replies to this post:
My 4th grader is learning about this this year! My 7 th grader came home and told me about all of these positions and body movements and no warning they were learning this! I’m livid
Lake Washington school District
I guess not on Mercer Island yet? My both kids had survey in 6th grade asking if they have problems having sex… parents need to rise up. I wrote a letter demanding answers, I wish I was not the only one..
omg seriously! The wordings! I feel they are pushing them into this!
Bingo! We are run by pedophiles.. just look at the Epstein coverup who didn’t kill himself 5 month ago
It’s amazing that the Washington state legislature claims to want to teach our kids that no means no, and yet when the parents are surveyed and 60% say no, when thousands of constituents turn up at hearings and town halls to say no, our legislators somehow hear “yes”.
And yet another post from this page:
“Setting aside the partisan undertones and absurd billing dilemmas, passing SB 5889 into law has reinforced stigmas surrounding mental health care and weakens instead of strengthens families by teaching it is necessary to keep secrets. And for anyone struggling with a mental illness, strengthening ties to family and community is critical to successfully living a healthy life. No secrets. No surprises.”
When parents and medical professionals in Florida raised concerns about the safety and medical accuracy of some of the statistics given in Teen Talk (a curriculum currently on OSPI’s “approved” list”, the ACLU sent them a letter:
“…the ACLU sent our district a letter stating that, “Parents do not have the right to dictate what curriculum is used or what information is provided to students in public schools. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit has ruled that parents do not have any constitutional right “to prevent a public school from providing its students with whatever information it wishes to provide, sexual or otherwise, when and as the school determines that it is appropriate to do so.””
They really hate when we question their authority and want to have an input when it comes to our kids.
“An Indiana school district is under fire for writing a policy that parents and the ACLU say is a violation of their First Amendment rights and an attempt to shield the board from legitimate criticism. The North West Hendricks School Corporation’s “Parent Code of Conduct ” says parents shall not “use Facebook or any other Social Network to make rude/offensive comments towards individual staff members or the school in general.” It goes on to outlaw the use of “Facebook or any other Social Network to campaign against or fuel outrage against individual staff members, the school, or policies implemented by the school or district.” If a parent is in violation of these rules they can be banned from school property and events, according to the policy.”
“Under the U.N.’s voluntary sex-ed regime, kids just 5-8 years old will be told that “touching and rubbing one’s genitals is called masturbation” and that private parts “can feel pleasurable when touched by oneself.”
This report was released in 2009 by UNESCO and authored by former SIECUS director Nanette Ecker and Dr. Doug Kirby, a research scientist with ETR. This is comprehensive sexxx education.
Even at that time, parents and educators expressed their concern about the appropriateness and necessity of teaching kids these subjects. But the government has paid them no mind and has pushed this harmful program all over the world.
“In fact, the women offered to purchase the property but the owner refused. Agreeing to an equitable arrangement with these individuals would put their con game and profits on shaky ground.” Global hedge funds don’t want people to have control over their own shelter. Instability is foundational to pay-for-success financialization of poor communities. The rental housing market is in bed with HUD pushing vouchers that will be contingent on prescribed NGO “pathways” that generate “impact” data. Thank you Oakland moms for your sacrifice.
[ If I remember correctly Federal Reserve Fast Track Payment System is to be implemented between the years 2020 -2022, at least that is their goal – Ryan Zagone who is a representative of Ripple is a member of the Federal Reserve Fast Track Payment Advisory Board. Zagone is a member of Better Than Cash Alliance , which we know this organization is connected to the UN. Ryan works with financial institutions, regulators and central banks on infrastructure and faster payments initiatives. Prior to joining Ripple, Ryan focused on payments and banking technology at Deloitte and worked on financial regulation at the American Bankers Association.]
“In the next 12 months, you’ll see IPOs in the crypto/blockchain space. We’re not going to be the first and we’re not going to be the last, but I expect us to be on the leading side… it’s a natural evolution for our company.” – Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse World Economic Forum ,Davos
Here is a post from the Florida anti-iReady group:
Had our SAC meeting, we are an A rated school. Our school received close to $76,000 for being A rated. It’s based on how well and how many students take test. SAC voted to distribute evenly to all staff. If vote wasn’t approved it would go to teaching staff only. Want our teachers to get more money but it shouldn’t be this way through high stake testing.
And some replies to this post:
It’s so disappointing that this sort of thing is going on. Our kids are being sold out and the weight of the schools rating is on the students shoulders. Schools should not get money for testing well instead they should get funding and fair pay regardless of the testing scores. What is this country coming to?
Lakewood Ranch HS got just over $233,000 doe their A rating. If you ask me it’s blood money. I think of all of the hardworking Title 1 teachers who get nothing. It’s shameful.
Our teachers voted for the support staff to get 50%. It caused a huge rift and the morale declined.
Same for our school. From what I understand, the state keeps tightening the rules for what the money can be spent on. It’d be nice if the schools could vote to spend that money on school improvements, free books for kids to read (for enjoyment), supplies, outside enhancements for outside learning, etc. But the state won’t allow the money to be spent on those things.
Got it! If I’m paying for tutoring you don’t get to have my child’s test scores. Use the money on better training and proper programming
YES!!! DENY THESE SCHOOLS THE DATA!!!! You minimally participate by options out you have a neutral effect on VAM and the school grade. STOP allowing your children to be used as PAWNS. No one cares of your kids can do well on the FSA and iReady tests. They aren’t passing our cookies or prizes or pats on the back to parents whose kids score a 3 or better and show learning gains. If your kids scores on these invalid garbage assessments used to dismantle and destroy public education then you are complicit in the destruction of traditional public ed. We are six years in now. Excuses like, well My kid does great on FSA, my kid always scores a five are no longer acceptable. If you go about bragging on your child’s successes on nothing but a foolish zip code test that only reminds us where children in poverty live then you are part of the problem not the solution. You don’t need use your children to determine if your school gets that bonus and how this A plus blood Money is spent. Every time you pass that data to your school and state is another nail In the coffin of public education. It’s the same when you choose not to be a PublicEdVoter and you vote fir the same criminal legislators who own/work for charters schools and who will profit from vouchers and the Family Empowerment Scholarships.
And your president, Devos, and DeSantis were behind this too. This will legitimize your money to be moved from public ed to private religious schools with no accountability for your dollars. It’s time to become a #PublicEdVoter and vote for public ed supporting candidates before it’s too late. It’s going to take decades to overcome the damage that has been done to public education in this state. Please don’t be complicit. Stand up and fight back. It’s not too late. No one is going to engrave on your tomb stone, her/his kids always got 5s on the FSA.
Good luck. Biggest SAC meetings are always about the money and then they ghost. I wish it were different
And another post from this group:
Seminole county. My 8th grader is in a required class called iConnect. They have to take certification tests called ucertify, which is a Pearson company from what I can tell.
Teacher told kiddo that it is required that she takes these certification tests. (Exactly what are we certifying an 8th grader for?). From what I can tell…and I could be wrong…is that to maintain these certifications after they are out of school, it’s something they would pay for. Seems like they are recruiting future customers for Pearson.
By the time my kid is job hunting, honestly, what good is a ten year old certification in something that could very well be obsolete?
Anyhoooo….my main concern is this is a division of Pearson. We have opted out of iReady, iJourney and FSA.
Just checking to see if this is worth the pushback I’m sure to get if I notify the teacher of opting out.
And some replies to this post:
iConnect is SCPS way of meeting the state required Career Ed component and the district is pushing tech skills through it. The reason they want to test the kids for the certification is that the state gives additional funding for students that pass and earn the certification. There are similar classes in high school. The school admin talk about them like they are beneficial for resumes, but what job is really looking for these? I don’t know if opting out of the test itself would affect anything, but I’m thinking not unless things have changed over the last 2.5 years when I left my job at middle school.
I agree that these certifications are more beneficial to the schools then they are the students. It’s all about them getting more funding.
I was wondering too…my 6th grade 11 year old daughter brought home the same form. I opt out of Khan Academy and iReady… I wasn’t too thrilled at the lingo on the paper. Unsure what to do.
And yet another post from this group:
This law is being boldly violated in Manatee County by our Superintendent, and district administration. We are trying to reach out to families whose children have been tossed into Horizons without due process.
This is serious and it is a violation of your child’s rights. Most parents don’t even know their children have a right to due process before they are dis enrolled from their local public school and told never to come back.
The district is now filling Horizons with children as young as second grade. The district is also changing discipline codes on permanent records and are charging kids with must more severe violations and parents don’t even know this unless they go in to see their child’s permanent records. In some cases when the parents go to see their kids records, they are told the cum folders are missing.
We have at least two families now working with advocates to but I am sure we have many more out there who will need help.
Yesterday a child who had been disenrolled from a local school and assigned to Horizons went to school because his parent was not notified properly. the parent was told her child was trespassing and she had to remove him immediately from campus.
We have another family that was told homeschool your kids or they are going to Horizons. The children were denied due process and the parent was told, even if you homeschool or you take them to private school if you want your child back in public ed in manatee, your child will have to SERVE THEIR TIME at Horizons. Horizons is not a prison it is a public school.
This is happening to children who are suffering with trauma and who need schools like SABLE, not Horizons.
There is an actual multi age cluster of children from Grades 2-6 who have been sent to Horizons. Many of these children being targeted have IEPs and are in ESE classes.
Horizons does not receive a school grade and the children who attend there have no effect on the school or district grade. It appears as though this is Manatee’s new route to getting those three points to earn our A rating. They are tossing away our most vulnerable children into the alternative school and are denying these children their due process rights.
Saunders is no longer able to artificially inflate graduation rates because she was caught by the state to this appears to be the next tactic being taken by our district admin and school board.
We know that Horizons fuels the school to prison pipeline. What parents don’t know is they they have a right to due process for their children which could change the trajectory of a vulnerable child’s life.
If this has happened to you or you know someone who this has happened to we need to reach out to them. A class action lawsuit is an option. The ACLU has notified each board member and our superintendent but they are ignoring the correspondence and are also ignoring the law.
I’m interested now to find out how this is playing out in Indian River. I know we have an Alternative Center for Education for high school kids, but I’m not sure exactly how it works on the elementary level.
i had no idea they started a cluster of elementary school children in our alternative school. I was shocked when I found out. What second grader deserves to go to a school where children come out damaged goods. At Horizons kids below 17 who earn demerits. I think it’s 12, then the child is sent to juvenile detention. Age 17 and older with demerits it’s off to our port authority prison. It’s just mind blowing that we have a population of throwaway children that by law we are supposed to be finding through Child Find,not HIDING. Finding not hiding does not appear to be what Manatee County is interested in doing because its much cheaper to hide the kids and fill the pipeline to for profit prisons. This can’t be unique to Escambia and now Manatee. I bet it’s the districts that know parents don’t have any clue as to their rights that use this strategy to inflate district grades. This is another reason we opt out.
Here is a post from a friend of mine:
“Capitalism, as we know, it is dead. We’re going to see a new kind of capitalism—and it won’t be the Milton Friedman capitalism, that is just about making money. The new capitalism is that businesses are here to serve their shareholders, but also their stakeholders — employees, customers, public schools, homeless and the planet.” — Marc Benioff, Chairman and co-CEO of Salesforce
Note Benioff is a member of Gates Breakthrough Energy Ventures – some of the names listed are George Soros , Jeff Bezos [ Amazon] , Jack Ma, Mark Zuckerberg , Masayoshi Son [ founder , CEO of Softbank] , etc..
Interestingly, not only is Mr. Bill Gates pushing alternate energy sources, which I’m sure he’s heavily invested in along with his other billonaire friends, but he also gave $300,000 from his foundation to help build the Energy Workforce:
Tulsa Public Schools has waaaay too much of this. Just look at the School Board Agendas. You’ll see CASEL and the Wallace Foundation, among others. Combined with blockchain credentialing, which is already up and running at Union Public Schools, you have the recipe for SOCIAL CREDIT SCORING. This is exactly what the Foundations want because they have figured out a way to speculate on human capital futures.
The upcoming school board election is CRITICAL. Please vote for Kelsey Royce and Stephen Remington for the TPS Board. They will fight this! And they’ll need your support after the election as well as leading up to it. These are powerful interests that are betting on our children — so powerful that they are turning The University of Tulsa into Kaiser’s surveillance central and badge mill. But our fight is for children! If we won’t stand up for children, we probably deserve to be blockchained.
Do you use the anitvirus tool called Avast? They’ve been selling your web browsing data for years. –>”Leaked documents, data, contracts show how hugely popular antivirus Avast now harvests internet browsing data and sells it for millions of dollars. Clients included Home Depot, Google, Microsoft. Documents show a product called “All Clicks Feed”…
Warriors, Part Two of this series reveals how the USMCA embeds the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in both education and jobs. While the SDGs in our schools isn’t new, the strangling ties of the UN have been increased. Why? The more skill based education, the better your job will be.
Teaching California students about climate change may soon become mandatory. Public school teachers in California would be required to teach students as young as six-years-old about climate change under a recently proposed bill.
The bill, AB 1922, seeks to require the science area of study to include an emphasis on “the causes and effects of climate change.”
But several critics of the bill contend the effort is really an attempt to brainwash and indoctrinate students, and that the curriculum would only teach students a biased view on climate change.
“This is an effort to brainwash the kids,” said Dr. James Enstrom, an epidemiologist and researcher at UCLA, in an interview with The College Fix. “This bill that they’re promoting is dangerous.”
Adam Houser of the Committee For A Constructive Tomorrow, which seeks to offer an “alternative voice on issues of environment and development,” told The College Fix that “unfortunately, this bill will only teach students a biased, one-sided view on the climate change issue: that the world is ending in 10 to 30 years because of human-made CO2.”
Not only does the bill call for mandatory climate change education, but those who do not complete the climate change requirement in high school will not be eligible for graduation.
“Climate change education will be a coursework requirement for students in grades 1 through 6, and a graduation requirement for students in grades 7 through 12,” California Assemblywoman Luz Rivas, a Democrat who represents a swath of Los Angeles, stated in a news release.
The bill seeks to require the graduating class of 2025 to fulfill this requirement, which means the curriculum would be implemented for the 2021-22 school year, the bill states.
“Greta Thunberg, the 17-year-old activist, ushered in a new energy to the climate movement. Our youth are ready to join the solution,” Rivas stated. “As our federal government takes a step back from environmental protection, California and our children are stepping in.”
But not everyone’s on board.
“The agenda for the schools already is biased in terms of what they’re teaching,” Enstrom said. “This is another effort to get them to believe in something they are unfamiliar with.”
Bill Evers, a senior fellow with the Independent Institute, an Oakland-based nonprofit, non-partisan, public-policy research and educational organization, said the effort appears to be an attempt at indoctrination.
“Back in the late 1990s, the California science content standards were carefully designed to teach students the science so that they could understand and evaluate rival global warming claims,” Evers told The College Fix. “Policy conclusions were not to be taught. Now California legislators want to require that students be indoctrinated in such conclusions and turned into advocates and activists.”
Judy Yee, a spokesperson for Rep. Rivas, could not be reached for comment Tuesday and Wednesday by The College Fix seeking clarification on what curriculum would be used to teach on climate change, whether other causes to climate change besides man-made impacts would be addressed, and how the lawmaker might respond to the bill’s critics.
Houser said in Europe and other places children have been subjected to so much “scaremongering” on the topic that there have been spikes in anti-anxiety therapy sessions.
Houser said the issue, however, is not settled science.
“There’s a whole lot more to the story, and research from scientists like Dr. Roy Spencer, Dr. Judith Curry, Dr. William Happer, Dr. Richard Lindzen, and Dr. David Legates, who question how much of climate change is really driven by CO2 from human activity, should have just as much of a say in the curriculum as climate alarmist studies,” he said.
“… This bill would bring that disruptive and irresponsible educating approach directly to American students.”
AB 1922 may not only change education standards for California, but could potentially have a ripple effect on blue states like New York, Massachusetts and Michigan.
Including climate change in school curriculum is also expensive. If adopted, AB 1922 would require the implementation of local state-mandated programs and new educational materials.
Here is a post from the Minnesota anti-Common Core group:
EDEN PRAIRIE SCHOOLS: STUDENT EMAILS HIT WITH CAMPAIGN CONTRIBUTION REQUESTS Eden Prairie parents are reporting that Eden Prairie Schools are allowing presidential candidates to contact students directly through their school emails for campaign contributions. The first report (copied emails below) comes from an EP elementary school. IT directors are charged to set filters to block incoming 3rd party emails. Or are they? Who authorized these emails that were sent to minors? Did the district sell student email addresses to various campaigns?
Sharing and selling student data is abusive. Who else within Eden Prairie Schools is selling information? Remember, when one entity (say, the Bernie Sanders campaign in this case) receives a students’ school and/or school information, that information can be shared through various networks of organizations and individuals across the country and across the world. Very dangerous!!
At first, the email only had the student school email. Then, when confronted by a parent, the IT director changed it to their actual names, ie. Bobby Smith.
Eden Prairie. Senate District 28 and homeland (Orono) of Bill and Aimee Guidera. Aimee heads the Data Quality Campaign and Bill, SVP News Corp, now 21st Century Fox, and Microsoft (also Microsoft lobbyist) and former director at Center of the American Experiment. I just read he picked up another gig at Netflix. He has multiple vice presidencies. 2 very wealthy and strong individuals who work against the people. (I am told that Aimee made a comment on social media earlier this morning that it was just a huge mistake.
And some replies to this post:
Hmm… the district sells student email addresses to the candidates the district supports? Asking because I don’t believe for a second that this was an accident
Email addresses are generally NOT part of Directory Information and not shareable without consent. Wonder if these parents have read their school’s Directory Info policy or better yet, had opted out . …FERPA violation.
Here is a post from a friend of mine:
This is what Marc Benioff and Ivanka Trump are working together to create . In January of the coming year, the Forum’s founder and executive chairman Klaus Schwab, together with 3,000 notables from around the world, will discuss the evolving notion of “stakeholder capitalism”, aiming to help governments and institutions track their progress towards meeting the aims of the Paris Climate Agreement and the U.N.’s Sustainable Development Goals, as well as to join forces on the contentious issues that technology and trade governance present.
While it’s impossible to gauge Benioff’s political allegiance, it is worth pointing out that the CEO is a noted hat aficionado, often donning a fedora for public appearances. Here he is with former President Bill Clinton this past October in a similar (possibly the same!) hat at the one pictured above:
its another hijjack of a good idea that gets morphed into the neoliberal agenda…because if we reject it we look like we are rejecting the genuine version of it, and most people don’t realize the authentic original idea has been modified to suit an corporate agenda. This is how charter schools got blindly supported for so long and how restorative justice is being commodified …. and yes community schools.
She knows. By now most people should know. She is a shill for liberal hedge funds and tech.
we are still fighting battles begun in the 50’s…. I fear the newer social impact and tech stuff will be deeply entrenched before it seeps into the broader social consciousness. Human beings seem to quick to “react” but not to take action, if you know what I mean. Efforts for radical change are subverted at every turn
She got involved in Denver Public Schools board elections this past November. She endorsed the milquetoast candidates. Such a shame – we had some great candidates!
See my comment re truancy near top in context of this article on truancy as impact metric and Kamala Harris’s program of arresting parents.
The wheels of technocracy cloaked in “faith” are moving swiftly. You know those plans to move unhoused people to church parking lots??? The poor are raw material for investors like Dell and Arnold. Pretty sure the Dallas Fed and United Way have their hands in this, too.
The Wildflower Montessori franchise is putting sensors in the shoes of toddlers to track them as digital domesticated livestock. They see dollar signs in tracking and predicting behavioral compliance.
Americorps will supply the youth to oversee these “montessori” operations in the future. It’s all part of the larger Corporation for National and Community Service agenda. The Social Innovation Fund that backs pay for success is a partner program with Americorps. And you’d never know unless you are in the rooms with the people setting up this monstrous system. It all looks so nice until you scratch below the surface a bit.
i found this lady tied to some group called Cambridge Hill. Looks like she’s tied to both Wildflower and StriveTogether, among other groups: Frances McLaughlin is a dynamic executive with extensive experience leading and growing entrepreneurial non-profit, philanthropic, and for-profit organizations, primarily in the education sector. Since 2017 Frances has worked as an independent consultant and coach. Her clients include Asante Africa Foundation, Carnegie Corporation, Equal Opportunity Schools, the Ford Foundation, Pahara Institute, StriveTogether, and Wildflower Foundation. From 2009 through early 2017, Frances was the Chief Operating Officer and then President of Education Pioneers where she was responsible for developing the team and implementing the organization’s strategy, expanding the organization’s geographic footprint and impact. Prior to joining Education Pioneers, Frances was a senior director at The Broad Foundation, a Los Angeles-based venture philanthropy, where she was responsible for the foundation’s investments in organizations that build leadership capacity in public education. Frances previously served as executive vice president of the Council on International Educational Exchange (CIEE), a nonprofit organization and market leader in the fields of study abroad and international student exchange. Over the course of her 10 years at CIEE, she served as Chief Operating Officer of the organization’s largest division, managing operations in Asia, Australia, Europe, and the United States. Prior to CIEE, Frances was the director of North American marketing and sales for EF International Language Schools and worked as a regional director at Teach For America. Over the past 10 years, she has served in an advisory capacity to Bellwether Education Partners, Ed Fuel, FSG, HadaNou Collective, Mass Insight, and Project Basta. Her past volunteer board service includes the Waring School, the First Religious Society (UU), School Leaders Network, KIPP: Massachusetts, and CSIET. http://www.cambridgehill.com/who-we-are
Education Pioneers is also tied to both StriveTogether and Wildflower:
This is what the TU and TPS overlords have in mind for the future of “education.” It’s not education at all. Rather, it’s a program that tracks behavior and the tasks that each person completes through the Internet of Things.
Have you seen the proliferation of advertisements for adult learning? The reason for this is that the billionaires are anticipating massive unemployment as AI disrupts traditional sectors of the workforce. Lawyers, postmen, secretaries, doctors, teachers, drivers, even policemen are just a few of the professions that will be obliterated by the steely computer robot forces.
So what to do with all those shocked, vulnerable people (people who might have weapons unless the billionaires can repeal the 2nd Amendment!)?? Create a universal badge credentialing system to fix standard requirements for any given job. Then have everyone compete against each other to earn the most or best badges through lifelong learning ed-tech. This keeps people busy, isolated, poor, and depressed. So that they won’t cause trouble. This is where we’re headed, and we can’t opt-out. We can fight it now, or resign ourselves to the hamsterwheel.
Here is a post from an Ohio anti-Common Core group:
From Rosemary Stein MD
Parents: $150 million spent on the failed Read to Achieve program. $ 6 million spent on a no bid contract for iPads after Superintendent of Public Instruction Mark Johnson’s junket to Apple HQ. Another $1 million spent on new testing software to prove that your North Carolina kids can’t read.
The reading scores have DECLINED under Superintendent Mark Johnson and the North Carolina Board of Education. Yet, here they are arguing over whether a third grader who can’t READ should be passed to the forth grade or kept in third.
North Carolina is still using the failed Sight Word curriculum. This inferior curriculum was designed by failed teacher and communist John Dewey. It was forced into North Carolina using the Common Core curriculum.
During his campaign, Mark Johnson promised to get rid of Common Core. As Republican Mark Johnson took the maximum political donation from Democrat Presidential candidate Michael Bloomberg and his Teach for America daughter, he did not keep his campaign promise.
These people are on your payroll. They have failed spectacularly in the job of teaching your children to read and perform math as evidenced by the test scores.
Teaching children to read is not that difficult. It requires a proven Phonics curriculum. It also requires leaders who put the education of your children before political donations.
You are going to have to take your civic duty to vote seriously. The primaries are upon us.
To save America we must save one child at a time. Join the cause. Invite a friend.
Here is a post from the Massachusetts anti-radicla sex ed group:
MANSFIELD PARENTS – We have confirmation that the Rights, Respect, and Responsibility (3 R’s) CSE curriculum by Advocates for Youth is being taught in Mansfield Public Schools for grades 9-12. 3 R’s is a K-12 curriculum for ages 5-18. It has been reviewed by stopcse.org and has been found to contain all 15 harmful elements used to evaluate sex ed curricula. Read this document for a full analysis and to read quotes from the actual curriculum.
Here are some quotes from the curriculum:
“While we use the terms ‘male’ and ‘female’ when referring to particular anatomy (the ‘male’ or ‘female’ reproductive systems, for example), it is important to remember that someone can have a penis even if they don’t identify as a boy or a vulva even if they don’t identify as a girl.” (Grade 5, Lesson 1, p. 1)
“Max and Julia spend a lot of time together now that they’re a couple. When they find some private time alone, they like to kiss a lot. Max really wants to do something more, and so the next time they’re alone together, he tries to pull Julia’s shirt up and reach for one of her breasts.” (Grade 6, Lesson 3, p. 4)
Crossword puzzle clue for ‘clitoris’: “My only function is that I feel very sensitive when I’m touched!” (Grade 7, Lesson 1, p. 4)
“Malik watches porn sometimes when he’s home alone and is nervous about whether he’ll know what to do.” (Grade 8, Lesson 2, p. 7)
“Ask students, ‘When do you think someone is ready to have sex – either oral, vaginal or anal – with their partner?’” (Grade 9, Lesson 7, p. 1)
A video about sexting is shown on YouTube. The host says that if both parties consent to it, “sexting is just another aspect of normal human sexual behavior.” (Grade 10, Lesson 5, p. 1)
STUDENTS ARE DIRECTED TO WEBSITES WITH OBJECTIONABLE CONTENT
and complete the three questions on their homework worksheet.” (Grade 8, Lesson 1, p. 4)
Homework Instructions: “Answer the questions below, using any of the following three websites. Be sure to include the link to where you found the information!
Student Handout: “Accurate and Reliable Sexual Health Resources for Teens: • http://www.sexetc.org – Sexual health information written by teens, for teens • http://www.scarleteen.com – Sexual health information on a wide range of topics • youthresourceafy.tumblr.com – Sexual health information for gay, lesbian and bisexual teens • http://www.factsaboutcondoms.org – Information about preventing STDs and safeguarding sexual health • http://www.plannedparenthood.org – Information to find Planned Parenthood in your community • http://www.itsyoursexlife.org – Sexual health information including birth control and STDs” (Grade 10, Lesson 7, p. 8)
And another post from this group:
Fitchburg Public Schools is using the Get Real curriculum, they do have an opt out form we received it today from our seventh grader.
And yet another post from this group:
This group is so important! I wanted to share some things I learned from an experience I had when challenging the school district regarding inappropriate curriculum. In our case, children were engaging in Buddhist meditation and MBSR under the guise of mindfulness. It was pretty big news and caused a lot of controversy in our community. Whether you agree with if this should be taught, is not the point of this post. What I learned through that process is. What I learned is 1) Most parents truly do not know what is going on so keep sharing 2) Even when admins and those in leadership and lawmakers know something is not right, they are more likely to fix it behind the scenes and never admit to it, rather than publicly say it and admit it 3) Sometimes ensuring an opt out provision (opt in would be better) is an acceptable win 4) People are quick to say and type things but mobilizing actual people is a real challenge 5) The squeaky wheel gets the grease and 6) Crap rolls down hill. When you make something someones problem, especially at the top, it trickles down and change eventually happens. 7) Don’t give up. 8) Get on your local school boards and school councils (not pto – which is fine too, but these two have more influence). It can influence the culture of the schools. While I understand that much of this is legislative in nature at the local level push back is also essential.
Here is a post from the Minnesota anti-Common Core group:
Minnesota’s Cradle to Grave: When Government Wants Children at Its Center. Executive Order 19-34, ‘Placing Children at the Center of Government’ Have you noticed the high number of legislators who are resigning early and party replacements quickly stepping up? Are you noticing the Minneapolis 2040 plan which will remove single-family homes and, later, cars; the Minneapolis Schools’ Redesign Plan along with the Cruz-Guzman lawsuit, a desegregation lawsuit, brought by Minneapolis parents and which has implications for the 7-county Metro region?
I tried to finish part 32 but somehow WordPress was giving me trouble so I started part 33 early.
Here is a post from Alison Hawver McDowell:
You know Kamala Harris’s push around truancy? Well, it’s a “pay for success” metric in the UK. For those of you (Philadelphia) parents who got nudge reports over the past few years around absenteeism…this is why.
Yup. Willing to fine and even put poor parents in jail to serve global finance.
better image. This was data that would be easy to replicate/scale and was tied to a rate card.
(I had to check on this one) Yes, there are fines.
Weve noticed that with kid teaching himself, i.e., no lectures…but oodles of exams, staying home to read the book from time to time seemed wise.Major pushback.
Don’t mess with their metrics. Rockefeller and Ford really get bent out of shape over it.
very interesting ties to UK attendance and Pay For Success
Just going to leave this here… from USA – They are here to capitalize on (I mean “help”) with ESSA accountability. CHECK THE FUNDERS. “As states develop their accountability systems, they should consider combining chronic absence with other measures of engagement and school climate.”
is this a thing in CO? Did you know Michael Benet so-sponsored Harris’s Family Friendly legislation? I had NO idea he was former superintendent of Denver Schools and tight with Hickenlooper
Dont get me started on Bennett and Mike Johnston and Hick. But yes– Colorado chose accountability as our other ESSA indicator. We are only required to send anon attendance data but STATE just demanded schools send in pii attendance data.
WA did just that.
There you go. Wow. So those extra ways to measure “quality” in ESSA plans is really just setting up performance benchmarks for the investors. Not surprised, but how they get away with this shit.
do you know if truancy got added to the student longitudinal database? That was a report recommendation
The study is over. I sent this out back in the summer of 2014. Aug 21, 2014 11:40 AM Did anyone else receive a letter in the mail notifying you of the District’s participation in a new research study with Harvard to “study student attendance and academic performance?” “Your student’s participation in this project means student data regularly collected by the School District of Philadelphia will be SHARED with the research team, collaborators and VENDORS (for example a company that does mailings) helping with this project.” “The data includes attendance, academic performance, demographics, and contact information.” If you do not opt out of this study by submitting a form or contacting by phone or email they will assume you consent to having your child’s information shared. “We cannot promise any benefits to you or your student from taking part in this project.” “The project purpose is to help provide parents and guardians with information about their student’s attendance. We hope to gather information that will help the District communicate better with parents and guardians in the future.” (Right….isn’t that what those your child missed school today robo-calls are for?) I encourage all parents to examine the details of this study closely and seriously consider opting out of appears to be a straight-out data-mining operation. If this concerns you, please talk it up among your peers and friends.
In California, attendance was counted to determine funding. So there’s been penalties for absences and tardies at least since the 1980s.
They can just get much more granular about it now. Harris was pushing for more systematized data collection. Wait until they have facial recognition attendance.
They already have some kind of ID badge key system. I think it’s RFID. I think it’s around the same as before, though, because attendance was counted for all classes, not just the homeroom. Note that this wasn’t pay-for-performance. It was pay for attendance.
Yeah. I wrote about that in Philly. The RFID chips.
I didn’t know about ESAs. It looks like states are trying to kick out the autistic kids from the public schools. I suspect other special needs students are next. I can see why they want to pilot this with aspies, though. They’re sometimes good at math, which means employability and potentially good grades. (And also susceptible to libertarian indoctrination.)
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” P o l i t i c a l p r i s o n e r s ? B o u d i n s p a r e n t s , K a t h y B o u d i n a n d D a v i d G i l b e r t , w e r e W e a t h e r U n d e r g r o u n d m e m b e r s w h o p a r t i c i p a t e d i n t h e r o b b e r y o f a B r i n k s t r u c k w i t h t h e B l a c k L i b e r a t i o n A r m y , a m i l i t a n t M a r x i s t B l a c k P a n t h e r o f f s h o o t . T h e r o b b e r y r e s u l t e d i n t h e d e a t h s o f a s e c u r i t y g u a r d a n d t w o p o l i c e o f f i c e r s . K a t h y B o u d i n s e r v e d 1 7 y e a r s i n j a i l f o r t h e c r i m e ; G i l b e r t r e m a i n s i n j a i l a n d u n r e p e n t a n t . I n o r d e r t o u n d e r s t a n d B o u d i n s v i e w s , p e r h a p s i t w o u l d a l s o h e l p t o k n o w a b o u t h i s o t h e r p a r e n t s . B e c a u s e K a t h y a n d D a v i d w e r e i n j a i l , h e w a s r a i s e d b y t h e i r c o m r a d e s – i n – a r m s i n t h e W e a t h e r U n d e r g r o u n d , B i l l A y e r s , a n d B e r n a d i n e D o h r n . “
I n t h e v i d e o , B i l l A y e r s s t a t e s , E d u c a t i o n i s l i n k e d t o S o c i a l J u s t i c e . T h a t i s n o t s u r p r i s i n g . B u t , w h e n h e s p e a k s a b o u t b u i l d i n g a n e n v i r o n m e n t f o r l e a r n i n g , h e e m b r a c e s M a r x i s t h u m a n i s m a t t h e l e a s t . T h a t r a i s e s t h e q u e s t i o n t h a t s o c i a l i s m i s c e n t r a l n o w , a n d i s n t a s d i s t a n t a s s o m e p e o p l e t h i n k . T h e n , h e c o n t i n u e s o n a n d e x p l a i n s h o w t o i m p l e m e n t t h e s a m e l e a r n i n g t h e o r i e s u s e d i n t h e i m p l e m e n t a t i o n o f C o m m o n C o r e / 2 1 s t L e a r n i n g t h e o r i e s a n d t e a c h i n g s t r a t e g i e s .
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W h y w o u l d n ‘ t p e o p l e i n a n o p p r e s s e d c o m m u n i t y c o n s e n t t o t h i s s u r v e i l l a n c e a n d f i l t e r i n g ? I f t h e p o t e n t i a l r e w a r d i s b e i n g p u l l e d o u t o f p o v e r t y , w o u l d n ‘ t i t b e w o r t h i t ? A s b a d a s i t i s , t h e d e f a u l t s c e n a r i o i s o p p r e s s i o n , a n d p r o b a b l y m o r e s u r v e i l l a n c e , a t w o r k , i n t h e s t r e e t , e t c .
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T h i s i s v e r y c o n c e r n i n g , a s f a r b a c k a s 2 0 1 6 . T h e r e s p o n s e I r e c e i v e d w a s f r i g h t e n i n g ! A n d t o t h i n k t h e F T C i s c o n s i d e r i n g l o o s e n i n g r e s t r i c t i o n s o n d a t a p r i v a c y .
T h e r e a r e p r o t e c t i o n s r e l a t e d t o c o l l e c t i n g d a t a f r o m c h i l d r e n u n d e r t h e u n d e r t h e a g e o f 1 3 k n o w n a s t h e C h i l d r e n s O n l i n e P r i v a c y P r o t e c t i o n R u l e ( C O P P A ) . W h e n I c o n t a c t e d P i n e l l a s C o u n t y s c h o o l s s t a t i n g m y c o n c e r n s r e g a r d i n g t h e A c h i e v e 3 0 0 0 p r o g r a m o u r c h i l d ( w h o i s u n d e r t h e a g e o f 1 3 ) w a s t o p a r t i c i p a t e i n , h e r e i s t h e i n f o r m a t i o n I w a s g i v e n . F e d e r a l T r a d e C o m m i s s i o n s C O P P A r u l e d e f i n e s a n o p e r a t o r a s a c o m m e r c i a l e n t i t y u n d e r 1 6 C F R S e c t i o n 3 1 2 . 2 , a n d t h e r e f o r e d o e s n o t a p p l y t o s c h o o l s . F T C g u i d a n c e f u r t h e r p r o v i d e s t h a t s c h o o l s m a y g i v e c o n s e n t f o r s t u d e n t s t o u s e e d u c a t i o n a l s i t e s . W e e x p e c t t h a t a l l s t u d e n t s u s e t h e w e b s i t e s t h a t s u p p o r t t h e d i s t r i c t s c u r r i c u l u m .
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A v i t a l e d u c a t i o n w a t c h d o g h a s j u s t b e e n s u s p e n d e d a t a m o s t c u r i o u s j u n c t u r e . W h a t ‘ s g o i n g o n ? C O P P A , t h e f e d e r a l l a w t h a t p r o t e c t s c h i l d r e n 1 3 a n d u n d e r o n t h e i n t e r n e t . ( C h i l d r e n ‘ s O n l i n e P r i v a c y & P r o t e c t i o n A c t ) T h e F T C i s a b o u t t o g u t t h i s l a w a n d r e m o v e p a r e n t a l c o n s e n t . T h a n k s B i g T e c h / B i g D a t a !
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T h e n e w o i l i n M i d l a n d i s s t u d e n t d a t a . T h e M i d l a n d C o l l e c t i v e I m p a c t i n i t i a t i v e u n d e r E d u c a t e T e x a s w a s l a u n c h e d i n O c t o b e r 2 0 1 5 . I ‘ v e w r i t t e n e x t e n s i v e l y o n w h a t ” c o l l e c t i v e i m p a c t ” r e a l l y m e a n s a n d h o w t h e r e ‘ s n o ” p u b l i c ” i n p u b l i c – p r i v a t e p a r t n e r s h i p s . A l t h o u g h E d u c a t e T e x a s c o n c l u d e d i t s w o r k w i t h t h e i n i t i a t i v e i n A p r i l 2 0 1 7 , E d u c a t e M i d l a n d c o n t i n u e s w i t h t h e c o l l e c t i v e i m p a c t f r a m e w o r k w h i c h i s o n e g i a n t d a t a g r a b . K e y M i d l a n d f u n d e r s i n c l u d e t h e A b e l l – H a n g e r F o u n d a t i o n , S c h a r b a u e r F o u n d a t i o n a n d H e n r y F o u n d a t i o n . S c h a r b a u e r F o u n d a t i o n w r o t e a l e t t e r t o t h e T E A e n d o r s i n g t h e T r a n s f o r m a t i o n Z o n e g r a n t a n d A b e l l – H a n g e r F o u n d a t i o n p i l o t e d a n o u t c o m e m e a s u r e m e n t s y s t e m .
W h a t d a t a d i d E d u c a t e M i d l a n d a n d M I S D g i v e t o t h e m ? D o p a r e n t s h a v e t o c o n s e n t t o t h e d a t a b e i n g c o l l e c t e d f o r u s e b y f o u n d a t i o n s ? A s a c h a r t e r o p e r a t o r g o v e r n i n g p a r t n e r d o e s t h e E d u c a t e M i d l a n d b o a r d h a v e a c c e s s t o a c a d e m i c a n d b e h a v i o r d a t a o f c h i l d r e n t o b e u s e d f o r ” e d u c a t i o n a l r e s e a r c h .
T h e p o r t o f o l i o m o d e l a l l o w s a p p o i n t e d b o a r d s t o g o v e r n p u b l i c s c h o o l s w i t h t a x p a y e r f u n d s . A r t i c l e V I I o f t h e T e x a s C o n s t i t u t i o n m a k e s p r o v i s i o n f o r p u b l i c f r e e e d u c a t i o n . I f w e r e p l a c e e l e c t e d t r u s t e e s w i t h a p p o i n t e d b o a r d s , t h a t i s t a x a t i o n w i t h o u t r e p r e s e n t a t i o n . O n c e o u r v o i c e i s r e m o v e d , w e w i l l l i k e l y n e v e r g e t i t b a c k .
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T h i s i s o n e o f t h e s o u r c e s t h a t i s r e f e r e n c e d o v e r 2 4 t i m e s i n o u r h e a l t h C o r e G u i d e s f r o m K i n d e r g a r t e n t o 1 2 t h g r a d e . T h e y h a v e l e s s o n p l a n s t h a t t e a c h e r s c a n d o w n l o a d t o u s e a s p a r t o f t h e i r c u r r i c u l u m . T h e y a r e a s o c i a l j u s t i c e , s e x u a l r i g h t s , a d v o c a c y g r o u p .
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T e a c h i n g T o l e r a n c e i s a n o t h e r s o c i a l j u s t i c e a d v o c a c y g r o u p t h a t i s r e f e r e n c e d o v e r 3 0 t i m e s i n t h e C o r e G u i d e s f r o m K i n d e r g a r t e n t o 1 2 t h g r a d e .
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A n o t h e r a d v o c a c y g r o u p t h a t i s r e f e r e n c e d i n t h e C o r e G u i d e s o v e r 2 0 t i m e s , m o s t l y i n t h e y o u n g e r g r a d e s , i s W e l c o m i n g S c h o o l s w h i c h i s a p r o j e c t o f t h e H u m a n R i g h t s C a m p a i g n . T h e r e a r e m o r e r e f e r e n c e s t o L G B T Q s o u r c e s t h a n a n y o t h e r t o p i c i n t h e C o r e G u i d e s , b u t t h a t t o p i c i s n o t i n c l u d e d i n o u r s t a n d a r d s s p e c i f i c a l l y . W e s h o u l d f o c u s o n t h e h e a l t h & w e l l – b e i n g o f a l l s t u d e n t s . W e c a n d o t h i s w i t h o u t p r o m o t i n g c e r t a i n a g e n d a s , w h i c h i s c l e a r w e a r e d o i n g b y t h e r e s o u r c e s t h a t a r e u s e d o v e r & o v e r a g a i n .
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U h – o h H e r e i t c o m e s . # D a t a B a d g e s o n t h e b l o c k c h a i n . T h e C o n s o r t i u m i n c l u d e s N a t i o n a l S t u d e n t C l e a r i n g h o u s e . B a d n e w s .
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T o d a y s r e l e a s e e x p l a i n s t h a t I B M s t e c h n o l o g y e n a b l e s i m m u t a b l y s t o r e d , v e r i f i a b l e c r e d e n t i a l s t o b e s h a r e d a t t h e o w n e r s d i s c r e t i o n . T h i s h e l p s b o t h j o b s e e k e r s , n a v i g a t i n g a n o f t e n c o m p l e x w e b o f o p p o r t u n i t i e s , a n d e m p l o y e r s , w h o a r e l o o k i n g f o r s p e c i f i c a n d a u t h e n t i c q u a l i f i c a t i o n s . W i t h t h e i n c l u s i o n o f o r g a n i z a t i o n s l i k e t h e C l e a r i n g h o u s e , t r u s t e d c e r t i f i c a t e s c a n b e p r o v i d e d , r e d u c i n g t h e r i s k o f f r a u d . “
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I s h a r e t h i s a s a n e x a m p l e o f a r i s i n g s u r v e i l l a n c e s t a t e . 3 , 2 0 0 ” s m a r t s t r e e t l i g h t s ” i n S a n D i e g o a r e c o l l e c t i n g d a t a o n c i t i z e n s e v e r y m o m e n t t h e y a r e o u t s i d e t h e i r r e s i d e n c e . G e n e r a l E l e c t r i c , b y c o n t r a c t w i t h t h e c i t y , i s t h e o w n e r o f t h e d a t a . . . i n d e f i n i t e l y . T h e d a t a o n e v e r y p e r s o n m a y b e s o l d t o a n y e n t i t y a n d l i k e l y v e r y p r o f i t a b l e f o r G E . T h e s e s m a r t d e v i c e s a t t a c h e d t o s t r e e t l i g h t s a r e a n e x a m p l e o f o n e w a y t h a t c o r p o r a t i o n s ( w i t h t h e a p p r o v a l o f c i t y c o u n c i l ) a r e w o r k i n g t o s e t u p a C h i n e s e S o c i a l C r e d i t – l i k e s y s t e m h e r e i n t h e U S .
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H e r e i s a p o s t f r o m t h e C a l i f o r n i a a n t i – r a d i c a l s e x e d g r o u p :
M a n y s c h o o l s u s e A m a z e . O r g v i d e o s a l o n g w i t h t h e s e x e d c u r r i c u l u m s .
T h i s i s o n e e x a m p l e o f a v i d e o s o m e d i s t r i c t s a r e u s i n g . I s t r o n g l y s u g g e s t p a r e n t s v i e w t h e r e s t o f t h e v i d e o s A m a z e . O r g b e l i e v e s a r e c h i l d f r i e n d l y .
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T h e y a r e t e a c h i n g t h e i r o p i n i o n s o f w h a t t h i s i s a b o u t . T h a t i s s o W R O N G ! ! ! T h e r e a r e s o m a n y p o i n t s t h a t t h e y m a d e a b o u t i t t h a t I d i s a g r e e w i t h . I w o u l d l o v e t o m e e t t h e p e r s o n w h o m a d e t h i s v i d e o . I t i s n o t f a c t u a l , i t i s a l l b a s e d o n o p i n i o n . I m s o g l a d m y l a s t c h i l d i s g r a d u a t i n g t h i s y e a r ! A n d . . . . m y g r a n d k i d s w i l l n o t b e w a t c h i n g t h i s . V e r y s a d t o s e e h o w t h i n g s h a v e p r o g r e s s e d . T h e y t o o k a s e n s i t i v e s u b j e c t a n d m a d e a m o c k e r y o f i t . I m d i s a p p o i n t e d . T e a c h y o u r k i d s a t h o m e !
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L o b b y i s t s u s i n g K – 1 2 , m a y b e P r e K – 1 2 p u b l i c s c h o o l s e x e d u c a t i o n f o r S o c i a l C h a n g e . D i s g u s t i n g .
A t S I E C U S , w e b e l i e v e t h a t s e x e d c a n s p a r k t h e s o c i a l c h a n g e w e n e e d i n r e s p o n s e t o a v a r i e t y o f p r e s s i n g i s s u e s f r o m s e x u a l v i o l e n c e a n d r e p r o d u c t i v e i n j u s t i c e t o L G B T Q d i s c r i m i n a t i o n , a n d m o r e . T h a t s w h y w e r e n o w S I E C U S : S e x E d f o r S o c i a l C h a n g e , s a i d C h r i s t i n e S o y o n g H a r l e y , S I E C U S P r e s i d e n t & C E O .
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F o r t h e p a s t y e a r I b e g a n t a k i n g a n i n t e r e s t i n t h e b i l l s S B 2 7 6 a n d S b 2 7 7 a n d t h e r e w e r e n o t e n o u g h p a r e n t s i n S a c r a m e n t o . T h i s b o a r d l i s t e n e d j u s t l i k e t h e r e p r e s e n t a t i v e s i n S a c r a m e n t o , y e t t h e y v o t e a n d n e v e r l i s t e n t o t h e P e o p l e ! I h a v e s p o k e n t o p e o p l e o f t h e s e 2 b i l l s a n d y e t n o o n e i n t o w n k n o w s w h a t I m t a l k i n g a b o u t .
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I d i s a g r e e t h a t ” n o t e n o u g h p a r e n t s i n S a c r a m e n t o ” s h o w e d u p t o f i g h t S b 2 7 7 a n d 2 7 6 . W e h a d s o o o o m a n y t h e r e t h a t t i m e a n d t i m e a g a i n w e w e r e t o l d t h e h a l l w a y s h a d n e v e r b e e n t h a t f u l l . O u r l e a d e r s g o t c a l l s a s t o H O W t h e y g o t s o m a n y p e o p l e t o s h o w . W e w e r e e v e n a s k e d w h o w a s b a c k i n g u s a n d h o w c o u l d t h e y g e t o u r p e o p l e t o s u p p o r t o t h e r b i l l s . S o e v e n w h e n ” t h e p e o p l e ” r i s e u p w e g e t i g n o r e d .
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L e t m e s t a r t w i t h I h o m e s c h o o l e d m y c h i l d r e n a n d i t w a s t h e b e s t t i m e o f m y l i f e .
N o w l e t s g e t t o 1 5 y e a r s s i n c e I h o m e s c h o o l e d . U n f o r t u n a t e l y t h i s i s a c i v i l w a r o n o u r s o i l .
T h e s e b a s t a r d s w a n t i n s i d e y o u r h o m e . I f t h e y m a n d a t e d t h e l a w s t o g o v e r n y o u r s c h o o l s t h e y w i l l d o t h e s a m e t h i n g i n y o u r h o m e .
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C h i l d p r o t e c t i v e s e r v i c e h a s b e e n g o i n g i n t o h o m e s a n d s t e a l i n g c h i l d r e n a n d c h i l d t r a f f i c k i n g .
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H i I L L S B O R O S D , O R E G O N v o t e d u n a n i m o u s l y t o a d o p t h i g h l y c o n t r o v e r s i a l C o m p r e h e n s i v e S e x u a l i t y E d u c a t i o n K – 1 2 . M a n y p a r e n t s g a v e e x c e l l e n t t e s t i m o n y p l e a d i n g f o r m o r e t i m e t o e v a l u a t e t h e c u r r i c u l u m . G r o u p s r e p r e s e n t e d i n t e s t i m o n y w e r e L G B T Q p a s t o r s , G L S E N a n d t h e W e s t s i d e Q u e e r R e s o u r c e C e n t e r , 1 : 4 9 : 1 1 . W a t c h t e s t i m o n y f r o m P a r e n t s ‘ R i g h t s I n E d u c a t i o n , D i r e c t o r , 2 : 0 6 : 5 9 . T h e P a r e n t s R i g h t s I n E d u c a t i o n d i r e c t o r s h a r e d t r u e s t o r i e s t h a t p a r e n t s h a v e b r o u g h t t o h e r , a n d t h e l g b t q a c t i v i s t s c a l l e d i t b i g o t r y a n d c a l l e d h e r a l i a r . W e w e r e m a r g i n i l i z e d , a n d r i d i c u l e d .
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T h e s e x e d ” r e q u i r e m e n t ” w a s n o t e l i m i n a t e d , t h e p o l i c y w a s e d i t e d t o n o l o n g e r i n c l u d e a n o p t i o n a l 1 2 – 1 5 d a y u n i t a t t h e h i g h s c h o o l l e v e l . T h e m i d d l e s c h o o l i n s t r u c t i o n r e m a i n s u n t o u c h e d . T h i s h e a d l i n e , a s w e l l a s r e p o r t i n g d o n e b y t h e C o l u m b i a n , i s n o t e n t i r e l y a c c u r a t e .
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Y e a r s a g o I p u t o u t a p r e s s r e l e a s e r e g a r d i n g t h e 9 t h C i r c u i t C o u r t s t a t i n g t h a t t h e s t a t e o f C a l i f o r n i a d i d n o t h a v e t o a c c o m m o d a t e t h e w i s h e s o f p a r e n t s i n r e g a r d s t o s e x u a l l y e x p l i c i t s u r v e y s i n p u b l i c s c h o o l s . T h e a u d a c i t y o f t h e c o u r t t o r u l e i n f a v o r o f t h e s c h o o l ‘ s o v e r t h e p a r e n t s i s a c l e a r s h o t o v e r t h e b o w o f P a r e n t a l A u t h o r i t y w h i c h s u p e r s e d e s t h e 9 t h C i r c u i t C o u r t .
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I ‘ m h o m e s c h o o l i n g n o w t o o . J u s t s t a r t e d t h i s y e a r . B u t I ‘ m s t i l l v e r y c o n c e r n e d a b o u t w h a t ‘ s g o i n g o n i n t h e p u b l i c s c h o o l s , b e c a u s e t h o s e k i d s a r e t h e n e x t g e n e r a t i o n .
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T h e N T A C s a y s i t s n e w s t u d y i s n ‘ t i n t e n d e d t o p r o v i d e a p e r f e c t p s y c h o l o g i c a l o r b e h a v i o r a l p r o f i l e o f s t u d e n t s w h o m i g h t c o m m i t a n a c t o f v i o l e n c e . A n d w h i l e i t d o e s n o t o u t r i g h t s t a t e t h a t s t u d e n t s w h o a r e d e p r e s s e d o r h a v e b e e n v i c t i m s o f b u l l y i n g a r e m o r e l i k e l y t o c o m m i t a c t s o f v i o l e n c e , i t d o e s l i s t a ” d e p r e s s e d m o o d ” a s a r e d f l a g . T h a t ‘ s s o v a g u e t h a t e v e n a s t u d e n t h a v i n g a b a d d a y c o u l d b e v i e w e d a s a p o t e n t i a l t h r e a t , l e t a l o n e a s t u d e n t w h o i s c l i n i c a l l y d e p r e s s e d o r i s a v i c t i m o f h a r a s s m e n t .
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P l e a s e p r a y a s a t t o r n e y s a d v i s e a c o l l e g e s t u d e n t w h o s e p r o – l i f e t o p i c c h o i c e f o r a n a s s i g n m e n t w a s r e f u s e d b y t h e u n i v e r s i t y .
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H e r e i s a p o s t f r o m t h e C a l i f o r n i a a n t i – r a d i c a l s e x e d g r o u p :
I h a v e a f r i e n d w h o p u l l e d h i s d a u g h t e r t o h o m e s c h o o l b e c a u s e a l e s b i a n s t u d e n t k e p t m a k i n g s e x u a l c o m m e n t s t o h e r w h e n s h e h a d t o d r e s s o u t f o r P E i n f r o n t o f h e r . S h e c o m p l a i n e d a n d t h e s c h o o l d i d n o t h i n g . T h e l e s b i a n c h i l d t h e n s m a c k e d t h e s t r a i g h t c h i l d ‘ s n a k e d b u t t , t h e s c h o o l s t i l l n o t h i n g . T h e n e x t t i m e t h e l e s b i a n c h i l d g r a b b e d b o o b a n d t h e s t r a i g h t c h i l d p u n c h e d h e r . G u e s s w h o g o t i n t r o u b l e ? Y e p , t h e s t r a i g h t k i d . S h e w a s b a n n e d f r o m c a m p u s i n d e f i n i t e l y b e c a u s e i t w a s a ” h a t e c r i m e ” a n d t h e r e ‘ s z e r o t o l e r a n c e t h e r e . S h e w a s 6 t h o r 7 t h g r a d e . S u p e r s a d , a n d s u p e r a v o i d a b l e . W e ‘ r e d e f i n i t e l y i n a n o d d l o g i s t i c a l s i t u a t i o n r i g h t n o w i n s o c i e t y .
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>Ø.ÝG l o b a l i s t s a n d f u t u r i s t s p r o m o t i n g D i g i t a l I D s c o n t r o l l e d b y t h e g o v e r n m e n t , i n s t e a d o f p a s s w o r d s . ” O n e w a y t o s o l v e t h i s i s w i t h a s c a n o f a p e r s o n s g o v e r n m e n t – i s s u e d I D a n d a f a c i a l s i m i l a r i t y c h e c k i n c o m b i n a t i o n w i t h v e r i f i e d a t t r i b u t e s . “
h t t p s : / / w w w . w e f o r u m . o r g / a g e n d a / 2 0 1 9 / 1 1 / p a s s w o r d s – c y b e r s e c u r i t y – p a s s w o r d l e s s / ? u t m _ s o u r c e = s f m c & u t m _ m e d i u m = e m a i l & u t m _ c a m p a i g n = 2 7 0 6 6 8 2 _ A g e n d a _ w e e k l y – 2 2 N o v e m b e r 2 0 1 9 – 2 0 1 9 1 1 2 0 _ 0 8 2 3 0 1 & u t m _ t e r m = & e m a i l T y p e = N e w s l e t t e r
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H e r e i s a p o s t f r o m s o m e o n e f r o m U t a h :
T h i s c o r r u p t i o n s t o r y h a s m o r e t o d o w i t h P l a n n e d P a r e n t h o o d c o n t r o l l i n g K – 1 2 c u r r i c u l u m i n U t a h t h a n p a r e n t s w o u l d t h i n k .
N o t e t h a t t h e j u d g e i s b e s t f r i e n d s w i t h b i l l i o n a i r e d e m o c r a t P r e s i d e n t i a l h o p e f u l a n d P l a n n e d P a r e n t h o o d f u n d e r T o m S t e y e r . T o m S t e y e r i s t h e b r o t h e r a n d b u s i n e s s p a r t n e r o f J a m e s S t e y e r . J a m e s S t e y e r i s O b a m a ‘ s l o n g – t i m e a l l y a n d r u n s C o m m o n S e n s e E d u c a t i o n t h e g r o u p t h a t a d v i s e d U t a h ‘ s S t a t e S c h o o l B o a r d a n d l e g i s l a t o r s o n U t a h ‘ s d i g i t a l t e a c h i n g a n d l e a r n i n g l a w a n d , n o t c o i n c i d e n t a l l y , a d v i s e s C o n g r e s s o n i t s d i g i t a l p r i v a c y l a w s . T h e p l a n ? B e g i n u s i n g d i g i t a l c u r a t i o n s y s t e m s t o c o n t r o l t h e o n l i n e c u r r i c u l u m t h a t U t a h t e a c h e r s a n d s t u d e n t s g e t a c c e s s t o . . . s t e e r i n g U t a h s c h o o l s i n t o a P l a n n e d P a r e n t h o o d – s u p p o r t i n g c u r r i c u l u m .
P a r e n t s n e e d t o u n d e r s t a n d t h a t t h e r e a r e o v e r 3 0 0 e m p l o y e e s a t t h e S t a t e O f f i c e o f E d u c a t i o n a n d t h a t t h e y f o l l o w ” b e s t p r a c t i c e s ” i n p o l i c y . T h e S t a t e S c h o o l B o a r d i s a d v i s e d b y t h e m . I f t h e y a r e t a k i n g p o l i c y f r o m g r o u p s l i k e C o m m o n S e n s e E d u c a t i o n , * * a n d t h e y a r e b e c a u s e t h e s e a r e t h e g r o u p s w i t h t h e p o l i t i c a l a n d p o l i c y p o w e r , * * t h e n U t a h w i l l h a v e a P l a n n e d P a r e n t h o o d – s u p p o r t i n g c u r r i c u l u m a c r o s s c l a s s s u b j e c t s . T h e t e a c h e r s t h a t d o n ‘ t c o m p l y ( w i t h w h a t ‘ s b e i n g t e s t e d t h r o u g h P l a n n e d P a r e n t h o o d – p a r t n e r e d a s s e s s m e n t s ) w i l l b e w e e d e d o u t . O b a m a ‘ s E v e r y S t u d e n t S u c c e e d s A c t i s h o l d i n g t e a c h e r s h o s t a g e t o t r a c k i n g c h i l d r e n ‘ s s o c i a l – e m o t i o n a l t r a i t s ( v a l u e s , a t t i t u d e s a n d b e h a v i o r s ) . T h e l a w i s f o r c i n g U t a h s c h o o l s t o s e x u a l i z e c u r r i c u l u m . U t a h m u s t s e r i o u s l y c o n s i d e r g e t t i n g a w a y f r o m f e d e r a l l a w s t h a t c o n t r o l e d u c a t i o n p o l i c y a n d e l i m i n a t e t h e s t a t e b u r e a u c r a c y t h a t i s b e h o l d e n t o t h o s e l a w s . G e t b a c k t o l e t t i n g l o c a l s c h o o l s a n d p a r e n t s c o n t r o l l o c a l c u r r i c u l u m !
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F r i d a y n i g h t I t o o k m y 9 t h g r a d e d a u g h t e r a n d h e r f r i e n d t o a l o c a l K o m a t s u p l a n t f o r a n d E n g i n e e r i n g M e n t o r i n g E v e n t f o r g r a d e s 9 – 1 2 & c o l l e g e s t u d e n t s . I l e t t h e g i r l s s t a y , w h i l e I t o o k m y y o u n g e r k i d s t o g y m n a s t i c s . T h e y w e r e g i v e n c o m p l e t e t o u r s o f t h e p l a c e , t a l k e d t o c u r r e n t e m p l o y e e s , l e a r n e d a b o u t t h e v a r i o u s e n g i n e e r i n g j o b s , m i n i n g j o b s , d i e s e l m e c h a n i c s , e c t . A n d a t e P i z z a & w o n c o o l p r i z e s . I t h i n k i t ‘ s a w e s o m e t o e x p l o r e t h e f u t u r e T H I S w a y , w i t h p a r e n t s a l o n g s i d e w h e n e v e r p o s s i b l e . B u t n o t b y c o l l e c t i n g h e r d a t a v i a r i d i c u l o u s s u r v e y s . T h i s d a u g h t e r i s 1 4 . I f s h e w e n t t o t h e C a r e e r A c a d e m y s h e ‘ d b e t r a i n i n g f o r h e r ” p a t h w a y ” n e x t s c h o o l y e a r . S h e w a n t s t o w o r k i n m i n i n g , b u t s h e a l s o w a n t s t o b e a p h o t o g r a p h e r , a n d o w n a S m o o t h i e S h o p . O m g I a m c r y i n g . S h e ‘ s p r a c t i c a l l y a l i t t l e g i r l , f o r P e t e ‘ s s a k e . P i n k F l o y d h a d i t s o c o r r e c t . L e a v e t h e m k i d s a l o n e .
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S t e v e S i m o n , f o r m e r a s s t a t t o r n e y g e n e r a l . ” A c t i v e i n h i s l o c a l c o m m u n i t y , S i m o n i s a m e m b e r o f t h e T w i n W e s t C h a m b e r o f C o m m e r c e , t h e A m e r i c a n C a n c e r S o c i e t y , t h e l o c a l L e a g u e o f W o m e n V o t e r s , t h e S t . L o u i s P a r k C o m m u n i t y E d u c a t i o n A d v i s o r y C o u n c i l . A m o n g t h e m a n y h o n o r s h e h a s r e c e i v e d , S t e v e h a s b e e n n a m e d a R i s i n g S t a r f o u r t i m e s b y M i n n e s o t a L a w & P o l i t i c s m a g a z i n e . “
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h t t p s : / / w w w . c o m p r e h e n s i v e s e x u a l i t y e d u c a t i o n . o r g / w p – c o n t e n t / u p l o a d s / 1 5 – H a r m f u l – E l e m e n t s – S a f e r – C h o i c e s – L e v e l – 2 – F I N A L . p d f
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” S e x e d u c a t i o n c l a s s e s i n s o m e s c h o o l s h a v e m o v e d f a r b e y o n d t h e b a s i c i n f o r m a t i o n t h a t u s e d t o b e i m p a r t e d . S t u d e n t s s t i l l l e a r n h o w m a l e a n d f e m a l e b o d i e s f u n c t i o n a n d h o w p r e g n a n c y o c c u r s , b u t t h e y a l s o l e a r n a b o u t d i f f e r e n t \ s e x u a l p r a c t i c e s . O r a l , a n a l , o r a l – a n a l , a n d v a g i n a l s e x a r e d i s c u s s e d , a s w e l l a s i n s e r t i n g o t h e r b o d y p a r t s a n d f o r e i g n o b j e c t s i n t o t h e a n u s a n d v a g i n a . H e l e n a , M o n t a n a , g a i n e d n o t o r i e t y i n 2 0 1 0 f o r p r o p o s i n g a s e x e d u c a t i o n c u r r i c u l u m t h a t t e a c h e s f i f t h g r a d e r s t o u n d e r s t a n d t h a t s e x u a l i n t e r c o u r s e i n c l u d e s b u t i s n o t l i m i t e d t o v a g i n a l , o r a l o r a n a l p e n e t r a t i o n . T h e n e x t y e a r , t h e s i x t h g r a d e r s a r e t a u g h t t h e s a m e w i t h t h e a d d i t i o n o f u s i n g t h e p e n i s , f i n g e r s , t o n g u e o r o b j e c t s .
T h e G u i d e l i n e s f o r C o m p r e h e n s i v e S e x u a l i t y E d u c a t i o n d i s t r i b u t e d b y t h e S e x u a l i t y I n f o r m a t i o n a n d E d u c a t i o n C o u n c i l o f t h e U n i t e d S t a t e s ( S I E C U S ) m e n t i o n s v a g i n a l , o r a l , a n d a n a l i n t e r c o u r s e i n t h e S e x u a l B e h a v i o r K e y C o n c e p t s e c t i o n a n d i n c l u d e s d i s c u s s i o n o f t h e m a s a t o p i c w i t h c h i l d r e n a s y o u n g a s n i n e ( L e v e l 2 ) i n t h e S e x u a l l y T r a n s m i t t e d D i s e a s e s s u b s e c t i o n . 6 7 T h e d i s c u s s i o n i s r e i t e r a t e d a n d e x p a n d e d w i t h L e v e l 3 ( a g e s 1 2 – 1 5 ) a n d L e v e l 4 ( a g e s 1 5 – 1 8 ) . T h e S e x u a l i t y T h r o u g h o u t L i f e , M a s t u r b a t i o n , S h a r e d S e x u a l B e h a v i o r , a n d H u m a n S e x u a l R e s p o n s e t o p i c s a r e c o v e r e d w i t h c h i l d r e n b e g i n n i n g i n L e v e l 1 ( a g e s f i v e t o e i g h t ) , b u t t h e a b s t i n e n c e m e s s a g e d o e s n o t b e g i n u n t i l L e v e l 2 . 6 8 W i t h m e s s a g e s l i k e t h e s e g i v e n t o c h i l d r e n b e g i n n i n g a t a g e f i v e , i s i t a n y w o n d e r 9 . 1 m i l l i o n a d o l e s c e n t s h a v e a t l e a s t o n e S T D ?
T h e m e s s a g e f o r c o n d o m s i n t h e G u i d e l i n e s i s m i x e d . I n t h e S e x u a l H e a l t h s e c t i o n , i t s a y s , S o m e m e t h o d s o f c o n t r a c e p t i o n , s u c h a s c o n d o m s , c a n a l s o p r e v e n t t h e t r a n s m i s s i o n o f S T D s / H I V . 6 9 A f e w p a g e s l a t e r i t r e a d s , P r o p e r u s e o f l a t e x c o n d o m s , a l o n g w i t h w a t e r – b a s e d l u b r i c a n t s , c a n g r e a t l y r e d u c e b u t n o t e l i m i n a t e t h e c h a n c e o f g e t t i n g a n S T D . 7 0 I n t h e H I V / A I D S s e c t i o n i t s a y s , L a t e x c o n d o m s c a n g r e a t l y r e d u c e , b u t n o t e l i m i n a t e , t h e r i s k o f H I V t r a n s m i s s i o n d u r i n g i n t e r c o u r s e . 7 1 I n t h e S T D s / H I V C h e c k l i s t s e c t i o n , i t s a y s , C o n d o m s c a n b e e f f e c t i v e i n p r e v e n t i n g t h e s p r e a d o f S T D s / H I V ; i n d i v i d u a l s s h o u l d l e a r n w h e n a n d h o w t o u s e t h e m .
T h e u s e o f t h e p h r a s e p r e v e n t t h e t r a n s m i s s i o n i n c o n t e x t w i t h S T D s c a n o n l y b e a c h i e v e d i n o n e w a y : a b s t i n e n c e . M e r r i a m – W e b s t e r D i c t i o n a r y d e f i n e s p r e v e n t i o n a s , t o k e e p f r o m h a p p e n i n g o r e x i s t i n g . C o n d o m s a r e n o t 1 0 0 p e r c e n t e f f e c t i v e f o r s e v e r a l r e a s o n s : u s e r e r r o r , b r e a k a g e o r s l i p p a g e , a n d i n c o n s i s t e n t u s a g e . E v e n i f a c o n d o m w e r e u s e d d u r i n g e v e r y s i n g l e s e x u a l a c t , u s e d p r o p e r l y , a n d d i d n o t b r e a k o r s l i p , t h e f a i l u r e r a t e s a r e s t i l l h i g h . O n e m e d i c a l s o u r c e r e p o r t s o n t h e f a i l u r e r a t e s o f c o n d o m s d u r i n g v a g i n a l s e x t o p r e v e n t t h e s e d i s e a s e s , e v e n i f c o n d o m s a r e u s e d e a c h t i m e : H P V r e d u c e s r i s k b y o n l y h a l f ; G e n i t a l H e r p e s r e d u c e s r i s k b y h a l f ; C h l a m y d i a a n d G o n o r r h e a r e d u c e s r i s k b y h a l f ; H I V / A I D S r e d u c e s r i s k b y 8 5 p e r c e n t . 7 3 T h a t i s n o t p r e v e n t i o n ; i t i s r i s k r e d u c t i o n . “
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D o e s y o u r s c h o o l d i s t r i c t h a v e a S c h o o l B a s e d H e a l t h C e n t e r ? T h i s l i s t s h o w s S B H C s a s o f 2 0 1 0 . W e c a n a s s u m e t h a t t h e l i s t h a s g r o w n e s p e c i a l l y w i t h t h e a d d i t i o n o f S c h o o l B a s e d M e n t a l H e a l t h C e n t e r s . ” C o n f i d e n t i a l C o n t r a c e p t i o n f o r T e e n s ” h a s b e e n a c o n s t a n t p r i o r i t y f o r a b o r t i o n a d v o c a t e s a n d S B H C s p r o v i d e t h e o n c a m p u s p r e s e n c e . T e x a s E d u c a t i o n C o d e 2 8 . 0 0 4 o n l y p r e v e n t s t h e d i s t r i b u t i o n o f c o n d o m s ” i n c o n n e c t i o n w i t h i n s t r u c t i o n r e l a t i n g t o h u m a n s e x u a l i t y . “
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W h a t w e a r e d e a l i n g w i t h i s a n e x c e s s o f h u m a n c a p i t a l i n a n a g e o f i n c r e a s i n g a u t o m a t i o n a n d g l o b a l l y p l a t f o r m e d w o r k . T h e p r i s o n i n d u s t r i a l c o m p l e x i s e x p a n d i n g t o i n c l u d e d i s p o s s e s s i o n v i a a d d i c t i o n a n d a l t e r n a t i v e f o r m s o f s t a t e c o n t r o l t h r o u g h ” p a y f o r s u c c e s s ” f i n a n c e d w e l f a r e s e r v i c e s . T h e o p i o i d c r i s i s i s p a r t o f t h i s . H o w d o y o u m a k e m o n e y o f f t h e p o o r ? Y o u p a c k a g e t h e m a s a d a t a c o m m o d i t y f o r ” e v i d e n c e – b a s e d ” i n t e r v e n t i o n s . T h e n o d e s o f d a t a e x t r a c t i o n a r e e d u c a t i o n , h e a l t h c a r e , a n d s u p p o r t i v e h o u s i n g s e t t i n g s . T h i s i s a t a l k I g a v e o n h o w f i n – t e c h p r e d a t o r s a r e t a k i n g a d v a n t a g e o f p e o p l e c a u g h t u p i n s u b s t a n c e u s e . T h e g o a l i s n ‘ t a c u r e , i t ‘ s m i s e r y m a n a g e d i n s u c h a w a y a s t o p r o d u c e a t t r a c t i v e d a t a o n d a s h b o a r d s f o r g l o b a l p r o f i t . W e n e e d t o w a k e f o l k s u p a n d o r g a n i z e a m a s s m o v e m e n t . I c a n ‘ t b e l i e v e t e a c h e r s , s o c i a l w o r k e r s o r h e a l t h c a r e p r o v i d e r s w a n t t o d o a n y o f t h i s .
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T h e C D C C r a c k d o w n , w i t h t h e c o o r d i n a t e d m e d i a c a m p a i g n a n d t h e l i e s t h e r e i n , s i m p l y p u t , w a s a n d i s a p u s h f o r m o r e s t r e e t H E R O I N c u s t o m e r s . T a l k t o s o m e d o c t o r s , d e n t i s t s , p h a r m a c i s t s , a b o u t t h e t h r e a t s a n d a c c u s a t i o n s a n d m o n i t o r i n g . T h i n k a b o u t t h e f a c t t h a t o x y c o d o n e i s s o l d a s a g e n e r i c a n d i s c h e a p . T h e l o n g a c t i n g v e r s i o n , o x y c o n t i n i s s t i l l t h e m o n e y m a k e r , a l o n g w i t h n e w s a f e r v e r s i o n s , b u t , t h e i n s t a n t r e l e a s e v e r s i o n i s g e n e r i c .
T a k e a l o o k a t t h e H E R O I N d e a t h s i n c l u d e d , w i t h o u t m e n t i o n , i n t h e v a s t m a j o r i t y o f p r e s c r i p t i o n o v e r d o s e d e a t h s t a t s . T h e t i m e s i t i s m e n t i o n e d , t h e r a t i o n a l e i s b e i n g a g a t e w a y t o H E R O I N .
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B e l i e v e i t o r n o t , t h e r e a r e a l o t o f p e o p l e , n o t a d d i c t s , p e o p l e , w h o a r e s u f f e r i n g f r o m c o n d i t i o n s t h a t m a k e l i f e h e l l a n d w e r e g i v e n s o m e r e l i e f a n d f u n c t i o n f r o m o p i o i d p a i n k i l l e r s . P e o p l e w h o c o u l d w o r k . P e o p l e w h o p r o b a b l y w o r k e d a r o u n d y o u , w i t h o u t y o u k n o w i n g i t . T h e s e p e o p l e w e r e n o t d r i f t i n g o f f o n s t r e e t c o r n e r s . B u t s o m e m i g h t b e n o w .
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A l l p e o p l e i n v o l v e d i n e d u c a t i o n m u s t r e f u s e u n e t h i c a l o r d e r s . I u n d e r s t a n d t h e d i l e m m a . W h e n m y g r a n d f a t h e r r e f u s e d t o f i r e a l l t h e C a t h o l i c t e a c h e r s a n d t h e K K K – i n f e s t e d s c h o o l b o a r d f i r e d h i m , h e h a d 1 2 k i d s . I t w a s 1 9 2 9 , a t t h e b e g i n n i n g o f t h e G r e a t D e p r e s s i o n . T h e y l o s t t h e i r h o u s e a n d l i t e r a l l y s l e p t o u t d o o r s a n d i n p l a c e s w i t h d i r t f l o o r s .
W h e n I w a s g r o w i n g u p , m y m o t h e r u n i o n i z e d t h e l i b r a r i a n s . H e r s h e l t e r e d c o w o r k e r s t o o k t h e h e a l t h a n d d e n t a l , w h i c h r e s u l t e d f r o m c o l l e c t i v e b a r g a i n i n g , b u t w o u l d n o t h e l p h e r g e t i t s t a r t e d . G u e s s w h o t h e C i t y r e t a l i a t e d a g a i n s t .
S o m a n y t e a c h e r s o u t t h e r e , o n s t r i k e f o r b e t t e r w a g e s . B u t , h o w d o w e r e c o n c i l e t h e g o o d t e a c h e r s a n d p r i n c i p a l , w h o t o l d m e o n t a p e , i n s e p a r a t e m e e t i n g s , ” T h e d i s p l a c e m e n t o f e a r l y s o c i a l e d u c a t i o n b y a c a d e m i c a n d t e s t i n g p r e s s u r e s i s h a r m i n g c h i l d r e n , m a n y o f t h e m v e r y y o u n g . ” a l m o s t v e r b a t i m t o e a c h o t h e r , w h i l e t h e y c o n t i n u e t o f o l l o w o r d e r s a n d k n o w i n g l y h a r m y o u n g c h i l d r e n ? W h y a r e s u c h p e o p l e a l l o w e d i n s c h o o l s a t a l l ? ( T h e s e a r e m y t h o u g h t s , e v e r y t i m e I s e e m y b r i l l i a n t , f o r m e r l y e x t r o v e r t e d , h i g h e s t o f t h e h i g h t e s t s c o r i n g , c h i l d , w h e n s h e h a s a n o t h e r p a n i c a t t a c k , a f t e r h a v i n g t r o u b l e w i t h a m a t h p r o b l e m ? A n d w h e n m y 1 s t g r a d e r t o l d m e t h a t e v e r y s t u d e n t i n h e r c l a s s h a d p a i r e d u p i n p r e p u b e s c e n t p s e u d o – s e x u a l r e l a t i o n s h i p s , h o l d i n g h a n d s a n d g o s s i p i n g , e t c . )
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D i d y o u k n o w t h a t p u b l i c s c h o o l s c a n n o t s i n g l e o u t a n d t a r g e t a p p a r e l w i t h r e l i g i o u s w o r d s o n i t ? I f o t h e r s t u d e n t s a r e a l l o w e d t o w e a r c l o t h i n g w i t h s e c u l a r w o r d s p r e s e n t , t h e n i t i s g e n e r a l l y t h e s a m e f o r s t u d e n t s w i t h c l o t h e s t h a t a r e C h r i s t i a n i n n a t u r e . C a l l f o r y o u r s p e c i f i c s i t u a t i o n . W e w i l l p u t y o u i n t o u c h w i t h a n a t t o r n e y a t n o c o s t t o y o u .
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t h a t ‘ s e x a c t l y w h e r e t h i s t y p e o f s t u f f c o m e s f r o m . I t ‘ s a t w i s t e d b l e n d o f c o r p o r a t e – e d t e c h a n d m i l i t a r y – a p t i t u d e a s s e s s m e n t s t h a t c o n t r i b u t e s t o t h e ” d a t a – d r i v e n , ” ” e v i d e n c e – b a s e d ” w o r k f o r c e d e v e l o p m e n t m o d e l t h a t i s r u i n i n g o u r s c h o o l s ( a n d m a k i n g s o m e p e o p l e v e r y r i c h ! ) . P u t e v e r y o n e i n f r o n t o f a s c r e e n s o y o u c a n p r o f i l e a n d m a n a g e h u m a n c a p i t a l . I t ‘ s a b s o l u t e l y s i n i s t e r .
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t h e y a r e a l s o p u t t i n g h e a l t h c l i n i c s i n o r n e a r s c h o o l s . I n t h e m i l i t a r y I s a w i t ‘ s e m b e d d e d i n t h e s c h o o l . O u r o l d e s t i s g r o w n , s h e m o v e d b a c k h o m e ( A r k a n s a s ) a n d s h e s a i d t h e y a r e b u i l d i n g c l i n i c s n e x t t o r u r a l s c h o o l s .
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H e w a s s o p e r c e p t i v e ! A l l t h e r e c e n t c o r p o r a t i z a t i o n o f t h e s c h o o l s f o l l o w s t h i s m o d e l – b r e a k h u m a n c o n n e c t i o n s b y i s o l a t i n g p e o p l e , r e p l a c i n g t e a c h e r s w i t h t e c h , c o n v i n c i n g p e o p l e t h a t e v e r y o n e i s t r a u m a t i z e d a n d r e q u i r e s b i g – b r o t h e r s u r v e i l l a n c e . I t c r e a t e s p e o p l e w h o a r e e a s y t o c o n t r o l . M y c h i l d r e n a t t e n d p a r o c h i a l s c h o o l , a n d i t ‘ s t h e r e t o o . B u t m y 8 y e a r – o l d n o w k n o w s w h a t t o l o o k f o r . H e h a d t o r e a d a s t o r y a b o u t a b o y w h o b e c a m e b e s t f r i e n d s w i t h a r o b o t . A n d g e t t h i s – t h e r o b o t h a d a n a m e , b u t t h e h u m a n b o y d i d n o t ! W e l l , m y s o n w a s n ‘ t h a v i n g i t , s o h e m e m o r i z e d t h e s t o r y t o t e l l m e a b o u t i t , a n d h e a l s o t o l d h i s t e a c h e r t h a t h e d i d n ‘ t t h i n k t h a t t h a t m a d e s e n s e – t o b e f r i e n d a m a c h i n e . I w a s s o p r o u d o f h i m f o r t h i n k i n g a b o u t i t ! I m e a n , t o p r e t e n d a b o u t r o b o t s i s o n e t h i n g , b u t t o h a v e t h e m c r e e p i n s u b t l y l i k e t h a t i s a n o t h e r . A l s o , t h e m o r e s c r e e n a s s i g n m e n t s , t h e l e s s p a r e n t s c a n p a r t i c i p a t e i n t h e i r c h i l d ‘ s e d u c a t i o n . P a p e r , p a i n t b r u s h e s , b o o k s , o u t d o o r p l a y !
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c a n y o u b e l i e v e i t ? ! I t h i n k p e o p l e h a v e a s e n s e t h a t t h e s e t h i n g s a r e w e i r d , b u t t h e y m i g h t n o t b e c o n f i d e n t i n t h e i r o w n j u d g m e n t o r t h e y a r e t r u s t i n g g e n e r a l l y . B u t I h o p e p e o p l e w i l l s t a r t t o t r u s t t h e i r g u t . I m e a n , B i l l G a t e s i s n o t a n i c e g u y !
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H e r e i s a p o s t f r o m t h e M i n n e s o t a a n t i – C o m m o n C o r e g r o u p :
I t ‘ s j u s t a s i m p o r t a n t t o u n d e r s t a n d W H A T i s b e i n g d e l i v e r e d a s w e l l a s H O W c u r r i c u l u m i s b e i n g d e l i v e r e d ! i N A C O L i s n o w A u r o r a I n s t i t u t e , t h e s o – c a l l e d l e a d e r i n C o m p e t e n c y – B a s e d L e a r n i n g . W h a t i s C B L ? ” P e r s o n a l i z e d L e a r n i n g ” w h i c h c a n o n l y h a p p e n v i a c o m p u t e r / d e v i c e / o n l i n e . S o u n d g o o d ? C h e c k o u t t h e t a g s / c a t e g o r i e s f r o m t h e a r t i c l e i t s e l f ! ” N o C h i l d L e f t B e h i n d ” ” E v e r y S t u d e n t S u c c e e d s A c t ” ” S c h o o l t o W o r k ” ” C o m m o n C o r e S t a n d a r d s ” ” E q u i t y ” ” G l o b a l E d u c a t i o n a n d G l o b a l C i t i z e n s h i p ” ” S o c i a l – E m o t i o n a l L e a r n i n g ” ” S t u d e n t – C e n t e r e d L e a r n i n g ” ” A s s e s s m e n t I n n o v a t i o n ” . I t ‘ s j u s t o n e h u g e w o r d s a l a d !
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T h e i m p a c t o f a u t o m a t i o n w i l l v a r y f o r m a l e a n d f e m a l e w o r k e r s , w i t h w o m e n l i k e l y b e i n g m o r e s u s c e p t i b l e t o p a r t i a l a u t o m a t i o n o f t h e i r c u r r e n t o c c u p a t i o n s , a c c o r d i n g t o n e w p r o j e c t i o n s f r o m t h e M c K i n s e y G l o b a l I n s t i t u t e .
O n e b i g e x a m p l e : e l e m e n t a r y s c h o o l t e a c h e r s , r o u g h l y 8 0 p e r c e n t o f w h o m a r e f e m a l e . I n t h e c o m i n g d e c a d e , M c K i n s e y G l o b a l p r e d i c t s , m o r e t h a n 4 0 p e r c e n t o f w h a t t h e s e e d u c a t o r s d o d u r i n g a c u r r e n t w o r k d a y c o u l d b e a u t o m a t e d , r e s u l t i n g i n t h e n e e d t o d e v e l o p n e w . . .
R e m e m b e r , M c K i n s e y i s n o t a f r i e n d o f p a r e n t s o r t e a c h e r s .
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T h i n g s a r e h a p p e n i n g V E R Y q u i c k l y ! S c h o o l s s l a t e d t o b e c l o s e d a r e G r i m e s , W r i g h t , M a r k T w a i n & J o n e s e l e m e n t a r y ‘ s . W o r d i s t h a t C o l l e g i a t e H a l l C h a r t e r S c h o o l w i l l b e t a k i n g o v e r W r i g h t E l e m e n t a r y ‘ s b u i l d i n g i n t h e n e a r f u t u r e .
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A n d s o m e r e p l i e s t o t h i s p o s t :
W h a t ‘ s t h e l i n e f r o m S h a k e s p e a r e ? O n e c a n s m i l e a n d s m i l e a n d b e a v i l l a i n ? S h e c o m p l e t e l y a l i e n a t e d t h e t e a c h e r s w i t h h e r a n t i – h u m a n e v a l u a t i o n s y s t e m , s t a n d a r d i z e d t e s t i n g m a n i a P A R C C ) , a n d C C $ $ . S h e c o – o p t e d t h e R I D e p a r t m e n t o f E d w i t h h e r B r o a d – t r a i n e d a g e n d a . S h e c o m p l e t e l y b o u g h t i n t o t h e e d t e c h i n n o v a t i o n s c a m . I p e r s o n a l l y l o a t h e d h e r f o r l a b e l i n g t h e R I S c h o o l f o r t h e D e a f , w h e r e I s p e n t m y e n t i r e t e a c h i n g c a r e e r , a P e r s i s t e n t l y L o w e s t A c h i e v i n g s c h o o l . S h e w a s f o l l o w e d b y a n e q u a l l y l o a t h s o m e C o m m i s h , K e n W a g n e r , a r e j e c t f r o m N e w Y o r k . I m a y b e g e t t i n g t h e t w o p e a s i n a p o d m i x e d u p a t t h i s p o i n t , b u t o f t h e t w o s h e w a s m o r e a b r a s i v e .
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A l o t o f l o w – w a g e p o s i t i o n s , i n T u l s a , r e q u i r e l o n g h o u r s . K e e p i n m i n d , I a m l o o k i n g f o r f u l l – t i m e w o r k , a n d e n d e d u p w o r k i n g a t a c o m p a n y t h a t r e q u i r e s i n d i v i d u a l s t o b e t h e r e f r o m 6 : 0 0 a . m . t o 6 : 3 0 p . m . B e c a u s e o f l o g i s t i c s , i t a c t u a l l y r e q u i r e s a 5 : 3 0 a . m . t o 7 p . m . r e q u i r e m e n t . O k l a h o m a ‘ s e n v i r o n m e n t i s t h e p e r f e c t s t o r m f o r K a i s e r s a n d o t h e r s e f f o r t s .
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O h y e s – t h i s r u n s v e r y d e e p . T u l s a P u b l i c S c h o o l s a s w e l l a s T U a r e b e i n g t r a n s f o r m e d i n t o t h e c r a d l e t o c a r e e r p i p e l i n e t o t h e c o d i n g w o r k f o r c e . L u m i n a F o u n d a t i o n , S t r i v e T o g e t h e r , W a l l a c e F o u n d a t i o n , . . . t h e l i s t g o e s o n a n d o n a n d o n . T h i s i s a b o u t s o c i a l i m p a c t i n v e s t i n g . V e r y , v e r y u g l y s t u f f .
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T u l s a i s i n t h e s o u t h w e s t , n o t t h e m i d w e s t , n o r t h e a s t o r m i d – A t l a n t i c s t a t e s w h e r e h e a d w i n d s a r e b e i n g s e e n b y s o m e . O k l a h o m a a n d m o s t a l l s u r r o u n d i n g s t a t e s a r e p r o j e c t e d t o g r o w i n p o p u l a t i o n n o t d e c l i n e o v e r t h e n e x t 1 0 y e a r s . S o f o r T U t h e f u t u r e i s b r i g h t w i t h r e g a r d t o d e m o g r a p h i c s . H e f u r t h e r s t a t e s t h a t h i g h e r e d u c a t i o n i s a l s o c h a n g i n g w i t h 2 1 s t c e n t u r y t h i n g s l i k e o n – l i n e c l a s s e s a n d h i g h c o s t s . B u t o n – l i n e c l a s s e s a r e a h u g e d i s a p p o i n t m e n t , a s t h e y a r e n t b e i n g c o m p l e t e d b y s t u d e n t s . A s t o h i g h e r c o s t s t h e n a y s a y e r s t a l k o n l y a b o u t t h e f o r – p r o f i t s e c t o r n o t n o n – p r o f i t s c h o o l s .
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T h e p r i n c i p a l c a l l e d m e b a c k a n d o f c o u r s e h a d a l r e a d y h e a r d f r o m t h e t e a c h e r s ( t r y i n g t o c o v e r t h e i r b u t t s ) . M i n d y o u w h e n M s . R o b i n s o n s a i d , s h e d i d n t l i k e t h e w a y I w a s s p e a k i n g t o h e r , I w a s n t s p e a k i n g t o h e r i n d i s r e s p e c t , b u t m o r e i n a q u e s t i o n i n g t o n e b e c a u s e I w a s i n s h o c k a n d c o n f u s e d . H o w e v e r , w h e n s h e c l a i m e d m y t o n e w a s r u d e a g a i n , I t h e n o b l i g e d . S h e p r o m p t l y h u n g u p .
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I h a t e t o s o u n d p e s s i m i s t i c , b u t t h e s c h o o l s y s t e m k n o w s g o o d a n d w e l l w h a t i t ‘ s d o i n g . T h e y w i l l a p p e a s e y o u b y l i s t e n i n g t o y o u b u t I g u a r a n t e e t h e y w i l l d o n o t h i n g . T h a t s h o w t h e y w o r k t h e y a p o l o g i z e a n d t h e y d o n ‘ t e v e n m e a n i t . I ‘ v e b e e n t h r o u g h t h i s s e v e r a l t i m e s 2 o f m y c h i l d r e n w e n t t h r o u g h t h e s c h o o l s y s t e m a n d W a s h i n g t o n S t a t e a n d o n e w e n t t h r o u g h t h e s c h o o l s y s t e m h e r e i n C a l i f o r n i a i t i s e x a c t l y t h e s a m e . T h e y a r e l i p s e r v i c e . T h e o n l y w a y y o u a r e g o i n g t o s e e c h a n g e a s i f y o u c a n f i n d s o m e p a r e n t s t o C o o p u p w i t h a n d h o m e s c h o o l y o u r k i d . I ‘ m s o r r y b u t t h a t ‘ s t h e t r u t h .
W h e n m y d a u g h t e r w a s i n h e r l a s t y e a r o f p u b l i c s c h o o l s h e h a d a g i r l i n h e r c l a s s w h o w a s a n a b s o l u t e b u l l y a n d s t a b b e d m y d a u g h t e r i n t h e b a c k o f h e r h a n d w i t h a v e r y s h a r p p e n c i l . S h e w e n t t o t h e p r i n c i p a l ‘ s o f f i c e a n d m y d a u g h t e r a l s o h a d t o g o a n d o n t h e w a y b a c k t h a t l i t t l e g i r l t h r e a t e n e d m y d a u g h t e r w i t h h e r l i f e . T h i s w a s t h e 3 r d g r a d e . S o I a s k e d t h e p r i n c i p a l p l e a s e p u t a n o t e i n m y d a u g h t e r ‘ s f o l d e r a n d i n t h i s b u l l y i n g g i r l ‘ s f o l d e r a s w e l l t h a t I d o n o t w a n t m y d a u g h t e r i n t h e s a m e c l a s s r o o m w i t h h e r n e x t y e a r . I w o r r y a b o u t m y d a u g h t e r ‘ s s a f e t y a n d I d o n o t w a n t t o d e a l w i t h h e r n e x t y e a r . T h e p r i n c i p a l g a v e m e l i p s e r v i c e o h y e s o f c o u r s e ” I w i l l n o t a l l o w t h a t t o h a p p e n [ n a m e r e d a c t e d ] . ” W e g o b a c k t o s c h o o l t h a t f a l l t h a t y o u n g l a d y w a s i n m y d a u g h t e r ‘ s c l a s s a n d I w e n t t o t h e p r i n c i p a l a n d I h a d a t a l k w i t h h e r a b o u t h e r l i p s e r v i c e a n d s h e c o m p l e t e l y a c t e d v e r y s t u p i d . W e a l l k n o w b e t t e r w e a l l k n o w w h a t ‘ s h a p p e n i n g . A n d w h a t p a r e n t h a s t h a t k i n d o f f r i c k e n e n e r g y t o b e o n t o p o f a t e a c h e r a p r i n c i p a l a n d t h e s c h o o l s y s t e m l i k e t h i s ? I t ‘ s e n e r g y s u c k i n g a n d t h e y k n o w i t .
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I h a v e a 7 t h g r a d e s o n w h o ‘ s s c h o o l s a y s t h e y w i l l b e t e a c h i n g P o s i t i v e P r e v e n t i o n P l u s . I w e n t o n t h e w e b s i t e b u t i t d o e s n ‘ t h a v e m u c h i n f o r m a t i o n . I w i l l b e g o i n g t o t h e s c h o o l t o l o o k a t t h e m a t e r i a l b u t I j u s t w a n t t o s e e i f a n y o n e h e r e h a s a n y e x p e r i e n c e w i t h P o s i t i v e P r e v e n t i o n p l u s . A n y i n f o h e l p s
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Y o u n e e d t o a s k t h e m t o s h o w y o u t h e p o w e r p o i n t s , a n y v i d e o s , b r o c h u r e s , s t u d e n t b o o k l e t a n d w r i t e d o w n o r t a k e a p h o t o o f a n y a n d a l l w e b s i t e s y o u s e e w i t h i n t h e c u r r i c u l u m .
T h e r e i s u s u a l l y a s h e e t t o w a r d s t h e f r o n t o f t h e t e a c h e r s m a n u a l w i t h a l i s t o f w e b s i t e s . Y o u n e e d t o g o t o t h o s e s i t e s a n d e x p l o r e t h e m . T h e r e w i l l b e m o r e w e b s i t e s o n t h e m a r g i n s a n d w i t h i n t h e p o w e r p o i n t s . T h e r e i s u s u a l l y a l s o a p a g e i n t h e s t u d e n t m a n u a l w i t h e i t h e r s o m e o r a l l t h e s a m e s i t e s a s t h e t e a c h e r m a n u a l .
T h e y m i g h t t e l l y o u t h e y d o n o t u s e w e b s i t e s b u t e v e n i f t h e y d o n o t u s e t h e m t h e y d o g i v e t h e w e b s i t e s t o t h e s t u d e n t s .
N o n e o f t h e a p p r o v e d c u r r i c u l u m s a r e s a f e a n d w h a t y o u w i l l s e e w i t h i n t h e b i n d e r w i l l n o t b e e v e r y t h i n g t h e y w i l l s h o w s t u d e n t s .
I t h i n k i t i s e x c e l l e n t t h a t y o u a r e g o i n g t o r e v i e w t h e c u r r i c u l u m h o w e v e r , I w o u l d h i g h l y r e c o m m e n d y o u o p t y o u r c h i l d o u t o f t h e s e x E d a n d y o u s p e a k t o y o u r c h i l d a b o u t t h i s t o p i c a t h o m e .
I f t h e r e i s a n y t h i n g I c a n d o t o h e l p p l e a s e f e e l f r e e t o r e a c h o u t . E i t h e r t a g m e w i t h y o u r q u e s t i o n s o r P M .
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H e r e i s a p o s t f r o m t h e M i n n e s o t a a n t i – C o m m o n C o r e g r o u p :
F e d e r a l R e s e r v e , i s c a u g h t s i g n a l i n g t o t h e L e f t a n d R i g h t t h a t M i n n e s o t a n o w h a s t h e $ $ $ s t o i m p l e m e n t t h e G r e a t S t a r t f o r A l l M i n n e s o t a C h i l d r e n A c t ! ! !
” A n d A r t c a r e s a b o u t h i s r e t u r n o n i n v e s t m e n t . D o n ‘ t b e f o o l e d , i t ‘ s a l i t e r a l i n v e s t m e n t . H u m a n C a p i t o l B o n d s b a s e d o n t h e p e r f o r m a n c e o f c h i l d r e n . ” ( H / T E l i z a b e t h B a n g h e r t )
W h e n A r t s t a t e s t h a t t h e ” M N E a r l y L e a r n i n g S c h o l a r s h i p s a r e f o r a l l k i d s w h o c a n ‘ t a c c e s s q u a l i t y e d u c a t i o n , ” w h a t h e r e a l l y m e a n s i s t h a t M i n n e s o t a i s g o i n g t o s t a r t a h u g e g o v e r n m e n t p r o g r a m t o f u n d e a r l y d a y c a r e f o r a s m a n y k i d s a s p o s s i b l e . T h i s p a s t y e a r w e l e a r n e d t h a t t h e G r e a t S t a r t b i l l w o u l d f u n d e a r l y l e a r n i n g s c h o l a r s h i p s f o r f a m i l i e s w i t h i n c o m e s u p $ 1 4 0 , 0 0 0 ! ! I s t h a t t h e p o v e r t y l e v e l ? ? ?
L a s t l y , R o l n i c k r e f e r s t o y o u n g c h i l d r e n a s ” o u r , ” i e . ” h i s ” a n d ” g o v e r n m e n t s ” i n v e s t m e n t i n t h e f u t u r e w o r k f o r c e . I n d e e d , o u r c h i l d r e n a r e d e e m e d a s t h e i r l i t t l e H u m a n C a p i t a l . I s i t a s i f R o l n i c k f e e l s h e o w n s t h e s e k i d s ?
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H e r e i s a p o s t f r o m t h e U t a h a n t i – C o m m o n C o r e g r o u p :
P e a r s o n t h e w o r l d ‘ s l a r g e s t a n d m o s t p o l i t i c a l l y p o w e r f u l s t u d e n t a s s e s s m e n t c o m p a n y i s f o r c i n g L G B T i n d o c t r i n a t i o n i n t o K – 1 2 c u r r i c u l u m . R e a d t h e s t o r y b e l o w ( a l o n g w i t h t h e a d d i t i o n a l l i n k s ) . P e a r s o n p a r t n e r e d w i t h t h e p r o – L G B T r i g h t s g r o u p , S t o n e w a l l , t o f o r c e L G B T t o p i c s * * i n t o A L L K – 1 2 s u b j e c t s * * i n t h e U K . P e a r s o n i s d o i n g t h e s a m e t h i n g i n A m e r i c a t o o , b u t t h e y w o r k w i t h t h e U n i o n s a n d S t a t e S u p e r i n t e n d e n t s ‘ c l u b t o d o i t .
P a r e n t s h a v e g o t t o s t a r t r e c o g n i z i n g a n d t a l k i n g a b o u t * * w h y * * a n d * * h o w * * o u r k i d s ‘ l o c a l s c h o o l c u r r i c u l u m i s q u i c k l y b e i n g s e x u a l i z e d ! T h e b i g r e a s o n i s t h a t t h e m a j o r a s s e s s m e n t a n d c u r r i c u l u m c o m p a n i e s , l i k e P e a r s o n , a r e p r o – L G B T . A n d , P e a r s o n c o l l u d e d w i t h t h e O b a m a a d m i n i s t r a t i o n t o d o 2 m a j o r t h i n g s w i t h C o m m o n C o r e r e f o r m s .
1 . T h e y m a r k e t e d t h e l i e t o s c h o o l d i s t r i c t s t h a t w e n e e d e d f e w e r e n d – o f – t e r m a s s e s s m e n t s ( t o g o s o f t e r o n k i d s ) a n d n e e d e d m o r e ” e f f e c t i v e ” w a y s o f a s s e s s i n g c h i l d r e n . W h i l e p a r e n t s , a n d m o s t a d m i n i s t r a t o r s , b e l i e v e d t h i s j u s t m e a n t f e w e r t e s t s , i t a c t u a l l y m e a n t L O T S M O R E A S S E S S I N G o f c h i l d r e n ‘ s v a l u e s . P e a r s o n s a i d w e n e e d e d ” i n v i s i b l e ” a s s e s s m e n t s ( s e e 2 n d l i n k b e l o w ) . . . . a n d , t h a t ‘ s w h a t s c h o o l s a r e u s i n g n o w : a s s e s s m e n t s h i d d e n b e h i n d o n l i n e c u r r i c u l u m . P a r e n t s d o n ‘ t k n o w t h a t y o u r c h i l d r e n ‘ s v a l u e s , a t t i t u d e s a n d b e h a v i o r s a r e u n d e r s t a t e – s u r v e i l l a n c e a n d a r e b e i n g t r a c k e d w h e n t h e y a r e o n l i n e , a t s c h o o l a n d e l s e w h e r e . I f y o u l o o k b a c k a t a l l o f t h e O b a m a a d m i n i s t r a t i o n ‘ s e d u c a t i o n r e f o r m s , t h e y w e r e a b o u t c o n t r o l l i n g h o w k i d s w o u l d e v e n t u a l l y v o t e . A s s e s s m e n t s h i d d e n i n o n l i n e c u r r i c u l u m i s h o w t h e y a r e d o i n g i t .
2 . T h e y w o r k e d t o c o e r c e t h e m a j o r a s s e s s m e n t c o m p a n i e s i n t o d a t a i n t e r o p e r a b i l i t y ( w i t h h e l p f r o m C o m m o n C o r e ‘ s b i g g e s t f u n d e r a n d p r o – a b o r t i o n , L G B T – r i g h t s a d v o c a t e , B i l l G a t e s ) . W h a t t h i s m e a n s i s t h a t d a t a s u r v e i l l a n c e c a n h e l p p r o – L G B T g r o u p s n a t i o n a l i z e o n l i n e c u r r i c u l u m a n d d i s m a n t l e l o c a l c u r r i c u l u m c o n t r o l . T h i s i s w h a t B i l l G a t e s m e a n t w h e n h e t o l d t h e N a t i o n a l A s s o c i a t i o n o f S t a t e L e g i s l a t o r s i n 2 0 0 9 t h a t h e w a s h e l p i n g t h e O b a m a a d m i n i s t r a t i o n ” c r e a t e a w h o l e n e w m a r k e t ” i n e d u c a t i o n . H e w a s t e l l i n g y o u t h e y w e r e g o i n g t o c o n t r o l a n d o v e r s e e c u r r i c u l u m a n d a s s e s s m e n t c o n t e n t , u s i n g b i g d a t a . T h e r e i s s o m u c h c l e a r e v i d e n c e o f t h i s t h a t i t ‘ s a s t o n i s h i n g t h a t f e w p a r e n t s k n o w a b o u t i t .
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I t h i n k t h e i r m e n t a l p r o b l e m s , o f t e n d e p r e s s i o n , d i s c o u r a g e m e n t a r e t h e t h i n g s t h a t n e e d t r e a t m e n t . I m n o t p o s i t i v e a b o u t t h i s . I t s a h y p o t h e s i s , b u t i t i s a v e r y p l a u s i b l e h y p o t h e s i s , a n d i t w o u l d e x p l a i n w h y m a n y o f t h e p e o p l e w h o g o o n t o h a v e t r e a t m e n t o f t h e i r b o d y d i s c o v e r t h e y a r e j u s t a s d e p r e s s e d , d i s c o u r a g e d a n d l i v e j u s t a s p r o b l e m a t i c l i v e s a s t h e y d i d b e f o r e b e c a u s e t h e y d i d n o t a d d r e s s t h e p r i m a r y p r o b l e m .
T h e y r e g o i n g t o b e i n t h e h a n d s o f d o c t o r s f o r t h e r e s t o f t h e i r l i v e s , m a n y o f t h e m a r e g o i n g t o b e s t e r i l i z e d n o t a b l e t o h a v e t h e i r o w n c h i l d r e n , a n d m a n y w i l l r e g r e t t h i s . C a n y o u i m a g i n e h a v i n g a l i f e w h e r e y o u n e e d t o s e e k d o c t o r s a l l t h e t i m e , f o r e v e r y t h i n g , j u s t t o l i v e ? G e t t i n g y o u r h o r m o n e s c h e c k e d , g e t t i n g e v e r y t h i n g c h e c k e d . T h a t i s s o m e t h i n g d o c t o r s s h o u l d l i k e t o s p a r e p e o p l e o f .
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H o r m o n e l e v e l s h a v e a l w a y s f l u c t u a t e d , b u t t h a t h a s n ‘ t c a u s e d a n e p i d e m i c o f g e n d e r c o n f u s i o n . I u n d e r s t a n d t h e d e b a t e o n v a c c i n e s , b u t g e n d e r c o n f u s i o n i s n o t a n a u t o i m m u n e d i s e a s e w h i c h i s a w h o l e o t h e r i s s u e . A n d t h a t d o e s n ‘ t b e g i n t o e x p l a i n w h y a d u l t s a r e p u s h i n g i t . T r a n s g e n d e r i s m i s w o r s e t h a n d e c e p t i o n : i t i s a d e l u s i o n , b e c a u s e i t d e n i e s t h e p h y s i c a l r e a l i t y o f t h e i r b o d y , a n d i t i s t u r n i n g i n t o m a s s d e l u s i o n . A c c o r d i n g t o a r t p r o f e s s o r , s o c i a l c r i t i q u e , f e m i n i s t , l e s b i a n C a m i l l e P a g l i a , t h r o u g h o u t h i s t o r y a s r e c o r d e d i n a r t , t h e m o v e m e n t t o w a r d a n d r o g y n y o c c u r s i n t h e l a t e p h a s e o f c u l t u r e a s a c i v i l i z a t i o n i s s t a r t i n g t o u n r a v e l . W h a t w e ‘ r e w i t n e s s i n g h o w h a s h a p p e n e d b e f o r e , j u s t n o t o n a g l o b a l s c a l e .
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f r o m w h a t i k n o w , a n d I ‘ m n o e x p e r t , i s t h a t t h e s e c h i l d r e n a r e N O T c a p a b l e o f m a k i n g a n y l i f e c h a n g i n g d e c i s i o n s u n t i l a d u l t b r a i n i s d e v e l o p e d . I d o n ‘ t t h i n k t h e y s h o u l d i n t e r f e r e w i t h a n u n d e v e l o p e d b r a i n o r b o d y w i t h h o r m o n e s o r s u r g e r y . B u t u n t i l t h e n i h o p e w e c a n , a s a s o c i e t y , t r e a t t h e s e y o u n g p e o p l e a n d t h e i r a g o n i z i n g p a r e n t s w i t h c o m p a s s i o n , r e s p e c t , a n d s u p p o r t . I t ‘ s s o c i e t i e s r e a c t i o n s , j e e r i n g , a n d n o n i n c l u s i o n t h a t c r e a t e s d e p r e s s i o n i n m a n y c h i l d r e n . I d o n ‘ t a g r e e w i t h t e a c h e r s c h a n g i n g t h e i r o w n i d e n t i t i e s t h r o u g h s i l l y t i t l e s t o a c c o m m o d a t e t h o s e w h o a r e f r a g i l e . S h o w i n g c o m p a s s i o n d o e s n o t h a v e t o m e a n d i s m i s s i n g o u r n a m e s .
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I d o w o r r y a n d m y s e l f h a v e n o a n s w e r s t o c h l i d r e n s d e p r e s s i o n . A s t u d y j u s t r e l e a s e d t a l k s a b o u t t h e s t a g g e r i n g n u m b e r s o f k i d s t h a t a r e k i l l i n g t h e m s e l v e s i n t h e 1 0 – 1 4 r a n g e . T h e g r o w i n g p a i n s o f k i d s n o m a t t e r w h a t a r e d i f f i c u l t . I w a s b u l l i e d e v e r y d a y d u e t o l e a r n i n g d i s a b i l i t i e s , a m o n g o t h e r t h i n g s . I e v e n t u a l l y t o o k m y G E D a n d m y g r a n d m o t h e r , s a i d n o p e . . . s o I w e n t o n i n d e p e n d e n t s t u d y a n d w i t h l e a r n i n g d i s a b i l i t i e s g r a d u a t e d t h a t p r o g r a m e a r l y d u e t o n o h a r a s s m e n t o f c l a s s m a t e s a n d t e a c h e r s . I t o o k c o l l e g e c o u r s e s a t t h e s a m e t i m e . I t h i n k a s a p a r e n t t o o , w e r e a l l y m u s t l e a r n n o t o n e s y s t e m f i t s a l l . L e a r n t o l i s t e n y e t s u p p o r t o u r k i d s a s i n d i v i d u a l s w i t h d i f f e r e n t n e e d s b u t s t i l l t e a c h t h e m s o c i a l t i a l s k i l l s a n d c o p i n g s k i l l s . U n t i l t h e n I ‘ m a f r a i d t h e t r a m a n u m b e r s w i l l i n c r e a s e . B u t , I w o u l d n t b e c h a n g i n g m y n a m e a s a t e a c h e r e i t h e r .
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y o u r e x p e r i e n c e i s v e r y i n s i g h t f u l a n d i n s p i r i n g . T h e i n c r e a s e i n s u i c i d e s i s f r i g h t e n i n g . M y o w n p e r s o n a l o p i n i o n i s t h e l o s s o f i n t e r a c t i o n s o f c h i l d r e n w i t h p e e r s ( n o t o n s c r e e n s ) , m u l t i g e n e r a t i o n a l r e l a t i o n s h i p s , a n d a l l o w i n g t h e m t o b e d i f f e r e n t . I d o n ‘ t e v e n m e a n g e n d e r i s s u e s . J u s t a l l o w i n g s q u a r e p e g s t o n o t h a v e t o f i t i n r o u n d h o l e s . Y o u h i t t h e n a i l o n t h e h e a d w h e n y o u s a i d n o t a l l c h i l d r e n w i l l f i t i n t o a p r e d e t e r m i n e d s y s t e m . I t h i n k t h e r e i s s o m u c h s o c i a l i s o l a t i o n i s m a n d i f w e l o o k a t t h e s e s c h o o l s h o o t i n g s a n d o t h e r m a s s s h o o t i n g s , a l l o f t h e s e y o u n g m e n w e r e s o c i a l l y i s o l a t e d . A n t i s o c i a l . P a r e n t s e x p e c t t e a c h e r s a n d s h r i n k s t o f i x t h e i r k i d s . K i d s n e e d f r i e n d s , o f a l l a g e s . T h e r e i s a n a m a z i n g b o o k w r i t t e n b y a g i f t e d a n d c o m p a s s i o n a t e d o c c a l l e d ” T h e B o y W h o w a s r a i s e d a s A D o g ” . I t s a f a s t r e a d . I c a n ‘ t r e c o m m e n d i t e n o u g h . E a c h c h a p t e r i s a c a s e s t u d y a n d h e u s e s c o m m u n i t y , c o m p a s s i o n t o h e l p a b u s e d k i d s a n d u n p r e p a r e d p a r e n t s . H e d e s c r i b e s h o w h e l e a r n e d f r o m a f o s t e r M o m w h o p r o t e c t e d h e r ” b a b i e s ” f r o m b e i n g m e d i c a t e d . S h e s h o w e d H I M w h a t t h e s e c h i l d r e n n e e d e d . A p h y s i c i a n w h o d e m o n s t r a t e s t h e a b i l i t y t o l e a r n f r o m o t h e r s a n d e n g a g e c o m m u n i t y t o h e l p k i d s i s a c a l l e d a h e r o . W e n e e d a b o u t a m i l l i o n m o r e o f t h e s e . e&þ
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T h i s p e r s e c u t i o n i s h a p p e n i n g , e v e n a m o n g s o – c a l l e d ” c h u r c h p e o p l e . ” W h e y d o e s i t s t o p ! S t a n d w i t h B o b b y L o p e z !
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I n m a n y b a l a n c e d l i t e r a c y c l a s s r o o m s , c h i l d r e n a r e t a u g h t p h o n i c s a n d t h e c u e i n g s y s t e m . S o m e k i d s w h o a r e t a u g h t b o t h a p p r o a c h e s r e a l i z e p r e t t y q u i c k l y t h a t s o u n d i n g o u t a w o r d i s t h e m o s t e f f i c i e n t a n d r e l i a b l e w a y t o k n o w w h a t i t i s . T h o s e k i d s t e n d t o h a v e a n e a s i e r t i m e u n d e r s t a n d i n g t h e w a y s t h a t s o u n d s a n d l e t t e r s r e l a t e . T h e y ‘ l l d r o p t h e c u e i n g s t r a t e g i e s a n d b e g i n b u i l d i n g t h a t b i g b a n k o f i n s t a n t l y k n o w n w o r d s t h a t i s s o n e c e s s a r y f o r s k i l l e d r e a d i n g .
B u t s o m e c h i l d r e n w i l l s k i p t h e s o u n d i n g o u t i f t h e y ‘ r e t a u g h t t h e y h a v e o t h e r o p t i o n s . P h o n i c s i s c h a l l e n g i n g f o r m a n y k i d s . T h e c u e i n g s t r a t e g i e s s e e m q u i c k e r a n d e a s i e r a t f i r s t . A n d b y u s i n g c o n t e x t a n d m e m o r i z i n g a b u n c h o f w o r d s , m a n y c h i l d r e n c a n l o o k l i k e g o o d r e a d e r s u n t i l t h e y g e t t o a b o u t t h i r d g r a d e , w h e n t h e i r b o o k s b e g i n t o h a v e m o r e w o r d s , l o n g e r w o r d s , a n d f e w e r p i c t u r e s . T h e n t h e y ‘ r e s t u c k . T h e y h a v e n ‘ t d e v e l o p e d t h e i r s o u n d i n g – o u t s k i l l s . T h e i r b a n k o f k n o w n w o r d s i s l i m i t e d . R e a d i n g i s s l o w a n d l a b o r i o u s a n d t h e y d o n ‘ t l i k e i t , s o t h e y d o n ‘ t d o i t i f t h e y d o n ‘ t h a v e t o . W h i l e t h e i r p e e r s w h o m a s t e r e d d e c o d i n g e a r l y a r e r e a d i n g a n d t e a c h i n g t h e m s e l v e s n e w w o r d s e v e r y d a y , t h e k i d s w h o c l u n g t o t h e c u e i n g a p p r o a c h a r e f a l l i n g f u r t h e r a n d f u r t h e r b e h i n d .
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A m I m i s r e a d i n g t h i s ? ? ? D o e s n ‘ t t h i s s o u n d e x a c t l y l i k e P R O P A G A N D A ? D a t a – d r i v e n , e v i d e n c e – b a s e d , r e s u l t s – o r i e n t e d . . .
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O u r g o a l a t A I S t r a t e g i e s i s t o d e l i v e r v i c t o r i e s f o r o u r c l i e n t s , p e r i o d . F o r m i n g A I g i v e s u s t h e m o s t c o m p l e t e s e t o f t o o l s a v a i l a b l e i n a n e n v i r o n m e n t t h a t i s m o r e d a t a – d r i v e n , d i g i t a l l y f o c u s e d , a n d f a s t – p a c e d t h a n e v e r . T h e s e r v i c e s w e o f f e r a r e u n i q u e , a n d w e a r e e x c i t e d b y t h e e n h a n c e d e x p e r i e n c e w e w i l l b e a b l e t o o f f e r o u r c l i e n t s a n d l o o k f o r w a r d t o d e l i v e r i n g m o r e w i n s o n t h e i r b e h a l f . R e a d m o r e b e l o w .
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T h e m a y o r a n d a f e w o t h e r C o u n c i l M e m b e r s a r e t r y i n g t o b u l l y y o u i n t o s u p p o r t i n g a g i a n t c o r p o r a t e g i v e a w a y . I t r u s t t h a t y o u w o n t l e t t h e m t a k e y o u r j o b s h o s t a g e . I l l e x p l a i n b e l o w t h a t t h e r e i s n o r e a l t h r e a t o f f u r l o u g h s , b u t I k n o w t h a t y o u w o n t b e t h r e a t e n e d u n d e r a n y c i r c u m s t a n c e s – u s e y o u r p o w e r o n t h e j o b t o r e j e c t t h i s f o o l i s h n e s s .
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( 1 ) T h e r e i s n o b u d g e t s h o r t f a l l u n d e r a n y p l a n t h a t r e d u c e s t h e s i z e o f t h e U N P T I F P r o j e c t P l a n .
( 2 ) T h e r e w i l l b e t w o p l a n s c o n s i d e r e d o n T u e s d a y , 1 1 / 2 6 . B o t h o f t h e m r e d u c e t h e s i z e o f t h e U N P T I F P r o j e c t P l a n a n d s o e l i m i n a t e a n y b u d g e t s h o r t f a l l .
( 3 ) N o l a w s u i t t h r e a t ( d i s c u s s e d b e l o w ) w o u l d r e s u l t i n a b u d g e t s h o r t f a l l . O k l a h o m a l a w i s w r i t t e n t o k e e p d e v e l o p e r s f r o m s t r o n g – a r m i n g C i t i e s w i t h l a w s u i t t h r e a t s . A l l l a w s u i t p a y o u t s c o m e f r o m t h e C i t y S i n k i n g F u n d , n o t f r o m t h e b u d g e t e d i t e m s . A n d S i n k i n g F u n d s a r e f i l l e d w i t h s p e c i a l p r o p e r t y t a x e s , n o t t h e s a l e s t a x e s t h a t f u n d t h e b u d g e t .
T h e U N P T I F P l a n f a v o r e d b y t h e M a y o r c o m m i t s a t l e a s t $ 3 9 . 5 M i n C i t y s p e n d i n g t o h e l p U N P T I F D e v e l o p e r s ( $ 1 7 M f r o m t h e T I F F u n d a n d $ 2 2 . 5 M f r o m N o r m a n F o r w a r d ) . T h e a l t e r n a t i v e – p r o p o s e d b y C M s P e t r o n e a n d B i e r m a n – c u t s $ 8 . 7 5 M i n e x p e n d i t u r e s f r o m t h e T I F a n d i n v i t e s t h e D e v e l o p e r s t o n e g o t i a t e f u r t h e r .
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C l a r k a n d h e r a l l i e s o n C o u n c i l ( a t l e a s t C a r t e r a n d S c o t t ) a r g u e t h a t w e m i g h t g e t s u e d i f w e d o n t a d o p t h e r p l a n . M a y b e – i t i s n t h a r d t o f i l e s u i t . B u t t h e d e v e l o p e r s h a v e n t e v e n g o t t e n s t a r t e d o n i t .
( 4 ) B e f o r e y o u c a n s u e a C i t y i n O k l a h o m a , y o u a t l e a s t h a v e t o m a k e a c l a i m a g a i n s t i t . A n d t h e U N P D e v e l o p e r s h a v e n t – n o t s o m u c h a s a d e m a n d l e t t e r . W h e n t h e C o u n c i l M e m b e r s t a l k a b o u t a l a w s u i t t h r e a t , t h e y a r e d e p e n d i n g o n a c o n v e n i e n t l y s e c r e t p r i v a t e d i s c u s s i o n b e t w e e n t h e C i t y A t t o r n e y a n d D e v e l o p e r A t t o r n e y s .
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( 5 ) W e h a v e a l l o f t h e l e g a l a g r e e m e n t s b e t w e e n t h e C i t y a n d D e v e l o p e r s . T h e r e a r e v e r y f e w e x p l i c i t c o n t r a c t u a l o b l i g a t i o n s ( I s e e $ 3 . 5 M , m o s t l y f o r L e g a c y P a r k ) . A n d t h e s t a t u t e t h a t a u t h o r i z e s T I F s m a k e s i t v e r y h a r d t o a r g u e t h a t t h e C i t y h a s m a d e i m p l i e d c o n t r a c t s .
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” T h i s p l a n i s a w h o l e l i f e p l a n . I t i n v o l v e s t h e e d u c a t i o n a l s y s t e m , t h e e n e r g y m a r k e t , t h e t r a n s p o r t a t i o n s y s t e m , t h e g o v e r n m e n t a l s y s t e m , t h e h e a l t h c a r e s y s t e m , f o o d p r o d u c t i o n , a n d m o r e . T h e p l a n i s t o r e s t r i c t y o u r c h o i c e s , l i m i t y o u r f u n d s , n a r r o w y o u r f r e e d o m s , a n d t a k e a w a y y o u r v o i c e . O n e o f t h e w a y s i s b y u s i n g t h e D e l p h i T e c h n i q u e t o ‘ m a n u f a c t u r e c o n s e n s u s . ‘ A n o t h e r i s t o i n f i l t r a t e c o m m u n i t y g r o u p s o r a c t u a l l y s t a r t n e i g h b o r h o o d a s s o c i a t i o n s w i t h h a n d – p i c k e d ‘ l e a d e r s ‘ . A n o t h e r i s t o g r o o m a n d t r a i n f u t u r e c a n d i d a t e s f o r l o c a l o f f i c e s . A n o t h e r i s t o s p o n s o r n o n – g o v e r n m e n t a l g r o u p s t h a t g o i n t o s c h o o l s a n d t r a i n c h i l d r e n . A n o t h e r i s t o o f f e r f e d e r a l a n d p r i v a t e g r a n t s a n d f u n d i n g f o r c i t y p r o g r a m s t h a t f u r t h e r t h e a g e n d a . A n o t h e r i s t o e d u c a t e a n e w g e n e r a t i o n o f l a n d u s e p l a n n e r s t o r e q u i r e N e w U r b a n i s m . “
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E v e r y n o w a n d t h e n w e w a n t t o d e m o n s t r a t e h o w t h e U N a n d t h e i r m o n i e d – i n t e r e s t s a r e b e h i n d e d u c a t i o n r e f o r m a n d p o l i c y a l l o v e r t h e g l o b e . H e r e , t h e U N t a l k s a b o u t a 3 – d a y s u m m i t f o r S O C I A L E M O T I O N A L L E A R N I N G ( S E L ) . W h e n d i d t h e U S p a s s c o n g r e s s i o n a l l e g i s l a t i o n f o r S E L ? I n D e c e m b e r 2 0 1 5 t h r o u g h t h e f e d e r a l E v e r y S t u d e n t S u c c e e d s A c t w h i c h j u s t h a p p e n e d t o c o r r e l a t e w i t h t h e e n d o f t h e U N ” E d u c a t i o n D e c a d e ” o f 2 0 0 5 – 2 0 1 5 . T h e U S a d o p t e d U N p o l i c y w h i c h o u r s t a t e s a d o p t a n d o v e r w r i t e s t a t e l a w s . T h i s i s a l l U N E S C O S u s t a i n a b l e D e v e l o p m e n t G o a l s . ( B t w : ” M a c h i n e l e a r n i n g ” r e f e r s t o o n l i n e c u r r i c u l u m a n d t e s t i n g v i a d e v i c e s / c o m p u t e r s a n d a l l s c r e e n m e d i a . )
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S t u d e n t s d i s a g r e e o n w h e t h e r t h e c a m p u s – t r a c k i n g s y s t e m s a r e a b r e a c h o f p r i v a c y , a n d s o m e a r g u e t h e y h a v e n o t h i n g t o h i d e . B u t o n e f e e l i n g i s a l m o s t u n i v e r s a l l y s h a r e d , a c c o r d i n g t o i n t e r v i e w s w i t h m o r e t h a n a d o z e n s t u d e n t s a n d f a c u l t y m e m b e r s : t h a t t h e t e c h n o l o g y i s b e c o m i n g u b i q u i t o u s , a n d t h a t t h e p e o p l e b e i n g m o n i t o r e d t h e i r p e e r s , a n d t h e m s e l v e s c a n t r e a l l y d o a n y t h i n g a b o u t i t .
I t e m b o d i e s a v e r y c y n i c a l v i e w o f e d u c a t i o n t h a t i t s s o m e t h i n g w e n e e d t o e n f o r c e o n s t u d e n t s , a l m o s t a g a i n s t t h e i r w i l l , s a i d E r i n R o s e G l a s s , a d i g i t a l s c h o l a r s h i p l i b r a r i a n a t t h e U n i v e r s i t y o f C a l i f o r n i a S a n D i e g o . W e r e r e i n f o r c i n g t h i s s e n s e o f p o w e r l e s s n e s s & w h e n w e c o u l d b e a s k i n g h a r d e r q u e s t i o n s , l i k e : W h y a r e w e c r e a t i n g i n s t i t u t i o n s w h e r e s t u d e n t s d o n t w a n t t o s h o w u p ?
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T h e c o m p a n y n o w w o r k s w i t h n e a r l y 4 0 s c h o o l s , h e s a i d , i n c l u d i n g s u c h u n i v e r s i t i e s a s A u b u r n , C e n t r a l F l o r i d a , C o l u m b i a , I n d i a n a a n d M i s s o u r i , a s w e l l a s s e v e r a l s m a l l e r c o l l e g e s a n d a p u b l i c h i g h s c h o o l . M o r e t h a n 1 . 5 m i l l i o n s t u d e n t c h e c k – i n s h a v e b e e n l o g g e d t h i s y e a r n a t i o n w i d e , i n c l u d i n g i n g r a d u a t e s e m i n a r s a n d c h a p e l s e r v i c e s .
S p o t t e r E D U u s e s B l u e t o o t h b e a c o n s r o u g h l y t h e s i z e o f a d e c k o f c a r d s t o s i g n a l t o a s t u d e n t s s m a r t p h o n e o n c e a s t u d e n t s t e p s w i t h i n r a n g e . I n s t a l l e r s s t i c k t h e m o n w a l l s a n d c e i l i n g s t h e l e s s v i s i b l e , C a r t e r s a i d , t h e b e t t e r . H e d e c l i n e d t o a l l o w T h e W a s h i n g t o n P o s t t o p h o t o g r a p h b e a c o n s i n c l a s s r o o m s , s a y i n g c u r r e n t l y s t u d e n t s d o n o t k n o w w h a t t h e y l o o k l i k e .
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T h e C h i c a g o – b a s e d c o m p a n y h a s e x p e r i m e n t e d w i t h w a y s t o m a k e t h e s u r v e i l l a n c e f u n , g a m i f y i n g s t u d e n t s s c h e d u l e s w i t h c o l o r f u l B i t m o j i o r d i g i t a l m u l t i d a y s t r e a k s . B u t t h e r e a l v a l u e m a y b e f o r s c h o o l o f f i c i a l s , w h o C a r t e r s a i d c a n s p l i t s t u d e n t s i n t o g r o u p s , s u c h a s s t u d e n t s o f c o l o r o r o u t – o f – s t a t e s t u d e n t s , f o r f u r t h e r r e v i e w . W h e n a s k e d w h y a n o f f i c i a l w o u l d w a n t t o s e g r e g a t e o u t d a t a o n s t u d e n t s o f c o l o r , C a r t e r s a i d m a n y c o l l e g e s a l r e a d y d o s o , l o o k i n g f o r p a t t e r n s i n a c a d e m i c r e t e n t i o n a n d p e r f o r m a n c e , a d d i n g t h a t i t c a n p r o v i d e i m p o r t a n t d a t a f o r r e t e n t i o n . E v e n t h e f i r s t f e w m o n t h s o f r e c o r d e d d a t a o n c l a s s a t t e n d a n c e a n d p e r f o r m a n c e c a n h e l p p r e d i c t h o w l i k e l y a g r o u p o f s t u d e n t s i s t o s t a y e n r o l l e d .
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T o h e l p f i n d t h e s e s t u d e n t s , h e s a i d , h i s t e a m d e s i g n e d a l g o r i t h m s t o l o o k f o r p a t t e r n s i n a s t u d e n t s b e h a v i o r a l s t a t e a n d a u t o m a t i c a l l y f l a g w h e n t h e i r h a b i t s c h a n g e . H e c a l l s i t s c a f f o l d i n g a t e m p o r a r y s u p p o r t u s e d t o b u i l d u p a s t u d e n t , r e m o v e d w h e n t h e y c a n s t a n d o n t h e i r o w n .
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S o m e a d m i n i s t r a t o r s l o v e t h e a v a l a n c h e o f d a t a t h e s e k i n d s o f W i F i – b a s e d s y s t e m s b r i n g . F o r g e t t h a t o l d o m i n o u s l i n e , W e k n o w w h e r e y o u l i v e . T h e s e d a y s , i t s , W e k n o w w h e r e y o u a r e , P u r d u e U n i v e r s i t y p r e s i d e n t M i t c h D a n i e l s w r o t e l a s t y e a r a b o u t h i s s c h o o l s l o c a t i o n – t r a c k i n g s o f t w a r e . I s n t t e c h n o l o g y w o n d e r f u l ?
B u t t e c h n i c a l e x p e r t s s a i d t h e y d o u b t e d t h e a d v e r t i s e d c a p a b i l i t i e s o f s u c h s y s t e m s , w h i c h a r e m o s t l y u n t e s t e d a n d u n p r o v e n i n t h e i r a b i l i t i e s t o p i n p o i n t s t u d e n t h a r m . S o m e s t u d e n t s s a i d m o s t o f t h e i r c l a s s m a t e s a l s o d i d n t r e a l i z e h o w m u c h d a t a w a s b e i n g g a t h e r e d o n t h e i r m o v e m e n t s . T h e y w o r r i e d a b o u t a n y o n e k n o w i n g i n t i m a t e d e t a i l s o f t h e i r d a i l y w a l k i n g p a t t e r n s a n d w h e r e a b o u t s .
S e v e r a l s t u d e n t s s a i d t h e y d i d n t m i n d a s y s t e m d e s i g n e d t o k e e p t h e m h o n e s t . B u t o n e o f t h e m , a f r e s h m a n a t h l e t e a t T e m p l e U n i v e r s i t y w h o a s k e d t o s p e a k a n o n y m o u s l y t o a v o i d t e a m p u n i s h m e n t , s a i d t h e S p o t t e r E D U a p p h a s b e c o m e a n i g h t m a r e , m a r k i n g h i m a b s e n t w h e n h e s s i t t i n g i n c l a s s a n d m a r k i n g h i m l a t e w h e n h e s o n t i m e .
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C a m p u s s t a f f , C a r t e r s a i d , c a n o v e r r i d e d a t a e r r o r s o n a c a s e – b y – c a s e b a s i s , a n d R u b i n s a i d a t e a c h i n g a s s i s t a n t w o r k s w i t h s t u d e n t s a f t e r c l a s s t o t r i a g e g l i t c h e s a n d c o r r e c t p o i n t s . S p o t t e r E D U s t e r m s o f u s e s a y i t s d a t a i s n o t g u a r a n t e e d t o b e a c c u r a t e , c o m p l e t e , c o r r e c t , a d e q u a t e , u s e f u l , t i m e l y , r e l i a b l e o r o t h e r w i s e .
C a r t e r s a i d h e d o e s n t l i k e t o s a y t h e s t u d e n t s a r e b e i n g t r a c k e d , b e c a u s e o f i t s p o t e n t i a l l y n e g a t i v e c o n n o t a t i o n s ; h e p r e f e r s t h e t e r m m o n i t o r e d i n s t e a d . I t s a b o u t b u i l d i n g t h a t r e l a t i o n s h i p , h e s a i d , s o s t u d e n t s k n o w y o u c a r e a b o u t t h e m .
B u t c o l l e g e l e a d e r s h a v e f r a m e d t h e t e c h n o l o g y i n e x a c t l y t h o s e t e r m s . I n e m a i l s t h i s y e a r b e t w e e n o f f i c i a l s a t t h e U n i v e r s i t y o f N o r t h C a r o l i n a , m a d e a v a i l a b l e t h r o u g h p u b l i c – r e c o r d s r e q u e s t s , a s e n i o r a s s o c i a t e a t h l e t i c d i r e c t o r s a i d S p o t t e r E D U w o u l d i m p r o v e o u r a b i l i t y t o t r a c k m o r e t e a m m e m b e r s , i n m o r e p l a c e s , m o r e a c c u r a t e l y .
T h e e m a i l s a l s o r e v e a l e d t h e c h a l l e n g e f o r a c o l l e g e a t t e m p t i n g t o r o l l o u t s t u d e n t – t r a c k i n g s y s t e m s e n m a s s e . I n A u g u s t , n e a r t h e s t a r t o f t h e f a l l s e m e s t e r , n e a r l y 1 5 0 S p o t t e r E D U b e a c o n s w e r e i n s t a l l e d i n a b l i t z a c r o s s t h e U N C c a m p u s , f r o m C h a p m a n H a l l t o t h e W o o l l e n G y m . T h e l a u n c h w a s s o s u d d e n t h a t s o m e s t u d e n t s w e r e a l a r m e d t o s e e a n u n k n o w n m a n e n t e r t h e i r c l a s s r o o m , s t i c k a s m a l l d e v i c e n e a r t h e i r d e s k s , a n d w a l k a w a y .
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B u t c a m p u s w i d e m o n i t o r i n g a p p e a r s t o b e o n i t s w a y , t h e e m a i l s s h o w . T h e s c h o o l i s p l a n n i n g t o s h i f t t o a c h e c k – i n s y s t e m d e s i g n e d b y a U N C p r o f e s s o r , a n d a n I T d i r e c t o r s a i d i n a n e m a i l t h a t t h e s c h o o l c o u l d i n s t a l l b e a c o n s a c r o s s a l l g e n e r a l – p u r p o s e c l a s s r o o m s i n t i m e f o r t h e s p r i n g s e m e s t e r . S i n c e s t u d e n t s h a v e t o d o w n l o a d t h e a p p , t h a t i s c o n s i d e r e d n o t i f i c a t i o n a n d o p t i n g – i n , o n e U N C o f f i c i a l w r o t e .
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S o m e p a r e n t s , h o w e v e r , w i s h t h e i r c h i l d r e n f a c e d e v e n c l o s e r s u p e r v i s i o n . W e s G r a n d s t a f f , w h o s a i d h i s s o n , A u s t i n , t r a n s f o r m e d f r o m a s t r u g g l i n g s t u d e n t t o c o l l e g e g r a d u a t e w i t h S p o t t e r E D U s h e l p , s a i d t h e a d d e d s u r v e i l l a n c e w a s w o r t h i t : W h e n y o u r e a c o l l e g e a t h l e t e , t h e y b a s i c a l l y o w n y o u , s o i t d i d n t m a t t e r w h a t h e f e l t : Y o u r e g o i n g t o g e t w a t c h e d a n d b a b y s a t w h e t h e r y o u l i k e i t o r n o t .
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S t u d e n t s q u i c k l y s c a t t e r e d t h e o p t – o u t l i n k a c r o s s s o c i a l m e d i a , a n d t h e i n d e p e n d e n t s t u d e n t n e w s p a p e r , t h e C o m m o n w e a l t h T i m e s , s o w e d d o u b t s a b o u t t h e p r o g r a m s s e c r e c y a n d s t a t e d m i s s i o n , w r i t i n g , S t u d e n t s u c c e s s m y a s s . T h e u n i v e r s i t y d e c l i n e d t o m a k e a n o f f i c i a l a v a i l a b l e f o r a n i n t e r v i e w .
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E a c h d e v i c e a n d i t s p i n g s a r e a d e t a i l e d d i a r y o f a g i v e n d a y a n d a l s o a d o s s i e r : i n t e l l i g e n c e c o l l e c t e d o n n e i g h b o r s , p a r i s h i o n e r s o r a f e l l o w t r a v e l e r i n t h e p r o d u c e s e c t i o n o f t h e g r o c e r y s t o r e . S a n c t i f i e d s p a c e s l i k e s y n a g o g u e s , c h u r c h e s a n d m o s q u e s a r e t r a n s f o r m e d f r o m s a c r e d g a t h e r i n g p l a c e s i n t o r e v e a l i n g d a t a p o i n t s . B u t s u c h d a t a a r e a b l u n t i n s t r u m e n t , a n i n f e r e n c e o r e d u c a t e d g u e s s a s t o o n e s i d e n t i t y . S h o w u p s o m e p l a c e o n c e a n d y o u r e f o r e v e r a s s o c i a t e d w i t h i t i n a d a t a b a s e s o m e p l a c e , c o n t e x t b e d a m n e d . W e s a w s i n g l e v i s i t s t o s p a c e s w h e r e p a t r o n s p r o b a b l y t h o u g h t t h e i r t r i p w a s l o s t t o t i m e a n d m a s k e d i n t h e c o v e r o f n i g h t : a s t r o l l i n t o t h e C h u r c h o f S c i e n t o l o g y s t o r e f r o n t , a l a t e – n i g h t s t o p a t a m a s s a g e p a r l o r . N o w , f o r e v e r , t h o s e v i s i t s a r e r e c o r d e d i n a d a t a b a s e a n d o f t e n t i e d d i r e c t l y t o a h o m e a d d r e s s . . . “
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H o w i s i t t h a t s o m a n y p e o p l e a d v a n c i n g s i n g l e p a y e r h e a l t h c a r e s e e m n o t a t a l l i n c l i n e d t o e n g a g e i n c o n v e r s a t i o n s a b o u t t h e r i s e o f t e l e m e d i c i n e , I o T t r a c k i n g o f p a t i e n t c o m p l i a n c e , a n d a d o p t i o n o f v a l u e – b a s e d ( p a y f o r s u c c e s s ) p a y m e n t s y s t e m s ? W h a t h a p p e n s w h e n ” e v i d e n c e – b a s e d ” t r e a t m e n t s a r e c h o s e n t o l i n e t h e p o c k e t s o f b i g p h a r m a a n d m e d i c a l d e v i c e s ( e v e n d i g i t a l v i d e o g a m e t r e a t m e n t s ) w h i l e m a i n t a i n i n g , t h r o u g h d a t a – d r i v e n m a n a g e m e n t p r o g r a m s , c h r o n i c i l l n e s s i n l a r g e s e g m e n t s o f t h e p o p u l a t i o n ?
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L a c k o f a w a r e n e s s ? L a c k o f t e c h n i c a l i n f r a s t r u c t u r e ? M a y b e a l s o l a c k o f i n s u r a n c e . T h e o n l y p l a c e I k n o w o f P F S o p e r a t i n g i s t h e U K . N H S d o e s P F S . I l e a r n e d t h i s f r o m b e i n g i n a d i a b e t e s g r o u p o n f b .
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W e h a v e t h i s s t e a d y d r u m b e a t a r o u n d h e a l t h c a r e r e f o r m , b u t c l e a r l y n o o n e r e a l l y g e t s w h a t i s h a p p e n i n g a r o u n d s e r v i c e d e l i v e r y a n d m h e a l t h a n d p r e d a t o r y t r a c k i n g o f p o o r p e o p l e . A n d I g e t t h a t p e o p l e m a n y n o t k n o w , b u t w h e n I t r y t o r a i s e t h e i s s u e N O O N E e v e r s a y s – h m m m . . . I d o n ‘ t k n o w a b o u t t h a t , t e l l m e m o r e . T h e y j u s t p r e t e n d I n e v e r s a i d i t . W h i c h i s k i n d o f c r a z y g i v e n h o w p a s s i o n a t e p e o p l e a r e a b o u t f i x i n g t h e p r o b l e m . S e e m s l i k e t h e y w o u l d w e c o n c e r n e d i f t h e ” s o l u t i o n ” j u s t c r e a t e s n e w p o s s i b l y e v e n s c a r i e r p r o b l e m s .
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I d u n n o a b o u t t h a t . T h e s e d i s e a s e s a r e e x p e n s i v e . I n s u l i n i s e x p e n s i v e . T h e d i e t t h e y a r e p r o p o s i n g i s n o t i d e a l , i m n s h o , b u t t h e d i e t t h a t m y f r i e n d s w i t h t y p e 2 i n t h i s s t u d y a r e e a t i n g i s w o r s e t h a n w h a t t h e d r s r e c o m m e n d . I t h i n k t h e r e a l p r o b l e m i s t h a t t h e d r s a r e n ‘ t l i v i n g t h e s a m e l i f e . T h e y ‘ r e n o t f a t . T h e y ‘ r e n o t p o o r .
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Y o u r c a l l o u s n e s s h e r e i s q u i t e u p s e t t i n g t o m e . P e r h a p s y o u h a v e n o t s p e n t t i m e w i t h g o o d p e o p l e d e e m e d ” u s e l e s s ” i n t h i s s y s t e m o f c o r p o r a t e g r e e d , b u t I h a v e a n d w h a t i s h a p p e n i n g i s n o t o k . T h e r e i s e n o u g h t o g o a r o u n d t o e n s u r e e v e r y o n e h a s w h a t t h e y n e e d , b u t w e h a v e t o d e m a n d t h a t t h a t h a p p e n . I h o p e y o u o r p e o p l e y o u l o v e a r e n e v e r i n t h e s i t u a t i o n m a n y i n P h i l a d e l p h i a a r e .
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I n t e r e s t i n g t o c o n s i d e r h o w c o n t r o l o f t h e b u i l t e n v i r o n m e n t w i l l p l a y o u t m o v i n g f o r w a r d i f , i n t h e 4 t h I n d u s t r i a l R e v o l u t i o n , ” w o r k ” i s i n c r e a s i n g l y d e f i n e d a s p e r f o r m i n g b e h a v i o r a l c o m p l i a n c e o n p a t h w a y s s e t b y g l o b a l i m p a c t i n v e s t o r s . T h e s t r u g g l e o v e r a c c e s s t o s h e l t e r ( a n d t h e d a t a o n e ‘ s s h e l t e r c a n c o l l e c t a n d h o w i t c a n ” n u d g e ” b e h a v i o r ) i s v e r y , v e r y c e n t r a l . T h e s h i f t t o p u b l i c h o u s i n g v o u c h e r s a n d p r i v a t e c o n t r o l o f t h a t m a r k e t p l a c e b y m e g a – c o r p o r a t i o n s l i k e B l a c k s t o n e i s s o m e t h i n g w e n e e d t o p a y a t t e n t i o n t o .
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T h i s e x p o s e s t h e p o w e r t h a t t h e e m p l o y e r w i e l d e d b y p r o v i d i n g h o u s i n g f o r t h e w o r k e r s . K e e p i n g t h e h o m e s j u s t s m a l l e n o u g h s o t h a t t h e y c o u l d n ‘ t h a v e r e l a t i v e s l i v e w i t h t h e m s e r v e d t o b r e a k u p e x t e n d e d f a m i l i e s w h i l e i t ‘ s l i k e l y t h a t t h e s m a l l s i z e o f t h e h o m e e n s u r e d t h e y w o u d n ‘ t h a v e r o o m f o r m a n y c h i l d r e n . I w o n d e r i f t h e r e w a s a l s o a c o m p a n y s t o r e t o k e e p t h e w o r k e r s i n d e b t , a s i n t h e s o n g ” 1 6 T o n s . “
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I f o u n d a n a r t i c l e w h e r e t h e y w e r e a r g u i n g t e a r i n g d o w n f a m i l y h o m e s t o r e p l a c e w i t h m u l t i f a m i l y a p a r t m e n t s . I t p r e s u m e d t h a t i f 2 p e o p l e w e r e e m p t y n e s t e r s , t h e y s h o u l d n ‘ t u s e t h e s a m e e n e r g y r e q u i r e d f o r t h e h o m e w h i l e t h e k i d s w e r e g r o w i n g . M y t h o u g h t w a s t h e s a m e a s y o u r s : i f f o l k s h a v e t o m o v e t o t i n y p l a c e s , f a m i l i e s h a v e n o p l a c e t o g a t h e r a n d i t w o u l d s e r v e t o b r e a k t h e m u p . I t ‘ s a s i f t h e r o l e o f g r a n d m a a n d g r a n d p a a n d h a v i n g e x t r a r o o m s f o r c h i l d r e n a n d f r i e n d s w h e n t h e y v i s i t o r n e e d t h e m , d o e s n ‘ t m a t t e r .
P l u s , h o m e s a r e o f t e n w h e r e f o l k s d o t h e i r h o b b i e s i . e . m u s i c , c a r p e n t r y , w h a t e v e r , t h i n g s t h a t b r i n g a g e n c y o v e r o n e s o w n l i f e . . . .
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M e a n w h i l e , w h i l e t h e y d o t h a t , t h e y ‘ l l l i k e l y a l s o l o b b y t o b u i l d r o a d s i n t o o u r n a t i o n a l f o r e s t s , t o g e t a t t h e l a s t o l d g r o w t h a n d h e l p l o g t h e A m a z o n o f e v e r y l a s t t r e e t o ( i n e f f e c t c r e a t e e v e n m o r e g l o b a l d e s t r u c t i o n b y t e a r i n g d o w n t h e h o m e s ) t o b u i l d t h e i r n e w m u l t i f a m i l y h o u s i n g . B u t t h a t w o n ‘ t b e c a l c u l a t e d i n t h e m e t r i c .
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T u l s a P u b l i c S c h o o l s i s b e i n g w r e c k e d o n p u r p o s e . T h e g o a l i s f o r T P S t o o p e r a t e m u c h l i k e a p r i v a t e p r i s o n d o e s – t h e m o r e b o d i e s , t h e b e t t e r . C h i l d r e n w i l l b e t r a c k e d , a n a l y z e d , a n d f i x e d , a n d t h e s o c i a l i m p a c t i n v e s t o r s w h o b e t o n h u m a n d a t a c a p i t a l p o r t f o l i o s w i l l s m i l e a l l t h e w a y t o t h e B O K .
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I h a v e a f r i e n d w h o w o r k s f o r a b i o m e t r i c s f i r m . . . ( t h i n k f a c i a l r e c o g n i t i o n t o g e t i n t o a b a n k v a u l t o r s o m e t h i n g ) . W e l l t h e r e a r e s c h o o l s i n T e x a s ( e l e m e n t a r y a n d h i g h s c h o o l ) i n t h e p r o c e s s o f i n t e g r a t i n g t h e i r t e c h t o c h e c k a t t e n d a n c e t o g u a r a n t e e s c h o o l f u n d i n g a n d t o d e t e r n o n s t u d e n t s f r o m e n t r y i n t o t h e s c h o o l . D o n ‘ t t h i n k I w o u l d w a n t m y k i d u s i n g t h a t i n s c h o o l .
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I t ‘ s o n e o f t h e G R E A T E S T S C A M S o f a l l t i m e . . . I t d e f i n e s p u b l i c T H E F T . . . I f t h e r a t i o o f c a m p u s b u r e a u c r a t s t o f a c u l t y h a d h e l d s t e a d y s i n c e 1 9 7 8 , t h e r e w o u l d b e 5 3 7 , 3 1 7 f e w e r a d m i n i s t r a t o r s , s a v i n g u n i v e r s i t i e s $ 3 0 . 5 b i l l i o n p e r / y e a r a n d a l l o w i n g t u i t i o n t o d e c r e a s e b y 2 0 % . .
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T h i s a r t i c l e s p e c i f i c a l l y m e n t i o n s O a k l a n d , C A . O a k l a n d s h a r e s M A N Y s i m i l a r i t i e s w i t h T u l s a . B o t h h a v e b e e n a s s a u l t e d b y s u p e r i n t e n d e n t s f r o m t h e B r o a d I n s t i t u t e .
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T h o s e w h o p r o m o t e c o m p r e h e n s i v e s e x u a l i t y e d u c a t i o n t e a c h t h a t a l l t y p e s o f t e e n a g e s e x u a l a c t i v i t y a r e o k a y a s l o n g a s t h e r e a r e c o n d o m s , c o n t r a c e p t i v e s a n d c o n s e n t . T h e y c l a i m i t i s i m p o r t a n t t o t e a c h c o n s e n t a s a w a y t o r e d u c e s e x u a l a s s a u l t .
B u t t h e r e a r e c o n c e r n s w i t h t h i s t y p e o f t h i n k i n g . P l e a s e u s e t h i s i n f o w h e n s p e a k i n g w i t h y o u r s c h o o l b o a r d m e m b e r s a n d d i s t r i c t o f f i c i a l s i n c h a r g e o f c u r r i c u l u m .
T e a c h i n g c o n s e n t u n d e r m i n e s t h e a b s t i n e n c e m e s s a g e f i r s t , b y t e a c h i n g k i d s i t i s o k a y t o h a v e s e x a t t h e i r a g e a s l o n g a s t h e y a n d a n o t h e r p e r s o n a g r e e a n d s e c o n d , b y a c t u a l l y t e a c h i n g t h e m h o w t o a s k a n o t h e r p e r s o n t o e n g a g e i n s e x u a l a c t i v i t y w i t h t h e m
I t i g n o r e s t h e f a c t t h a t s e x s h o u l d b e r e s e r v e d f o r r e l a t i o n s h i p s w i t h l o v e a n d c o m m i t m e n t . I t t e a c h e s t h a t s e x i s o k a y o u t s i d e o f m a r r i a g e a s l o n g a s b o t h p e o p l e a g r e e . P l a n n e d P a r e n t h o o d s v i d e o p r o m o t i n g c o n s e n t s t a t e s t h a t s e x i s s i m p l y a b o u t c o n n e c t i o n a n d p l e a s u r e
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T e a c h e s k i d s h o w t o n e g o t i a t e f o r m o r e s e x , b y t e a c h i n g t h e m t o s a y t h i n g s t o e a c h o t h e r s u c h a s , M a k e I t a k e o f f y o u r c l o t h e s ? , S h o w m e w h e r e y o u w a n t m e t o t o u c h y o u o r L e t s t r y t h i s s e x u a l a c t i v i t y I h e a r d a b o u t . ( D o p a r e n t s w a n t s c h o o l s t o t e a c h t h e i r k i d s h o w t o s a y s u c h t h i n g s t o o t h e r s ? )
I t c o r r e c t l y t e a c h e s k i d s t h a t i t i s n e v e r o k a y t o f o r c e o t h e r s t o h a v e s e x ; h o w e v e r i t t e a c h e s a p h o n y r e s p e c t f o r o t h e r s b y t e a c h i n g k i d s h o w t o c o a x , s e d u c e o r m a n i p u l a t e o t h e r s i n t o h a v i n g s e x b y s i m p l y s o u n d i n g n i c e
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T h i s s h o u l d n o t b e s u r p r i s i n g . . . n o r m a d d e n i n g , f r a n k l y . W h e n o t h e r p e o p l e ‘ s m o n e y i s b e i n g u s e d , t h e s t a t e h a s a r i g h t a n d a r e s p o n s i b i l i t y t o d e m a n d a c c o u n t a b i l i t y . T h a t ‘ s t h e w a y i t g o e s . A n d t h i s i s p r e c i s e l y w h y ” h o m e s c h o o l c h a r t e r s ” – a n y s e t u p w h e r e t a x p a y e r / p u b l i c f u n d s a r e g i v e n t o p a r e n t s o r ” s c h o o l s ” – a r e n o t h o m e s c h o o l i n g i n t h e f i r s t p l a c e ; t h e y a r e , i n s t e a d , s i m p l y o n e i t e r a t i o n o f p u b l i c s c h o o l s t u d e n t . R e a l h o m e s c h o o l e r s d o n ‘ t u s e t a x p a y e r / p u b l i c f u n d s – s p e c i f i c a l l y s o t h a t w e c a n b e e t h i c a l l y f r e e t o f r e e l y d i r e c t o u r c h i l d r e n ‘ s e d u c a t i o n a s w e s e e f i t , w i t h o u t i n f r i n g e m e n t o r r e g u l a t i o n . N o o n e s h o u l d e x p e c t t o h a v e t h e i r c a k e a n d e a t i t t o o . E i t h e r y o u g e t s o m e o n e e l s e ‘ s m o n e y w i t h r e g u l a t i o n , o r y o u g e t f r e e d o m a n d p a y f o r t h i n g s y o u r s e l f .
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I t h i n k t h e i d e a i s t o h e l p p a r e n t s w h o h o m e s c h o o l n o t h a v e t o s h o u l d e r t h e e x p e n s e t o t a l l y o n t h e i r o w n . B u t I ‘ d n e v e r a c c e p t t h e i r m o n e y o r I ‘ d h a v e t o j u m p t h r o u g h t h e i r h o o p s .
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F a c u l t y n e e d t o u n d e r s t a n d t h a t t h i s i s p a r t o f a l o n g t r e n d o f e d u c a t i o n r e f o r m t h a t b e g a n i n t h e 1 9 9 0 s w i t h C o m m o n C o r e . L a r g e g o v e r n m e n t , i n d u s t r y , a n d n o n p r o f i t o r g a n i z a t i o n s a r e v y i n g f o r c o n t r o l o v e r h i g h e r e d u c a t i o n i n s t i t u t i o n s i n o r d e r t o c o m p l e t e t h e P 2 0 p i p e l i n e t o t h e w o r k f o r c e a n d i n o r d e r t o e f f e c t s o c i a l c h a n g e w i t h o u t c o n f r o n t i n g t h e o b s t a c l e s o f t h e p o l i t i c a l p r o c e s s . H i g h e r e d u c a t i o n i n s t i t u t i o n s w i l l b e c o m e a n c h o r i n s t i t u t i o n s t h a t w i l l p r o d u c e a c a d r e o f c h a n g e m a k e r s t u d e n t s w h o w i l l b e t h e m a n p o w e r f o r d a t a – m i n i n g P a y f o r S u c c e s s i n i t i a t i v e s . H o m e l e s s n e s s i s a h u g e i m p a c t s e c t o r , a s a r e e a r l y – c h i l d h o o d e d u c a t i o n , c o m m u n i t y h e a l t h , a n d c r i m i n a l j u s t i c e . T h e p h i l a n t r o – c a p i t a l i s t s a n d h e d g e f u n d m a n a g e r s t h a t a r e a t t h e h e l m o f u n i v e r s i t y b o a r d s a n d a d m i n i s t r a t i o n a r e l o o k i n g t o M a r c T u c k e r ‘ s D e a r H i l l a r y l e t t e r a n d I B M ‘ s B l o c k c h a i n f o r E d u c a t i o n w h i t e p a p e r a s g u i d e s . B o o k s a r e d a n g e r o u s t o t h i s s o c i a l e n g i n e e r i n g p r o j e c t , a n d t h a t ‘ s w h y t h e y ‘ r e b e i n g p h a s e d o u t . O f c o u r s e t h e s o c i a l e n g i n e e r s w i l l c i t e p o v e r t y , a c c e s s , a n d e q u i t y . B u t l e t ‘ s n o t b e f o o l e d – t h i s i s a b o u t p o v e r t y – m i n i n g a n d e d – t e c h s u r v e i l l a n c e .
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N i c e w r i t e u p o f t h e t e r i b l e p r o b l e m s l e v i e d u p o n T P S f a m i l i e s , t e a c h e r s , s n d s t a f f . S u p e r i n t e n d e n t G i s t , C o l l e g i a t e H a l l A c a d e m y , a n d f o r m e r s u p e r i n t e n d e n t B a l l a r d ( n o w a G e o r g e K a i s e r F a m i l y F o u n d a t i o n E n d o w e d P r o f e s s o r o f s o m e t h i n g ! ) d e s e r v e t h e n a t i o n a l o p p r o b r i u m .
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W h y h a s n ‘ t T u l s a M a y o r G T B y n u m e v e r s p o k e n u p i n d e f e n s e o f q u a l i t y e d u c a t i o n f o r c h i l d r e n a n d y o u n g p e o p l e i n o u r p u b l i c s c h o o l s ? B e c a u s e h e ‘ s b o u g h t i n t o t h e A s p e n I n s t i t u t e a n d R e s u l t s f o r A m e r i c a m i n d s e t t h a t w i l l h e l p h i m t o p l e a s e t h e b i l l i o n a i r e s w h o w i l l r e w a r d h i m f o r h i s l o y a l t y b y f i n a n c i n g h i s n a t i o n a l p o l i t i c a l a m b i t i o n s .
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I n t h e f u t u r e , M a s a i d e v e r y t h i n g h a d t o b e o n t h e t a b l e : t e a c h e r s , c l a s s r o o m s , a n d s t u d e n t s . C l a s s e s w i l l n o t b e i n d i s c r e e t 4 0 – m i n u t e u n i t s , t e a c h e r s w i l l n o t b e t h e o n e s w i t h a l l t h e k n o w l e d g e , a n d e d u c a t o r s w i l l e m p h a s i z e a s k i n g t h e r i g h t q u e s t i o n s , n o t j u s t g e t t i n g t h e r i g h t a n s w e r s . I f y o u f o c u s o n s t a n d a r d i z a t i o n , e v e r y t h i n g c a n b e r e p l a c e d b y m a c h i n e s , h e s a i d .
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M a o f f e r e d s o m e i d e a s o n w h a t n e e d s f i x i n g . H e s u g g e s t e d i n v e s t i n g m o r e i n e a r l y c h i l d h o o d , w h e n k i d s a r e b u i l d i n g s k i l l s a n d v a l u e s , a n d l e s s i n u n i v e r s i t i e s , w h e n v a l u e s a r e a l r e a d y s e t . P l e a s e p u t m o r e r e s o u r c e s o n t h e f r o n t a n d n o t i n t h e b a c k , h e s a i d , s u g g e s t i n g k i n d e r g a r t e n a n d p r i m a r y s c h o o l s h a v e t r e m e n d o u s l e v e r a g e t o s h a p e k i d s . H e a l s o a d v o c a t e d s u p p o r t i n g t e a c h e r s m o r e r o b u s t l y . I f w e r e s p e c t t e a c h e r s w e r e s p e c t k n o w l e d g e a n d w e r e s p e c t t h e f u t u r e , h e s a i d . I n c r e a s e t h e i r p a y a n d h e l p h e a d m a s t e r s w i t h l e a d e r s h i p t r a i n i n g , s i n c e 6 0 % o f t e a c h e r s l e a v e t h e p r o f e s s i o n b e c a u s e t h e y d o n t l i k e t h e i r h e a d m a s t e r s .
H e s a i d e d u c a t i o n n e e d s t o c h a n g e i t s k e y p e r f o r m a n c e i n d i c a t o r s , n a m e l y e x a m s . H e o f t e n a s k s s t u d e n t s w h y t h e y w o r k s o h a r d f o r t h e i r e x a m s a n d t h e y a l w a y s s a y i t i s t o g e t i n t o u n i v e r s i t y a n d g o o n t o g e t a j o b . B u t a t A l i b a b a , h e s a i d , t h e y h a v e t o r e t r a i n u n i v e r s i t y g r a d u a t e s t o d o t h e i r j o b s w e l l .
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H e j o i n e d t h e z e i t g e i s t b y c a l l i n g f o r k i d s t o b e t t e r c o n f r o n t f a i l u r e . I t i s n o t n a t u r a l f o r p e o p l e t o h e l p y o u , h e s a i d . Y o u n e e d t o l e a r n t o b e r e j e c t e d a n d r e f u s e d . I n d e e d , h e w a s r e j e c t e d f r o m H a r v a r d 1 0 t i m e s .
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” A n t F i n a n c i a l , t h e i n t e r n e t f i n a n c e b e h e m o t h c o n t r o l l e d b y b i l l i o n a i r e A l i b a b a f o u n d e r J a c k M a , h a s a p o l o g i z e d f o r r o p i n g u n s u s p e c t i n g u s e r s i n t o i t s f l e d g l i n g b u t f a s t – g r o w i n g c r e d i t – s c o r e s y s t e m . . . . “
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h t t p s : / / w w w . d r – r a t h – f o u n d a t i o n . o r g / 2 0 1 9 / 1 2 / n e w – r e p o r t – c o n c l u d e s – p h a r m a – i n d u s t r y – i s – d i s t o r t i n g – m e d i c a l – r e s e a r c h – a n d – e d u c a t i o n / ? f b c l i d = I w A R 3 s 3 s J u 3 H 6 g p 1 Z 3 4 t r j A y _ b – 0 P – D d 1 – k q 2 3 O t Z B E B x k 3 f P k q N H X Q a a a u 5 w
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B i g p h r a m a i s t h e # 1 l o b b y i s t g r o u p i n D C , a c c o r d i n g t o I n v e s t o p e d i a ( 2 0 1 8 ) . I d i s c o v e r e d t h i s i n r e s e a r c h i n g f o r m y l a s t a r t i c l e a b o u t t h e 4 f e d b i l l s t o m a n d a t e ” r e s e a r c h b a s e d ” m e n t a l h e a l t h m a n i p u l a t i o n .
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H e r e i s a p o s t t h a t w a s s h a r e d i n a n O h i o a n t i – C o m m o n C o r e g r o u p :
T h i s i s w h y I f i g h t a g a i n s t C o m m o n c o r e . T h i s i s i n F l o r i d a . N o w o n d e r s c h o o l s h a v e b u l l y i n g i s s u e s a n d c h i l d r e n c o m m i t s u i c i d e . W e m u s t w a k e u p a n d f i g h t f o r o u r c h i l d r e n . N o o n e e l s e w i l l .
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I a m p o s t i n g m y r e s p o n s e t o o n e o f R a c h e l ‘ s p o s t a s a p o s t a l l b y i t s e l f s o t h a t a l l o f y o u c a n r e a d t h i s r e s p o n s e . J u s t s o y o u k n o w , I h a v e b e e n f i g h t i n g t h i s f i g h t f o r 5 y e a r s w i t h m y l o c a l s c h o o l s y s t e m a n d n o o n e l i s t e n s . M y d a u g h t e r g e t s n o s p e l l i n g , g r a m m a r , l i t e r a t u r e , d r a m a , o r p o e t r y i n s t r u c t i o n . S h e d o e s n o t d o a n y c r e a t i v e w r i t i n g . T h e y h a v e n o t e v e n t a u g h t h e r h o w t o w r i t e a l e t t e r . M a n y o f t h o s e a b s u r d m a t h w o r k s h e e t s t h a t R a c h e l s h o w s y o u h a s b e e n s e n t h o m e t o m y h o u s e h o l d . T h e y a r e t e a c h i n g m y d a u g h t e r a l m o s t n o s o c i a l s t u d i e s a t a l l . I n S e m i n o l e C o u n t y , F l o r i d a , t h e o n l y t h i n g t h a t m a t t e r s i s t h e s t a n d a r d i z e d t e s t s c o r e . T h e y d o n o t c a r e a b o u t a n y t h i n g e l s e . A n d , t h e y h a v e t h e h i g h e s t t e s t s c o r e s i n t h e s t a t e o f F l o r i d a b e c a u s e t h e y h a v e d e l e t e d e n t i r e n e c e s s a r y s k i l l s e t s i n o r d e r t o d o n o t h i n g b u t t e a c h t o t h e s t a n d a r d i z e d t e s t . T h e r e a r e c h i l d r e n i n t h i s s c h o o l s y s t e m w h o a r e a s s i g n e d 3 a n d 4 h o u r s o f h o m e w o r k p e r n i g h t s o t h a t t h e y d o n o t s e e t h e l i g h t o f d a y a n d d o n o t p l a y w i t h f r i e n d s , o r r i d e t h e i r b i k e s , o r g e t a n y o u t d o o r f r e s h a i r a n d e x e r c i s e . T h e y h a v e b e e n t r y i n g t o p u t a w h o l e l o t o f k i d s o n d r u g s i n t h i s s c h o o l s y s t e m t o c l a i m t h e y h a v e A D D o r A D H D w h i l e t h e y d o n o t e v e n g i v e t h e m P . E . a n d t h e y m a k e t h e m s i t i n f r o n t o f c o m p u t e r s c r e e n s a l l d a y a n d a l l n i g h t . T h e r e i s n o c o m m o n s e n s e . A n d , I f e e l l i k e I h a v e m a d e n o p r o g r e s s a t a l l a s a p a r e n t w h o a d v o c a t e d f o r a r e t u r n t o t h e c l a s s i c c u r r i c u l u m w h i c h a s a c o m p l e t e a n d w e l l r o u n d e d c u r r i c u l u m . I a l s o a d v o c a t e d f o r t h e p u r c h a s e o f t e x t b o o k s f o r a c a d e m i c s u b j e c t s . M y d a u g h t e r w a s g i v e n o n l y a m a t h t e x t b o o k a n d a s c i e n c e t e x t b o o k . T h e y d i d n o t b u y a n y o t h e r t e x t b o o k s f o r t h e a c a d e m i c s u b j e c t s . M y s o n d i d n o t h a v e a s c i e n c e t e x t b o o k l a s t y e a r a n d t h e y e v e n t r i e d t o t e a c h W o r l d H i s t o r y w i t h o u t t e x t b o o k s . I o n l y s u c c e e d e d i n g e t t i n g t e x t b o o k s t o t e a c h W o r l d H i s t o r y . B u t , m y s o n w a s s o r e l e n t l e s s l y r e t a l i a t e d a g a i n s t t h a t I h a d t o p u l l h i m o u t o f t h e s c h o o l s y s t e m . T h e s t a n d a r d m e t h o d t h e y u s e t o h a n d l e t h e i r m a n y p r o b l e m s i s I L L E G A L R E T A L I A T I O N , I L L E G A L H A R A S S M E N T , A N D I L L E G A L T A R G E T I N G o f Y O U R C H I L D B E C A U S E Y O U F I L E D C O M P L A I N T S A F T E R T H E Y D I D T H I N G S T H E Y A R E N O T S U P P O S E D T O B E D O I N G . T h e y w o u l d n o t e v e n l e t m y s o n u s e t h e t o i l e t a t s c h o o l . T h i s i s h o w b a d t h i n g s a r e f o r s o m e o f t h e s e s t u d e n t s . A n d , t h e y d i d n o t f o l l o w h i s I E P f o r 7 m o n t h s . T h e y g a v e h i m t h e w r o n g s p e e c h i n s t r u c t i o n f o r 6 m o n t h s . T h e y g a v e h i m n o m a t h i n s t r u c t i o n a t a l l f o r 5 w e e k s . T h e y r e f u s e d h i m h i s I E P a c c o m m o d a t i o n s . T h e y v i o l a t e d h i s c o n s t i t u t i o n a l r i g h t s . I c a n g o o n . T h e y h a v e a m e s s . T h e i r o f f i c i a l r e a c t i o n t o t h e i r m e s s i s t o i l l e g a l l y r e t a l i a t e a g a i n s t a n y o n e w h o h a s a n o u n c e o f c o m m o n s e n s e w h o s a y s t h a t a n y t h i n g i s w r o n g . M y s o n d i d n o t r e c e i v e a n y s o c i a l s t u d i e s g r a d e o n a r e p o r t c a r d i n 4 t h g r a d e b e c a u s e t h e c l a s s d i d n o t d o e n o u g h s o c i a l s t u d i e s d u r i n g t h a t g r a d i n g p e r i o d f o r g r a d e s t o b e g i v e n o u t . T h e o n l y t h i n g t h a t m a t t e r s t o S C P S i s t h e s t a n d a r d i z e d t e s t s c o r e . T h e y d o n o t c a r e a b o u t a n y t h i n g e l s e . A n d , t h e y r u n t h e s c h o o l s y s t e m l i k e a n o r g a n i z e d c r i m e m a f i a . S o m e o f y o u a r e a r g u i n g a b o u t t r a n s g e n d e r r e s t r o o m u s e . I n S C P S , t h e y w e r e n o t a l l o w i n g m i d d l e s c h o o l s t u d e n t s t o u s e t h e r e s t r o o m a t a l l . S o , t h e a r g u m e n t i s w h e t h e r o r n o t m i d d l e s c h o o l s t u d e n t s c a n u s e t h e r e s t r o o m d u r i n g t h e s c h o o l d a y a t a l l . W h o e v e n c a r e s a b o u t t r a n s g e n d e r r e s t r o o m r i g h t s a t t h a t p o i n t ? A t e a c h e r s a n g t o m y s o n a b o u t h o w i t w a s ” a g a i n s t p o l i c y ” f o r m y s o n t o u s e t h e r e s t r o o m d u r i n g h i s c l a s s . T h i s i s t h e g a r b a g e w e t o l e r a t e . Y o u h a v e t o g e t a d o c t o r ‘ s n o t e f o r y o u r c h i l d t o u s e t h e t o i l e t w i t h o u t h a r a s s m e n t , a b u s e , o r d i s c i p l i n e o v e r i t . Y o u h a v e t o g e t a d o c t o r ‘ s n o t e f o r y o u r c h i l d t o t a k e y e a r r o u n d P . E . , a n d t h e y w a n t i t d o c u m e n t e d W H Y y o u r c h i l d n e e d s t o t a k e y e a r r o u n d P . E . T h i s i s b e c a u s e t h e y d o n ‘ t w a n t t o p a y P . E . t e a c h e r s . A n d , t h e y a b u s e e m p l o y e e s b y u s i n g t h e m a s P . E . t e a c h e r a i d s f o r a t h i r d o f t h e p a y o f a P . E . t e a c h e r . B u t , t h e P . E . t e a c h e r a i d s d o t h e e x a c t s a m e j o b a s t h e P . E . t e a c h e r f o r a t h i r d o f t h e p a y . I c a n ‘ t e v e n m a k e t h i s s t u f f u p . T h e y p u n i s h e d m y c h i l d f o r s c r a t c h i n g a n t b i t e s a n d f o r c o u g h i n g u p m u c u s w h i l e c o m i n g d o w n w i t h t h e f l u . T h e y p u n i s h e d m y c h i l d f o r w a n t i n g b r o c c o l i w i t h h i s l u n c h a n d f o r w a n t i n g a f r e e s o u f l e c u p o f g r a n o l a i n s t e a d o f c r o u t o n s o r c r a c k e r s o n h i s s a l a d . I c a n g o o n a n d o n w i t h t h e s e h o r r o r s t o r i e s . T h e y n e v e r e n d e d . T h i s i s S e m i n o l e C o u n t y P u b l i c S c h o o l s . I t i s a h o r r o r s h o w . A n d , t h e y w o n d e r w h y p e o p l e a r e p u l l i n g t h e i r k i d s o u t o f t h i s s c h o o l s y s t e m t o h o m e s c h o o l . H o m e s c h o o l i s g r o w i n g l i k e c r a z y a r o u n d h e r e . P e o p l e c a n n o t t a k e t h i s h o r r o r s h o w . T h e y a r e o v e r i t . I c o n s i d e r i t t o b e c h i l d a b u s e .
These are the guys pushing sex ed standards, in particular, the radical kind such as in the state of California.
Who is Who in Sex Ed
National Sexuality Education Standards:
Core Content and Skills, K–12 Advisory Committee
Laurie Bechhofer, MPH
HIV/STD Education Consultant
Michigan Department of Education
Nora Gelperin, MEd
Director of Training
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Eva Goldfarb, PhD, LHD (hon)
Professor
Montclair State University
Mal Goldsmith, PhD, MCHES, FASHA, FAAHE
Professor Emeritus
Southern Illinois University
Debra Hauser, MPH
Executive Vice President
Advocates for Youth
Nora L. Howley, MA
Manager of Programs
National Education Association–Health Information Network
Barbara Huberman, RN, BSN, MEd
Director of Education and Outreach
Advocates for Youth
Leslie M. Kantor, MPH
Director of National Education Initiatives
Planned Parenthood Federation of America
Kyle Lafferty, MPH, MST, CHES
HIV Program Director
The Society of State Leaders of Health and Physical Educatio
Robert McGarry, EdD
Director of Training and Curriculum Development
Gay, Lesbian and Straight Education Network (GLSEN)
Linda Moore
Acting Executive Director
American Association for Health Education
Linda Morse, RN, NJ-CSN, MA, CHES
President Elect
American School Health Association
Buzz Pruitt, EdD
Professor
Texas A&M University
Monica Rodriguez, MS
President & CEO
Sexuality Information and Education Council of the United States (SIECUS)
Deborah Roffman, MS, CSE
Sexuality Educator and Consultant
The Park School of Baltimore
Elizabeth Schroeder, EdD, MSW
Executive Director
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Jennifer Heitel Yakush
Director of Public Policy
Sexuality Information and Education Council of the United States (SIECUS)
Danene Sorace, MPP
Consultant, Future of Sex Education Initiative
Additional Reviewers
JeNeen Anderson, MPH, National Association of State Boards of Education
Deborah Arrindell, American Social Health Association
Elissa M. Barr, PhD, University of North Florida
Heather Boonstra, Guttmacher Institute
Diane Brown, EdD, Widener University
Kim Robert Clark, DrPH, San Bernardino County Superintendent of Schools, CA
Stephen Conley, PhD, American School Health Association
Sam Dercon, Sex, Etc. Teen Editorial Staff
Bonnie J. Edmondson, EdD, Connecticut State Department of Education
Barb Flis, Parent Action for Healthy Kids, MI
Veronica Bayetti Flores, National Latina Institute for Reproductive Health
Elizabeth Gallun, MA, Prince George’s County Public Schools, MD
Melissa Grigal, East Brunswick School District, NJ
The Rev. Debra W. Haffner, MPH, M.Div., Religious Institute
Bonni C. Hodges, PhD, State University of New York College at Cortland
Heather Holaday, District of Columbia Public Schools
Mark Huffman, MTS, Independent Trainer and Consultant
Pete Hunt, MPH, MEd, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC),Division of Adolescent and School Health
Nancy Hudson, RN, MS, CHES, Council of Chief State School Officers
Linda Juszczak, National Assembly on School-Based Health Care
Maureen Kelly, Planned Parenthood of the Southern Finger Lakes
Emily Kitchen, Indiana University Student
Douglas Kirby, PhD, ETR Associates
Cynthia Lam, Sex, Etc. Teen Editorial Staff
Jessica Lawrence, MS, Bogli Consulting, Inc.
Konstance McCaffree, PhD, CFLE, CSE, Widener University
Ronna Popkin, MS, Columbia University
Valerie Rochester, Black Women’s Health Imperative
John Santelli, MD, MPH, Columbia University
Debra Shapiro, Society for Public Health Education
Samantha Shinberg, Advocates for Youth Intern
Susan Telljohann, HSD, CHES, University of Toledo
Melanie Tom, Asian Communities for Reproductive Justice
Al Vernacchio, MSEd, Friends’ Central School, PA
Jenna Weiss, University Middle School, NJ
David Wiley, PhD, Texas State University
Kelly Wilson, PhD, CHES, Texas State University
Pam Wilson, MSW, Sexuality Educator and Trainer
Susan N. Wilson, MSEd, Sexuality Education Consultant
Michael Young, PhD, FAAHB, New Mexico State University
Professional learning standards for sex education (PLSSE) Buddies
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Sexuality Information and Education Council of the United States, SIECUS
Advocates for Youth
CARDEA
Dfusion
Elizabeth Schroeder Consulting
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SIECUS
Advisory Committee
Elissa Barr, PhD
Associate Professor of Public Health, Director of Community
Health
Brooks College of Health
University of North Florida
Kurt Conklin, MPH, MCHES
Program Director
Sexuality Information and Education Council of the United
States (SIECUS)
Eva S. Goldfarb, PhD
Professor of Health Education
Montclair State University
Nora Gelperin, MEd
Director of Training
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Debra Hauser, MPH
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Director of Education and Outreach
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Linda L. Morse, RN, CSN-NJ, MA, CHES, FASHA
President, Board of Directors
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Monica Rodriguez, MS
President & CEO
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States (SIECUS)
Susan Giarratano Russell, EdD, MSPH, CHES
Professor (ret.), Health Science Department
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Credential Program
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Elizabeth Schroeder, EdD, MSW
Executive Director
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Denise Seabert, PhD, MCHES, FASHA
Chairperson and Professor, Department of Physiology
and Health Science
Ball State University
Danene Sorace, MPP
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Susan K. Telljohann, HSD, CHES
Professor of Health Education, College Health Sciences
The University of Toledo
Mohammad R. Torabi, PhD, MPH
Dean, School of Public Health – Bloomington
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Indiana University
Michele Wallen, PhD, MPH
Assistant Professor, Department of Health Education and
Promotion
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American Association of Health Education
Kelly Wilson, PhD, MCHES
Associate Professor of Health Education, Department of
Health and Kinesiology
Texas A&M University
Additional Reviewers
Deborah Arrindell, American Sexual Health Association
Bonnie Edmondson, PhD, Connecticut State Department of
Education
Elizabeth Coke-Haller, MEd, Division of Adolescent School
Health, US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Nora Howley, MA, National Education Association Health
Information Network
Pete Hunt, MPH, MEd, Division of Adolescent and School
Health, US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Leslie
Kantor, MPH, Planned Parenthood Federation of America
Catherine Sherwood-Laughlin, MPH, Indiana University
Joy Robinson-Lynch, Massachusetts Department of Education
Patricia Santin, Boston Public Schools
R. Debra Shapiro, PhD, MS, MCHES, Society for Public Health
Education
David Wiley, PhD, Texas State University
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AAUW Illinois, ALPHAS (African-American Lesbian Professionals Having A Say), Chicago Alliance Against Sexual Exploitation, Chicago Children’s Advocacy Center, Comprehensive Sex Ed Now, Equality Illinois, Illinois Caucus for Adolescent Health, Illinois Coalition Against Domestic Violence, Illinois Coalition Against Sexual Assault, Illinois Public Health Association, Lambda Legal, National Association of Social Workers – Illinois Chapter, Peer Health Exchange, Peoria Proud, PFLAG Council of Northern Illinois, Phoenix Center, Planned Parenthood of Illinois, Prairie Pride Coalition, Rainbow Café, Resilience
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Recently I was involved in a thread discussing sex education in schools that included parents advocating for and against the Austin ISD proposed Comprehensive Sex Education (“CSE”) curriculum.
Those in favor of CSE presented many familiar talking points. One of those talking points is that we “privileged” parents don’t understand that there are children who have families who don’t care/don’t know/don’t model and depend wholly on public schools for sex education.
This excuse for perversion is the most troubling and makes me want to scream LIES!!
In 2013, I lobbied against a CSE called, “It’s Your Game”. The program was revised, but in 2013, it was perverse and predatory. One school district removed it from the “privileged” schools, but kept the perversion in the “under privileged” schools. The reasoning was that the “under privileged” students” needed a CSE curriculum.
Developers of CSE’s obtain larger Federal grants if they target larger school populations, which are always in urban localities. Therefore, “under privileged” students are the unfortunate benefactors of perversion. What is the result?
A few facts:
Planned Parenthood (“PP”) declares itself as the single largest provider of Sex Education.
PP places its facilities near vulnerable populations including high minority areas, whether it’s due to racism or supply & demand is disputed, but it is a business model.
Black women average more unintended pregnancies, abortions and STD’s. (CDC)
The PP business model below does not survive without risky sexual choices. CSE’s groom children, that target “under privileged” children. The results do not serve the best interest of the child, but serve the best interest of PP and an agenda that does not seek racial equality built on healthy decision making. Children are the sacrifice. We must promote healthy messaging to ALL students.
Keep Texas Strong!!
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Here is a post from the Utah anti-Common Core group:
I just received this from Alpine School District. 😡😡😡
The organization doing the assessments is Terrace Metrics.
Terrace Metrics’ owner, Richard Gilmam, has published a Social and Emotional Learning study in the American Psychological Association quarterly with several other researchers including Roger Weissberg who is the President of the Collaborative for Social and Emotional Learning (the group that spearheaded Obama era reforms to force schools into behavioral assessment). Roger Weissberg also sits on the board of the pro-LGBTQI NoVo Foundation which runs Social Emotional Learning (SEL) pilots in school districts with Utah’s assessment company American Institutes for Research. The objective is to strong-arm schools into LGBTQI-friendly curriculum. So, unless there is mass parental opt-out of these AND standardized Common Core online assessments, the objective will be realized.
It looks like Terrace Metrics offers online (data guzzling) SEL curriculum as part of a child’s post-assessment interventions.
A student sent me this message:
“At school we had to make a picture about an amendment to hang up in the halls, so me and my friend did the right to “bear” arms for the 2nd amendment, and drew a bear holding guns. I saw it in the halls the next day, only to find that my teacher had glued pieces of paper over where the guns were.” 🤦♀️🤨😂
The symbol of Islam is okay, but not a drawing of a gun. 🤦🏼♀️ Please share!
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Here is a post from the California anti-radical sex ed group:
Last year it was the exact same topics for the PTA meetings. When I was in school PTA meetings were focused on academics. It seems to me like they are pushing an agenda. Anyone else have this experience?
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Here is a post that was shared in the Texas anti-testing group:
Well you guys from the way it stands currently my child will not be attending public school for the foreseeable future.
I went to pick her up. They said she was in the calm room. I thought it was one room. But it was the next room down. They didn’t know I was going up there to get her. I walked in and saw it and just like froze because I couldn’t believe what I was seeing and my brain was trying to process everything. They saw me and like moved away from the door and opened it. My poor medically complex, ptsd riddled child was curled up in a ball sobbing on the floor of a 2.5 foot by 2.5 foot closet while 3 grown ups blocked the door and held it shut. One of them said she spends a lot of her school day in here. Ivy said that when they say she’s in the ssc room most of the time she is in there. I am shaken to my core. I am so so so so mad. This explains so much. It was all I could do not to punch everyone in that room.
This is where my child spends most of her school day apparently. This is what they would prefer than her go to doctors appts. I can’t. I don’t know how I’m going to do it yet. I have looked into the laws. I am getting the school to incriminate themselves. I am bringing it to the police. The board of education and whoever else that I can.
When I told her she wasn’t going back she was like oh thank god. Thank you for saving my life mama.
Coming up with a game plan ASAP.
And here is a reply to this post:
A similar thing happened to my girl in kindergarten. They put my daughter in the “quiet room “ a lot which was just a small back closet room. They also ordered a special chair for her so she could sit with everyone else in circle time ( my daughter has ASD) The chair had straps for your arms and legs ….. like something Hannibal Lecter would be in. I lost it, started homeschooling her and she just graduated from her charter school with honors.
We were in CO at the time. We lived in a rural area (it was 15 years ago) I’m just so sad to see this stupidity still going on with our children today .
Here is a post from the California anti-radical sex ed group:
I need to be more vocal at my child’s school because the radical left agenda is very much alive and growing in Berkeley. I’m concerned if I speak up that my child (1st grade) will be treated differently because he has conservative leaning parents. Did anyone else who spoke up have an experience that their child was treated differently because you chose to speak up or call out the agenda at your child’s school?
And some replies to this post:
All I can say is good luck. Berkeley has got to be the worst place to be as a Conservative. If you speak up, be prepared to stand up for what you believe, not back down, back up everything you say with fact, and you’ll need the ability to not be scared of being insulted and criticized by other parents and staff. You will not be popular. If you can handle that, go for it. I’m just over the hill from you in the Walnut Creek area and I’m NOT popular with anyone at my kids school and I’m not included or invited to anything. They are polite to my face, but otherwise, I’m out. And I don’t care. My kids have not been impacted that I know of. The other kids couldn’t care less what the adults think – so it’s just the adults you’ll most likely be dealing with.
That being said, they WILL take it out on your kids. Especially as they get older and into the higher grades. My daughter (high school) has been given lower grades on assignments for writing things that are against their narrative. It’s nearly an impossible situation.
that’s too bad. If I determined my kids were getting lower grades because of MY beliefs, I’d be in that teachers face so fast their head would spin. ZERO tolerance.
Soon they’ll be putting all, who oppose, in re-education camps. California the new China!!!!
The new China is right. It’s happening fast. People need to speak up NOW.
I’ve been afraid of backlash on my daughter, if I say anything. Some of the teachers are outright spewing their personal politics to their captive audience. That being said, she is in high school, and has a good head on her shoulders. She tells me the crap the teachers say and we laugh about it. I figure we are almost done and can ride it out. If I had a first grader I would be terrified and figure out how I could home school. So far this year, in my daughter’s honors English class the topics of the articles they have had to read and then analyze and write about are:
Gender norms
Why boys/men are treated badly at school
How black are stereo typed as being bad
The “manly jobs” problem.
White boys kill a gay teen because of feminine walk
Shootings at school and banning guns
Yep, same everything here. Teachers spewing their political beliefs, the topics they discuss…my kids are Juniors in high school and have good heads on their shoulders and don’t buy ANY of it. One more year to go!
AND I should add…We are in Placer County, which is fairly conservative. I can’t even imagine being in Berkeley!!!!
Berkeley is the worst. I won’t even drive THROUGH it.
Arm your kids with knowledge. Since the anti-bullying and pro gender fluidity movement began, there has been an increase in trans suicides and murders. Demand that the vile “progressives” stop “helping.”
It’s impossible to escape. Get out of public school. “Among English teachers, there are 97 Democrats for every three Republicans, with the proportion being even more one-sided among health teachers, with 99 Democrats for every one Republican.” The ratio narrows as they get into higher grades.
A small group of us more conservative parents in south San Diego spoke up against lgbtq propaganda that our principal wanted to implement in our kids’ elementary school. We definitely were the minority, and many people who were against it didn’t speak up in fear of being labeled “homophobes” as we were. Some people were afraid for their jobs or businesses, but that that didn’t deter the rest of us. We stayed faithful and didn’t back down. I believe in the end, God rewarded us and that principal ended up having to go back to the state he had moved from. Pretty sure he got fired. It was very eye opening. Some parents took their children to other schools after this, and I know my kids will never recieve any recognition, but now they know not to mess with us, and that’sall I care about. We will not be silenced. The bigger reward is having my kids know I will always fight for them, regardless of what people may say or think. My love for them is stronger than anyone else’s opinions, and if we don’t advocate for them, no one else will. Make sure you’re having open and honest conversations with your kids and that they know what to look out for. My girls speak up and tell their teachers what we don’t participate in, and they tell me everything. They learned so much through this experience. Kids need to know this is ok. These are YOUR children, not the schools’, not the government’s
This is awesome. Every parent needs to take this attitude. The moment you fear a word, a rebuttal or anything you’re done. That’s the conditioning at play. Our single most important job is to protect our kids.
well said!! Know that they are trained to intentionally use personal ( ad hominem) attacks so people will be afraid and others will question the authority of your argument.
they are! This is one thing I actually learned through the process. District admins and staff actually go through various trainings annually, on how to control parent meetings and control them (you’ll see they sometimes will separate into groups and give them communication exercises, or have one on one meetings, so they’re not brainstorming off eachother and they don’t lose control of the issue at hand, they deflect (often times turning the question into a different direction), and control the narrative of the conversations (these meetings will start off with rules and limitations, time constraints, limited line items to talk about on the agenda). There’s so many other tactics. It’s called delfy. And guess what? Our tax dollars are paying for these trainings!
Trust me, I wasn’t always this bold and brave. This forced me to find my voice, and I’m grateful for it. They will never be able to shit me up.
I was a 15 year old run away in Berkeley. And I remember it was perfectly legal to walk around butt naked as long as you’re wearing shoes. That was a really long time ago. Berkeley has always been the #1 Lib city. How scary to have to be a moralist person in Berkeley.
Why bother even living there, must be miserable. Haven’t gone to Berkeley in years, YEARS!!!
It was bad. 15 on the streets we went down streets lined with people selling and smoking pot dropping acid selling pills and KJ. School buses full of kids in neighborhoods with gown men sitting in their front yards butt naked drinking beers in lawn chairs, naked women dancing casting spells and making out with each other. We walked into a basement with light purple and green paint on the door, as we rolled it open and peeked inside we seen that it was one big orge. That place is full of sickness. I’ll never go back.
I’m in Moraga just over the hill from you. Parents here WANT this LGBTQ sex Ed. Be prepared to lose a lot of friends FB and otherwise ☹️
it’s crazy that parents want this, right? I agree, that was one of the things I warned our group about – be prepared to see people’s true colors and lose “friends”.
I’m in Los Angeles and I emailed the principal yesterday to ask about this new sex ed that is all over the news etc. She said that the curriculum will not make it’s way into our school because she will not allow it. It is a Charter Elementary school. It does not hurt to try. We are our child’s biggest advocate, if not us, who?
Speak truth to power. Be brave. Most of the other parents agree with you, but they won’t say anything because they are too scared. We all know how hard it is and look up to you for speaking up.
and teachers! They’re the most afraid to speak up.
My son spoke up about Halloween being the devil’s holiday in kindergarten ( I was volunteering in his class). The teacher looked at him as if he were an alien and said “Halloween is just for fun”, and immediately asked a different child “what are YOU dressing up as ?” I took him home that day and never took him back. My next 3 kids didn’t attend kindergarten – 2nd grade either!
Thank God my daughter graduate from high school and she’s a patriot and a Christian and escaped all the Communists indoctrination they were trying to plug in her along with the lgbtq crap. But when she was in Middle School around 5th or 6th grade can’t remember which grade it was? She started bringing soft porn books home long story short the librarian was bringing in those books and purposely giving them to my daughter the librarian had actually invited my 5th grade daughter to a concert a very secular concert mind you with her daughter. We had a sit-down with the principal the books were removed thank God but we don’t know how many children saw those books and she was removed from her position most likely just transferred to another school. YOU MUST BE THE LIGHT IN THE DARKNESS YOU MUST SPEAK UP PROTECT THE CHILDREN!!
Here is a post from a friend of mine:
Selling your kids’ data? Here’s an easy one pager for parents and schools: do not take the SAT or ACT questionnaires and only fill out the required sections.
Here is a post from the Florida anti-iReady group:
So I thought this was interesting… I had a conference with my 4th grade daughters teachers yesterday. I questioned how her progress report shows her as “BL-B” (below level, B.). Apparently, her school work is a B, but her iready test scores from September 5(two weeks into school) show her at a 3rd grade level so she is labeled as below level. This is in reading and math too! And she has a 504 for her vision so she tests very bad! Wtf is wrong with the educational system?!!! My daughter thinks she is dumb because she is listed as below level always even though her work in the classroom is fine!They are killing these kid’s spirit!!! I think I am going to or her out of iready… help me with how to do this in Hillsborough County, Florida!!! I am done!!!
And some replies to this post:
That sucks… I would seriously take that further… I would have my next 504 meeting and definitely bring that up…. I don’t like iready at all…
Wow! My 5th grader always scores 2 grades below level on iready diagnostic. But his report card does not reflect that. He’s an A/B student on the report card. The school needs to fix this for you.
I’m so glad you are fighting this in Hillsborough County. I teach in Hillsborough and I would be glad to help you with actual district policy…this is not policy…YET. Please message me and I’ll answer any questions.
I’m begging all parents in this district to fight what is happening! It isn’t policy YET…but I just sat through a staff meeting where we were told all kids would be marked Below Level if they had a 1 on FSA OR if just ONE of their iReady diagnostics placed them at the 15th percentile or lower. I have a huge problem with this. My child is in Manatee County or I would be attending many board meetings to fight this policy in SDHC.
Osceola county just nixed IReady because they did an analysts and found no correlation between IReady scores and FSA results. IReady is not state mandated and can be opted out. You can also request the Pii be deleted making IReady impossible to even log into.
the state is doing something with RTI and iReady. I’m in the process of researching because it’s somehow tied to the new law that all teachers must be reading endorsed in order to work with Tier 3 students. Somehow we are being told that iReady will factor into deciding which kids are Tier 3 and it won’t matter if they have proved they are proficient on other assessments.
ridiculous!!! As a point, the teacher told me that my daughter was reading on level but was on tier 3 because of I ready!!!
it is illegal to have IReady as an assessment tool on an IEP because it does not meet the criteria under IDEA. If it’s being used in conjunction with RTI and it eventually leads to an IEP, there will be many problems.
I need the state laws…currently we are just getting information thrown at us from the district and being told it’s law. I’ll fight it from my position but finding up to date information on the department of education is not easy. I spent last weekend researching RTI in the state of Florida because it seems to be different in each county and that’s not acceptable to me.
Here is a post from the California anti-radical sex ed group:
New Age
My child’s first year in school was last year. She was 4 and started transitional kindergarten.
Within the first couple weeks they were dinging Buddhist bells and teaching them to breathe in colors. Colors for healing in their body. The curriculum was for the whole school. They stated “it was not a religious practice, they are just teaching meditation.”
We did our research. The curriculum was coming from the spiritual enlightenment center in San Jose. And their belief is that through meditation techniques they can become closer with their god.
We met with the principle. She had good intentions, but we had to show her the hidden agendas. Anyway, she said she was going to continue with the program and if we pulled our daughter out for it, it would alienate her.
So we prayed over her, the office and the whole campus, in Jesus name. Then pulled her out of that school completely.
Went to another school, and it was forced yoga and teaching sexual safety!What the heck?!
4 years old!
Sorry to say, but none of our kids will be attending the public California school system!
Home school
And another post from this group:
Is the curriculum that is being introduced in our state’s school called FLASH?
And here are the replies to this post:
That is just one of several approved by Sacramento.
San Diego Unified is posted at RespectCulture.org
And yet another post from this group:
Government schools along with the teacher’s union, employees union, Democrats, people in education, PTA, school site councils, do not give a damn about parental rights. Yes there are a few teachers that do not agree with their unions and there are good people in PTA but their opinions do not matter to the schools. Wake up, people! The first thing you have to do is never ever vote for a school board candidate that is supported by the teacher’s union/association. School boards are told how to vote by the unions because the unions own the school boards and the school boards hire and fire the district superintendents that also do not believe in what is best for our children. The government schools have become too involved in our children’s private lives and it is the fault of you parents. Never allow your child to meet with a school counselor or school psychologist or anyone else at your schools. If they need help take them to an independent facility outside the schools.
Here is a post that someone made on Alice Linahan’s wall:
PAY ATTENTION!!! Privatize Education
DallasISD said they would not try this after getting the policy changed to allow outside non profits and others to run ours schools and before the ink is dry on a 5 year contract for Michael Hinojosa, this is what he does.
Privatization of Open-Enrollment Schools
DISD Board of Trustees is considering a policy change to allow Open-Enrollment DISD schools to be turned over to outside operators. The policy allows DISD to designate the school as a charter school, with the outside operator as the entity governing and operating the school on a daily basis.
An Open-Enrollment school is defined as a District school serving any grade level from prekindergarten through 12 that does not have a geographic attendance boundary and which students may attend only through an application and/or lottery-based process, i.e. magnet schools, transformation schools, and stand-alone early college high schools.
Current Plans
If the policy change is approved, DISD plans to turn over the Martin Luther King, Jr. Arts Academy to CitySquare, a non-profit. CitySquare would govern and operate MLK as a charter school.
CitySquare has no experience in operating a school or improving urban education. CitySquare is best known for providing access to nutritious food, permanent supportive housing, healthcare, employment training, job placement, and family law services.
Martin Luther King, Jr. Arts Academy currently has an attendance boundary. To make it eligible under the proposed policy, the board will vote on removing its attendance boundary at the October 17 meeting.
Future Plans
DISD plans to issue a Request for Proposal to find outside operators for other DISD magnet, transformation, and early college high schools.
Public Comment Opportunities, 5151 Samuell Blvd.
· October 17, 6pm
· November 7, 11:30am
· November 21, 6pm
Schools Affected
Magnet Schools
· Booker T. Washington High School for the Performing and Visual Arts
· School for the Talented and Gifted at Yvonne A. Ewell Townview Center
· School of Science and Engineering at Yvonne A. Ewell Townview Center (SEM)
· William B. Travis Talented and Gifted Vanguard and Academy
· Sudie L. Williams Talented and Gifted Academy
· George Bannerman Dealey Vanguard Academy
· Harry Stone Montessori Academy
· Dallas Environmental Science Academy (DESA)
· Irma L. Rangel Young Women’s Leadership School
· Barack Obama Male Leadership
· Judge Barefoot Sanders Law Magnet at Yvonne A. Ewell Townview Center
· School of Health Professions at Yvonne A. Ewell Townview Center
· School of Business and Management at Yvonne A. Ewell Townview Center
· Rosie M. Collins Sorrells School of Education and Social Services at Yvonne A. Ewell Townview Center
· Henry W. Longfellow Career Exploration Academy
· School for the Talented and Gifted in Pleasant Grove
· Roger Q. Mills Elementary
· Mark Twain Leadership Vanguard
Transformation Schools
· Solar Preparatory School for Girls
· Solar Preparatory School for Boys
· Eduardo Mata Montessori
· Montessori Academy (Hernandez)
· Personalized Learning Preparatory (Sam Houston)
· D.A. Hulcy STEAM Middle School
· Ignite Middle School
· Innovation, Design, Entrepreneurship Academy (IDEA)
· CityLab High School
· Martin Luther King, Jr. Arts Academy
Early College High Schools
· Trini Garza ECHS
· Kathlyn Joy Gilliam Collegiate Academy
· Dr. Wright L. Lassiter Jr. ECHS
Early Childhood Center
N.W. Harlee
Arlington Park
And some replies to this post:
Rationale?
None!!!
Unless it was for a financial benefit to someone, WHY would DISD give away its top performing schools?
The District would then probably let the remaining schools fail so the state would take over the district….and there you have it…Home Rule wrapped up in a nice package.
What happens with Hinojosa? Maybe his contract should have had a no-compete clause written into it.
that a good point
Seems to me if Dallas ISD can’t manage these “open enrollment schools” (just another word for “magnets”), then we need to get rid of a WHOLE LOT of administrators; save some money and put those funds to better use for kids.
You voted on this when you voted for your Trustees….same ones who favored the TRE.
They always want to say it’s about the children, but eventually the truth comes out and it’s ALWAYS about them! DISD – THE biggest PIMPS in Dallas! YeahISaidIt
So we say good bye to neighborhood schools. Good bye to convenient parental involvement. Good bye to easy building of relationships between students, between parents. Good bye to loyalty, familiarity, close-in activities… And a big good bye to accountability, responsiveness to parents and taxpayers, local control, local influence and your local school board. Folks, it isn’t old-fashioned to want to save the neighborhood school. It is visionary and far-seeing. These trendy fake progress activities are for one real purpose: destroy public education; and do so for profit. It is a myth these are really public schools. The pretense will be continued for a short while, then that too will go away.
Ramona Soto the General Council at DallasISD is trying to circumvent the law by saying there has to be an action item on the agenda to allow speakers. Although on September 26 the board voted to amend policy BED Local which clearly states the public can speak at all meetings but hearings of the board.
Are they using the free money that a charter school can get from the Feds(that’s charter friendly) to use at City Square (who’s Fed $ is getting cut?)
it’s about $1,800 per student for them and anything extra though HB3. The district picks up cost of teachers, operations, etc.
I have not spoke to City Square but what I have been told is they were rejected for 2 contracts at the city of Dallas and that there is a lawsuit. I see this as them looking for a new revenue stream at the expense of black children and that is unacceptable.
That article is full of lies of omission and misrepresentations of the children’s performance in the ACE schools. First of all DISD didn’t deserve a B rating because they lowered the bar for passing STARR and TEA had to have approved it. Special education accommodations were given to low performing students without going through the eligibility process. If teachers documented a reading problems, even though the special education process was not completed, they were allowed to read the STARR test to these children. Of course more of them passed. I was shocked when I heard this would happen in 2019, so I talked with a former co-worker and Sped teacher. She sent me the new policy. I did my own investigation when I heard this, but I’m open to more insight or correction. One of the students I worked with as a volunteer tutor was in a 4th grade class I substituted for this year. She still cannot read. That’s a disservice to these children and their parents. The other bone I’ve got to pick with DISD and the nations curriculum is the language barrier that they know is hindering our children, especially African American children. Royce West got a rider on a bill that appropriated funding for research on the language issues. the Texas Educational Research Center at the University of Texas at Austin conducted a review of the research literature. They called in a panel of experts to review the findings and make recommendations. The report with recommendations to TEA was published in 2011. When I called TEA, nobody knows anything. Like research and litigations since the 60s on schools’ failure to provide an ELA curriculum that will help standard English learners succeed, the report has become a dead soldier. As long as states are allowed to write the state accountability assessment that determine if they have met minimum standards to receive federal funds and to lower the bar, they will always misrepresent the performance of low performing schools and children to the Department of Education. I’m trying to finish this dissertation before I start addressing the policies that create ineffective curriculum and assessments that hurt the children of this district. Teachers are skilled professionals. It’s my opinion that some of the less prepared teachers know more about educating children the these private individuals that want to run our schools.
Is it a stretch to say if we join our local PTA a portion of that money goes to support this initiative?
There are many good things you can do with PTA to support schools, but behind the scenes they are part of the problem ever since Gates gave them $6 million in funding.
I had a hard time reconciling the local PTA Councils support of our local TRE election a couple of years back. Ever since then I’ve been suspicious of their work. Local PTA – hell yeah. Sending my money to support unknown initiatives to the state level – no bueno.
They always go to the PTA presidents, the realtors, the chambers of commerce and sell them a bunch of lies to get them to endorse.
Dallas Innovates was where I first read about Dallas being the global Impact City. They said we need a global identity in the 21st century so “the powers that be” want to put us on the map. It’s “creative financing” to set us up to collect massive amounts of data on the citizens in order for the big dog investors to get a return through social impact investing.
So parents get caught sending their students to magnets in areas they don’t live in, the story and methodology of how the scheme worked is reported, and now the entry floodgates should be opened? Didn’t the story highlight students who were qualified but didn’t get in because of out of district fraudulent applicants? Seems like retaliation for blowing their cover to me! How much money and how many contracts are moving around to buy the votes to get this through!?!
We have open enrollment and there were about 30 students that had questionable residency in the magnet schools which require that eligible students in DallasISD get selected first and if there are additional seats then students outside of the district can be selected.
This has everything to do with DallasISD looking to turn over the operation of many schools to people who know nothing about running schools and the black children are always the students that get dumped on.
They are setting it up by having networks instead of feeder patterns. Checkout the Central Network which includes Carter, Kimball, SOC, Roosevelt, Lincoln and Madison. Looks suspicious? Watch it closely!!
yeah because they have all these meetings acting like they listening and the people already know they are going to vote for the proposal— glad I don’t have to play with DISD —
I’m so confused yet outraged that they continue to prey and experiment on predominantly Black schools in predominantly black communities. They promote it will bring better resources, yet the resources can be district provided. GENTRIFICATION AT WORK!!
we have to step up and call them out on it. As a community we respond late or only act when it’s happening to us personally. As history has shown, if not now…it will be soon and we fail to see the signs of modern day genocide and the effects of education reform. If you’re not in the kitchen then you’re on the menu!
We need all hands on deck churches, community advocates, and especially parents. Let’s get to work. I’m ready, armor on.
St. Luke and IMA are in the fight. Thank you Pastors Michael Bowie and David Wilson and the two pastors that were in attendance at the Dunbar meeting. We need others like Antioch, Freddie Haynes, Rickey Rush, T. D. Jakes, Tony Evans, Anthony Nolan, Fleming, and others.
Bowie was appointed to the violent crime task force with Alan Cohen. We need to enlighten him if he doesn’t already know the agenda at play:
Cohen used to work for Commit and DISD and is now with CPAL (non-profit) tied to CitySquare. Cohen was on a panel with Gerald Britt of CitySquare in Feb.
This is an epidemic problem. From Rochester, NY to Texas to Utah to other states, it seems that state governments are using those biased high stakes tests and other measures to “justify” taking away locally elected school boards and either having the state run things or else replacing them with crony charter schools. This trend should concern Republicans and Democrats alike who are SICK of the elites taking away our representation. Another scheme of theirs is to try to shift school funding from the local level to the state level so they can control us.
Here is a post from an anti-Common Core group:
To win the game, you have to know the players. Here is a breakdown of how we got CSE in the US and ultimately, CA.
IPPF + SEICUS + UNFPA + UNESCO = CSE
IPPF = International Planned Parenthood Federation
SEICUS = Sexuality Education and Information Council of the US
UNFPA = United Nations Population Fund
UNESCO = United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization
CSE = Comprehensive Sexuality Education
UNESCO + UNFPA + WHO + UNICEF = International Guidelines on Sexuality Education (2009)
WHO = World Health Organization
UNICEF = United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund
Dr Mary Calderone + Hugh Hefner = SEICUS
Dr Mary Calderone, former medical director of Planned Parenthood, founded SEICUS
Hugh Hefner funded the founding of SEICUS and declared himself the “pamphleteer” of Alfred Kinsey, who experimented sexually (abused sexually) on children as young as 2 months old to determine that children are sexual from birth.
Here is a post from the Florida anti-iReady group:
So a little follow up to my first post about my son losing recess for not passing iReady quizzes. I just found out he is doing over 45 minutes PER DAY in his classroom in iReady. I have a meeting with the principal soon and I am trying to find some studies or articles about using iReady this much. I saw that even the content creators said that going over 45 minutes PER WEEK can be detrimental. Can anyone point me in the right direction to read up on this? Thank you!
And another post from this group:
Thank you so much for the add to this group! (This will be a long post and I apologize in advance, but I am really needing some direction and input from anyone who has a better understanding. My husband and I are pretty desperate at this point.) I am a parent of a third grader. I have spent twenty years in the classroom (all of my years except one year in each: third, fourth, fifth, and Reading Recovery specialist). It has been over ten years since I have taught in a testing grade(third) and boy have things changed 😦 This year, in August, I decided to leave the classroom for two reasons: to better support my child in third grade and to escape the monster, iReady. I was horrified with the creativity and freedom iReady stripped from the teacher. I am angry and fed up with so much at this point. I am having trouble finding resources to better understand our rights in regard to portfolio and testing.
The latest battle we are fighting is about my son’s portfolio. He has NEVER done well on standardized testing. He has ADD and doesn’t test well and is slightly behind the average third grade peer. Citrus County Schools is conducting mini portfolio entries on each child through a computer program which gives them a passage and questions. It is my understanding there is a passage for each standard. They started giving portfolios to the children by the end of first quarter. I was so upset that he had already been given portfolio attempts and it did NOT coincide with what has been taught in the classroom. I believe he only gets four attempts on each entry. The district just went to iReady as well as the Ready curriculum this school year so the portfolio’s are not aligned to what is going on in the classroom. The district follows the Ready curriculum in LAFS and MAFS. These are a series of lessons focusing on the standards. So when I brought this up to the curriculum person at the school, I was told that the standard(s) he was testing on are not new, and that he has had these standard in all of his years in elementary. The BIGGEST issue in my eyes is that he has not been exposed to that standard at the third grade level and text complexity before they attempted portfolio entries on him. (Of course, he failed it, scoring a 40 percent on it). In the conversation with the curriculum person she told me ” we mention to our teachers the portfolio standard, and a good teacher will touch upon that before the portfolio has been given.” This is NOT good enough. It seems so haphazard to test him on a standard he has not had instruction on in third grade.
We meet with the principal Monday morning because we weren’t satisfied with this answer. In that same conversation with the curriculum person, I had suggested they give him a portfolio entry attempt aligned to the weekly skill focus. This can not be done based on the current portfolios they created because they get more complex as the school year progresses. So, if they were to pull the standard he just studied, it would be passage that was too difficult to read at this point in the year. The only solution to this I believe is to ask they do NOT give him portfolio entries until he has for sure had instruction in class that is aligned to those. I don’t see us being able to do anything else because I KNOW, having taught in that district for ten years, this sort of recreation of the portfolio entries is not going to happen this school year. Unfortunately, my son is going to suffer because of it.
Another issue is that my son has NEVER done well on electronic assessments and this is what they are doing with the portfolios. He has an IEP in language currently, but we need to add extra time and breaks, and perhaps small group testing. I asked if they could give him a paper portfolio instead of electronic, and I was willing to add that to his IEP as well. The curriculum person said that accommodation CAN be added, but it does not guarantee a paper copy in all instances, the portfolio in particular would continue to be administered electronically. I would think, something as important as a portfolio attempt, would be something they HAVE to allow as a paper copy. So this is another issue we are bring to the principal. I have NO doubt it will need to be elevated to the district level because we are hitting a wall right now.
I read a post in here that opting out of the FSA is possible. I was thinking if we tell the principal we are seriously considering of him opting out, they may take us more seriously? I highly doubt we could convince my son to sit there and not attempt the FSA though.
I may never be rehirable again in the district, but I am wanting to make other parents aware of what is going on, that the portfolios don’t align with what is being taught. I don’t know where to start. The PTA president won’t contact me. School board meeting? The Superintendent is a family friend 📷:( The local newspaper?
Does anyone have info on the portfolio that may speak to our rights as parents? It is an experience being on the other side of the fence, the parent side. Thank you so much for taking the time to read this and input!
And here is a reply to this post:
It is illegal to use IReady in an IEP for any kind of assessment or evaluation per IDEA. IReady is not peer reviewed or research evidence based. You can opt out of IReady by sending in communication that you do not allow your child to participate in any kind of program that requires a unique log in. In your IEP, you can put in the need for paper based, teacher led and created assessments. Here is a link to use as reference
This is a relief-“paper based, teacher led and created assessments!” I appreciate you sharing this. I was told they wouldn’t be willing to even consider he take a paper based portfolio mini assessment. I want to move forward on this for sure. He takes the Ready program independent practice page as a test grade in ELA every other week from the weekly lesson. It is paper based but it is basically a mirror of FSA and prepping them for that. Since this is their core curriculum I wonder what can be done about this. Their mini lessons all week and workbook pages are done in a Ready book.
they need to do an authentic portfolio which is one that the teacher pulls from his work throughout the year showing he knows the standards. Not mini tests.
Here is a post from the Texas anti-STARR group:
I was going to enroll my daughter in k12. Then I read it requires you to take the STAAR test. Online public school can’t opt out seems odd. I was looking at the other options people had mentioned. However, they cost more than I can afford. Is there any cheap or free homeschooling that doesn’t require the STAAR? I was going to do this because my daughters mental disability is getting worse and it would be easier for her. I searched before asking. Also, she currently has a 504 that would either extend her time for the test or opt her out all together. I don’t know it that would make a difference.
And here is another post from this group:
I’d love to understand what DISD stands to gain by moving forward with this. I understand from our (parental) standpoint why privatization/charters are awful, but I’m struggling to understand what the school district gains.
HB 1882 basically lets TEA come in and say: charterize or the state will take over your district (and end up charterizing anyway).
Even if a district isn’t “in trouble” per accountability metrics, TEA can bribe districts to charterize by offering more funding.
HB 1882 was pushed through the lege by the charter school lobbies.
Many people were fooled into thinking it was to help “failing” districts, but it is a privatization bill through and through.
The students and teachers will never see the extra money, it will go straight into the hands of the charter operators.
Yeah, this is really quite awful legislation. I think that HB 3 got so much media attention, this was slyly passed without any media attention. It could further devastate public ed.
1882 was passed by the 2017 lege.
The damage it’s done in two short years has been gigantic.
See San Antonio ISD, Waco ISD as examples…the state is currently gunning for Houston ISD.
El Paso ISD is excitedly selling itself out, too. 😢
We are in DISD, and the people who are advocating for this only say it means more $$$$ for the schools. Never mind that it means we hand over control of the best schools in our district to boards that don’t answer to our elected school board. 😡😡😡
Exactly. What good is more money without local control?
All is does is line the pockets of the charter operators. It does nothing for students or teachers.
All charterization does is put public money into private hands.
Keep a couple of things in mind…legitimate school districts do not make campaign contributions, do not really want STAAR, encourage their faculties and students to be a part of the electoral process….and consultants, charter schools, and the manufacturers of STAAR….make campaign contributions, wine and dine Legislators, support the bogus system of testing to close schools and punish local control….then when they can snag a Superintendent to support the crony endeavors…all the better…..the erosion of quality education can be done from the inside out….like a rotten onion….
Or school districts think they are above everyone else because of their A plus rating and don’t think they’ll ever face privatization but then the first charter school opens up right down the street from the administration office and some of the very families the district would like to keep, enroll their kids in that charter because they are sick of all the testing. True story.
The STAAR test is the major piece of legislation that the Legislators have initiated to change public schools. All the STAAR rules and regulations, the testing environments, dropping versions for Special Education, multiple opportunities, Summer School sessions, even the field questions on the STAAR…yes questions the kids have to answer but are not graded….take up testing time….the time itself was changed by the Legislature from all the time kids needed to limited time, teachers monitoring patters, bathroom monitors with sign out sheets for kids, sworn oaths required by teachers and administrators that could cost certifications, all of this test is bogus….it needs to go….now kids who are getting ready to graduate cannot get out from under even if they score perfect marks on SAT or ACT….tests that can get them into colleges…they have to take and EOC….just for the data….its wrong, all wrong…parents need to tell their district they are opting out….they must voice their objections to STAAR because it cannot be used for any…none…college admissions, not even in Texas Universities, certainly in other states.
spot on! It happens in suburb and rural districts, too. Throw TASB and TASA in there, too. Those are nothing but good ole boy clubs.
If families “sick of all the testing” are enrolling their kids in charter schools, they are dumber than a box of hammers and only exacerbating the problem.
many will arrive to these schools in a couple of months to find doors shut…and CEOs under indictment for fraud,…like our Attorney General…
And yet another post from this group:
It’s official. TEA proposes that Texas HS students with passing scores on nationally normed assessments be DENIED GRADUATION unless they also take a state EOC just for the data.
THEY KNOW WHAT WEBSITES YOU CLICK ON AND CAN LINK YOUR REAL NAME TO YOUR IP ADDRESS…THEN THEY RANK YOU.
“Student tracking, secret scores: How college admissions offices rank prospects before they apply. Before many schools even look at an application, they comb through prospective students’ personal data, such as web-browsing habits and financial history”
Douglas MacMillan and
Nick Anderson
Oct. 14, 2019 at 3:02 p.m. MDT
To learn more about prospective students, admissions officers at the University of Wisconsin-Stout turned to a little-known but increasingly common practice: They installed tracking software on their school website.
When one student visited the site last year, the software automatically recognized who she was based on a piece of code, called a cookie, which it had placed on her computer during a prior visit. The software sent an alert to the school’s assistant director of admissions containing the student’s name, contact information and details about her life and activities on the site, according to internal university records reviewed by The Washington Post. The email said she was a graduating high school senior in Little Chute, Wis., of Mexican descent who had applied to UW-Stout.
The admissions officer also received a link to a private profile of the student, listing all 27 pages she had viewed on the school’s website and how long she spent on each one. A map on this page showed her geographical location, and an “affinity index” estimated her level of interest in attending the school. Her score of 91 out of 100 predicted she was highly likely to accept an admission offer from UW-Stout, the records showed.
See the email alert triggered by University of Wisconson at Stout’s tracking software
Colleges are collecting more data about prospective students than ever before — part of an effort, administrators say, to make better predictions about which students are the most likely to apply, accept an offer and enroll. Records reviewed by The Post show that at least 44 public and private universities in the United States work with outside consulting companies to collect and analyze data on prospective students, by tracking their Web activity or formulating predictive scores to measure each student’s likelihood of enrolling.
The practices may raise a hidden barrier to a college education for underprivileged students. While colleges have used data for many years to decide which regions and high schools to target their recruiting, the latest tools let administrators build rich profiles on individual students and quickly determine whether they have enough family income to help the school meet revenue goals.
The Post identified colleges with data operations by reviewing the customer lists of two top admissions consulting firms: Capture Higher Ed and Ruffalo Noel Levitz. The Post interviewed admissions staffers at 23 colleges, examined contracts and emails obtained from 26 public universities through open-records laws, and used a Web privacy tool to confirm the presence of Capture Higher Ed’s tracking software on the websites of 33 universities.
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Records and interviews show that colleges are building vast repositories of data on prospective students — scanning test scores, Zip codes, high school transcripts, academic interests, Web browsing histories, ethnic backgrounds and household incomes for clues about which students would make the best candidates for admission. At many schools, this data is used to give students a score from 1 to 100, which determines how much attention colleges pay them in the recruiting process.
Scoring and tracking are popular at schools that are struggling to survive. Faced with shrinking sources of funding and growing competition for high school graduates, cash-strapped colleges are experimenting with new ways to identify and attract students who can afford to pay tuition, said Lloyd Thacker, a former admissions counselor and founder of the Education Conservancy, a nonprofit research group.
“An admission dean is more and more a businessperson charged with bringing in revenue,” Thacker said. “The more fearful they are about survival, the more willing they are to embrace new strategies.”
Admissions consulting companies charge schools tens of thousands of dollars a year to collect and analyze the data of millions of students. In emails reviewed by The Post, employees of Louisville-based Capture Higher Ed urged school administrators to hand over all data they felt comfortable sharing.
“We love data, so the more the merrier,” one of Capture’s consultants wrote in a 2017 email to the admissions director at UW-Stout.
Capture Higher Ed spokesman Jim Davidson said the company helps schools provide relevant information to students who have chosen to receive that information. Students can opt out of Web tracking by contacting schools directly, he said.
Doug Mell, a spokesman for UW-Stout, said in an email that the school used Capture’s Web tracking for a one-year trial and did not renew the contract this year. The female student who was tracked last year voluntarily gave the school her background information when she applied, he said. She enrolled in the school last year.
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See the full Capture Higher Ed contract with University of Wisconsin at Stout
Consultants are expanding their influence on college campuses. Ruffalo Noel Levitz, based in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, has hired the top admissions officers at more than two dozen universities — including Vanderbilt, Creighton and Marquette — to do paid consulting work on the side, according to interviews and records. Some university officials received compensation from Ruffalo Noel Levitz at the same time that their schools were paying customers of the company — raising questions about potential conflicts of interest, Thacker said.
The vast majority of universities reviewed by The Post do not tell students the schools are collecting their information. In a review of the online privacy policies of all 33 schools using Web tracking software, only three disclosed the purpose of the tracking. The other 30 omitted any explanation or did not explain the full extent or purpose of their tracking.
The State University of New York’s College of Environmental Science and Forestry said in its online privacy policy that it “does not use cookies.” However, a representative from the school said in an email that the school does use Capture Higher Ed’s tracking cookies to show relevant pop-up ads to students but deletes the cookies from its databases “within four hours.”
The privacy policy for SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry. (College’s website)
Some privacy experts say colleges’ failure to disclose the full extent of how they share data with outside consultants may violate the spirit if not the letter of the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act, or FERPA, a federal law protecting the privacy of student education records at schools that receive federal education funds. FERPA generally requires that schools ask for students’ permission before sharing their personal data with any outside parties.
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Rather than getting permission, some schools have classified the consulting companies as “school officials,” a legal designation that exempts them from FERPA if certain conditions are met.
Zachary Greenberg, a program officer at the Foundation for Individual Rights in Education, a student advocacy group, said colleges that do this risk undermining one of the goals of FERPA — to make the management of records more transparent. “Students deserve to know where their information is going,” Greenberg said.
The Education Department can suspend all federal funding to any school it finds in violation of FERPA but has never imposed that penalty in the 45 years since the law was created. The agency has other enforcement measures and works with offenders to voluntarily come into compliance, said Angela Morabito, a spokeswoman for the Education Department. She declined to say whether colleges may be violating the law by sharing data with consulting companies.
Many schools do not give students the ability to opt out of data collection.
Jacquelyn Malcolm, chief information officer at the State University of New York’s Buffalo State College, said that if prospective students do not want their Web browsing tracked, they should not visit her school’s website.
“You have a choice of not interacting at all,” Malcolm said in an interview, adding that applicants can get information by calling the school, visiting its social media accounts or visiting other websites with information about different colleges.
In an email, a spokesman for SUNY Buffalo State later said that the school is exploring new ways to inform students about its privacy practices and that anyone can request not to be tracked by sending an email directly to Malcolm.
Filtering recruits with socioeconomic data
Data tools appeal to schools that are trying to increase revenue by recruiting students who can afford to pay tuition.
At Mississippi State University, a state school with more than 18,000 undergraduates, administrators use data to filter a large number of potential applicants down to a select pool of recruits who are a good fit for the school’s academic programs and do not need much financial aid.
Each year, Mississippi State buys data on thousands of high school students from testing firms including the College Board, which owns the SAT, said John Dickerson, assistant vice president for enrollment. These students all gave permission to have their data shared by checking a box when they took the SAT. The nonprofit testing company says on its website that it licenses the names and data of each student for 47 cents apiece.
The section of SAT instructions that explains how the College Board may collect and share student data.
Next, Mississippi State shares its list of prospects with Ruffalo Noel Levitz, which uses a formula to assign each one a score. According to Dickerson, the formula for out-of-state students gives the most weight (30 percent) to a student’s desired major; someone choosing agriculture or veterinary sciences, areas where the school is strong, will score higher than a student who wants to major in music. The formula also weighs their distance from campus (7.9 percent), income level (7.2 percent) and consumer purchasing behavior (6.8 percent), among other factors.
See the full Ruffalo Noel Levitz contract with Mississippi State University
The formula is an example of predictive analytics, a field of computer science that attempts to predict the likelihood of future events by looking for patterns in data. Similar to software that tries to predict what movies or music someone will like, these formulas attempt to guess which students are a good match for a college based on how many attributes they have in common with students who previously enrolled in the school.
A predictive formula may also be adjusted to favor the types of people a college wants more of, such as ethnic minorities or students of financial means.
Mississippi State uses socioeconomic data in its admissions algorithm to recruit more high-income students from outside the state, Dickerson said. Like many public universities, Mississippi State has ramped up out-of-state recruiting because those students pay higher tuition. The university drew 42 percent of its freshmen from out of state in 2018, up from 26 percent a decade earlier, federal data shows.
“From a practical standpoint,” Dickerson said, “you would want to know if folks have an ability to pay.”
The vast majority of Mississippi State students still receive some form of financial aid, and the school says it does not use financial information to determine who gets an offer of admission. However, focusing recruiting resources on higher-income students means lower-income students may receive less encouragement to apply for college.
Shaquilla Wordlaw, a junior at Mississippi State, said she thinks it is a good idea for college recruiters to use more data to target messages to the right students. But Wordlaw, who is from Starkville, where Mississippi State is based, says the school should not discriminate against students based on their income.
“They’re choosing those who are a part of the upper class rather than middle or lower, because they want money,” Wordlaw said. “They’re not focused on the education they are providing.”
Consulting companies may estimate a student’s financial position by checking their Zip codes against U.S. Census data for estimated household incomes in that area. Ruffalo Noel Levitz and Capture Higher Ed also buy information from third-party data brokers, which gather consumer data from public and private databases on property holders, magazine subscribers and supermarket loyalty-card members.
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Some schools say data analysis can help them find students who might not have applied in the first place. George Mason University, in Northern Virginia, uses data analysis tools to look for nontraditional prospects who might have working-class parents or be the first in their family to go to college, said David Burge, the school’s vice president for enrollment management.
Consulting companies woo college officials
As they pursue student data, colleges have embraced an industry of consultants.
Hundreds of school administrators filled the ballroom of a Nashville convention center in late July for a keynote speech by Sumit Nijhawan, a former tech executive who became CEO of Ruffalo Noel Levitz last year. He paced before a large screen and discussed how data is helping colleges tailor their pitch to individual students, similar to how tech companies such as Spotify and Netflix surface music and videos based on the user, he said. “Usually the solution to problems is lurking somewhere around in data,” Nijhawan told the crowd. “And there’s a lot of data in higher ed — no doubt about that.”
The three-day conference, replete with lunch buffets, PowerPoint presentations and free coffee mugs with company logos, was an example of how consulting companies are trying to win over school officials as they negotiate for larger contracts and more access to student data.
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At least 30 admissions officers have taken part in Ruffalo Noel Levitz’s associate consulting program over the past decade, according to interviews and records posted on the company’s website. Emails reviewed by The Post show the program is helping Ruffalo Noel Levitz build closer ties to campus decision-makers.
Cecilia Castellano, vice provost of strategic enrollment planning at Bowling Green State University in Ohio, became an associate consultant for Ruffalo Noel Levitz around the same time her school signed a three-year, $48,000 contract, which was obtained by The Post through a public-records request. Castellano, who was listed as the “primary contact” on that business deal in October 2016, received emails from Ruffalo Noel Levitz a few days later, asking her to sign up for a “new associate training workshop” later in the year.
In an email to Castellano the same year, Ruffalo Noel Levitz asked her to help pitch a $13,590-per-person certification program to potential customers. “Please encourage the teams on your client campuses to consider the program,” the email said.
Dave Kielmeyer, a university spokesman, said Castellano attended the consultant training in 2016 and has since done two paid consulting projects for the company. She got approval from the school, which did not see the work as a conflict, Kielmeyer said. Castellano “has a role in hiring vendors,” he said, but the school’s provost or chief financial officer must approve consulting contracts.
Admissions officers at Vanderbilt, Creighton and Marquette universities say that they have disclosed their consulting roles with their colleges and are careful not to work with competing schools. Nijhawan, the Ruffalo Noel Levitz CEO, said in an interview that the program is aimed at helping school administrators “share knowledge across the industry.”
Matching ‘cookies’ to student identities
Some of the same technologies that big companies use to track users and show ads to consumers are gaining traction in college admissions. One example is Capture Higher Ed’s behavioral tracking service, which relies on cookies to record every click students make when they visit a university website.
Each visitor to the university site gets a cookie, which sends Capture information including that person’s Internet protocol address, the type of computer and browser they are using, what time of day they visited the site and which pages within the site they clicked on, according to Patrick Jackson, chief technology officer for digital privacy firm Disconnect, who reviewed college websites on behalf of The Post.
Every time that person returns to the site, Capture learns more information about them, such as their interest in athletics or the amount of time they spend on financial aid pages, according to promotional videos on the company’s website.
Initially, the cookies identify each visitor by the IP address, a unique code associated with a computer’s Internet connection, but Capture also offers software tools to match the cookie data with people’s real identities, according to the company’s promotional videos. Colleges do this by sending marketing emails to thousands of prospective students, inviting them to click on a hyperlink inside the message for more information about a particular topic, according to the videos.
When a student clicks on the link, Capture learns which email address is associated with which IP address, connecting the student’s real identity to the college’s snapshot of the student’s Web browsing history, Capture executives said in one of the videos.
Promotional video for Capture Higher Ed’s student tracking service.
“We are embedding links in every email,” Billy Pierce, then director of undergraduate admission at the University of Toledo, a Capture customer, said onstage at a college admissions conference in 2016. “You want more of the identified visitors coming to your website because those are the kids that you have their name, their address, their email, sometimes their phone number — any information you have in your system now gets tied to their behavior,” Pierce said at the conference, a video of which was posted to YouTube.
Meghan Cunningham, a spokeswoman for the University of Toledo, said the school uses Capture’s software code on its website and in some — not all — of its marketing emails in an effort to give students information relevant to them. In an email, Pierce added that students choose to give their names and contact information to the school.
Admissions officers say behavioral tracking helps them serve students in the application process. When a college sees that a qualified student is serious about applying based on the student’s Web behavior, it can dedicate more staffers to follow up.
“An admissions counselor may only have an hour in a given day to make contact with prospective students,” Chrissy Holliday, vice president of enrollment at Colorado State University at Pueblo — a Capture Higher Ed client — said in an email. “The web data allows the counselor to know which students are currently most engaged and might benefit most from that contact.”
But Web tracking may unfairly provide an advantage to students with better access to technology, said Bradley Shear, a Maryland lawyer who has pushed for better regulation of students’ online privacy. A low-income student may be a strong academic candidate but receive less attention from recruiters because the student does not own a smartphone or have high-speed Internet access at home, he said.
“I don’t think the algorithm should run the admissions department,” Shear said.”
When one student visited the site last year, the software automatically recognized who she was based on a piece of code, called a cookie, which it had placed on her computer during a prior visit. The software sent an alert to the school’s assistant director of admissions containing the student’s name, contact information and details about her life and activities on the site, according to internal university records reviewed by The Washington Post. The email said she was a graduating high school senior in Little Chute, Wis., of Mexican descent who had applied to UW-Stout.
The admissions officer also received a link to a private profile of the student, listing all 27 pages she had viewed on the school’s website and how long she spent on each one. A map on this page showed her geographical location, and an “affinity index” estimated her level of interest in attending the school. Her score of 91 out of 100 predicted she was highly likely to accept an admission offer from UW-Stout, the records showed.
This WaPost article has a table showing which universities use trackers, cookies or predictive analytics to collect data about kids (like this above).
And a reply to this post:
There is a real reason that this week schools across demographics, across the country are all taking classroom instruction time to fill out the FAFSA form together.
And another post from her:
Amazom AI detects fear.
“Fear is actually the eighth psychological state that Amazon claims to be able to read with its facial recognition software. The company had previously announced that it could detect sad, angry, surprised, disgusted, calm and confused facial images as well as a general age range. Competing companies such as Microsoft and Google offer similar analysis features, but none have claimed to be able to detect fear as of yet.”
Here is a post from someone on Alice Linahan’s wall:
This came from DallasISD and is a victory for public education advocates.
Announcement: Recently, Dallas ISD proposed changes to board policy ELA (Local) Campus or Program Charters – Partnership Charters. The amendments to the policy would have enabled the district to also accept partnership applications for open enrollment schools as allowed by Senate Bill 1882.
After careful consideration, Dallas ISD will no longer pursue SB 1882 partnerships. Although other districts in Texas have pursued such agreements, Dallas ISD has a great history in creating successful partnerships as evidenced by over 70 industry partners with our P-Tech program. In addition, the district will continue to develop partnerships outside the realm of SB 1882 to provide our students with the best opportunities for success.
Thank God my kids are adults. If they brought home questions like this or were made to answer questions like this, my blood would boil. It’s nothing more than indoctrination & brainwashing that it’s ok to do those things. It’s not!
The pediatrician are also asking the same questions and having the same discussions. Parents must advocate and stay informed!! Never leave your children alone with the doctors. I told the pediatrician I’m Catholic and 100% apposed to any questions or suggestions that goes against my religious beliefs. As she went down her mandated list of questions she kept stopping and then just ripped it up realizing she was not able to read any of them without discrimination against my faith! They are manipulating our children and parents are being complacent!
I did step out of the room thinking that the doctor was going to ask the ‘do you feel safe at home’ talk. My newly 12 yr old told me word for word what was said…during her appt for her skin!
“Do you have sex?” My daughter replied, “no”. Doctor said, “Well when you do in a couple of years you can come back and see me and I will give you pills to prevent pregnancy.” Needless to say, I was livid! How dare her! I told my daughter that she does not have permission to go back there…and explained God’s design for sex, etc. once again as she had already heard that from me.
Never heard of a doctor or pediatrician asking these questions! Not saying it is not true, just hard to fathom!
get used to it. More things are happening that you are not aware of and not even fathom.
do you have any children? The doctors always ask parents to step out. But you can refuse. They have a mental wellness checklist starting each visit at around 9 years old. Starts with depression sadness wanting to hurt yourself. Then touching yourself, knowing your sex organs, puberty and then sex questions including STDs and pregnancy!
It has been going on for years. It is a hidden gem most parents only hear about after kids are exposed and most kids are too embarrassed to share its entirety. It now includes the transgender and gender identity. Look up your states mandates on education. It is in all states and directly effects state funding for public schools. Only private schools or schools not receiving federal/state grants can deviate.
I had this experience years ago when my daughter was 13. We went in for a skin exam. I was asked to leave the room. I did so. Later my daughter told me the Dr had suggested home abuse. And other things.
I wrote a fuming letter to the hospital director, a nun( Catholic hospital)
She replied with apology and stated that they were changing exam policy due to my letter.
Being silent and passively putting up with things that are wrong is how they gain force and get out of control.
Last time I saw the doc I had to fill out a new sheet, even though I had been seeing him for 2 years. It actually had some of those kind of questions on it… I couldn’t believe it and told the nurse to take it away!
I never leave my children alone with any type of doctor for this reason as well. My 16 year old daughter is aware of the propaganda, the disregard for faith and the hypocrisy of the government as well as medicine (specifically payoffs between doctors for prescribing and pushing meds). With that said, my daughter asks for me to stay in the room and the doctors are always shocked. When I point out we have a transparent and mutual respect for one another they seem as though it’s outdated and odd simply bc they are not use to what should be. They are not going to get anything passed this mom or her children.
My daughter has recently developed medical issues. At an appointment, the doc made me leave the room while she asked her questions about sex and drugs. My daughter is 16 and had some high blood sugar. I can’t even talk to the doc about treatment options. It’s sickening.
happens all the time. That’s why we as parents must advocate. Just like pushing the HPV vaccination on parents and tweens.
Since when does our schools think they have the right to ask questions that only parents should be asking our children???? My children are grown and the schools didn’t have these questions and not one of them had any of these problems. Not one of them had a child before they were 21 and never were they confused about their sexuality. If they had questions..they came to me. I have Grandkids that are in school now and this is just another way to try to put things in our childrens heads. I am furious with this!!!!!
because too many parents were willing to abdicate their many responsibilities to the govt…some schools have been their agents for a long time now! We gave them an inch, they took a mile!
Twenty years ago my son was in Jr high. The following year we started to homeschool. It was not until that year that another homeschool mom informed me that the prior year, in the “health” class our sons were both in, they were being taught about these very things. That mom had sat in every class. I was in sickening shock. I said, “HOW?? We attended the meeting where the principal and teacher explained everything to the parents that they would be talking about. We reviewed the book. We spoke privately to the principal who assured us he was a Bible-believing Christian man and said that there would be NO inappropriate sex education on his watch. We left feeling completely confident. How did this happen?!?! “
Since she attended every class, she knew, and said,
“Because the person they brought in from a local (large) hospital pushed the book aside and taught from her own curriculum that included homosexuality, oral sex, and masterbation.”
I. Was. Sick. (and livid) Finding this out a full YEAR later, I sat my son down and we talked about all of it. As a nurse, I had always been open with my kids and tried to present things in a natural way so it wasn’t uncomfortable to talk about. I talked about God’s gift to MARRIAGE. But now I had to explain to my 14 yr old how the world had PERVERTED what was meant for good and meant only for marriage between a man and a woman. I always wanted to educate my kids at the age-appropriate time, with age-appropriate information, based on a GODLY and Biblical world view, not on the time table the world thinks we should use.
We began home-schooling our daughter in 4th grade because I saw hoIt has slowly gotten worse in schools. Parents have had their heads up their butts and I pray their eyes and ears are open to see this mess and stand up against it!w the public school had destroyed elements of our son’s innocence and childhood. I wanted to preserve that as long as I could in our daughter. Adult life is very difficult and once you reach adulthood, there is no going back to an innocent childhood. I just wanted my kids to have a PURE, Bible-based childhood full of unconditional love, learning the facts of life at healthy junctions. It was never my purpose to shield them from truths that would cause them to be naive, but that doesn’t mean giving condom lessons to 10 yr olds!
Our public schools and our culture have destroyed the innocence of childhood. Children being raised in healthy environments will ASK about things as their curiosity grows. Answering those questions honestly, but with age-appropriate answers will lead to the healthy development of a secure, balanced adult.
God have mercy on the innocent children being subjected to this evil. 😭
I heard a transgender talking on tv, and she said, she was feeling bad about herself, and learned in school she was transgender…without schools encouraging this we wouldn’t have so much of it. These children need psychological help.
I wish more parents would stand up against this crap. Sadly where I live no one has the guts to do so because they feel out numbered. I am constantly fighting for my child’s rights and my rights as her parent that are being violated at school, but it’s always a run around that leads to nothing except me being hated and treated like a problem because I took a stand against them and they do not like it! I think we parents can demand all we want but they don’t care they think they run the show! It’s awful.
Schools make money on these surveys and keep the info follows your child and dictates curriculum and services…. they have an agenda that undermines parental authority
Some teachers are even getting discourage about the curriculum that is being taught so they are quitting their professions.
It has slowly gotten worse in schools. Parents have had their heads up their butts and I pray their eyes and ears are open to see this mess and stand up against it!
they’ve also used so called security concerns to block parents out completely which makes it far easier for them to have complete control of your child
Parents don’t want to parent their own children. They gladly relinquish their rights to public school faculty. They are all sheep believing the schools know better when and how to discuss all sensitive social, cultural and religious issues with their children. Even the well meaning parents will go along with the program to not single out their child as different!!The teachers are no longer meeting the students educational needs but somehow are all sex and human health experts now!
I worked in and was the PTO president in public school. I basically volunteered every waking moment. No disrespect because I certainly feel for parents who want to just have the education provided. I advocated on behalf of all of their children. I was advocating alone in some cases. Parents were not fazed by the sex ed curriculum being forced on 9 and 10 year olds. Most even well meaning parents will go with the flow rather then fight battles or find alternatives.
I’m 52, I will never forget being told by the school and my daughters doctor, that when she was 12 years old I was no longer able to be in the same room with her at doctor’s appointments and school appointments. It was for her safety and personal business, unless she signed some ridiculous form. REALLY! This is my daughter! I’m responsible for her safety and her personal business! It’s my responsibility to make sure that she is safe, healthy and happy. Our government signed into law that we have no rights to our children past 12 years of age, but we are responsible for everything they do until they are 18. This is what the Democrats have done! So don’t tell me the government isn’t taking our prenatal rights away. This started years ago. My daughter is now 32, so this is 30 years ago, and its getting worse every year.
My kids doctor asked her these exact questions when she was only 11
Teach your children not to answern these questions and tell you.. Teach them to tell you about things happening at school that they feel uncomfotable about.
My son was given something similar in his CcD class years ago. I marched up there, read them the riot act and told them to give it to me.
Disgusting- Planned Parenthood brought into my sons 10th grade health class 3/4 times without approval from board of ed
Im from MA. and my middle school daughter came home yesterday telling us the weird inapproriate stuff she is learning and forced to talk about in Health class. From having to do mock dates in class which was explained can be two females two males or female male. To having to list physical reasons girls are attracted to boys & vice versa and then read in front of the class to many other very personal topics like loosing virginity. She takes surveys in class and last year they were taught how meth was made. She is mortified and embarrassed and frankly as HER PARENTS we DO NOT GIVE THE SCHOOL PERMISSION TO DISCUSS SEXUAL INFO WITH OUR CHILD. We do speak up to the school but are treated as though we are the problem. The schools need to start teaching valuable life skills instead of pushing sex and drugs and agendas.😠😞
Here is a post from the Utah anti-Common Core group:
What can I do if the school tested my child after I submitted an exclusion form?
And here are the replies to this post:
They cannot be trusted. I would not leave my children with people who could not be trusted. They knew what they were doing. That is very unprofessional. I would file an affidavit and they would lose several thousand dollars as my child exited.
They not only tested your child but collected data on that child that you did not give consent for, in fact you turned in a form directing them not to. They simply did nit care what you wanted.
I believe you can have your test pulled. That’s not the term they used… I can’t remember exactly how they described it, but I believe they can request the test be deleted somehow from the testing provider. I wish I could find where I read that! Maybe someone else will know, but you could ask the school & if they don’t know, maybe ask your State School Board member?
I withdrew my kids from this school this year. They pushed it way too much!
Here is a post from the California anti-radical sex ed group:
an email from a charter school in LAUSD, which was sent to parents for tomorrow’s event:
LGBTQ SPIRIT DAY THIS THURSDAY!
Spirit Day, which occurs every October during National Bullying Prevention, is spearheaded by GLAAD (Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation). We are encouraging our school community to “go purple” and wear the color as a way to signify an alliance against bullying this upcoming Thursday, October 17th. Attached you’ll find some helpful resources in case you want some language to use with your child or family. Some of these resources will be utilized for instruction within the classrooms as well this week.
Here is a post from a friend of mine:
Replacing teachers and textbooks with shiney tech and creepy camera surveillance doesn’t work. Altschool (created by former Google exec and backed by Zuckerberg & Thiel) closed June 2019 after wasting taxpayer money and years of school these kids will never get back.
“At AltSchool, attendance got a makeover, with even kindergartners signing in on an iPad. Kids got a “playlist” of activities that used a mix of apps. Cameras on the walls recorded lessons so teachers could review them later.
Now, the 21st century schoolhouse, created by a former Google executive and backed by titans of tech like Mark Zuckerberg and Peter Thiel, is essentially shutting down. AltSchool is being retooled as Altitude Learning, a startup that will sell software and professional development services nationwide….”
As can be seen from here, this group is also tied to the Comprehensive Sexuality Standards, along with some other groups: National Education Association Health Information Network (NEA HIN), American Association for Health Education, the Society of State Leaders of Health and Physical Education, and Future of Sexuality Education (FoSE): https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B50W2Y7Vse75Q0pZQWhNN2JhZ1E/edit
Here is a post from the Common Core Diva: Vouchers are tax funded and page 17 of ESSA states all Ed must be aligned to the same thing. That renders “choice” a moot point.
Here is a post from a Nevada anti-Common Core group:
If you can’t open the New York Times article, here it is:
The New York Times
For Sale: Survey Data on Millions of High School Students
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The Congress of Future Science and Technology Leaders in Lowell, Mass. Many teenagers were invited after data from a college-planning questionnaire they took, My CollegeOptions, was shared with the organizer.CreditCreditNational Academy of Future Scientists and Technologists
By Natasha Singer
July 29, 2018
LOWELL, Mass. — Three thousand high school students from across the United States recently trekked to a university sports arena here to attend an event with an impressive-sounding name: the Congress of Future Science and Technology Leaders. Many of their parents had spent $985 on tuition.
Months earlier, the teenagers had received letters, signed by a Nobel Prize-winning physicist, congratulating them on being nominated for “a highly selective national program honoring academically superior high school students.”
The students all had good grades. But many of them were selected for the event because they had once filled out surveys that they believed would help them learn about colleges and college scholarships.
Through their schools, many students in the audience had taken a college-planning questionnaire, called MyCollegeOptions. Others had taken surveys that came with the SAT or the PSAT, tests administered by the College Board. In filling out those surveys, the teenagers ended up signing away personal details that were later sold and shared with the future scientists event.
“It wasn’t like I sought out filling in my information for the College Board to sell to other companies,” said Adriana Bay, 19, a sophomore at Vanderbilt University this fall who was solicited by the future scientists event when she was in high school. “You are giving them the liberty to profit off your information.”
Consumers’ personal details are collected in countless ways these days, from Instagram clicks, dating profiles and fitness apps. While many of those efforts are aimed at adults, the recruiting methods for some student recognition programs give a peek into the widespread and opaque world of data mining for millions of minors — and how students’ profiles may be used to target them for educational and noneducational offers. MyCollegeOptions, for instance, says it may give student loan services, test prep and other companies access to student data.
These marketing programs are generally legal, taking advantage of the fact that there is no federal law regulating consumer data brokers. They also face little oversight because federal education privacy laws make public schools, and not their vendors, directly responsible for controlling the spread of student data.
But the handling of student surveys is receiving heightened scrutiny, particularly in the wake of revelations about Cambridge Analytica, a voter-profiling company that siphoned off the data of Facebook users who took a personality questionnaire.
In May, the Department of Education issued “significant guidance”that recommended that public schools make clearer to students and their parents that surveys with the SAT and the ACT, a separate college admissions exam, are optional. The notice emphasized that pretest surveys could provide opportunities for families to learn about college choices. But it also reminded schools that parents had the right to inspect all surveys in advance. Parents also have the right to opt their children out of any school-required surveys that touch on sensitive topics like religion, family income or politics.
The new federal guidance could give school districts and state education agencies “leverage to push the College Board and the ACT to either eliminate the voluntary survey when it’s being given in a school,” said Amelia Vance, director of education privacy at the Future of Privacy Forum, an industry-funded think tank, “or take out any questions that would be considered sensitive in a particular state.”
Over the last few years, several states have passed laws that might also limit the spread of some student profiles. The laws generally prohibit online educational vendors to schools from selling students’ personal data or using it for targeted advertising.
For high school students who want to receive materials from colleges and scholarship organizations, nonprofit college admissions testing services, like ACT and the College Board, offer optional surveys. Many colleges, universities and scholarship organizations buy such survey data to pinpoint prospective students.
More than three million students who graduated in 2018 took surveys with the ACT, the SAT or the PSAT, which is a college scholarship test given to high school juniors. The College Board charges educational institutions 43 cents per student name. Starting in September, the ACT will charge 45 cents per name.
As marketing materials on the ACT site put it: Purchasing the names of “racial and ethnic minorities is a great way to increase diversity at your campus.” Other survey services, however, sell students’ personal information far beyond colleges.
Scholarships.com, for instance, asks students for their name, birth date, race, religion, home address and citizenship status and whether they have “impairments” like H.I.V., depression or a “relative w/Alzheimer’s.” Scholarships.com also has a subsidiary, American Student Marketing, that describes itself as the “exclusive broker” of the student data collected by Scholarships.com, offering it to marketers of student loans, credit cards and smartphones.
Scholarships.com did not respond to requests for comment.
“I find all of this really troubling,” said Marianne Stephens, the college counselor at Shorewood High School, a public school in Shoreline, Wash. After students there received mailings from a slew of leadership events, Ms. Stephens posted a “Sham Alert” on her school’s website describing many student recognition programs as “essentially well-packaged marketing schemes.” The alert also said students could opt out of college surveys that share their information.
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Tuition for the future scientists event, held in a university arena, was $985. Richard Rossi, whose company organized the event, said the company plans to become more transparent about its student selection process. People deserve to know “how did you get my name?” he said.CreditNational Academy of Future Scientists and Technologists
“Students and families don’t realize that the data may come back to them as misleading marketing,” she said.
Richard Rossi, executive director of the National Leadership Academies, the company behind the future scientists event, said the program accurately described itself as selective because it accepted only students with at least a 3.5 grade point average.
“Does that make it less appropriate to tell them they are special?” Mr. Rossi asked. “In my mind, no.”
Some families find educational value in events that identify their children through surveys. Students at the three-day Congress of Future Science and Technology Leaders heard motivational career talks by science luminaries like Sylvia Earle, the renowned oceanographer, and Shree Bose, a Google science fair winner.
“I felt excited to hear words from people who were successful in science to inspire me,” said Sebastian Gonzalez, a high school junior interested in engineering who came to the event with his parents from Northern California.
But critics say survey services may categorize students in ways that could expose them to predatory marketing or exclude them from important opportunities.
“The harm is that these children are being profiled, stereotyped, and their data profiles are being traded commercially for all sorts of uses — including attempts to manipulate them and their families,” said Joel Reidenberg, a professor at the Fordham University School of Law who was one of the authors of a recent research report on the student data market.
Paul Weeks, ACT’s senior vice president for client relations, said his organization allowed only colleges, universities and scholarship organizations to use its database, which includes details like students’ family income, religious affiliation and test score range. ACT also prohibits clients from sharing students’ data with third parties, he said.
He added that the National Leadership Academies requested and was denied access to student data in January.
Last week, ACT acquired the company that owns MyCollegeOptions, one of the services that shared information with the future science leaders event. Ed Colby, a spokesman for ACT, said his organization would “continue to abide by the highest standards of data privacy.” (Until June, The New York Times had a contract with MyCollegeOptions to distribute codes for free trial subscriptions. The Times did not receive information about students.)
The College Board,which oversees the survey given with the SAT test, describes its services as “the largest, most effective admission search database in the U.S., connecting millions of test takers with colleges, universities and nonprofit educational organizations.” The organization has signed an industry Student Privacy Pledge, which includes a promise not to sell students’ personal information or disclose it for unauthorized purposes or targeted advertising.
But the College Board allows universities to share students’ data with certain educational partners, said Zach Goldberg, a spokesman for the College Board. And one of those universities disclosed students’ survey data to the for-profit National Leadership Academies.
In a follow-up email, Mr. Goldberg said his organization “was troubled” by the inquiry from The New York Times and was suspending the university that shared students’ data while it conducted an investigation. He added that the College Board had previously terminated accounts when users violated its policies.
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On Monday, the College Board said it was changing its policy regarding universities and colleges that share its student survey data with certain educational partners. In an email, Mr. Goldberg said the College Board would “maintain a direct relationship with and oversight of all organizations using College Board-sourced student data.”
Mr. Rossi, the National Leadership Academies’ executive director, said his company planned to be more transparent about how it selected students.
“There’s been a shift, and people now need to know, deserve to know: ‘Where does this all come from?’” Mr. Rossi said. “‘How did you get my name?’”
Mr. Rossi said he had also developed a new recruitment method: hiring the parents of past program attendees to solicit student recommendations from teachers. Parents can earn $10 for each teacher-generated nomination, he said, and $100 for each new student who enrolls.
So, the drama of the NWO and their allies with abortion continues. Apparently the Vatican was working with pro-abortion Ford Foundation (the one that is one of the groups behind the Comprehensive Sexuality Standards and also has former Planned Parenthood President Cecile Richards on the board) to help with their Amazon Synod? For a while now, I’ve thought that the Pope and the Vatican are in league with the NWO. This is just further proof.
Our children are under attack by an agenda that seeks to sexualize and confuse their identity. Austin ISD has written 1,119 pages of human sexuality/gender confusion curriculum for 3rd-8th grade. It can be found on the AISD website here http://austinisd.org/pe-health/health-education
There is so much wrong with these lessons, it would be impossible to summarize. This is a page from the 7th grade curriculum called the Genderbread Person that is followed by a Gender Matching Game.
I encourage you to review the lessons yourself. On Monday, October 28th, the Austin ISD Trustees are expected to adopt this curriculum for more than 84,000 students. WE THE PEOPLE plan to attend this meeting and we need YOU to join us. Please come Stand for Children!
It will be a long night. The law allows for everyone signed up to speak for one (1) minute. The room will not hold us ALL. As someone leaves, others will be let in. There is a large courtyard outside the meeting room, where we will wait. Ps 27:14.
Please wear red or contact Concerned Parents of Texas for a T-shirt
I believe a group called the Texas Freedom Network may have had a role in this. This group was started by Ford Foundation board member and former Planned Parenthood CEO or President (cannot recall which), Cecile Richards, in 1995. Cecile Richards is the daughter of former Texas governor Ann Richards. Apparently, Richards also served as deputy chief of staff for Rep. Nancy Pelosi of California.
College Board sells licenses to student data they get when your child takes their survey or signs up for Student Search Services. Don’t consent to profiling kids for profit.
‘[T]he College Board allows universities to share students’ data with certain educational partners, said Zach Goldberg, a spokesman for the College Board.”
“These marketing programs are generally legal, taking advantage of the fact that there is no federal law regulating consumer data brokers. They also face little oversight because federal education privacy laws make public schools, and not their vendors, directly responsible for controlling the spread of student data.” ….”Scholarships.com, for instance, asks students for their name, birth date, race, religion, home address and citizenship status and whether they have “impairments” like H.I.V., depression or a “relative w/Alzheimer’s.” Scholarships.com also has a subsidiary, American Student Marketing, that describes itself as the “exclusive broker” of the student data collected by Scholarships.com, offering it to marketers of student loans, credit cards and smartphones.”
“critics say survey services may categorize students in ways that could expose them to predatory marketing or exclude them from important opportunities.
“The harm is that these children are being profiled, stereotyped, and their data profiles are being traded commercially for all sorts of uses — including attempts to manipulate them and their families,” said Joel Reidenberg, a professor at the Fordham University School of Law who was one of the authors of a recent research report on the student data market.”
The College Board makes an approximate $100 million per year from its “Student Search” program, for which it charges organizations 47 cents per student name.
And to WHOM is the College Board selling this data… and what are THEY doing with it….
why is Idaho giving this away for free? So the private group (college board) can profit?
I regregeted one my first child. My others were warned not to. Last week, nationally, a day was taken to fill out FAFSA in schools across the country. Many families have no desire of asking or qualifying for federal education money. And now, many of those students are surveyed too.
OCPS…..All 9-12 students took this test on Wednesday, for “free” of course.
Did they tell students that Student Search Services was optionsl?
they did not.
Are you going to write about this? If you do, please send me a link to your article.
We wrote about this in an oped in the Wash Post most recently:
Actually they sell the data – according to the US Dept of Education, which wrote “the testing companies then sell this information to colleges, universities, scholarship services, and other organizations for college recruitment and scholarship solicitation.” Don’t fall for that “licensing” BS
Of course! That’s why we had the CB traveling to Minnesota to save a loophole just for them when we tried passed our 3rd-parties-no-share legislation. It’s a racket and so deceptive to the average parents.
Do you have the loophole language or amendment that the CB lobbyist wanted in your bill?
I can look back. He just wanted the CB left out – given an exemption.
Non-public school organizations wanted to be exempt, also. Unfortunate!
Do you have bill number?
I’m having to go through several delete alls to find the exact language. We may have given up more than just the CB.
Here we go! It was in the definition section for technology provider section (last subdivision) and states a technology provider is not a non-profit. That was for the College Board but opened the door to everyone else as non-profit. Subd 2.6b
Sec. 2. [125B.27] TECHNOLOGY PROVIDER REQUIREMENTS.
1.18 Subdivision 1. Technology provider definition. (a) “Technology provider” means a
1.19 person who:
2.1 (1) contracts with a school district, as part of a one-to-one program or otherwise, to
2.2 provide technological devices for student use or to provide access to a software or online
2.3 application; and
2.4 (2) creates, receives, or maintains educational data pursuant or incidental to a contract
2.5 with a school district.
2.6 (b) A technology provider does not include a nonprofit organization that has the primary
2.7 purpose of expanding student access to postsecondary education and that obtains a student’s
2.8 consent to utilize a student’s educational data for that purpose.
In deliberations, we added “obtains a student’s consent to utilize a student’s educational data for [postsecondary access] purpose.
Innovation all sounds so great, but remember; INNOVATION = EXPERIMENTATION, using our kids as their lab rats. Our kid’s education is no longer about teaching the next generation the foundation of reading, writing, math, history and true science. Our kids are now a “captive market” where a child is now seen as an “investment vehicle” for creating adult jobs, controlled by the state and federal government.
But, it all sounds so good… Look how 5G is being used in Ohio schools. 5G HITS OHIO: Students in Cleveland this fall are using augmented reality to visit the Great Pyramid and virtual reality to explore the solar system, thanks to the 5G technology their school was outfitted with this summer. With help from Verizon, Ohio’s Breakthrough Schools became the first in the country to gain access to 5G. By 2021, the tech company hopes to equip 100 Title I schools with cutting-edge technology. https://www.edsurge.com/news/2019-09-28-5g-for-education-is-finally-here-first-stop-cleveland
5G is the Game Changer!
5G is rolling out across the country, while most don’t even know what 5G is/does. 5G will be used for Virtual Reality/ Augmented Reality, and colocated with security cameras and tied to the Internet of Things (ie: connected homes, smart water, and electric meters, miles you drive, where you drive… etc.) There is a lot of money to be made on 5G and it is not regulated.
The question is not can we do it? The question is, is it ethical, will it harm our kids and their future? What is the reality of Surveillance Capitalism?
I highly recommend Shoshana Zuboff’s book The Age of Surveillance Capitalism. If you are not familiar with it, I have included an important review of this book. Below are two quotes from the review by Audrey Watters… Education Technology and The Age of Surveillance Capitalism (A Review of Shoshana Zuboff, The Age of Surveillance Capitalism) “Instrumentarian power knows and shapes human behavior toward others’ ends. Instead of armaments and armies, it works its will through the automated medium of an increasingly ubiquitous computational architecture of ‘smart’ networked devices, things, and spaces.”
“It gives the illusion of freedom and autonomy perhaps – at least in its name; but personalized learning is fundamentally about conditioning and control.”
The FCC sold out a few years back. I wrote an article about their hidden uses of phone fees to undermine education. The website I wrote it for is now defunct.
I live in a Title I district in NY. The amount of “grants” is staggering and nobody asks what the grantors want in return.
I thought since FEPA passed we didn’t have a choice on the student unit record.
FEPA was a stepping stone because they couldn’t pull off the bandaid all at once. Now they have connected databases -still have do red tape to ask for data from diff agencies. So much nicer for them to skip that burdensome task and just have a one stop shop database… like a pinterest for data.
This was the hearing where the moneyball data grabbers testified on the need for FEPA.
Elizabeth Warren’s proposal for education feeds right into this-increased federal money with requirements for transparency and adapting based on good investments.
Know where your 2020 presidential candidates stand on PUBLIC eduation: “Warren’s choice to tap Joshua Delaney as her education advisor is another red flag. After a year of working as a ninth grade educator through Teach for America (TFA) — a program spearheading the “pro-corporate, union-busting agenda” — Delaney founded a board to make programming for TFA “corps members with an interest in education policy and advocacy.” He then landed an internship at the Alliance for Excellent Education, an education reform institution funded by the Gates foundation and large corporations including AT&T, State Farm, and General Electric. “Why would Warren choose as her education advisor someone who, though progressive on issues such as immigration, is associated with corporate-financed institutions responsible for helping dismantle public schools and teacher unions? “I was surprised and disappointed … to learn that her senior education advisor is TFA,” writes Diane Ravitch. “TFA is a favorite of the Waltons, Eli Broad, and other billionaires who support privatization of public education.” “It’s also noteworthy that Anne Reid, Warren’s current chief of staff, was formerly the chief strategy officer at Vision to Learn — a philanthropic body headed by billionaire hedge fund manager Austin Beutner before he became the notorious privatizer-pushing superintendent of Los Angeles public schools in 2018. “Though Warren criticized high stakes testing at a July National Education Association conference, she fought inside the Senate for test-based “accountability” mechanisms as recently as 2015. The Massachusetts Teachers Association’s president noted that a legislative amendment co-sponsored by Warren would “essentially continue the most punitive aspects of No Child Left Behind” and criticized Warren for failing to see that the “use of testing for accountability is narrow-minded, undermines meaningful teaching and learning, and shifts the focus from the real issues our students and communities face.” “Warren’s stance on charter schools — publicly-funded, but privately-run institutions — is similarly problematic. Though she opposed a 2016 ballot initiative that would have lifted the cap on charters in Massachusetts, she simultaneously argued that “[m]any charter schools in Massachusetts are producing extraordinary results for our students” and insisted on the need to “spread what’s working to other schools.” Last year, Warren went out of her way in a Senate hearing to praise Boston charter schools, despite the fact that these have systematically siphoned off funds from the rest of the city’s school system.”
Many NYS schools are rolling out electronic mental health screenings this year. The test is called the Pediatric Symptoms Checklist – 17.
I’ve provided a screen shot here.
You can REFUSE this screening. Please take a minute to consider the linked report on the dangers of unnecessary childhood, psychological screening. Then decide for yourself!!
Softbank robots trained how to be teacher assistants in 3 hours. “The team at the University of Plymouth developed a new machine learning system, which trains robots how to behave socially by observing human role models, and demonstrated it first in local schools.”
The Federal Reserve is tied to the World Bank and International Monetary Fund (IMF), which are pushing Common Core and UN Agenda 2030 and the Sustainable Development Goals.
We’ve also tied the Federal Reserve in other ways such as Minneapolis Fed Chairman (or something) Art Roark (or something like that) who is working with ReadyNation or Council for a Strong America or something like that, also with the UN.
Here is a post that was shared in an Ohio anti-Common Core group:
It’s all right here. Two years of finding evidence and building a coalition. You want to know what’s being taught in Ohio schools about “Sex Ed”? The law is not being followed and it’s devastating. Go to the website and read the report.
Oh Looky at the federal school surveillance bill that these US Senators are proposing. HERE IS ONE SMALL PART : “Directs the Department of Health and Human Services to identify and facilitate the development of best practices to assist elementary schools, secondary schools, and institutions of higher education to operate behavioral intervention teams to identify students whose behavior indicates a threat of violence and ensure they receive the assistance and services they need.”
No proof that surveillance of students stops violence but mandated data collection, profiling, and surveillance of school children sure feels like China. Who has access to this #data? Huge #NO on #ResponseActhttps://t.co/6iSwAA4pIB#Privacy#AI
surveillance identifies students whose behavior indicates a threat.
And some replies to this post:
It’s all coming down to predictive analysis, predictive medicine, predictive criminology, predictive data, predictive … There are no crystal balls that will ever be 100% fail safe. The net tightens…
I see they want the Dept of Human Services involved. Hmmm.
Requires HHS to develop and disseminate guidance for states to fund mental health programs and crisis intervention teams under the Medicaid Program.
It’s really important to understand that there is the intersection of military,tech, video game development, and big pharma interests in digital mental health interventions that will attempt to tap into Medicaid. This is going to be incredibly horrific.
I’m telling you, check out Jonathan Moreno’s book or online talks about Mind Wars.
Curious who had input on this in ESSA.
Tennessee is doing a ton of this tied to Blockchain healthcare records and pre-k brain building. I’m guessing Lamar must have known.
pre-K brain building. it is like the GEF map. school in the womb.
I think one of the first goals was to get blockchain certifications for doctors. That way they can push telemedicine.
We already have telemedicine in MN.
NY has telemedicine too
not good for ESE kids with stimming behaviors, such as walking around with a heavy backpack for sensory input. 😡
They are in love with data but have no idea if it is accurate or what to do with all of it… but technology is so shiny. (oh and data is $)
THEY are in love with data and the control it brings.
EVERY BREATH YOU TAKE, EVERY WORD YOU TYPE, I’LL BE WATCHING YOU. Sting would be so proud… “Incentivize schools to enforce Internet safety polices that detect online activities of minors who are at imminent risk of committing self-harm or extreme violence against others in order to provide students with the services they need and prevent possible violence.”
Via predictive data and Medicaid they get to establish more social impact bonds.
Yes. Value based payment systems. It’s already done. That is what we are going to get with single payer if people don’t speak out.
it looks like everybody and their brother are involved
That’s what I’ve been saying for the past few years.
I believe this to be the bottom line why our state govt in MN wanted to put as many kids as possible into govt child care from birth and along with home visits to 3 (or older). With that govt money comes a lot regs / strings. What is the perspective of someone/business/corporation who is funding PfS? How do they look upon their “investments”?
Further, how do we find out which state officials are investing now? It would so help to tie their bills to their personal investments.
Some of the biggest investors in these “innovative” financial instruments are pension funds, insurance premium portfolios, 401(k)s. We are being set up to fund our retirement through these monstrous things. We are all implicated.
The Minneapolis Fed via Art Rolnick and his protege Rob Grunewald have been in on this from the beginning in the mid 1990s.
You did and thank you! I know about Rolnick and Grunewald. Grunewald is meeting constantly on child care workforce issues and, oh, “early education”. So nice to have the Fed Reserve involved! But it’s our state legislators who have the power to hold back further legislation. PfS got started because of legislation. Individuals – legislators, judges and more make these investments. How do I figure out how to pinpoint legislators using PfS for their own gain? Are their specific financial instruments for PfS?
“Pay for Success” and Medicaid, a match made in tele-therapy heaven
Florida needs to know. If we don’t get the word out, they won’t know what hit them.
Florida already has a state data system that ties law enforcement and other groups to input data from different systems into one system to help identify threats. Let’s say, your child is listed in the DMV as having Autism for the child’s protection in case they were to wander off. That record is already in the state data system.
Here is a post from the California anti-radical sex ed group:
🔥🔥🔥SHARE, SHARE, SHARE 🔥🔥🔥
HAS YOUR KID TEXTED 877-877? CHECK YOUR KIDS PHONE RECORDS.
In the Positive Prevention Plus slides they tell the kids to text that number to locate family planning service. After they get the local addresses, they are then prompted to text HOOKUP, which asked for their birth year and zip code. They are then sent a link that redirects them to Teensource.org
They receive another text asking if they want weekly HOOKUP TIPS
Our kids will be getting Comprehensive Sexual Education and Progressive Political information straight to their phone regularly.
Here is a post from the Utah anti-Common Core group:
I need some help with something. My daughter, and the rest of her 11th grade class, were taken into a room today with a testing proctor who told them that if they shared anything or took anything from the room after testing that they would be fined and may have jail time. Then they were made to take a test called the Icat. I haven’t heard about this test but it was all online. I have signed my kids out of any testing at the school and they know it. What is this test about?
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What school district / school was this at? I also have an 11th grader that I’ll be talking to about this. I haven’t heard anything about it.
Escalante High School, Garfield County District
It’s typically a prescreening computerized test that is typically used for military.
That is what my research showed me so I was wondering why it is being administered to 11th graders in a rural school without parental permission.
It shouldn’t be. And students are minors, so they can’t legally be held to any contractual obligation (like privacy). I’d find any attorney friend to talk with. All very wrong.
That is exactly what I told my daughter. You are a minor. They can’t do anything to you concerning this. The kids were scared. Ridiculousness.
The principal left me a message apologizing and making it clear that he will not release any of her info. I guess that they have the option to do so. I’m going to give him the benefit because he’s new and trying his hardest to make a small, rural town school run. I’m going to look into it more to make sure that such a test is not administered to minors without prior parental warning and consent.
regardless of whether they had the legal right to administer this test, the way they threatened the students if they disclose anything about the test, that was appalling. I guess they think they are running a prison? I’m guessing the test was probably administered by someone who works for the military.
We need to empower our kids that no one, not teachers, not adult family members, no one right to override your family’s rules. If they feel that they are being asked to do something that you have opted out of, they need to get out of that room, whether by standing up to the adult, or faking an illness, but leave and call their parent. It is THAT important.
I’ve heard from other Utah parents that their schools have given military tests without parental consent…even as far back as 8 years ago. It is so alarming and smacks of eventual mandatory military service. Go to the school and make every administrator aware that if they believe in the principle that family is the fundamental unit of society, they had better have the integrity to honor that principle. Schools have gotten too comfortable bypassing parental stewardship on a regular basis, AND allowing government actors to gather obscene amounts of personal information about our children. It. Must. Be. Stopped.
Here is a post from an Alaska anti-Common Core group:
I’m not sure how much privacy you can expect when you use public services but I’m curious if this is something the school has invested in and at what cost. I also wonder if they are collecting additional information for research and advertising and if so is that information sold. If information is sold, I have major concerns about the inability to opt out. If the cost of the program removes teachers from the budget, I have a problem with the program.
Student data from Alaska’s ANSWERS database in Juneau was sold to a company with “IndiStar” in the name. The details are fuzzy in my memory, but I believe it was posted on the Alaskans Against Common Core page in the last 4-5 years. [name redacted] might know the details. Also, in legislative hearings, it was divulged by the AK student loan Corp. who holds the database that they do share/sell data. There was a section of the original grant titled, “DataMart”. It was all there for people to see with enough digging. We brought the info to light directly from official state websites and were still called conspiracy theorists.
That legislative hearing or session I mentioned is on video. AACC posted it, but I think FB trimmed down the number of videos on the page shortly after 2016. There was a AACC YouTube channel which may have it. At any rate, it could be dug up from original sources again if need be.
Yup, they share the data – goodness only knows how many vendors it went to once Walker was in office. There were also federal hearings on it as well when Chaffetz was in charge / and there were several data breaches. I would like the whole thing shut down – but at this point, a lot of damage has been done that people don’t even realize yet
I posted this in a Nevada anti-Common Core group:
They’re tracking the neuroticism of students in Chicago. This is the NWEA’s data partner, Otus.
I believe something similar is being done in WCSD via ClassDojo and no one informs parents. At the last school board meeting I asked (in writing) WCSD if ClassDojo is the only vendor creating psychological profiles on our children, they said (in writing) they don’t have to answer.
Here is a post from the California anti-radical sex ed group:
I am FURIOUS right now. My son let me know that he read a book that came from THE SCHOOL LIBRARY today that involves kissing of same and opposite sex. I looked up the book and it says it targets ages 10-12. It is through SCHOLASTIC! I am so mad right now I cant even think. My son is 8 and when he told me I could tell he was bothered by it and he said it made him feel sick and disgusting. SMH I am seriously considering homeschooling my kids, I am at a loss. What should I do?
PSA I’m noticing quite a few are only focused on the fact that I mentioned “same sex”. If you read ALL of the description I in fact, mention BOTH. The issue here for me is not HOMOSEXUALITY. The issue for me is the intimacy in all aspects. What is the educational value of a child reading about romantic relationships? None. In third grade all me and my friends cared about was what level we could make it to in chinese jump rope. We werent thinking about kissing and boyfriends, girlfriends, whatever floats your boat. The educational system needs to STOP pushing the envelope with these kids!
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We are the minority. Our kids will be bombarded w all kinds of literature to normalize the agenda. Homeschool- of course, if you can. Otherwise – be up in his business daily- ask the questions…be involved. This is only the beginning- I’m afraid. 🥴
let him know he can talk to you about anything and you are interested in his school. Let him know you are not upset with him. Keep those communication doors open.
You’re not the minority. That’s the trick. Because Hollywood and media pushes it, it seems that you are. A very small but well planned and funded minority has pushed all this. In addition shouting meaningless terms like “bigot” and adding “phobe” to words have made good people afraid to speak up thereby furthering the illusion that you’re the minority. Don’t fall for it. Speak up. Stand up. It’s your duty as a parent. It’s the most important thing you’ll do. Don’t apologize for it.
I’m a single mom who brings home 1700 a month being a fulltime CNA and I send my son to private school. It takes everything I have, but to me it’s worth it for my boy❤ I say homeschool!
My soul is so vexed at what is being done to our children
hen my daughter was in the 4th or 5th grader can’t remember which she was bringing home soft porn books. I was in shock and disgusted I went and talked the principal about it. He didn’t want to be on Fox News is what he said I never said I would put him on Fox News but he knew he needed to take care of the problem. it turns out that the librarian was bringing in soft porn books. God only knows how many children Saw those books. The principal got rid of the librarian most likely she was just transferred to another school because that’s what they do. But the books and there were many were pulled out of the library. My suggestion is that you homeschool they’re going to do everything they can to try to brainwash your children. It’s very bad in California right now and in other states that are using Planned Parenthood curriculum and scholastics is filled with a lot of the left curriculum..
As a former teacher I supported Scholastic in the library for many years when they would come and make their books available for the kids to buy or I would send their advertisements home for kids to purchase the books. Recently, I have seen some of the books that they are promoting for kids and if I were teaching right now I would no longer support them for this reason. You should be concerned😡😣
at 8 they’ve probably have seen it already. I’m not agreeing with it. The schools are trying to desensitize children thinking there is bully issues and make them think this is normal. That’s the not ok part. Living in the city with my kids it was all over. The park, Walmart, the mall. I chose to just be open with my kids. They know the teacher isnt allowed to discuss or teach these things to them and to walk out go to the office and call me.
honestly that’s really all we can except riot and homeschool. Its important we let our kids that they absolutely can say no to a teacher, and to walk out and demand a phone call home if they don’t have a cell phone. We have to combat the brainwashing everyday by asking what’s being taught, let your kids know the truth about it and that doesn’t align with your values ECT. We must empower our kids and let them know that we are the ultimate authority in their lives, not some teacher
exactly. This is all over. Target, the Disney store, school, in public, our employers… my kid even wants to wear the bunny ears from the store and i tell her no and explain why to her and they just are not appropriate then offer her an alternate choice. Her and I are extreamly close and she trust me more then any kid I’ve seen. I’m open and honest and truthful. Do I wish I didnt have to have these talks? Yes. But this world is deranged. I’d rather her know from me then a stranger.
Yeah I complained about this last year same thing happened to us too
Yep! My daughter read this at her school library in 5th grade! She’s in 7th grade now and I just found out this year what the book was really about! I asked her about it and she said it confused her and that she didn’t understand.
My daughter had this book too. As soon as I found out, I got rid of the book. I try to be more careful with this type of graphic novels now more
We homeschool, but at the public library my daughter picked out a book that looked super cute. Turned out to be about transgenderism. I now handpick all my kids books or review every book they check out. Major pain in the hind end. Mostly I look for pre-1970 books. The older the better.
Although the novel has received much praise for the normalization of the LGBTQ community and consequently winning multiple awards, it has also been the source of much controversy. Drama has appeared in the American Library Association’s List of top 10 challenged books for its inclusion of LGBTQ characters.
Yes, “Drama” is a well known book among kids and I found it a few weeks ago in my kids school library too. 3rd graders girls were reading it together giggling each other… since they were my daughter’s classmates too, I tried to discourage them not to read it. But it didn’t work out. Later on, I brought the book to the librarian there explaining that it is not age appropriate and it’s about gay, coming out, questioning, etc…. so she said she would talk to the principle. Then I haven’t heard back yet. I hope the book is gone by now though…
Yeah, I found out about this book on here. My kids had read it from our Catholic school library. I had no idea! I told the principal about the content after I found out
A lot of Catholic schools have bought into this whole nonsense. As have a number of private and Christian schools. Parents really, really have to do their homework. Reformed Christian churches are the only ones I know of who are consistently holding the line.
I’m so sorry that this is what you’re going through. I can relate to your frustration. Our district has a transgender substitute teacher. (Biological male in women’s clothing, full make-up and high heels and he’s already subbed in a first grade class 😡) It’s becoming incredibly difficult to protect our children’s innocence in public schools. I’d recommend letting your librarian know, in writing, that this conflicts with your religious beliefs and that you do not want your children checking out LGBTQ books.
Scholastic has been promoting this for several years now and it keeps getting worse. Here in South Dakota we sounded the alarm at least six years ago about Scholastic and the Weekly Readers for elementary school children. Their perversions are getting worse every year. I will not support the PTA anymore or the book fairs.
It’s starting to be taught in California Public Schools starting in Kindergarten. There is no more 2 genders. There are several, your child is going to be told they can be what they want. It’s absolutely sick what happening to the school system. People start doing research on this stuff! We as parents are loosing our rights to protect our kids with what is being taught.
My daughter and son-in-law just pulled their kids out this year after several incidents at their elementary school. Neither were even considering home school but now they have been doing it for 3 months and LOVE it! The neighbors even commented on how the kids seem less stressed. Homeschooling is made easier via group classes for specific subjects. When they have asked their kids (7 & 10) if they miss their friends or school, they promptly said “No”. If you would like to talk with my daughter, message me your # and I will have her contact you. Pray and He will guide your path. ❤️🙏
And another post from this group:
The anti-American Secular Leftists are taking over early education of our Toddlers! We are taking out my son because they are bringing young male interns to change their diapers!!!!! Every parent of toddlers who go to daycare and pre-school should be careful NOT to take them to these Liberal facilities. This is how the director of Early Care and Education at this huge facility, (which I am not mentioning right now) describes herself: Life Coach for Social Justice Oriented Educators. She said: “I work to increase equity in education and childcare by coaching college students, social justice oriented educators and moms who are seeking to follow their callings in new ways. I make use of my knowledge of African American, women’s and education history to help empower my clients, challenging stories that characterize them inadequate or incapable. I integrate play, self-care, a commitment to social justice and self-compassion in all the work I do”
And yet another post from this group:
Our school has put up flyers promoting “Unity Day” for Oct 23, to wear orange in support of bullying prevention. Are there nefarious roots behind this campaign? I feel like it could have ties to supporting a hidden agenda.
And some replies to this post:
There is no agenda. It is simply an anti bullying day. Orange was selected because it is in the month of October.
look it up, it’s part of inclusivity for the gender confusion. We can teach our kids and we do not to bully but we dont have to accept it.
They hid that day in the middle of red ribbon week. What does “inclusivity” have to do with drugs?!?!
Yes it is definitely something else. My boy said he attended a “bullying” prevention performance today even though I did not sign consent because they recorder him in there. He said that the performance was about kiddos mentioning that were gay.
We had purple day. Although they didn’t announce it like the others it was for LGBTQ and the GSA group. I was pissed and called the school. I have no problem with people being of sexual orientation I do however have an issue with schools making damn days out Of it. They had broadcasting going around having student describe what each letter was for. 🤦♀️ Learn how to pay a mortgage, car payments, read, write etc….
Here is a post from the Common Core Diva:
Warriors/Parents!! Weekend is here, I urge you to read this, look at your State’s HHS. What overreaches into your schools & homes are in place? What’s being planned?? “Outcome Based Homes”. What does THAT mean? I lay it out for you.
🙄 Welcome to your new boss, same as the old boss, but millions of hidden data points– and you can’t opt out.
AN END TO STANDARDIZED TESTING OR… 🤮 BEGINNING OF THROUGH-YEAR NWEA EMBEDDED ONLINE TESTING? “Students in Madison take NWEA testing, taken three times a year to measure student knowledge and their improvement. But that’s not all; they also join all schools statewide in the spring with the iLEARN exam.”… “fbclid=IwAR2RrGnqj0inSqfV8utGmlf3D40hvJb8nOkX0wJ7pR717uzYF5qQBFishaA
TENNESSEANS – AMERICANS WE MUST BE ALERT AND ACTIVE! Why is TN one of the lowest ranked School Systems in America?! Well, we were the first to SELL OUT with RACE TO THE TOP when we walked Common Core in our doors like an ole lost friend! How does this continue to get by our State and Federal Legislatiors? Hmmmm, oh that is not a trick question, Power & Money creates wierd creatures, you know…. I receive calls, emails, texts on a daily basis with questions, so lets baby step some areas for everyone.. lets start with some of the basic dangerous players and their connection to TN Education
Dangerous Players: Bill Gates Pearson Teach for America
Tony Niknejad TN American Federation for Children TN Federation for Children Penny Schwinn Cecelia DeSonia Betsy DeVos
Good starting place…….Bill Gates – Common Core – Pearson -Teach for America – Betsy DeVos – American Federation for Children Penny Schwinn – Cecelia DeSonia
King of Common Core – Bill Gates recently pledged more money and time inTN Education
Pearson – Most dangerous , liberal organization that “Education” has ever seen! They re=wrote the International Student Assessment to align with Common Core! They were the heavy pushers for ESSA into Federal Law. With that occurrence they were able to get our GED, ACT, SAT, Textbooks, Curriculum, and teacher training ALL ALIGNED WITH COMMON CORE. Schwinn and Lee have now hired Pearson to administer our State Testing Assessment!! The EDUCATION ENEMY just got a 93 million dollar contract to ONLY test ( IF YOU THINK that is the only influence that Pearson is going to have on TN Education, I’d like to invite you to watch me dunk the basketball, because neither is going to happen!! )
Teach for America – The little fraudulent machine to create their brand of teachers to follow their mission – destroy our teaching profession. They are not educatiors, TFA are privateers bent on taking control of American schools! Remember our former TN Education Commissioner Kevin Huffman who was married to Michelle Rhee – Founder of the extension to TFA – Teach for America Project – this joke of education reform in their eyes called Teach for America. That wasn’t enough she created “Students First” which is a post entirely it self! Know this, they want pay-for performance regimes based on test scores – that Pearson now has contol over!
Tony Niknejad – Former TN Director of TN Federation for Children who is now .Gov. Lee’s Policy Director
Mission to get rid of public schools – Read up on American Federation for Children and TN Federation for Children and follow the MONEY Trail – Betsy DeVos – Pearson
Penny Schwinn – She will have a post all to herself Current TN Education Commissioner – Former Democrat School Board Member ( 1 year) from CA – Graduate of Teach for America! Hired EVIL Pearson – got to keep that money trail going – got to keep padding that resume – why is Texas glad she is gone?Why did Senator Gresham and Representative White send her a tough letter recently telling her to STOP! Why does she love SEL so much?
Betsy DeVos – President Trump is amazing but not perfect. This was the worst pick! Another post, too much to cover but remember Trump campaigned to get rid of common core and DeVos has backed up on this! AND DeVos sat on the Board of the Foundation for Excellence in Education, the organization started by ole LIttle Jebbie, Jeb Bush – another Common Core organization! FOOD FOR THOUGHT- Why wasn’t our TN Education Commissioner in the meeting with DeVos and Gov.Lee when she came to TN? Yet people who sit on the Board for American Federation for Children were – let that sink in
Cecelia DeSonia – Arrives on the scene in TN from Florida and claims she wants to be for TN Education Her motto- get introduced to any and everyone who might could be of influence – she needed to be seen as a mover and a shaker- She she was setting up as many meetings as she could, as fast as she could- then- she starts Mom for Tennessee – hooks up with Tim Skow for one to take her around and introduce her to folks – Using this influence to get Marsha Blackburn to speak at a Fundraiser for her new founded Group. Moms for TN Federation for Children! – Well, that all might have been good but there was one little piece of information you see that she doesn’t want the most of you to know about- Her affiliation with American and Tennessee federation for children! Quite interesting when she was asked multiple times, publicly, to discuss it , and she would not! She only wants to meet in private one on one to discuss it, no thank you!
Have you heard enough yet?! And this was such a teaser, such an appetizer , it doesn’t even begin to pull back all the layers! Governor Bredeson brings in race to the top! Governor Haslam brings in Kevin Huffman, and then common core Queen, Candice McQueen- keeps common core on steroids but wants to make us think it’s gone and rebrand ms it with Tennessee Ready!!! Millions spent millions wasted! Now, Governor Lee brings in Tony Niknejad, Penny Schwinn, & Pearson!!!! We got a bitter , sour taste of what our elected leaders on Capitol Hill will do – don’t you dare forget how they obtained their voucher vote! Are there any elected leaders in Tennessee, real dedicated , conservative leaders who will stand up for our schools?! Don’t you dare insult me with Your buyout stories, your excuses, your lack of back bone!
It is way past time to get the government out of our schools, out of our education, proper funding to our school districts , and to our teachers, and put God back there where he belongs!
Meetings behind close doors, private dinners, private trips means nothing – because God knows all!
Teachers, Principals, Director Of Schools Parents, Grandparents, School Board Members, Church Leaders, Tennesseans, it is time to stand together, hand in hand, and tell them our kids are not for sale!!
Here is a post from a pro-homeschooling group:
Backstory: I absolutely LOVE our pediatrician. It took me years to find a good one and he has been such a blessing to our family the last four years. My oldest attended public school for two years. We began homeschooling fall of 2018.
Ever since our pediatrician realized that we’ve begun homeschooling he asks about it at every appointment. I’m totally open about it, I love talking about homeschooling. But. I get a weird vibe from his questions. I worry that he’s watching us closely, looking for signs of neglect/abuse/etc. I brushed it off the first few times but it’s getting worse.
Last month he asked me if they ever spent time with other kids. I looked him straight in the eye and said nope. We never leave our house or spend time with other people. He seriously believed me! I laughed and said I was kidding. I told him we do lots of playdates, my kids do dance, acro, soccer, etc. He didn’t seem to believe me. He got really serious and stood between me and my son and asked him if he spent time with other kids. My son was confused by the question. The doctor pressed him until he finally said yeah, he sees kids at soccer, at acro, etc.
Yesterday he asked “When do you plan to put them back in school?” Not if. Not would you ever consider. “WHEN do you plan to put them back in school?” I said “NEVER. Only if I dropped dead.” He was appalled and quickly changed the subject.
You guys. I love this doctor. Am I crazy to feel like we’re on his “watchlist” now?
And some replies to this post:
No you’re not crazy. This behavior isn’t normal. My ped never asks questions about our education choices. Only medical. I would definitely be concerned and find someone else.
I would consider another dr. Kids have been taken away from families for crazy things. Trust your instincts
We switched my daughter’s psychiatrist because of this type of thing. She was dealing with severe anxiety related to school and it was so bad she was throwing up several times a day because of it. I mentioned to her psychiatrist that I was thinking of pulling her out of public school and homeschooling her and he said “she can quit school if she wants but I won’t see her anymore because we don’t treat quitters” we found a new psychiatrist that day.
We stopped using pediatricians when I had my youngest. We prefer a family doctor in favor of parental choice. I did lots of calling and asking to find the one we have. Pediatrician tend to take everything the government recommends as gospel. For us it was more than just about homeschooling to make the change but that’s another topic all together.
Having some issues ourselves. Pediatrician seems pro public schools for socialization/learning to listen to other adults etc. Ocne he made the comment… “You’ve put in your time and deserve a break.” Recently he yelled (spoke in a louder/aggressive tone) at my daughter because she was upset about getting her flu vaccine (she’s 4) and threatened to take away her after shot prize, if she didn’t calm down. I felt like he was over stepping and trying too parent and/or evaluate how well she would listen to a different authority figure. I got a different pediatrician! Him stepping in between your son is over stepping in my opinion.
Absolutely not. I would RUN the other direction. I had a similar experience with a dentist. He would ask my daughter questions like that, and even drilled her on math problems one time. As if he was testing her to see if I was doing an adequate job teaching her. We got a bad vibe and never went back. Trust your gut momma. There are plenty of doctors who will not treat you this way.
I lost all faith in pediatricians after my practice told me that my son banging his head in his crib for hours after his 18 month vaccinations was “normal”. We see a family practitioner now.
i lost faith after my son broke his leg and they told him to crawl across the bed. I cursed them out like they wasnt even human. I dont need a xray to tell me its broken, im telling yall its broken. He cant walk!
Listen to your internal radar. It is warning you for a reason. Mother’s intuition is VERY strong and truly should always be taken seriously. We had a similar experience with a pediatrician we loved, not about homeschooling but about another lifestyle choice we were pursuing that he didn’t agree with. I totally felt the moment when he became no longer safe for us and I knew that regardless of how much I had loved him in the past we had to move on and I never returned. The doctor we ended up with after that was exactly what my kids needed and helped in ways the first doctor would never have been able to.
This is one of the reasons we no longer go to the doctor regularly. I’ve got enough to do taking care of my children’s health and education, I do not need to try and convince someone else we are on the path best for us. You know what happens when you do something “weird“ like homeschool? You start to do other “weird“ things like researching culturally excepted vaccination schedules and culturally excepted diets and culturally excepted potty training methods and find maybe the “weird” people actually may have a point. Stay curious and stand your ground, don’t give in. And I agree, find a new doctor. Stay curious and stand your ground, don’t give in. And I agree, find a new doctor.😘
I wish we didn’t live in a society where we had to be afraid of people in authority, but sometimes people overreach. I’m especially sensitive to taking my children to a psychologist…what if something is said and misunderstood or misinterpreted and cps shows up at my door? I don’t like to be a conspiracy theorist, but parental rights are taken away all the time. I would be very hesitant in a situation like that to let my doctor make any decisions about my children and potentially turn me in for neglect or abuse.
I quit taking my oldest to see a pain psychologist for her chronic pain. After 2 years, I was tired of her being judgmental and down right nasty about us homeschooling, being Christian and at my daughter’s last appointment, she went as far as to accuse me of making the appointment about myself. I was explaining to her how my daughter’s poor choices affect the family and I cannot give my daughter what she wants. She was also angry that my daughter was angry about having to see her. That’s why we were there. The anger. For someone who was supposedly soooo concerned about my daughter’s well being, we haven’t heard squat from her. I would consider the other pain psychologist, but they are in the same office and are the only 2 in the state for kiddos.
Nope. I would switch. I work in healthcare and am so unbelievably sick of the condescending attitudes and poor bedside manners and disintegrating quality of care that I want to completely change my own career. So I do NOT tolerate that sort of behavior. I would absolutely tell them about it, and then leave. They’re running a business so they need to understand that they cannot treat other human beings that way. He doesn’t know better than you, and you owe them nothing.
This is from the California anti-radical sex ed group, albeit from back in March:
3 new appointments to the State Board of Ed (scroll down towards the end). One is an ACLU attorney, another worked with WestEd (the organization that helped write the “health” framework), and another with ties to a UN foundation (she is a 16 year old).
Here is a post from the Florida anti-iReady group:
Please share widely. This blog was from 2016. Most people aren’t aware this is already happening, and preparations are already happening based on the CBE pilot districts in Florida. This will be in place in all 67 Florida districts within the next 2-3 years, if not sooner. Be on the lookout for more info to come.
Yet I can’t get my son an iep that has been held back twice, and takes two to three times as long to learn things due to neurological issues, and auditory processing disorder (with a host of other differing abilities)! Florida is messing up in so many ways all across the board. Tying testing to anything such high stakes is bad.
Did something similar to my son. Mildly dyslexic, held back for reading, physically active but didn’t meet the criteria of ADHD diagnosis. But very smart. I refused to let him be tested by the school district. Did it privately and as suspected very intelligent, high IQ but reading @ grade level which showed a slight deficit in comparison to other scores. School deliberately kept him on a improvement plan and in a Co-taught ESE class for additional support. & every time I asked what his reading level was I got the same response, he was still below grade level. Mind you I worked with him at home and what I saw was quite the opposite. I finally blew a gasket when they told me after writing my FSA opt out letter (5th grade) that in middle school he would be placed in intensive reading. In addition to that my son who had stopped wearing glasses, when I asked he told me he didn’t need to because he was a “front row kid”. He then explained he was one of the kids that did well and helped the other kids in the ESE group. Mind you, I have another son with Autism and I fully support inclusion. But that’s not what was going on here. The intensive reading class was a lie perpetuated by the school district as a scare tactic meant for those parents who chose to opt out. When we enrolled him in middle school, there were no FSA scores and he was placed based on his performance + other scores, and in advanced classes, research instead of reading. Parents, please don’t let the school intimidate you from opting out of the FSA. These tests are not to you child’s benefit. They only serve to collect data on your child and unfairly rate your child’s teacher and school.
And yet another post from this group:
I wonder how many students need to opt out of IReady to deem it statistically insignificant?
And here are the replies to this post:
All of them. Our district in NY had 65% Opt out of our state tests. The state still used the results from the remaining 35% to negatively designate us.
a lot of parents are getting extreme pushback from admins when opting out and IReady to delete the Pii. Any best practices you can share?
Unfortunately, no. Florida advocates are way ahead of NY in your opposition to I-Ready. I’m pretty sure my kid is the only one in our district not taking the I-Ready assessments. He’s probably only one of a few in the whole county. NY (Long Island) has been a leader in the Opt Out of state tests (your FSA) movement , but that has proven pointless.
I was talking with a teacher and I learned no one or most of the administration and teachers are against it and the ppl in charge of it the ppl that dont step foot in schools hold the threat of their jobs their retirement money and more over their heads if they say anything negitive about things like iready and state testing. Parents have to keep fighting for their children and for the staff in schools bc they are not allowed
I have heard the same thing.
According to the developer of the evil Postiive Prevention Plus, it is the “result of five years of federal research paid for by the Office of Adolescent Health with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services”.
So … why? WHY would Disney, Walmart, Starbucks, Chipotle offer “free” college? Nothing is really free… so what is the catch? “Chipotle is taking a page from Walmart and Disney’s books.
The restaurant chain has launched a program that will allow all employees who have worked at the company for 120 days or more to attend college for free.
The Mexican chain says it will cover 100% of tuition costs for 75 business and technology degrees. Workers can choose between several schools, including The University of Arizona, Bellevue University, Brandman University, Southern New Hampshire University, and Wilmington University.”
Also Disruption and the 11 University Alliance. “Check out our original 2014 White House College Opportunity Summit Pledge here. Since our public launch in 2014, we’ve learned a lot about which innovations are most effective …We’ve also learned a lot about how to transfer good ideas from one institution to another. Now, we’re capturing and sharing what we’ve learned to support colleges and universities across the country, because we want others to build on our work.” Learn more about our scale projects.” http://www.theuia.org/#our-work PREDICTIVE ANALYTICS
And some replies to this post:
This is a slide from a presentation given by the Lumina Foundation. It’s not at all ironic. They’re giving corporations control over education, so the champions of “free” tuition are setting up for something like this, I think.
Yes!! So creepy. Everything in our society will be governed by big tech… from the food we grow, purchase, eat… to the schools we send our kids to.
Plus, they will be like peeking Toms. Always watching you. It really is creepy.
Yes – always watching. And the moment they see something that doesn’t conform to the program… bang! Another microcredential will be mandated. Seriously, how does that sound good to anyone?!?
It’s free at a huge price.
Edu-blocks
And another post from her:
Insightful advice and potentially uncomfortable truth from an occupational therapist with years of experience working with children, parents, and teachers. Our children are getting worse and worse in many aspects and it has a lot do with technology, over stimulation, and instant gratification.
Then there’s this brand new tech in Florida this year to make it worse. Teachers will be referred to as “modifiers” according to Canvas. ALL kids participate through this cloud based tool. Everyone’s thoughts and discussions will be on it. So no more actual words being discussed. Everyone participates in discussions with others on this. CLOUD BASED site. please watch this. https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=jhZwXhRBDpE
Here is a post from the Florida anti-iReady group:
Anyone successfully opt out of iready particulary in cases where schools allow teachers to use iready as a grade? I despise iready for my oldest kid – glitchy boring and very beneath her. It was a dual language school so they have an extra long day and I don’t think its worth her time. Sometimes school has allowed her to do less and I’ve taken their concessions and not pursued opting out.
However last year and this year the teachers have thought it’s a good idea to give weekly homework grade for iready. Last year I complained bc teacher gave her a C bc she completed 45 minutes but not a lesson. Lessons are over an hour long at her level so they were penalizing her for not going over 45 minutes. Gave them district policy on grading and time limits. They dropped the lesson requirement for my kid but still gave grades.
This year (6th) my daughter has an extraordinarily inept math teacher who told them that he was going to give them a grade based on their performance of iteady diagnostic but did not allow them to finish diagnostic bc he said they couldn’t do it for more than 45 minutes a week!!!! I sent him district policy on grades. He corrected himself and did give them more time and didn’t give a grade for the iready diagnostic.
However he is giving them homework grade for iready,l. My child did the 45 minutes and he gave her an 90. I asked if he could explain where she lost 10% of assignment. He has no explanation.
I sent him policy on grading and timing. He deferred to his department lead and then to school principal for school policy on iready. I wrote to district and they stand by their policy on discouraging grades but don’t seem overly bothered by the teacher’s misuse.
If school/district can conveniently disregard the policy on time limits and grading and allow the program to be misused, then i wOuld like to disregard their policy that my child should do iready? My concern is that they will give her Fs for not completing iready homework. I don’t care about grades in themselves but hoping she might get good enough grades to get merit scholarship out bureaucratic stupidity for high school?
So i guess questions are: anyone opt out of iready in MDCPS and second question – what are my rights to challenge/prevent them from giving her Fs for not doing iready?
And some replies to this post:
we took the F. 🤷♀️ but I knew that my kiddo could make up the score with other grades.
I ready should never be used as a grade.
Well it’s discouraged by district and only to be used as grade in specific circumstances but they seem to not mind abiding by that particular iready policy. Last year i think they did it bc they felt it was the only way to gst students to do it. This case I think the teacher/dept are inept and need to fill grade book bc they are barely teaching
my guest it depends on district.
We opted out successfully, but my daughter is in 4th grade. They were using to to place her as “below level” on her report card, even though she had a B average in the class. 🤦🏼♀️
My kiddo is in 6th grade. We refused the program in elementary school. The middle school tried to resume the program, but I refused.
And another post from this group:
I don’t know how many Florida Schools do AR Accelerated Reader. If you aren’t familiar it’s a testing system for books. Children get 10 questions to answer on a book they’ve read. They get a score above 80% then they on goal. They assign 25 pets a semester to children in 4th grade. If you can’t wiz through chapter books like your peers too end up reading 0.5 point books. You don’t get a 100% you don’t get all those points.
Needless to say if you have a dyslexic child or a child who even takes longer to read things this is a lot of pressure on top of everything else.
This message from my daughters teacher says it all to me. They don’t care if they’re reading they only care about the “test.”
And some replies to this post:
We just ignore all the Ed-tech assignments now.. i tried making a “stand” against it (backfired big time).. pretending you are not aware of the assignment/not doing it has worked out way better 😁 My kids read what they’re interested in- not from AR lists.. teachers are fine with it (I think most teachers just want kids to engage.. and are looking for anything that might motivate them to do so)..
sadly they grade the total at the end of the semester for reading for my kids. 🤦🏼♀️
That sucks. 😕So far I guess we have lucked out with that nothing is “graded”.. they just miss out on incentive prizes. I’ve watched kids take AR tests on books they haven’t read.. using their phones to look up the answers 🙄
my daughter gave her log in to her friends to take tests for her too and she can’t get close to the points she needs. Our IEP is useless for both my kids. They don’t want to provide services for dyslexia. If we could afford private tutoring and advocate or lawyer we would have them. I’m sick of the push of iready and getting notes constantly that they don’t have enough points for that either. I’ve been asking to opt them out to iready but I’m ignored.
AR at our school is an optional/fun thing for the kids sponsored by PTA. The kids choose to read and quiz and get prized if they do so, I didn’t realize it was a “testing” method at other schools
that’s the way it should be. It’s very pressured along with iready. We get mad faces on her binder from her teacher regarding her points. I’ve saved every message, note and will be using this to help me in my next IEP meeting.
I opted both my kids out of AR this year. It doesn’t help encourage reading for mine it makes them not want to read
this is exactly what happened nearly 20 years ago. I’m an avid reader, and not one of my 4 kids loves to read. It makes me so sad. It was AR for my now adult sons, iReady for my daughter, and I think my 16 year old son just burned out one day. He was putting away books like Harry Potter in 2-3 days and he read like that for about 4 years. Now, he rarely picks anything up for pleasure. It’s all college textbooks. 😞
Here is a post from Alison Hawver McDowell (AKA Wrench in the Gears):
Pay for Success was baked into ESSA. This model of finance depends on schools becoming more and more toxic to justify private-interest “fixes” that will be imposed to profit global hedge funds. It transforms social relations into data commodities. It feeds off of continued austerity. It will create a death spiral of surveillance and repression for students AND educators. Talk about it. Please.
And here are some replies to this post:
Thanks, always to you Alison and Lynne for your gifts of linking the links and informing the public! Do we know of any state that is undoing the malignant CCSS/ESSA? CT is full on ED corrupted- I look to informing parents to remedy by homeschooling, or enroll them in private or parochial– though the CCSS is in both alternatives and worsening. Do we know where FL, GA and TN are?
no State is ridding their citizens of it. FL & GA are playing the latest round of re-brand. As far as TN, I would wager the same. Thanks for your trust.
CCSS was just a shorthand way of talking about a system that will use “evidence” (data) to justify speculative markets on human capital. They don’t really need it anymore. Moving forward it will be much more about “evidence” and that will be enough. It is important to note that several key hedge funds (Dalio, Tudor Jones) are based in CT, so you all are in the thick of it.
Yale is a supplier of evidence based interventions.
And another post from her:
CBE is a way to advance the learning ecosystem model by offering credit for out of school time activities. WA State upped credit requirements for graduation to open the door to more CBE activity (see first comment image). This is the first phase of learning ecosystems. Anybody talking about this? Any unions taking positions on this?
Here they pretty much say, we increased the graduation requirements so students would have to participate in more career aligned out of school time learning. This was from 2016!
I don’t know if K12 teachers are aware of this… They made the GED much harder… and then ushered in HS 21… Where the teachers can determine what the students need to do to earn credit…It’s individualized. No classroom spirit as far as I can tell… a list of tasks and assignments to do. The work is at level for high school… But for kids in school…This is not education… it is busy work to earn credit… like a check list from what I can tell and will have to be automated in K12 to keep up with all of the students. Do you know how it’s doing in other states?
I think Ohio and New Hampshire are pretty far advanced. In NH they are called ELOs.
I can see how it works in our HS 21 program in the colleges and I’m not opposed to that…. As the people are older and when they have to earn credit, it is at level…. But for children I’m opposed to it. They need to be in groups and learning how to get along with others. We need communities… not individualized robots. I bet the rich people will be keeping kids in classes… This trend, as you’ve shown, will drastically change the role of the teacher. It is sad. It will be regrettable.
Don’t forget Vermont, the epicenter of ELO/competancy-based hell! Most high schools in NH realize that kids can’t get into college (or get merit scholarships) with this system and teach, or at least grade traditionally. Poor [child name redacted] transitioned into this idiocy in VT at the end of tenth grade, and went from a mostly A student to what looks like a D student in this system with no change in the quality of her work. Not to mention that I am paying $120 a week for music lessons to try to fulfill just 1 of the 3 ELO (called Flexible Pathways here) credits, so she won’t have to submit to an hour a day of data mining in the computer center. We are terrified that she won’t be accepted at any college, and will spend the rest of her life living in our basement because of it.
This is such a ruse. If all of these students were autodidacts they would be at the top of their class. Yet, this is how students are supposed to close their “achievement gaps”. Makes no sense whatsoever.
It’s a surplus labor problem. They don’t want people to be truly educated. They want them to earn badges so they can bet on their compliance. That is the “lifelong learning” game.
Yes. Everything you read about CBE & Personalized Learning states that they don’t plan to actually individualize instruction. The plan is to offer a few career paths based on how quickly one learns to read. It is actually leveraging idiosyncrasies against the student.
Yes. I also think that the folks designing this system realize how intellectually and emotionally damaged this generation is from pesticides, plastics, heavy metals, medical interventions, etc., especially the poor who have much higher exposure levels. Very few students can sit still in a chair, or follow a conversation these days, so they need other “learning” options to be able to support themselves as adults. Up to 70% of students here in middle school have IEPs or 504 plans. My older daughter says she is pretty much the only one she has met at college who is not taking ADHD drugs. Even heavily medicated, kids are jumping out of their seats at lectures every five minutes. About 30% of her class have already freaked out and left school. So many are turning to alcohol, drugs, suicide…It’s only going to get worse, if we keep in our current direction. If up to 80% of the population has an MTHFR variant that does not let them detox aluminum fully, but lets it gather in, and destroy their brains, and there are no more (aluminum-filled) vac-seen exemptions permitted for school attendance, and an ever-increasing schedule…Imagine what most kids’ brains are going to be like after 21 aluminum-based, consecutive flu shots? Not to mention all the others. They’ll be lucky if they can read cartoons, or stack blocks. Oh, which groups are most likely to have these unfortunate gene variants? Hispanics (up to 25%), Africans, native Americans, Italians (up to 50%), Jews (DNA tests Italian.) Only the whitest of white people have good odds of brain survival. Eugenics at its finest. I know there is a tie somewhere between this education system and what is going on in the medical field.
And yet another post from her:
Note the “value proposition” for Blockchain birth certificates in Illinois. This proof of concept lays the groundwork for government social credit scoring tied to digital benefit access. Verhulst, a co-author, is an advisor to the Markle Foundation, involved in Research Network for Opening Governance at NYU Wagner, and is in research with the MacArthur Foundation. Once we are on the Blockchain we become raw material for social impact processing in an IoT/5G police state.
Have you ever looked into the birth certificates as federal reserve bonds?
I know of it vaguely, but I haven’t come across any primary sources on it. Though I know the Fed is a big part of community development tied to poverty.
And yet another post from her:
So, if you ever wondered why all the talk about teachers carrying out programs “with fidelity…”
Well, ultimately it’s about replacing you all with sensors that can accurately track “impact” via ed-tech platforms in ways that are fundamentally counter to humanity.
Every time I think I might be overstating what is happening, I find a report like this and the weight of it hits me once again.
They may not achieve all of their goals, but damn, we need to be paying attention to these developments. This is the IoT “smart” world.
WE are the supply chain. All those folks getting chipped. Yeah…we ARE the supply chain. resist
When the demands of global finance dictates life / social relations: “There will remain a pressing need to ensure careful selection of outcome metrics and measurement methodologies; even more so if the level of sophisticated standardisation that will be needed for automated scaling is to be achieved. The policies, procedures, and capacities to ensure this are not yet in place. As the potential for emerging technology to accelerate progress towards the SDGs increases, so to does the need for powerful accountability mechanisms based on considered human judgement.” It was so much easier when I thought it was just about and end of the year standardized test
Yes. You can see how much they are enmeshing this in the language of environmental justice. Lots about UN SDGs.
Well now if this white paper (and their website) doesn’t just spell it all out, I don’t know what does… all your sleuthing, Alison, right here in black and white. Make sure anyone who dares to call you a “conspiracy theorist” reads this first.
You know I wrote about ALICE a bit ago. It is one of five IoT investing platforms in this piece
Really so many simply don’t want to know and are very angry at me about telling them, because it messes up these simple narratives around social justice.
The implementation of Model Curriculum Units (that were supposed to be done with fidelity) in MA was by and large a very big failure; even with the bullying, threatening and lying done by the pushers involved. Now on to SEL and data tracking.I can see the push but I just can’t see how it’s going to be done without some very major hiccups. It is very messy and cumbersome.
Which is why they intend to shift to the learning ecosystem model and dissolve schools altogether. Then children will have no choice but to engage with the software. We need to be developing a marronage-based education model. Sooner than later.
Yes, schools start to unravel, particularly high schools, when the students learn that they can get credit for attending data catching, “ learning sessions” that include pizza etc. put on by outside agencies (no certification for the , “teacher” required). I’m wondering how long until lawsuits start. To be a teacher in a school you need a background check. How many outside agencies do background checks on everyone around these kids?
I am very concerned about child predators in all of this.
This is so twisted! What kind of world do these overlords think they’ll live in when we’re all turned into crypto keys?! Ugh, they’re robots already.
I thought this might be an interesting connection – TU Provost Janet Levit, who describes herself as a thought leader, changemaker, and is on the Board of Teach for America (among others) is from Yale Law. She was appointed by Obama to a federal district court, but a very conservative OK Senator (Tom Coburn) blocked her nomination to the court (thank goodness!) Because she was a member of the International Law Society. I found an article she wrote about international soft law that basically describes the process of moving to a globalized system through multinational corporations and edu. Made me think that we need to be using the law as much as we can right now because the court-packing is probably going to continue. Oklahoma is an abyss.
I need to put these connections into Littlesis.org – there are so many that I can’t keep up. The President of S New Hampshire U -the blockchain credential university – is on the leadership of American Council on Education, which, with Association of Governing Boards, is pushing the credentialing and UN goals on higher ed everwhere. Alison’s map on Australia digital identity shows that SNHU is a U.S. point of blockchain digital identity. Through ACE and AGB, we can trace the spread of it through higher ed, the state WOIA plans, etc.
I found an article about impact investing and sports. I think athletes could be some of the first subjects for this twisted chip-implant tracking.
The fusion of eSports with emerging blockchain technologies allows for unprecedented access to the management of electronic assets and the monetization of eSports
“Excellent example of a quintessential Changemaker, Greta Thunberg, a Swedish climate activist, has told world leaders: ‘I don’t want you to be hopeful, I want you to panic. I want you to feel the fear I feel every day and then I want you to act.’ In an impassioned warning to act now on climate change, Thunberg told her audience at Davos: ‘Either we choose to go on as a civilization or we don’t’ (Recording of her speech).” Mmmmhmmmm…
“I want you to feel the fear…” This is a horrid. Our children and some adults are being taught to fear. There it is.
The financial inefficiency “challenges” being attached to the first phase models of impact investing markets (especially SIBs) conveniently serve as the seeding, scalability and normalization stages for “verification” markets (surveillance infrastructure). To me, this is akin to the function school choice, HST, charters schools, etc played in seeding, scaling and normalizing (via neoliberal hegemony) the array of markets attached to “personalized learning”
And yet another post from her:
Fascinating correspondence sent by the UN Special Rapporteur on the Right to Housing to Stephen Schwarzman of Blackstone regarding his company’s role in financializing the single-family rental home market and extreme increases in evictions and rent hikes, much of it automated. I didn’t truly grasp the amount of property they hold globally. I can’t help but think this will play into “social impact” housing down the road. I can imagine them buying NEST and Alexa systems in bulk to swing cheap “smart” housing. BTW for locals, Schwarzman was born in Philly and grew up in Abington.
Schwarzman / Blackstone will not be turned to the people. He has gifted over $300 million to MIT for AI research. He is a very evil human being.
And a reply to this post:
US investment fund Blackstone is set to carry out investments of 500 million euros in Greek hotel properties, starting in the next few days. According to sources, the first acquisition in its Greek portfolio will concern units of a hotel chain with a significant presence in the Ionian and Aegean islands, in a transaction that is expected to come to almost 200 million euros. The current owners of those hotel complexes will retain the management in cooperation with the new stakeholders. For its first purchase of a hotel in Greece the Blackstone Group will use a holdings company based in Luxembourg, which also owns 14 units in Spain. More acquisitions of Greek hotels will follow, with the same sources saying that Blackstone is already involved in talks to this end. The US fund’s interest in Greece is not new. However, people familiar with its strategy say it has become more active now, after the election, as it believes that the new government is “friendlier towards foreign investments and, crucially, will introduce reductions to direct and indirect taxes, which are expected to bolster the competitiveness of the Greek tourism product.”
My instant analysis, for whatever it’s worth: Given Schwarzman there is a highly ideological presence within this fund and a stress on symbolism. I mean, you remember that Obama’s modest tax increase was just like “Hitler’s invasion of Poland.” Since Blackstone’s entry comes right after the accession of the new government, I expect they would have never done it during a Syriza government even if it bent over backwards for their capital (as Syriza did, and would have for all).
For now, outside the EU framework, Greece is site to less international plunder disguised as social welfare, and more just old-style imperialist gangster gilded projects for the ultra-superrich. The fate of the pretty little country. Here’s the cartoon-villainous current plan by Mohegan for the casino hotel on the site of the former Athens airport at Ellinikon.
And yet another post from her:
Please tell me the Fourth Industrial Revolution is going to start being incorporated into the climate justice conversation soon. Why are we NOT talking about this yet? https://dl.acm.org/event.cfm?id=RE285
And a reply to this post:
Not sure who wrote this, just skimmed it today, but these people are talking about it: “As far as we’re concerned, there’s nothing whatsoever spontaneous or grass-roots about the ‘climate mobilisation’ that’s currently being promoted all over the mass media. Mirroring what happened with the ‘colour revolutions’, idealistic youth are simply being herded into pre-approved movements, to create the illusion of a popular mandate for what the ruling classes have already determined to be the best course of action for preserving their dominance and control: carbon taxation, ‘smart’ cities, the 5G/ internet of things surveillance grid, AI, depopulation, and new investment opportunities in what’s being called the ‘Fourth Industrial Revolution’ (‘renewable technologies’, dependent on very limited rare earth minerals and heavily polluting mining operations, combined with health-damaging microwave technologies), as well as ‘carbon capture’/trading scams.”
I suspect “Smart” cities will be geo-fenced, access contingent on one’s compliance score monitored (5g / IoT) in real time. Unlock special privileges with good behavior. Compete against friends, family and co-workers for the best personal brand. Life on the leader board. Augmented Surveillance reality will usher in new forms of “keeping up with the Joneses” via digital “consumption.” Stop, I want off this ride.
my analysis is based on what is happening in the US, though China gives us a sneak peak into how the tech can be deployed. Our version will be turbo-charged techno-capitalism combined with soft and hard policing woven into public-private partnerships. Much of the capital is flowing through the Vatican Bank, so I wouldn’t put too much stock in this not touching Rome. Read Rainbows End by Vinge. The AR/VR future comes with garbage and potholes, they just hope with wearable tech we’ll zone out and not notice.
And yet another post from her:
It’s important to know who is framing policy around ACEs. In 2018 Nadine Burke Harris, the pediatrician Gavin Newsom appointed to be Surgeon General of CA spoke at the coming out conference launching Scotland as the first “ACEs Aware Nation” in the world (see Named Person controversy in my feed today). The event was sponsored by a workforce training company, TIGER Ltd. Burke Harris did considerable research into ACEs via her Bay Area non-profit, the Youth Wellness Center, which was supported to the tune of over $1,000,000 in 2017 by Google and Tipping Point (the CA iteration of the Robin Hood Foundation). Kamala Harris is a member of the Founder’s Circle of that organization. These details are important as we see singlepayer on the horizon and know that the tech companies intend to leverage that with IoT mediated Medicaid systems tied to pay for success. This is really troubling folks.
I have been theorizing about new forms of tech-mediated carceral systems tied to poverty management and social engineering. Many grasp the idea of e-carceration, but I think “pre-carceration” is an even greater threat. The global impact investment market demands people be predictively profiled into brokenness so data-driven “fixes” can be imposed on them. The poor are the raw material. In this new world children will be an asset weaponized against families. If you do not know about the “named person” program that was recently halted in Scotland, time to read up. In it each child is assigned an Orwellian “wellbeing” minder who reports to responsible authorities and can put families on intervention plans. The Annie E. Casey Foundation was pushing this in Scotland. It is in place in the Netherlands, too. I have no doubt the plan is to bring it here via maternal home visits and community schools. Teachers, social workers, nurses, do you want to be in a position of outing the vulnerabilities of the families in your care? If not, educate yourself and let us prepare to fight this when it crosses the Atlantic. We can, and we must.
These are things conservative folks have been voicing for awhile. I think we have to understand that liberal techno-facsim in the hands of Bezos and Thiel et al is a distinct possibility. As politics is becoming more and more polarized it is hard for people to wrap their minds around this. In the end it is about the powerful against the masses, and historically targeted communities are on the front lines. We need to see what is coming and prepare. They are framing things in such a way that it complicates the narrative and makes it easier to write this off as “conspiracy.” And yet it is real and we need to figure out what to do to support poor families.
Super creepy. The ACE program tied to GRIFEC was launched in Wales and this was the program guy. Before he was part of the End of Life Partnerships. Gah. Is this how they plan to solve the “surplus labor” problem?
IMO, this naming person thing you foresee moving across the Atlantic, is likely coming through the medicaide transformation happening via the ACH or Accountable Communities of Health. It requires a community care coordinator, hired by local non profits, that belong to a community HUB, that all loosely share data. (at least it seems loose to me) Also coming through Behavioral Health services. (at least in Wa.) And of course through the Dept. of Children, Youth and Families that sets the stage for birth through grey, humans as a commodity. Watch this video where it states: “For every pathway Kathy’s clients complete, such as keeping their primary care appoint., or when Amy quits smoking, Kathy or her organization will receive an incentive payment rewarding her for those outcomes.”
Yes – I think we are setting up for this in Tulsa, and perhaps it already is set to extend beyond the non-profit sector. George Kaiser Family Foundation is a major donor (monetary, supplying board members) to almost all our major non-profit service providers. The foundation also supports 501tech, a spin-off nonprofit that provides free IT support to those same non-profits. Another related IT company (Asemio, which is for-profit) works with 501tech to service Oklahoma’s county health departments’ electronic medical records. Asemio also contracts with Women in Recovery here in Oklahoma (an alternative to prison) and the Bronx Defenders in NYC. So, by offering “free” IT service, GKFF has gotten a foothold in multiple sectors so that every non-profit depends on staying in GKFF’S good graces and so that heaps of personal health, education, penal system, and housing data are centralized.
Hey, wasn’t it the guy who asked the question about the Ford Foundation at the forum with Dr. Angela Davis with Bronx Defenders? I think it was
Big Oil is getting into human capital. Eric Schmidt called it-data is the new oil.
Also, just saw that this guy is coming to Tulsa… Dr. Jon Landis, an education and digital knowledge economy visionary, will discuss how technology is changing the educational landscape. Prior to Apple, Landis served as a college of education professor, chemistry teacher, principal, curriculum director and information technology director in Pennsylvania. He holds a Ph.D. in sociology, a master’s degree in education leadership and a bachelor’s degree in chemistry. His variety of roles in teaching, administration and technology helped to shape his perspective on the importance of updating teaching methods to match the changing knowledge economy.
It was this, but he’s from Take Back The Bronx, which is good.
That “meet Kathy” thing is terrifying… Like it requires a step back to remembering why the two females got dragged into the situation in the first place
EXACTLY!!!! This totally magnifies the impact of the carceral state. Someone you live with gets pulled in and suddenly you are under the control of the state, too? Crap. And none of it is about fixing the structural inequality. Like god forbid they live in Southwest Philly with environmental racism from toxic air emissions.
When I have had any sort of “paid help” service provider have anything to do with me, it was just hell. Also, let’s say the mother doesn’t quit smoking, are they going to take away the girl?
My thoughts exactly.
This piece shows how IoT is linked to Medicaid. I sense most of the “Meet Kathy” stuff will be funded through that. I can imagine the whole pathway payment system will be tied to outcomes based contracting (PFS), too.
I’ve taken the liberty to retitle for Americans: Mayors, city council, United Way, School board leaders, Community Hub elite, CEO’s of non profits and for profit, Technocrats and Data Miners, Elite Real Estate investors, Bit Coin investors, Block Chain data companies, City Block (Google enterprise) Ministers and Mega church leaders, Politicians on both sides of the isle, Foundation Philanthrocapitalists, Wrong Kind of Green investors and anyone else in the various Human Capital Industrial Complexes, including Poverty industrial : Have you got a Care Manager Person up your sleeve? Oh wait, that’s ridiculous, let me shorten that, too long….. Authoritarians and Fascists: Have you got a care manager person up your sleeve? Obviously, I’m upset today. I just need some YOGA and meditation, 5K walking steps, some Amazon whole foods, and a shopping experience and I’ll be just fine. Please sans the care manager, and I promise to be good.
Here is a post from the California anti-radical sex ed group:
The Santa Ana School District will set up a Confidential Gender Support Plan for minor students who would like to transition WITHOUT PARENTAL CONSENT OR KNOWLEDGE. They also have a separate document for a students formal gender transition in school. This too will be done without parental consent or knowledge.
Once again, school districts will take over a role that is a parents responsibility. Below is the link that will take you directly to the Santa Ana School District Gender Support Plan below.
Former Congressman Paul Ryan who sponsored the Foundations for Evidence-Based Policymaking Act of 2018, HR18-4174, is now investing in an evidence-based policy business. According to today’s Journal Sentinel piece, Ryan “announced the launch of the American Idea Foundation… He moved more than $7 million from his congressional account into the nonprofit…“
Ryan’s American Idea Foundation will be based in Janesville, WI and was registered January 29, 2019, per Wisconsin Secretary of State records, interestingly, just two weeks after HR-18-4174 became law.
Paul Ryan’s Evidence-Based, nonprofit foundation plans to partner with schools on Community-Based, Evidence-Based innovations, measuring what works, and will educate policy makers and help to craft the next generation of policies.
Seems an interesting coincidence that Congressman Ryan pushed for HR18-4174 that allows government agencies and businesses to access and link to every citizens’ personal data, including data from school children. Only time and evidence will tell.
Here is a post from the Minnesota anti-Common Core group:
“As a parent, why am I having to go through this? Why is the principal of our school on a first-name basis with the CEO of a company who is collecting data about our kids?” said Phatak. She eventually received a copy of the data and was told it was deleted, but then her child’s teacher accidentally had him use the tool again.
WAPO interviewed a warrior mom from California. YOU MAY OPT OUT OF APPS!!! Talk to your classroom teacher now. This article offers tangible ways/discussion to get across what many teachers do not understand.
🚨🚨🚨Yolo Jr. High in the Newman-Crowslanding School District Stanislaus County🚨🚨🚨 I was sent this photo by a grandmother who picked up her grandchild on the last day of school. She saw this man dressed in rainbow walking around. When she asked the school who he was she was told that he was there promoting the GSA Club (Gay Straight Alliance). School Clubs are supposed to be student initiated and student lead. Why is there a grown man coming to promote it?
And some replies to this post:
Because those clubs are promoted by adults. In one of [name redacted]’s presentations, I remember she mentioned that teachers receive incentives from the teachers’ union when a GSA club is established in their schools
Money, money, money!
The California Teachers’ Association (and other state and national unions) uses their leadership conferences to wine and dine teachers and to get them to start GSA clubs on campuses. Teachers cannot get money from the unions to help with legitimate needs, but teachers can get thousands of dollars to support GSA clubs on campuses. I always ask the same question – aren’t student clubs supposed to be student led? Not when state and national teachers’ unions are in charge. Thanks to them, everything is upside down, parents are undermined and kids are in danger! Loving teachers don’t know this is happening, and those of us who do keep blowing the whistle only to get silenced, so please help us educate teachers – they don’t have to pay those abusive unions any longer and they can get liability protections from independent organizations too.
you can include this link below to help teachers to learn how to opt out and obtain liability insurance. Thank you for helping teachers! I’m convinced that if we reach more loving teachers with the truth, we can end this nightmare. https://forkidsandcountry.org/teacher-freedom-protections/
Here is a post from a New Hampshire anti-Common Core page:
“Microsoft researchers suggest ‘data dignity’ will create a better digital society”
Of course Microsoft wants this. Being paid for your data is NOT dignity. It is literally selling yourself. The most needy will have to sell their data like plasma, the rich will opt out.
Fox meet Henhouse. …No parent consent needed to “ethically” hand over student data to researchers. TrustUs. “[Mega tech funded] FPF has received a grant to create an independent party of experts for an ethical review process that can provide trusted vetting of corporate-academic research projects. FPF will establish a pool of respected reviewers to operate as a standalone, on-demand review board to evaluate research uses of personal data and create a set of transparent policies and processes to be applied to such reviews.
OhLook. Colorado has implemented Digital IDs in place of your driver’s license, by EXECUTIVE ORDER. “[Colorado Governor] Polis was eager to sign an executive order Wednesday morning… The new-age ID will be accepted by most state agencies.”
What if you don’t have a cell phone? Or a smart phone?
Obama phones..
If you are someone who receives a public benefit I bet they will force you to have one.
SNAP, disability, etc.
This was all pushed out via US / UK “humanitarian” aid pilots.
ties to 5G and facial recognition
Also behavioral biometrics, too.
“5G is going to be a game-changer,” said Nick Ludlum, Senior Vice President and Chief Communication Officer for CTIA, which is a trade association representing the wireless communications industry in the United States. “From driverless cars to advancements in health care to (augmented reality/virtual reality) and smart cities. The innovations of the future will be built on 5G.”
Here is a comment I left on a Colorado Sheriff’s page who was asking some great questions about this. My comment: This MyColoradoApp digital ID is voluntary for now. Will there ever come a time that Coloradans will be mandated to use this app in place of their “hunk of plastic”? Some citizens do not want their personal info shared with an app, stored in a (breachable) cloud. How else might the data on this digital app be used, analyzed, shared? Are there any laws protecting that and how could a citizen SEE if a third party analyzed their data and shared it with another agency or researcher or company? WHO will be held accountable when this gets breached? Are there guard rails in place for how this data #cannot be used? Will this digital ID system ever be used to store and track student data and health data etc? For example would Colorado ever be a part of a program like ID2020?
This digital ID goes hand in hand with the Google Smart City documents I posted this morning.
GOOGLE PLANS FOR #SOCIALCREDIT SCORES IN SMART CITY. In their “Yellow Book”, Sidewalk describes a community where access to services and buildings would vary based on your willingness to give away data. People could be rewarded for “good behaviour” tracked by data, such as with better loan terms or easily renewed business licences.
yes. digital IDs are necessary for a social credit system.IMO that is why this is being rolled out. We are China. Look up Department of Homeland Security HART and SIPPRA and Ryan’s Federal Evidence Based Policy Act, and the 5G rollout and IoT.
oh my goodness. Craziness. This all ties into social impact bonds too. They need the data to make money. So maddening. This ties to some patterns I’m seeing in public schools too a with data collection as a money making revenue source. 🤬 Kind of reminds me of Class Dojo too. Authority figures giving good boy and good girl points in exchange for real world rewards and consequences. No bueno.
Though ClassDojo isn’t, at least not on the list they’re not, one of the vendors, there’s a bunch of these vendor guys partnering with this Project Unicorn thing for “data interoperability”. I know they have Curriculum Associates (iReady), Achieve3000, iStation (you know, the guys in the news for sending a cease and desist letter to an outspoken parent) Newsela, Reading Plus, etc: https://www.projectunicorn.org/vendor-coalition
Texas has expanded the reach of our driver’s license. By October 2020 it will be classified as a “national ID” and will allow Texas citizens who have update their driver’s license to continue flying on airplanes. When I renewed my license last year, it was not just the easy update, you would have thought this midlifer was a teenager getting her first license.
Texas is piloting ID2020
some specific cities have piloted ID2020.
It’s weird to have the Governor talking about Austin independent of the entire state. He has been in Dallas recently to talk about the homeless population. I can’t find it, but, I know I read earlier this year, Austin, as part of ID2020 was proposing to chip their homeless population.
yes. It is piloted in Austin but I believe every pilot it is meant to roll out statewide. I find it no coincidence that TX has rolled out your National ID.
Colorado governor ran on the campaign of making Colorado a block chain economy.
and the concept of being rewarded to participate in the early stages, I learned how some companies are partnering with Newtopia for health issues. Not only will that company charge you more for your health insurance if you choose not to participate in the company Newtopia campaign, they will reward you monetarily for reaching certain health milestones documented by Newtopia as tracked with their fitbit and ap.
the ID2020 article I posted mentions the Austin project to chip the homeless. “The City of Austin, ID2020, and several other partners are working together with homeless people and the service providers who engage with them to develop a blockchain-enabled digital identity platform called MyPass to empower homeless people with their own identity data.”
now, my pessimist comes full forward. When “My Angel” started selling their implant chips for child security, I quipped, the only security it would provide would be that every lost child could be identified to charge the rightful family for burial. Which I know is heartless. Sorry.
I think it is hard knowing that this stuff is being slickly marketed for one thing and used for another.
China has Sesame Credit and Now embracing blockchain economy.
THIS! “As part of the Course Description Awareness, Florida teachers will be awarded Open Badge micro-credentials in recognition of their participation. Micro-credentials are an increasingly popular method to display achievements and skills in which a person demonstrates competency. Digital “badges” are portable with verified, embedded information as evidence of the demonstrated skills and achievements. We are excited to provide a visual, digital representation to participants. Displaying these badges will spread awareness concerning the importance of course descriptions and their utilization when planning for instruction within Florida’s classrooms.” Read more here:
Alright, last one. How might Ethereum smart contracts work with xAPI competency tracking, digital vouchers, and securitization of human capital investments? This is my concept of how it might go with Big Picture Learning. BTW the World Bank issued its first Blockchain bond this year and Stanford has a big report on Blockchain for Social Impact. Big Picture is in Australia where they are putting public benefits on Blockchain. We should all be paying attention to that.
Here is a post from the Christian Law Association page:
Please pray as attorneys advise homeschool parents who are experiencing difficulty with their local public school system.
Here is a post from the California anti-radical sex ed group:
This is an excellent article by Cathy Cleaver Ruse that sums up what’s going on in the schools in Fairfax County, Virginia. This is actually happening all over the country–and often in states that DO NOT have a legal requirement to force schools to include this material (see Austin, TX, and Battle Ground, WA, for two of the latest parent vs. school board battles).
This is the school district where I pay taxes, but I was horrified at what was happening and knew that I could not trust this school district with my child. Parents all over the nation need to get involved in local school board elections.
We have a chance to oust the current board in just a few days. Only two school board members seem to care what parents have to say, but the rest need to go:
“The practical implications of this are that, if you live in Fairfax County and dissent from hard-Left political ideology in your schools, you have no voice. Every year you send 53% of your property taxes to a school board that has no inclination to listen to your questions or concerns. They can ignore you, and they do.
And what happens in your public schools really matters, whether or not you have children in the system. Because, as Abraham Lincoln said: “The philosophy of the schoolroom in one generation is the philosophy of the government in the next.”
The Fairfax County School Board is up for election on November 5.
If you care about the country, you have to care, first, about the school board.”
Pay for Success will use xAPI and badges / microcredentials to profit from intentionally unstable employment opportunities. This “lifelong learning” stuff isn’t all it’s cracked up to be.
This is what Lumina, Salesforce, and Robin Hood are all about.
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that’s exactly it. Salesforce and ACE (American Council on Education) have been very cozy on LinkedIn. Association of University Governing Boards (AGB), too.
and I think that trifecta will become a model, too – iNACOL, NewProfit, Deloitte, e.g.
Wow. This is really amazing. You know, I think this points to one way to fight this stuff – we have to be deliberate in using language that carries much more meaning than the collective impact double speak, and we have to use pictures and graphics that are organic and hearken back to different times. Just using the word “children” instead of “kids” can help. People are so used to hearing and seeing the same worn out marketing catalogue that they they’ve forgotten the alternatives. We have to remember that the word “impact” means a crash or a destructive collision, not something that contributes to flourishing.
such an excellent point about “impact”. It’s not a good thing.
California has made vaccines mandatory for children to enter public school. How will this play out if digital ID is part of the immunization schedule?
ID2020 Project to Build Biometric ID Program Around Infant Immunization Posted on September 19, 2019 “The project will involve the exploration of multiple biometric identification technologies for infants, with the aim of building a biometric ID program based on the most successful approaches.” New ID2020 Project to Build Biometric ID Program Around Infant Immunization ID2020, a public-private alliance aimed at supporting the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goal on universal identity, has announced a new identity project in collaboration with the Government of Bangladesh and Gavi, a public-private alliance concerned with vaccination. The project’s aim is essentially to create a biometric identity system based on immunization efforts conducted by Access to Information (A2I) – a Government of Bangladesh agency – and the Directorate of Health Service (DGHS), with the support of Gavi. The project will involve the exploration of multiple biometric identification technologies for infants, with the aim of building a biometric ID program based on the most successful approaches. “We are implementing a forward-looking approach to digital identity that gives individuals control over their own personal information, while still building off existing systems and programs,” explained A2I policy advisor Anir Chowdhury in a statement announcing the collaborative effort. “The Government of Bangladesh recognizes that the design of digital identity systems carries far-reaching implications for individuals’ access to services and livelihoods, and we are eager to pioneer this approach.” Such ideas echo those of the United Nations’ refugee agency, the UNHCR, which has in recent years championed the use of biometric technology to deliver official ID to those who often lack such documentation, such as displaced persons. And Gavi’s leadership are excited about expanding on the anticipated success of this effort. “Eighty-nine percent of children and adolescents without identification live in countries supported by Gavi,” commented Gavi CEO Seth Berkley. “We are enthusiastic about the potential impact of this program not just in Bangladesh, but as something we can replicate across Gavi-eligible countries, providing a viable route to closing the identity gap.” The project was announced at ID2020’s annual summit this week, with previous events having seen other major organizations such as Accenture and Microsoft commit to biometrics-driven identity projects in support of UN goals.
Close to 10 years after its first edition, a fully updated International Technical Guidance on Sexuality Education published today by UNESCO advocates quality comprehensive sexuality education to promote health and well-being, respect for human rights and gender equality, and empowers children and young people to lead healthy, safe and productive lives. “Based on the latest scientific evidence, the International Technical Guidance on Sexuality Education reaffirms the position of sexuality education within a framework of human rights and gender equality,” says UNESCO Director-General Audrey Azoulay. “It promotes structured learning about sexuality and relationships in a manner that is positive and centred on the best interest of the young person. By outlining the essential components of effective sexuality education programmes, the Guidance enables national authorities to design comprehensive curricula that will have a positive impact on young people’s health and well-being.” The Technical Guidance is designed to assist education policy makers in all countries design accurate and age-appropriate curricula for children and young people aged 5 – 18+. Based on a review of the current status of sexuality education around the world and drawing on best practices in the various regions, the Guidance notably demonstrates that sexuality education: helps young people become more responsible in their attitude and behaviour regarding sexual and reproductive health is essential to combat the school dropout of girls due to early or forced marriage, teenage pregnancy and sexual and reproductive health issues is necessary because in some parts of the world, two out of three girls reported having no idea of what was happening to them when they began menstruating and pregnancy and childbirth complications are the second cause of death among 15 to 19-year olds does not increase sexual activity, sexual risk-taking behaviour, or STI/HIV infection rates. It also presents evidence showing that abstinence-only programmes fail to prevent early sexual initiation, or reduce the frequency of sex and number of partners among the young. The publication identifies an urgent need for quality comprehensive sexuality education to: provide information and guidance to young people about the transition from childhood to adulthood and the physical, social and emotional challenges they face. tackle the challenges posed by sexual and reproductive health issues, which are particularly difficult during puberty, including access to contraception, early pregnancy, gender-based violence, sexually transmitted infections (STIs) and HIV and AIDS raise awareness of HIV prevention and transmission, of which only 34 per cent of young people around the world can demonstrate accurate knowledge complement or counter the large body of material of variable quality that young people find on the internet, and help them face increasingly common instances of cyberbullying. The Guidance was produced in collaboration with UNAIDS, United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), UN Women, and the World Health Organization (WHO).
…Check out this brief for a concise overview of the PLSSE, a list of organizations involved in their development, and some ideas for ways they might be used…
This creepy National Driver Surveillance program would compliment the Digital Drivers Licenses being rolled out in several states.
Colorado recently implemented Digital IDs in place of your driver’s license, by EXECUTIVE ORDER. “[Colorado Governor] Polis was eager to sign an executive order Wednesday morning… The new-age ID will be accepted by most state agencies.”
Apparently, knowing a driver’s Social Security Number, address, date of birth, checking their driving record and running their name against a national criminal database is not enough. There are few places in America that do not use Automatic License Plate Readers to track our every movement and even that does not appear to be enough for Big Brother’s insatiable desire to know everything about everyone. The Salem News revealed that the bill would “incentivize states” into creating an unconstitutional national real-time driver sharing program. Moulton said, “the goal is to incentivize states to modernize their systems and work together to make sure their databases are compatible to improve communication on dangerous drivers.” WCVB Channel 5 explains how the U.S. DOT would offer states more than $50 million to help create a national real-time data sharing program. “Moulton’s bill would also create a $50 million competitive grant program that would allow states to bid for additional grant money and would enable the U.S. Department of Transportation to connect states that have similar modernization needs.”
You’ll be shocked to see what your scores are based on. With massive data collection and sharing, imagine children’s scores… “As consumers, we all have “secret scores”: hidden ratings that determine how long each of us waits on hold when calling a business, whether we can return items at a store, and what type of service we receive. A low score sends you to the back of the queue; high scores get you elite treatment.”
Here is a post shared by Alice Linahan:
Who is meddling in Midland? 🍏
There’s no “public” in public-private partnerships and this portfolio model did not originate locally. Midland voters would be wise to defeat the bond and tell Midland to go back to the drawing board to devise a better bond that authentically includes all stakeholders. If the business interests want to truly help the communities, they will back a plan that is created by those they purport to want to help.
Lawyers for Houston ISD’s school board have asked a federal judge to preemptively stop the Texas Education Agency from stripping power from the district’s elected trustees and allow board members to select a permanent superintendent, the latest maneuver in a growing legal battle between the district and state.
In a motion filed Tuesday, the HISD board’s lawyers argued agency officials have discriminated against voters in predominantly black and Hispanic cities, overstepped their authority in suspending the district’s superintendent search and misinterpreted a new state law that requires dramatic intervention in districts with long-struggling schools.
The same thing just happened in Hillsboro, Oregon. We have to vote out the board members.
As a teacher with 20 years experience in middle school, I can honestly say that if parents have the ability, you can give your child a better education at home. Buy the homeschool curriculum or see if your state or county has a virtual school option. Join a homeschool group or co-op. Your child will be much better served.
I would tell my child to walk out of class if I had a child there .
I was there and it was sad….90% of parents there voiced their disapproval and they voted unanimously to pass it 😡
I’m a parent in AISD, and not only will I opt out but my kids will be absent on the days this is taught. Many of us are planning to do that in order to hit them in the funding. Formal grievances and law suits are the next step.
Here is a post from the California anti-radical sex ed group:
Can anyone PLEASE tell me why Drag is being pushed onto children so aggressively?
Last year Santa Ana School District allowed a drag queen on campus to teach children how to put on Drag make up without notifying the parents. Now they have Drag Queen Story Hour at our public libraries, Drag kids TV shows, Drag Queen Gatherings at churches, drag queens posing with children and now this.
If you are concerned about Comprehensive Sex Ed, you will want to watch the Standards & Assessment Committee meeting on Friday. They will be discussing the CoreGuides that are currently on the state website for teachers to use as resources. Search “1. ACTION: Health Core Guides” on Friday’s agenda to review them (if you don’t have time to go through them all, pay attention to the “Human Development” section in each grade level):
Here is a post from the Florida anti-iReady group:
Interviewed on camera today With Wendi Rae, a new Bradenton reporter
Curriculum is not developmentally appropriate. We should not be TESTING kids in preschool or kindergarten . We can’t make kids develop any faster than their 4 and 5 year old brains are ready to. This leads to more age inappropriate instruction leading to more kids failing tests that shouldn’t be given to in the first place.
Kids learn through PLAY! Bring back the joy of learning as we are killing it.
“The governor’s office says the following:
In accordance with state law, beginning with the release of the 2018-19 school year results, VPK readiness rates will be calculated on both learning gains and kindergarten screener results. Providers that do not meet the minimum readiness rate will be subject to the following consequences:
Placement of the provider on probation; Implementation of an improvement plan approved by the early learning coalition or school district including the use of an Office of Early Learning (OEL)-approved curriculum or a staff development plan; Implementation of an improvement plan approved by the early learning coalition or school district including the use of an Office of Early Learning (OEL)-approved curriculum or a staff development plan; Continued probation until the provider meets the minimum readiness rate; and Ineligibility to offer the VPK program if on probation for three or more years without a good cause exemption.”
VPK is officially part of punitive testing. Disgusting. We’ll pay for PreK thank you, rather than start this crap at 4 years old. Sad for all families who don’t have options for their kids. More examples of privilege. People need the services, but have to subject their children to this mess!
Since VPK funding for private institutions come from public funding, will these VPK rules apply for both private and public VPK classrooms?
if private preschool is not taking VPK funding then they can teach kids how they want to without state assessments.
Omg let me say this again, no child is not ready for k. K is were we get littles ready for school. The fact that this is even said is upsetting .
I’ve had parents tell me their kindergarten student is below grade level in October! 🤬
it is criminal the stress we are putting five year olds under. The entire point of k was for social skills, school culture, and entrance into literacy and numeracy. No one is not ready.
Beyond upsetting, ridiculous, inappropriate. My son’s teacher told me in October he was not ready for kinder. This happened last year. My choices: put him back in pre-k or repeat kinder, yes in october! We the parents spoke with her and none of this happened (not viable options). We placed lots of stress on our child to do well and he did excellent. The system and expectations are equally ugly. I asked the district when are they going to start evaluating socio-emotional development in children with a grade? Then they worry about safety in schools (middle and high school especially), they keep missing the point, you have to have happy, self confident, empowered children with a love for learning and thirst for it. I think they do not care or they are completely uninformed (to put it lightly)
“start evaluating socio-emotional development”. Already in the works, I’m afraid. This SEL stuff is part of the federal ESSA.
Utah now is proposing Early Learning Standards for kids 3-5:
“The 2013 edition of Utah’s Early Childhood Core Standards contained sections entitled Approaches to Learning and Science and Social/Emotional and Social Studies. In this edition, Science and Social Studies are in sections by themselves. Approaches to Learning includes the concepts of curiosity, engagement, interest in learning, independence, flexibility, perseverance, imagination, and problem-solving. These foundational skills are essential for learning and are integrated throughout the standards. Social-Emotional development includes self-awareness, regulation and recognition of emotions, emotional responsiveness, and the ability to interact with others effectively in social settings. The former Social-Emotional content has been integrated throughout all content areas, and a strand has been included in the Health Education section. The implementation of these Standards in early childhood programs will improve kindergarten readiness and reduce achievement gaps. The standards are not to be used to exclude children from entering kindergarten. Related concepts may be added as appropriate in order to assure that every child reaches his/her potential.”
Here is a post that was shared in the Alaska anti-Common Core group:
In the past the districts were required to review standards and curriculum every 6 years. Sadly, an education bill Sb104, pushed by Sen MacKinnon and others became law, now requiring curriculum review once every ten years. This helps keep Alaska/common core standards in place which educators know, drives the curriculum, (her in-law Margaret MacKinnon from DEED supported common core strongly at state board of education meetings). I fought tirelessly against implementation of common core that is disguised as Alaska standards, but couldn’t get enough legislators to understand the dangers of non benchmarked standards. The common core Amp and Peak assessments have not been reliable. Educating our youth is of critical importance and it’s sad to see Alaska continue down federal led education, that has failed millions, and cost about a trillion dollars since the mid 1960s. Please talk to the Governor, your US Rep and Senators, your State Rep, Senator and your local school board and ask them to get rid of common core- corporate sponsored by Microsoft/Gates Foundation and federal led education. Alaska deserves much better.
This is an important story- “Angela Bolton-Smith argued her 6-year-old son needs special instruction. But, she said Dallas ISD was forcing him to undergo additional tests she didn’t think needed to take place. She said he was being railroaded into an autism diagnosis that would leave him stigmatized.”
“Vanity Fair: Early one morning in the winter of 2003, Vanity Fair Editor-in-Chief Graydon Carter arrived at his magazine’s offices to find an unexpected visitor standing alone in the reception area behind its glass doors. It was Jeffrey Epstein. In 2002, Carter had read a gossip item in the New York Post’s Page Six column and decided to assign a reporter to answer the pressing question: Who exactly was Epstein and why was he flying former President Bill Clinton and other celebrities around on his jets?”… [Vanity Fair Carter did not run a story on two young Farmer sisters abused by Epstein.] … “It was terribly painful,” the Farmer sisters wrote in a statement for this article. “We hoped the story would put people on notice and they would be stopped from abusing other young girls and young women. That didn’t happen. In the end, the story that ran erased our voices.” Boies, a lawyer for the Farmer sisters, says the omission made it more difficult to get victims and witnesses to speak out. “I think it helped create the impression among many of the victims that the media was under Epstein’s control, that Epstein had all this power,” he says. Soon after publication, Connolly says, Carter called to share an ominous development: a bullet placed right outside his front door at his Manhattan home. “That wasn’t a coincidence,”
“In 2006, federal authorities compiled accusations against Epstein in Florida. Connolly says he headed south to see if there was a story there for Vanity Fair. As Connolly pursued interviews with women who had worked for Epstein, he says, Carter called him once more. The editor had found another intrusion, this time in the front yard of his Connecticut home: the severed head of a dead cat. “It was done to intimidate,” Connolly tells NPR. “No question about it.” (Others who worked for Vanity Fair at the time said the cat’s head was the talk of the office.) Connolly tells NPR he voluntarily decided to stop pursuing the subject for the magazine. “
Ghislaine Maxwell, Epstein’s madame. She has twin sisters who started Magellan: https://youtu.be/B_JeI2-lFgM After Magellan was acquired by competing search engine Excite, in 1996,[6] she went on to co-found Chiliad:[7] a software company involved in the advance of on-demand, massively scalable, intelligent mining of structured and unstructured data through the use of natural language search technologies. The firm’s software was behind the data search technology used by the FBI’s counterterrorism data warehouse.[8]
make no mistake. She was a pimp.
She is a pedophile and recruiter for child sex trafficking. She has been accused of child rape by the victims and is possibly involved in the imprisonment of these children as well.
Not too surprising. People capable of doing this badgeing, SEL stuff, Ed Tech, career pidgeonholing, etc to kids are sick enough to sex traffic them too.
Didn’t Bill Gates of Hell meet with Epstein a few times before he had his “accident”?
It’s interesting how this stuff plus the human trafficking in CPS is being swept under the rug, much like all of these priest sex abuses in the Catholic Church.
they will have pics, addresses, and know the family home environment… it would be sooooo easy to literally hand select and target a child this way. I just had a parent tell me this week that she asked her daughter if she saw any weird questions in Achieve3000 after I told her about them and her daughter said that it asked her if her family fought. They will know everything about the kids.
Here is a tweet from Matt Walsh:
It won’t get much attention, but Kamala Harris’ plan to enact a TEN HOUR school day, 8 AM – 6 PM, is both disturbing and revealing. Democrats are trying to replace the family with the State. That’s why they keep extending the amount of time kids spend in school.
Here is a post from Alice Linahan:
We’ve been warning: BREAKING Houston ISD’s takeover official: State to take control of Texas’ largest school district.
Don’t think they can’t come after your district next. They set the district up to fail!! FYI-Houston ISD took 30Million in Race to the Top (RTTT) federal funds which mandated alignment to the Common Core back in 2013.
There is more… TEA is taking over Houston ISD, the largest School District in Texas…to put in a Public/Private/Partnership scheme where the state gets to pick the winners and losers.
What is not in the big news cycle is on the SAME day; TEA announced they were taking over Snyder ISD in West Texas and Shepherd ISD in East Texas as well! Commissioner Mike Morath was put in place to execute a plan to remove locally elected officials. Meaning, we are no longer a CONSTITUTIONAL REPUBLIC!! Let that sink in. https://www.texastribune.org/2019/11/06/tea-take-over-houston-isd-school-board-replace-superintendent/
Here is a post that was shared in the Texas anti-STARR group:
Dear Education System,
This is what you are doing to our children. My 5 year old is made to feel bad that he is a regular boy.
He isn’t always good at sitting still. He loves to bounce and talk to friends. He loves to learn by doing. He’s a typical boy who could play outside all day and not get tired.
Sadly you take that away more and more each year. You’re dead set on increasing testing numbers by forcing the “child” out of our kids. At much younger ages they are becoming zombies.
Sit, be still, learn this earlier, test well or we will be forced to have an intervention but don’t expect our help quickly because the red tape takes months. Talk too much during P.E. and you lose it. Don’t turn your homework in and sit silently at lunch while you complete the assignment.
If he cannot be silent and still my child is a distraction. If you cannot be silent and still you will be punished. If you cannot be silent and still we will take away the time you do have to NOT be silent and still.
When will you wake up and realize you are detrimentally hurting our children by no longer allowing them to just be children??
Because personally, I’m tired of holding my baby while he cries thinking he’s failing as a kindergartner.
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I have just retired after 24 years, the last 14 in kindergarten. We had centers & inside & outside play. We did have learning times where attention was needed. The system is pushing more & more that teachers must cover at very young ages. This is sad. There are school systems stricter than others. I know one in Florida that had no toys except manipulative for math that they had limited exposure with. It was just as this lady described. No recess fir any age! After one year I left. I could not stand it! They taught FCAT testing every day so the system could get more money for testing well. That is all that mattered to the administration. Oh they had a great PR with the media, but the poor teachers were terrorized! The pressure was applied to the teachers and students. That is why I left. I could not stand putting children under that much pressure.
You don’t want to see how they school in South Korea, then. We honestly have one of the most laid back Educational Systems. That is what recess is for, to get all your energy out. It’s a good skill to learn how to sit still and pay attention, it will help you go further in life. I promise you.
the problem is they take away recess if the kid messes up once. My son has that happen to him all the time.
When recess is only 15 minutes, not much energy can be expelled. Not to mention at lunch they are expected to sit quietly and eat. The only free time they have is 15 minutes.
The same is happening with my boy he is 8 now and is having to see an educational psychologist. They say he has adhd and want to put him on medicine. But his report is full of 60%-70% so why is this not good enough? He loves to talk and loves to ask questions about everything. Have just filled out a questionnaire asking questions like – is he easily distracted with low interest activities? Oh for goodness sake yes i flippen am. There is nothing wrong with my boy and i am imprisoning him in his body full of medicine
I told my kids to homeschool their children because the public education system is whacked. Teachers can’t teach because the school board wants to politically correctly. Some teachers are teaching about sex change and transgenders and hate and not math and english and science. Others just don’t care
Sad!! Let them be kids!! And I just read that some politicians want to extend the school day until 6 pm!! Check out the states that implemented EXTRA outdoor activities and EXTRA RECESS…I think Texas was one of those states…kids have to move around to learn!!
My daughter used to teach kindergarten. She let her kids stand and dance and even sing at their desks as long as they didnt disrupt the others from their work and everyone got things done. She loved the kids and the parents…the admin were not fans of her methods but the kids learned how to read ,and write and be productive while others around them did too..she retired from teaching because the system was not letting good teachers actually teach anymore..lots of good teachers leave because they have too many rules and regulations that demand they do things the systems way.. which is obviously not working..Home school and private schools are better.
This is beyond true!!! It makes me sick!!! My daughter (14) told me yesterday my son (7) hasn’t been doing his homework. I said “I don’t care. If he fails because of it, we will have issues”. They have to stay at school 8 hours doing work I was doing in 4th grade in 2nd and then want to send them home with tons of homework too!!
my daughter’s school, (we live in Texas amd she’sin 4th grade) they send home math homework that isn’t even a grade for math its for their citizenship.. like wtf!!
I remember crying the year before my youngest started kindergarten. He was a strong willed, high spirited little boy. I just knew it wasn’t going to work out. He wasn’t a follower. I just knew in the bottom on my heart one of 2 things were going to happen… 1) they would kick him out 2) they would suppress that spark within him to the point that he would no longer be the same child that I knew and loved. Fast forward 8 years and I was right. He is now in 8th grade. He is depressed and down in himself. Feels like it doesn’t matter how hard he tries, he’ll never be good enough. And coincidentally they kicked out within his first week of kindergarten. It’s been a long and difficult road to where we are now. I think daily about pulling him out of school and homeschooling him myself. It breaks my heart. They destroyed my baby. As much as I fought it from happening, I think it’s inevitable. That’s just what the public school system does. It you don’t fit the mold there’s something wrong with you. It’s a extremely flawed system. It is failing our children.
This is so true and it breaks my heart that they want to put every child in the same mold. I had a teacher tell me once she didn’t enjoy teaching as much as she did when she first started. We are made to focus on state testing and getting them ready for college there is not much room to enjoy the children. She said not all children are going to college so we need them to be ready for the life they will be happy living. By trying to force all of them in the same mold we are setting some up to fail. All children are smart in different ways. If we let them be happy children, they will become happy adults! I told my children they could be anything they wanted and if they were happy I would be happy!
This is why I took my daughter out of public school she is a 2nd grader because of testing numbers in the school they made recess 10 minutes after lunch and that’s it and took away most fun things to focus on core curriculum so I took her out of public school and I am beyond happy homeschooling her now
I was a teacher and don’t really want to send my boys to public school. It’s not meant to help them grow and learn, it’s to condition them to working in cubicles 😭
I didn’t ever imagine hearing my super social butterfly son say he doesn’t want to go to kindergarten. What kid doesn’t want to go to kindergarten?! The kid who gets in trouble constantly for being a kid, that’s who.
My son’s school had made it their very job to make my autistic son’s life a living hell…. He is in fifth grade and feels sooo stupid and feels that he must apologize for every single thing… He never goes to a damn party or a celebration… Why haven’t I moved him… Because the inner city schools are far worse..
My daughter is a 5th grader and she gets her recess taken away often due to her homework not being completed. She received a 0 zero on her language arts homework because it was hand written and not sent via the computer. The teacher frowned upon myself as a parent when she.asked if we had a computer at home. Firm NO, WE DON’T from me. her response, let her use my phone. Again, NO! My daughter will research via books and write via pencil and paper. So now, she doesn’t get to enjoy recess. Like ever. Why… cuz we aren’t up to date with technology at home. It’s bull shit!
The principal tried to take away the children’s outside time after lunch, because their test scores were low. I got that nipped in the bud quick. They need time for themselves.
I’ve worked in school nutrition. It’s been a several years back. I have witnessed the children and had my own come through lunch doors, walking down the halls like soldiers not allowed to talk. Sit quietly during lunch. My husband got in trouble for talking while visiting at his lunch table. Today’s children don’t get recesses like we did. This infuriates me to all ends. I do realize the amount of children and trailers at most elementary schools. This article saddens me. Thank you for speaking up and for also paying attention to your child’s needs when he gets home. You are spot on in this article. Whatever happened to our schools will never change at this point. Sickens me! Home school no longer looks bad to me. I do believe Childeren need exposure to other kids and friends. Bless his heart. We know longer live in the same world. It’s all political and not about the child. Just numbers!
Not all kids are ready for kindergarten @ five. Our youngest was just five and we put him in kindergarten. After a month the teacher told my wife. I wish I could just send him out to play. We ask him if he wanted to go back to pre-school. He was so excited. The next year he was awesome. 26 now and still jokes that he flunked kindergarten. But he took college prep class in highschool.🤔
This really touched me 😓😪 As my Daughter has been going through exactly the same thing since Gr1. She now has to take EXTRA classes just to be able to cope with the extra work and stress. And Shes now gr3. I find it SO sad that my baby girl feels she has NO time for herself and all she does is work there is hardly time to play during the week just to keep up with the pressure of school. And She’s forever feeling like a failure. She feels she always has to compete with all the other kids. Or else she gets teased and called stupid. It’s really heart breaking see our kids having to go through this. 😰 Strongs to each and every parent and child having to go through this😪😓
As an educator, I feel the same way. Everything based on a standard and the joy of teaching goes right out the door
Amen!! Not to mention 10 minutes to eat lunch
yes my kid only gets 20 minutes and that includes waiting in the lunch line like that’s too fast!
13 minutes recess too so they can finish common core It’s so very disturbing and wrong
My son too failed Kindergarten… what a joke! They told me he didn’t know his alphabet…. hmmm really? Come to find out they had told him he could sit “quietly” at his desk if he found it difficult to sit and listen at circle time… so he then applied this new “quiet rule” to when it was testing time! Joke was on them I guess….
It is sad. But often the teacher feels the same. It would be nice if they had time in their day to allow kids to just relax and play. Yet they have businesses driving government and administration decisions with curriculum. They feel we are behind in comparison to other countries, so they push for kids to learn more at earlier ages. All this being done with students all having individual needs to be met in one classroom. Usually with only one adult in this classroom. I am in my 50’s and still remember being yelled at by my teacher because I talked to the person next to me. My parents supported the teacher.
I think it’s awful the way kids are pushed to grow up in pre- Kindergarten and Kindergarten.. the meaning of Kindergarten is “ child’s garden”.. no garden here!! Home work in these grades is certainly not necessary!! Let them be young and play!! They have enough pressure as they get older! Remember when pre-k was an elective ???👍🥰👀
I’m going to share this and because She’s absolutely Right! People need to be “woke” to what they’re doing instead of “stay asleep at the wheel” and then “Demand” that others wrongfully “Obey” their political will plus accept being punished if they don’t! B$%%-S$%&! No One- has to Obey that S$&T!
This is why I retired early.😡 Children are not allowed to be children any more. Had firstgraders for ten years here in Texas. Only testing and grades, statistics keept for all students. Heaven forbid that all doesn’t pass the first time.
There is so much pressure put on children now. My poor granddaughter has anxiety at school because they are not allowed to be children it is effecting their mental health 😞
My daughter vomits before school Because she is so scared of failing and being a failure at school she cries at drop off and at pick up has tear filled eyes until we get home and she realizes there’s no school here 😖😖😖😢😢😢
My boys barely have recess…10 minutes if they are lucky, lunchroom usually sits in silence, tons of homework, unrealistic expectations for elementary school kids and then they get mad saying kids are “bad” and acting out. Well i wonder why. Literally like being in jail
My son who couldn’t wait to go to school and learning HATED school by the end of 1st grade. All of this breaks my heart.
mine too. My son graduates in May but he wanted to quit soooo many times. After 1st grade he hated school also.
so did mine. The rest of his school career was a struggle.
My daughter is in first grade…..she was told to memorize 6 or 7 civil rights leaders and about 6 important figures in history as well as what they did. All together about 13 or 14 people….studying for this assignment was miserable for her….it took majority of her day when she got off school and then it was bed time smh
Totally agree my son has adhd and doesn’t sit still or silent and they did a mental examination on him without my permission and said that he needs counseling and I called the school board it’s a new program to help prevent kids from shooting up schools which is great but still puts a label on my son which I don’t treat him differently the school does and makes their life harder in school but the school board ended up saying they did need parent permission in my sons case but if they feel that they would be harmful to themselves or others then they do not need permission but still they made him feel like the lady that examined him he thought it was my friend
The whole point of our public education system is to churn out zombified wage workers. That’s why critical thinking is removed and memorization is the end all of “knowledge”.
My kids had a packet to do every week, my neice had 2 assignments a day at least to do a day, until she had to take all day kindergarten and a reading tutor it then turned into 5 assignments a night…in kindergarten
My thoughts exactly. Both my boys, one in third and one in kinder, absolutely hate school. They now equate learning to boring worksheets. They cry about it. It makes me so sad that they have lost the natural human yearning for knowledge and the wonder of learning. 😢
As a kindergarten teacher please just understand as teachers we hate it just as much as you as a parent. Our hearts are BIG enough to love to teach but what we HAVE to teach is another thing. I choose to get out of ISD schools mainly for what you are describing that your son is going through and I hate that it is happening to him but I really just want to thank you for dedicating your post to the “education system” and not the teachers.
I have taught preschool and kinder for the past 10 years. I am educated in this field with a degree but I have pulled my son out of school and am homeschooling him. I do NOT support the public education system. It is not structured to teach the way the human brain works. I wish we could adapt our schools to a Reggio or Montessori way of teaching. Teach our children the way they learn! Don’t force them in a little box to learn how “we” think they should learn or behave. I to became tired of holding my son as he cried in my arms thinking he was a failure and a “bad kid”.
My daughter started kindergarten this September. I have been called in for a meeting every single week. 3 out of 5 days of the week I’m spending an extra hour after school speaking with the teacher. It’s been nonstop issues and complaints about my daughter talking too much, not following directions, getting distracted, playing during class work, Wild energy etc. She’s already had three emotional break downs at home. She’s started peeing herself again. I literally don’t know what to do anymore. I’ve cried, I feel terrible how the school system treats children. Her school is one of the top elementarys in our state for being a public school. It’s primarily upper class families and they are highly known for their test scores.
Sorry, but the education system does not care. The education system is designed to raise/train employees, not thinkers, but to not take chances or risks, there is one right answer or you are wrong, follow the rules, obey or be labelled “learning disabled” the rest of a child’s life. Why do you think they teach nothing on taxes, debt, money, etc???? Sorry, your open letter to education system means nothing to them because they. do. not. care. They are in the business of training future obedient employees.
The system is corrupt and makes me very angry, but it’s on me. They are now even taking away Kindergarten and expecting kindergarteners to start kindergarten reading! Did you know that? Maybe not in your area yet; those who do not start school already knowing how to read are labeled “learning disabled” & this goes in their record. Boys learn differently than girls and cannot sit still. They learn by taking things apart. They learn to read a couple years after girls. They are normal but nope, teacher says he has ADD, put him on medicine, make him sit still, no moving no talking. Take away recess, quiet lunch. Teachers are onl
CEO’s learn in college to help, not the people, but themselves! That’s why, when a huge corporation closes, they fire hundreds or thousands of people, give them no money, yet pay themselves MILLIONS of dollars in bonuses or severance. A great book to read is “Why A Students work for C students (& B Students Work for the Government)” Can’t remember the guys name but he also wrote the fantastic book “Rich Dad, Poor Dad” which I also highly recommend you read.
I was shocked to find out that my granddaughter got only half hour for noon recess and 15 minutes of that time is to eat her lunch! And she was in the 6th grade! These kids need a full hour for lunch to run around and exercise before going back in the classroom!
I went school with my child and man they have to rush to eat. It was sad
When my son was young in kindergarten I had a teacher tell me that he was too disruptive and always getting up talking and playing she didn’t think that was normal but to me that is a normal boy so what they told me as a young mother single young mother that if I didn’t put my child on riddle that they would have a CPS worker come out and take my child I fought them until he was 7 and then it felt like the walls were coming in and I had no one to help me so I put my child on Ritalin like a fool and it’s a horrible horrible drug he was a zombie he drooled. As he got old and other children found out becauseyou have to be called down to the office to take your medication many other children of his age would try to steal it try to buy it he decided that was too much and he took himself off he somewhat returned to the boy I knew but I think putting a child on medication before they’re 18 is ridiculous and I am so ashamed and sorry that I did this to my child.
This. This is why I could not continue teaching kindergarten. You really do need some sort of control over a classroom or it is chaotic. You do need to teach to the standards or you could lose your job. Yet a lot of kindergarteners are not developmentally ready to meet these expectations. And as a mom I knew if they did during class, I knew they were coming home and melting down from holding it in all day.
As a former teacher I can relate. I believe learning should be fun and exciting. This push to perform is crazy stressful for all concerned. Children need to be allowed to be children and teachers need to be allowed to teach for success and not for a test. These decisions are not made by the teachers, most of them are made by people who have never taught a single day. Teachers are also pushed to run stepford classrooms. It stifles creativity and makes for an unhappy situation all the way around
Here is a post from the Florida anti-iReady group:
So this sheet was in my son’s binder… I pulled it out and wrote the following to my son’s teacher: just wanted to let you know I removed the test score sheet from [name redacted]’s binder. I don’t believe a test or computer program determine his success in YOUR class. I trust your judgement to evaluate him. Please do not replace in his binder and I would like to not have him on i-Ready anymore this semester as it seems to be a huge emphasis for evaluating him. Please understand I hold nothing against you I 💯 support you as his teacher but refuse to support this unsupported computer programs. Please feel free to reach out if you have any questions
[Sheet removed by me as it had the child’s name on it.]
Here is another post from the Florida anti-iReady group:
Hi All.
This is my second year opting my kids out of I-ready. I received a email from the school stating they are making my son take the assessment to place him. I told my son to not take the test but i guess they talked him into it. How is this ok? What do i do? I can forward the email for reference if need be. Thank you! Ocps.
Here is a post from a friend of mine:
PARENTS WANT ANSWERS.
Let’s hope this Colorado school district (and others across the nation) hit with Pearson Aimsweb breach answer these questions. And WHO was the “third party” that hacked this data?
September 4, 2019 at 3:47 pm
Categories:Letters, Opinion
Rachel Cohen: Questions for the school district about data breach
In the last week, parents across Boulder County have found out that our children’s data was compromised. There are lots of questions that we hope Boulder Valley School District answers. Here are a few we hope are answered by the District.
• Is there a reason you have not contacted Pearson to advocate for families regarding the short time of Experian monitoring?
• Do you not think that the full names and birth dates of students compromised has potential long-term use for malicious activities that goes beyond that one year period?
• Why was Infinite Campus data given to Pearson for the Aimsweb 1.0 system?
• Why was Infinite Campus data provided for Aimsweb 1.0 for students who it is not being used for, including graduated students, home school students, and opt-out families?
• Was the Infinite Campus data provided for Aimsweb 1.0 system by integration, merge, or some other process, and was it protected both in transit and at rest? Please define/explain this completely.
• What data elements were provided for the Aimsweb 1.0 system? Was it only the full name and date of birth of students or other elements as well?
• What other vendors have similar access or agreements for such communication of data from Infinite Campus?
• Are there any non-contracted vendors (i.e. on demand providers) who would have similar access from Infinite Campus?
• Why is there no segregation of populations to ensure use specific communication of student data to vendors?
• How do you plan to ensure this does not happen again (communication of mass data to vendors that is not necessarily required for servicing the District)?
• Will you provide your Pearson communications and log without a CORA request, as it is germane to many questions so many in the community are asking?
Rachel Cohen
Lafayette
Remember when districts told parents data remains in district only?
Why then were SLDS systems built with state interoperability?
Why were data dashboards (SLDS Student longitudinal data bases) (parent portals) built with State interoperability? IOW why was the data system built to share data out of district? Uploaded to States and across State lines?
Weren’t we told data remained in district only? That changed quickly were you queried?
Ya know, the in district data used to be limited to bussing schedules, percentage of walkers, reports for reduced and free lunch, data for in district budgeting etc…
In Goggle schools today (free google suite for schools) every keystroke is captured, every communication of students and staff, every written assignment, homework, student assigned emails, etc. why? Why is this allowed and did you as a parent agree? Did you get written assurances of data privacy? Is your school requiring your child to utilize chrome books to get their “free education?” Is your child unable to access homework if they refuse? Did you vote? Were you told what happens to data collected on your minor children? What happens when it’s breached? Who is liable?
Is one year credit monitoring sufficient?
About that data.
Hudson Valley NY schools closed today cyber security threats.
Flagstaff AZ TOO.
And why has it Been going on for years? and this was even worse. Threats to students and parents via texts and data sold on dark web…
Last week, Gov. John Bel Edwards declared a statewide emergency after three ongoing cyber-security incidents at school systems in Sabine, Morehouse and Ouachita parishes in north Louisiana.
Here’s another piece of the puzzle…. Because my students all have laptops and do many of their assignments electronically, my class load can be huge. With programs that help score their work, I end up with almost 200 students, a number that would be completely unmanageable if I were scoring everything on my own. So fewer teachers are needed….
if you read through Pearson’s 2025 report (or watch Video of Tom Vander Ark, this is the goal. Computers replacing teachers.
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I know you are. I just cannot fathom being a teacher with that many kids / assignments to grade. It is like you are competing with the robots: impossible. I wish they would recognize the value of human teachers, individual time with students…instead of spending all the money on tech. Sorry. 😦
and not spending money on feeding programs, social workers, mentors, etc. The opportunity costs are massive. Nearly $500million spent in Baltimore County…
“What do you say to “That’s so gay” and other anti-LGBTQ comments” http://www.welcomingschools.org/pages/be-prepared-for-questions-and-put-downs-about-gender/ and “Be prepared for put-downs about gender” are actually the same list, offered by the Human Rights Campaign (HRC). This organization, like the SPLC, is intolerant toward religious views of sexuality and gender. This site actively promotes gender theory and the normalization of gender confusion.
“What is love anyway?”, https://3rs.org/3rs-curriculum/3rs-curric-search/ “Change is Good,” “Understanding Gender,” and “I am Who I Am” all link to the same lesson plan resource, which is created by Planned Parenthood affiliate Advocates for Youth. Lesson plans include detailed mixed-gender discussions of private body parts, gender confusion (i.e. “people who were born with female parts,” “a person’s uterus” rather than a woman’s uterus), the assurance that condoms “offer really good protection” against many common STIs, and a PowerPoint walking children through radical gender theory.
“Learning Empowerment Self-Identification” https://www.glsen.org/sites/default/files/Learning%20Empowerment%20and%20Self-Identification_0.pdf links to a GLSEN resource. Strangely, it’s intended for 9th-12thgrade but included in the Utah Health Standards for 7th grade. It’s more direct instruction in gender confusion, the fluidity of gender and the acceptability of any kind of sexual behavior.
“Sexual and Gender Diversity” https://teachingsexualhealth.ca/teachers/grade/grade-7/ links to a Canadian government resource (Alberta). It lists dozens of sexual identities. The site includes a page teaching children how to consent to sexual activity and provides links to lesson plans, including one for 7th graders which discusses oral and anal sex and condom use. It also includes sexually explicit role play scenarios.
Standard HI.HD.4b links to a site named “Bedsider Birth Control.” https://www.bedsider.org/methods It’s a graphic layout of birth control methods which seems completely inappropriate for 12- and 13-year-olds.
Standard HI.HD.8c links to Planned Parenthood’s Advocates for Youth site again. Only in order to download the lesson plan, “Understanding Boundaries”, https://3rs.org/3rs-curriculum/3rs-curric-search/?sf_paged=2 , which appears to be a “how to consent to sexual activity” lesson, the organization requires you to enter contact information
Here is a post from a New York anti-testing group:
The New York Board of Regents is currently considering whether to approve a radical weakening of the state student privacy law, which would allow the College Board, the ACT and other companies that contract with schools or districts to use the personal student information they collect for marketing purposes – even though the original New York law that was passed in 2014 explicitly barred the sale or commercial use of this data.
Parents and all others who care about protecting children’s privacy should send in their comments to the state now, by clicking here
Shame on South Country Central School District who has decided to strong arm parents this year with this letter. Parents are getting actual phone calls from teachers and Administrators telling them there is a “change in policy” and this test is “mandatory”. I thought we were past these bullying tactics.I was wrong.
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And here are the replies to this post:
This is a big lie on every level. Refuse the test no matter what they say and I promise your child will be assessed by her/ his classroom teacher using her/his own authentic assessment of what he/she is teaching. I have been teaching for 25 years and this test is classroom/ teacher useless. Yet , my district continues to use it, learning comes to a complete standstill for 10 days while the tests are given. Hold your ground say no and walk away. You are in complete control, don’t be bullied.
“no longer an opt out situation” that kind of makes me laugh. Parents, just remember – your kids. The harder they fight to force kids to take a computerized assessment, the more red flags for me. Do they really not trust their teachers to do the assessments?
I sent my letter to the principal, vice principal and both main 6th grade teachers. Only one of the teachers responded. Her email said my daughter “will have to take the test” “the NWEA is not an opt-out test”.
So if the district is telling us we don’t have a choice, and we instruct our children to refuse it in addition to our letters and they still have our kids take the test what is our recourse? Do we just keep our kids home on Monday?!? I am so beyond pissed at our district
they will try
To make them take it when they get back 😡
yes they will
these tests are data mining and money making scams and completely counterproductive to a students actual abilities. I have two kids and they are completely different in how they learn and how they act. A one size fits all model doesn’t work.
how did we do it 20 years ago without computerized assessments? Why all of a sudden can we not sit down and assess each student individually.
our District actually has a contract that ties the NWEA tests to teacher performance..
Test doesn’t tell me what I don’t already know. Our lab gets shit down almost two months by the time K-5 takes both ela and math. Test doesn’t really show what we learned from our curriculum. Some kids take 20 minutes while others take 3-4 hours- at such young ages and we do it 3 times a year! Plus state exams and classroom exams- even less time to teach. Have to teach to the test to show growth so less real learning happens. Such a waste
And yet another post from this group:
Teachers, before we handed over assessments to computers, how did you determine the needs of your students? How did you determine their reading levels? Math skills? How did you know where your students were at?
And here are the replies to this post:
Observation, classroom teacher created tests, asking questions and being astute enough to know each student. Any teacher who knows what they are doing, can see when and where a child is struggling. The whole data collection assessment nonsense has destroyed education and at times is an inaccurate measure of what a student can achieve.
I would imaging that a teacher spoke to them, listened, observed, till they knew where to begin. Now they are in charge of making sure the platform is running smoothly, and that there are enough power cords.
The best indicators were Informal assessments and one to one observations/ discussions with the children. Our reading program also provided assessments so we could align their reading level. I could give more individual information on a student’s abilities and weaknesses than any computer could. When you read a Pearson printout, it is filled with computer generated comments. After a teacher conference, a parent walks away with a real understanding of their child’s classroom progress.
We sat with them…got to know them…one-on-one was very often…
We took quizzes. Real paper, pencil stuff. Asked questions. We didnt choke on data and kids did better. And were happier!
They turn in their work to me after I watch them do it. Also, I am their teacher. I know cuz I work with them all day long.
Honestly, mostly by observation and personal interactions with them.
which is no longer there. The personal interaction that is
And another post from this group:
My daughter came home telling me that we cannot opt out of nwea testing? Is this true? I’m in Suffolk.
And some replies to this post:
What is NWEA testing?
It is a test given nationwide but only at random schools and in random grades annually (there might be a rational for which schools and grades but I don’t know it). The test is supposed to assess the schools efficiency but not affect students grades. It’s a giant waste of instructional time and an unneeded stress on the kids IMO. I used to give this assessment when I taught.
I think you might be thinking of the NAEP.
yes you’re referring to NAEP. NWEA is a local assessment – it uses a computer algorithm to assess where a student is at. Many districts have replaced authentic assessments with these computerized ones.
The short answer is that you most certainly can. The long answer is that if a district, principal, or teacher tries to stop you, it can be a much more difficult process than refusing 3-8 tests.
I was told “you absolutely cannot”. But my son was old enough to advocate for himself, so he was prepared to politely say “sorry but my mom won’t let me take this” if he was pushed. After a conversation with the teacher and making it clear to the principal that he simply would not be assessed on the computer, they backed down and gave him an authentic teacher assessment instead. In the end my son was prepared to, but didn’t need to, refuse for himself.
We had that as well, at first. They had gone so far as to force the kids to take them that had already sent in letters to refuse. The librarian told my son that she’s doesn’t care if he handed in the letter to HIS teacher, SHE didn’t have it in her hands… And then she pointed to the dome cameras in the ceiling and told him he didn’t want to make the man that watches the cameras angry and wouldn’t call me when he politely asked. (he was more aware of how this all worked than others). He was in 2nd at the time. I had that test removed from his portfolio since they were not getting further tests from him to benchmark against. Needless to say it didn’t end quietly and now, because of that each and every teacher gets a copy of the letter, just to prove a point. He’s in 8th now, and his brother is in 4th. Since then there has been no issue refusing NWEA, for us. Not sure abt others. Your child needs to be aware and ready to stand up for themselves and ask for you to be called.
I do that too one to each teacher and principal and superintendent
Can’t forget my friend Cuomo too!!
Yes I do send him one too.
the staff in floyd..some not most are so abusive with there intimidation techniques. You most def have to be an involved parent
My district would not allow because the teachers used the results. My son has refused the last 6 years of State tests. I did allow him to take the NWEAs because I spoke to many teachers in the building and they did tell me they saw the results within 24 hours and were able too see what he got right or wrong.
my issue with “we use the results” is that the results themselves are absolutely unreliable. You have an entire classroom of young children individually on computers, clicking away on a mouse (which many don’t often use) distracted by all sorts of things, and not having a teacher able to see HOW each child is testing. They don’t see the questions your child answered right or wrong, nor do they write the questions themselves. Worse yet, the results are used to make important education decisions. Add to that, in the past few years these computer testing companies have been riddled with data breaches.
totally agree. My son took it in K and he literally scored in the 20%. When I asked him about the test he said “ the lady in the headset said “ to make your best guess”. Well my 4 year old thought that meant just guess 🤣🤣🤣. In the spring he took it again and scored 90% – looked like a miracle 🤣🤣🤣
haha exactly! Teachers tell me if there’s anything going on outside (lawnmowers, kids playing, etc…) the whole class looks like failures. It terrifies me that some districts will then use those results to determine AIS or other services. Some kids just “guess” lucky as well and may have services removed. I can’t count how many teachers have said that it’s all nonsense unless they assess the kids themselves. But no time for that anymore!! Just go go go – cram cram cram.
A colleague of my once saw an NWEA question without a correct answer choice.
Any feedback on STAR?
from what I hear, very similar to the rest – or at least to NWEA and AIMSweb
We use STAR in our district, waste of time from what I’m told by teachers. It used to be used for teacher eval, but now just used for RIT. We opt out of it.
NWEA tests are actually used to assess your own individual child. I opt her out of the mindless tests but she takes the NWEA tests because they help her teachers get a better idea of the services (reading and math) that she needs. It’s not like we’re going to opt our kids out of the SATS.
And yet another post from this group:
AIMSweb is another computerized assessment that some districts use (similar to NWEA, STAR, and iReady). Many will administer these next week. Yet another concern with these assessments is data collection and storage. This letter went out to many districts this past month about a data breach that happened a few years ago that they are only being informed about now.
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And yet another post from this group:
Why did I just go into a middle school oriantation that said “OPT-IN” not Out!! Their reasoning for this was ” they see kids fooling around and no staff available for their supervision ” WHAT !!!!
Video of this dean saying this is available.
PLEASE TELL ME YOUR THOUGHTS
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They put that in video?! They can be held liable.
I took a video of the person saying that bc I have opted out for years and I was disgusted when I heard that.
Where might you suggest I go to for further action?
What district ?
uniondale…. and I have opted out for years. This was disgusted when i heard this
They have no staff available to supervise? What are they doing then?
exactly!!!!!! They said ALL staff are involved in testing rooms that’s why there are no other staff available for those who opt out …. 😳 WHAT
that’s such BS! My 2 youngest opt out every year. They put them in the library, the cafeteria, combined classrooms. Some teachers even give them activities to do if they don’t bring a book or have other work to do.
EXACTLY!!! every year I have done it with my kids that’s exactly what they do with them in elementary school but now that I have a middle schooler it seems as though they want to change things all of a sudden.
it should be no different. My kids were opted out from elementary through middle school (they are now grades 8 and 10). Middle school handled it the same as elementary.
My daughter is a Sr now her 3rd grace were the first to get “the tests”. I was President if the PTA at that time and we had no idea what this was about and all the school time used practicing for it . My daughter came home 2 days before tests so upset m nervous fir test because “ if we don’t get high marks Ms Lopez will get fired and she won’t sing and make us laugh and learn. “. I was like omg what. Well me and 1 other mom opted out that year and I did every single year. No way to judge the teachers and what the students comprehended and learned. That being said part of me regrets doing it because it did teach the students how to take a timed test like that
Good luck
Your already on top of it by asking !
My kids have always been clear about which tests they take and why. Which ones are valid and meaningful, and tell their teacher what they do and don’t need so they can improve. For us, it wasn’t about opting out of tests. It was about opting out of the abusive tests that don’t serve their education. They still took lots of other tests.
last school year the state was telling administrators to go above and beyond to encourage opt-in so not surprised same crap for this year Administrators need to acquire some balls
I have a college student now and opted all for the years in school, a middle schooler now currently still opting out, and a elementary child that will opt out for up coming testing. There’s is no reason for a child to feel ” my teacher will get fired if I don’t take this test” everyone has to be correctly informed to know this is not true!!!
I’m trying in my district but due to the language barriers and other circumstances, one person can only do but so much. I’ve done plenty of research and have had other information given to me thru valid resources that I will continue to speak out on the wrong that these administrators are doing in my district. I’m disappointed and disgusted that I had to witness this.
i have said it so many times- IN education failed my kids! We moved out of state and are so far
behind! They were so focused in testing and scores… it was like an educational prison for my kids!
Here is a post from the California anti-radical sex ed group:
Here is an article from Penny Nancy, president of Concerned Women for America. She talks about freshman orientation at Virginia Tech and how parents and new students were directed to introduce themselves and include their preferred pronouns.
I read a comment from a parent on IPOC the other day that said this had happened in her child’s public school class on the first day of school this year. I’m curious if others’ children also experienced this. If so and if you feel comfortable sharing, would you please share what happened and how your child handled this request to include his/her preferred pronoun. Did anyone stand up to this? Are any parents running through this scenario at home and talking children through what to say if this happens? TIA
A teacher friend shared her district requires teachers to inform their high school students of the gender they were assigned at birth and how they personally self identify. This teacher recognizes there will be sever consequences if a teacher does not comply.
If it’s wrong in their heart, then why on earth would they go along with it? I’d take the sever consequences and take it from there…
agreed. This is something worth fighting. The cowardice surrounding this issue is maddening. Speak up and fight back, for God’s sake. And I know you do speak up, [name redacted]! Thank you so much for leading the way and encouraging other teachers!
My children will not be attending US colleges unless this nonsense is cleared up by the time they are old enough to apply.
I think I will say that though I was assigned female at birth, since the age of three, I knew I was different because I had been born again in Christ…. therefore, since we are all free to choose our pronouns, mine are “JesusisLord”, “JesusisherLord” and “them”😁. Make them proclaim the Truth!
[name redacted]
just talked about this at a recent lecture & how it’s becoming prevalent on college campuses for cis gender white males to earn the right to speak before being able to participate in class discussions.
And another post from this group:
Has your middle school presented Signs of Suicide curriculum and/or Brief Screening for Adolescent Depression (BSAD)? It seems positive on the surface in today’s world but I’m hesitant about the burden of children being held responsible for identifying other children’s behavior. I also am concerned about this screening as another data collection method that will remain on her record, etc.
it is now “Agenda 30”. I must have heard them repeat that 100 times in the 3 days I was there.Here is a post from a friend of mine:
nteresting and yet… not surprising. COLLEGES TRACKING STUDENT /PARENT DATA
“court documents in the Varsity Blues college admissions scandal show the University of Southern California meticulously tracking the applications of the children of donors and potential donors in pursuit of contributions. Unearthed by attorneys defending parents implicated in last spring’s saga, the documents make clear that USC was no innocent victim. Rather, USC was energetically working to squeeze every possible dollar out of the same parents who were all too eager to buy access.
series of major newspaper accounts last week documented just how shamelessly university officials flagged and then targeted “special interest” applicants with high fundraising potential. The admissions file of one such applicant endorsed by the USC athletic department noted a “25,000 check and more later.” Another listed a $3 million donation to the men’s golf team. Yet another mentioned, “father is surgeon.” Email exchanges point to numerous instances where admissions officers’ qualms about the academic qualifications of “VIP” applicants were dismissed by university officials on account of their parents’ wealth.”
This is the UN Conference I attended. The panelists were telling the youth they only have 10-11 years to drastically change things or there will be irreversible damage to earth and they may not have a future.
I was able to record some of it.
They encouraged young kids to protest in their schools and march on the streets to demand change.
Pushing such an apocalyptic view and Placing the burden of saving the planet in 10-11 years on young kids is abusive.
They literally told the youth “You have 10-11 years to make a difference if you even have a future”.
They want our kids to push their agenda and they do not care what sort of emotional damage that burden can cause our youth.
This is the compact they had children swear to.
it is now “Agenda 30”. I must have heard them repeat that 100 times in the 3 days I was there.
This sounds like an attempt to turn youth against their elders. If this is true it’s a creation of domestic war to create an excuse to inact Marshall law and all the acts against our liberty and constitution that we hold dear.
It’s an obvious move in part to bring in the one world Government under the United Nations. The other players have no alliance to humanity nor country they serve the master of lies, death, deception, the fallen, it has many names and it’s goal is destruction.
It’s hate grows with jealousy because Jesus over came death so you may live and be forgiven of your sins.
Everything you’re witnessing has been revealed in the Bible. You were for warned. Get right with God and stand your ground against the wicked forces that will attempt to destroy your faith.
Unfortunately history has become a selective based study where many very important lessons humanity has learned over the centuries are being negated, and information which benefits the New World Agenda is being forced upon the young generation. Please open your eyes to the Agenda and the forces which operate from the shadows. Let us never forget the words of the man who led the Communist Revolution in Russia, ‘Vladimir Lenin’, “Allow me to teach your Children for four years and the seed which I plant will never be uprooted”.
Thank God my kids are homeschooled now.
that is a step in the right direction. However, when millions of other kids are being brainwashed with such an apocalyptic and dark point of view it will affect the whole community and others around them.
yes, that’s the scariest part. It doesn’t just affect our kids, this will affect society as a whole 😦
I agree and I am always sharing with others about what is going on. I am still fighting even though we are homeschooling. I have nephews in the public schools too.
I agree 100%. I am praying for God to intervene in a mighty way. It is sick and twisted what is happening.
Here is a post from Alice Linahan:
Do parents understand the agenda behind The National Gay Straight Alliance (GSA) organization, which has partnered with other national organizations like the American Library Association, to promote GSA clubs in schools, to groom and expose students to an unhealthy lifestyle?
Do parents realize that suicide rates among LGBT teenage students is much greater?
When schools shift the focus of education in America, away from academics, and to behavioral outcomes, anyone with an agenda; whether we agree with the agenda or not, now have access to our children.
Key Players Funding and Implementing A Global Transformation in Education are Google, Microsoft, and the OECD.
The OECD’s assessment director, Andreas Schleicher, a German worked with the Obama Administration to reshape the US K-12 online assessment system. That is what the Next Generation of Assessments and Accountability are being developed to align with.
The OECD reshaped assessments so they run in the background of online curriculum assessments and instruction.
The OECD assessments are assessing behaviors more than academics.
OECD quotes – “The skills, attitudes, and values that shape human behavior should be rethought to counter the discriminatory behaviors picked up at school and in the family.”
“All young people should be able to challenge cultural and gender stereotypes, to reflect on the causes and solutions of racial, religious and hate violence and to help create tolerant integrated societies.”
National organizations like GSA are actively recruiting and training both advisors (sponsor/monitor) and student leaders as seen in the links below.
This resource lists fun things to do with local district Gay-Straight Alliance (GSA) clubs in three areas: support, social, and activist activities. GSAs can be a mixture of these three types and mix up their activities to reflect their
mission. https://gsanetwork.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/FunThingsToDo.pdf
Thankfully some parents are saying NO!
Undermining Parents, Idaho School Secretly Recruits Children for Gay-Straight Alliance Meetings
A student with gender dysphoria was secretly brought to club meetings by the faculty without parental knowledge or approval.
Here is a post from the Florida anti-iReady group:
My 6th grader in Seminole county who has dyslexia and struggles with reading everyday is being given quizzes on I Ready in his intensive reading class and they are being counted as a grade! Of course he isn’t doing well and it is pulling his grade down. I spoke with the teacher and she stated that they are given 2 chances at each quiz and she takes the higher grade but she blamed him not taking them seriously enough! Anyone have any experience with this before? How is it ok that they are using I Ready to quiz and grade students???
Here is a post from the California anti-radical sex ed group:
Downey Unified just voted to implement Teen Talk in spite of overwhelming parental and community opposition.
Once again, Sharon Grigsby is the go-to girl to write about the latest reform agenda to promote access to high-quality childcare. What’s wrong with that? Nothing, if that’s all it is. But that’s not all it is.
This documentary film comes off as an innocuous vehicle promoting the importance of early childhood education. It’s not, y’all. Grigsby and the audience fell for it. Hook. Line. Sinker.
Luckily I spotted the “No Small Matter” name from the research my friend Alison McDowell did earlier in the year:
“That “cradle to career” human capital pipeline Strive (Commit’s parent org) has planned? The one intended to move hundreds of millions of “social benefit” venture capital? Well, someone has to rough in plumbing to the nursery, and that’s the job No Small Matter is meant to do. Investors hope strategic screenings for audiences primed to receive their carefully crafted messages will put voters in the proper mindset to act with a sense of urgency when intended legislation surfaces. When targeted bills come up, these influencers will be eager to press their elected officials to pass them.”
Look at the quotes Grigsby included from the screening like Dallas lawyer Rob Walters, who represented the Dallas Citizens Council on the panel. He said, “This is an issue easy to get smart on. Contact your state legislator,” Walters told the audience. “They respond to those squeaky wheels. We have such a moral high ground on this issue.”
They are desperate to spread the message. Why? Well, some genuinely want to connect parents with quality childcare because there is a dire need. But others know there are huge returns for investors and they circling the cradles and cribs.
Human brains are a target. Babies are lucrative…or at least their data.
Maybe some good will come of the awareness. I certainly see the childcare woes of the ladies in my job ministry support group. But manipulating people into spreading a message of urgency so the global impact investors can turn a profit and gamble on futures ….that is morally bankrupt.
Alison wrote:
“Certainly, all families deserve affordable childcare that is developmentally appropriate and staffed by trained caregivers who are adequately paid for this important work. But we also know there are plans afoot to build a national universal pre-k infrastructure from the ground up that will, if not actively contested, have “innovative finance” inextricably woven into it. Once in place, public-private-partnership funding mechanisms will impose exhaustive digital profiling on children, families and service providers.”
Dallas Played Host to Strive “Cradle to Career” Creative Financing Convening in 2013 with United Way, Commit, and Mayor Rawlings:
Check out the Hatch surveillance play table recordings in this video.
Look how they’ve expanded their surveillance product lines
https://www.lena.org/technology/where are the rubrics for that social emotional behavioral data? Who determines the ranking? Are parents informed that their child’s image and rankings are being saved by a 3rd Larry vendor? Who has ACCESS to the data? Is the data secured off site? Is the data in the cloud? Where are the offsite storage centers located, US, overseas? What contractors have access? Where are the contractors located? What is their notification procedure if their data gets hacked (as so many schools are lately!) Did parents give permission for child’s data to be shared with 3rd party tech vendor? What COPPA safeguards are in place to protect these kids under 13? Is data being collected by the teacher or university researchers? Are the researchers vetted (fingerprinted at least) to have access to school aged kids? Can a parent opt out of this data collection? Where does the data go after the year is up? Collecting SEL data on kids is a sliiiiiiipery slope and I think all parents should be informed adequately and be able to opt out.
This has been brewing in Dallas since 2012-13
“A key luncheon plenary on September 26, titled, “Social Impact Bonds: How Civic Infrastructure Helps Sites Get Ready for *Creative Financing,” will discuss ways communities can build civic infrastructure through social impact bonds, a *creative financing* tool where investment firms invest in the public sector to help solve complex social problems. Representatives from The United Way of Salt Lake City, Social Finance and Third Sector Capital Partners will discuss how they developed the nation’s first social impact bonds.
I totally agree. Do you know about the surveillance play tables? I wrote about it in this post. When I first wrote it I was wondering if AI was assessing the skills, but when I watched it again it seemed like they were held for an educator to listen and rate. Still, I have no idea how the recordings get chunked out into groups under various categories. I mean is there someone watching the recordings in real time and slotting them in? I can’t believe that can be automated at this point. It is all very creepy. The public pre-k will probably come with this infrastructure and private pre-ks that don’t / won’t get the data collection systems will probably not be able to get subsidies and may be put of of business. About half of the private pre-k programs in Washington State have closed in the past five years.
I will check it out. I’m not familiar with it yet. I feel very strange saying that I don’t support all this new $$ being allocated to government preschools – usually on an elementary campus for low socio economic or dual language kids. I’m very conflicted. I want quality preschool, but my definition of quality Preschool (play based no tech, based on research from child development experts) is not aligned with current models of over assessment, tech 1:1 iPads for 3-4 year olds, and stuffing worksheets curriculum into heads without adequate access to play- outside and play centers, Art, music, play dough, singing, dancing, etc… how can I support these legislative efforts when they aren’t developmentally appropriate at all….I can’t get my head around it. Why isnt our government money going to build more play based preschools based on research …. I guess one can’t collect too much data playing with mud and sticks 🤷♀️😢😢
Well, what global finance did to the housing market, they are planning to do with human capital futures next. In order for capital to circulate in an economy where many people have very little liquidity means you use creative finance to turn them into commodities and then gamble on their life outcomes data. It’s possible now with IoT. All of this revolves around the awful Heckman Equation.
I find it fascinating that the same billionaires are able to pay off legislators in CA and TX and pass similar legislation. They coopt whichever party is in power. They even use the same consultants that TEA sends in from New Jersey! Most people have no clue that the same plan is being used in Texas that was also being worked on (but thwarted) in Los Angeles. 🤣🙈🤷♀️
Another reason DISD Charter Partnerships were so necessary?
yes. That was the plan all along. We just weren’t told about the “innovative financing” piece.
Here is another post from her:
My favorite critic in Richardson mocked my disdain for Gates because he is just a brainy, benevolent techie out to save the world, right? Maybe I’ll redo my Big Bill Gates Club song and dedicate it to that critic …
“One way Epstein wielded his influence was through philanthropy. Institutions including MIT and Harvard have both publicly confirmed that Epstein donated large sums of money to various programs at the universities.
MIT was not as forthcoming publicly, The New Yorker reported, as per emails obtained and published in an article linking Epstein to Gates.
The lab’s director, Ito, along with its former Director of Development and Strategy, Peter Cohen, and other Media Lab staffers sustained efforts for a number of years to receive anonymous donations from Epstein, and gave him the ability to influence how they were spent, The New Yorker reported.
Epstein also helped the MIT Media Lab receive funding through donations from his other powerful, wealthy associates, including Gates and the investor Leon Black.
The aforementioned email sent by Ito in October 2014 said: “This is a $2M gift from Bill Gates directed by Jeffrey Epstein.” Cohen replied with “For gift recording purposes, we will not be mentioning Jeffrey’s name as the impetus for this gift.”
The denial from the Gates spokesperson contradicts the contents of the emails, but The New Yorker also published an email from Epstein to Ito where the financier wrote “GAtes [sic] would like a write up on our one science program for tues next week.”
Ito asked Epstein to specify what type of write up, and Epstein replied “more specofic [sic] so that he can fund.” The lab ultimately secured $7.5 million from Gates and Black, the founder of one of the largest private-equity firms, seemingly using Epstein as the primary go-between contact.”
Here is a post from the Florida anti-iReady group:
Rock on 🤘🏼
My 6-year old did her first of many future civil disobediences I’m sure (as long as we are in public school). She refused the iReady diagnostic by giving a letter I sent with her to school and helping her with what to do. When prompted to take the test she said no thank you and had given her teacher the letter from me. The district says they must give every student the diagnostic but no one can force your child to take it. I realize this doesn’t work for everyone- kids with disabilities, or just fear. My daughter was a nervous wreck. I get it! But today she was empowered. Today she learned how to advocate for herself, an important life skill. proud mama here even though I was a wreck all day.
See letter in comments.
Seriously thank you all for the advice and support.
And here is a post that was shared in this group:
Florida State Senator Thurston (democrat) has filed an education-well care, health care bill for Public and private schools. He wants adolescents to have annual health and wellness check ups and for parents to show proof thereof. More surveillance of young adults, but imposes a Doctor to make broad mental, sexual, physical—wellness and health determinations annually and submit medical records to school support teams (aka case managers). Read progress of Senate Bill here
Received a notice today along with a unique log in and password that our school is starting to use eSpark. I searched it but the only posts I found were from the Long Island Opt Out group. Anyone else heard of this? It’s based in Chicago.
And here is a reply to this post:
The fact that they have references to Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and Digital Promise on their website and lists “Google Education” as a partner should tell you all you need to know
Here is a post from the California anti-radical sex ed group:
This policy of restorative justice is part of MTSS (Multi-Tiered System Support) which is the finishing step to Common Core. We knew it was coming, we knew it included SEL (Social Emotional Learning), CSE (Comprehensive Sexual Education), and more. We knew it was bad. But it’s even worse. It’s what I call the radical left’s global agenda. Thank you, President Obama. You have fundamentally transformed America.
Here is a post from the Texas anti-testing group:
I got a call from the principal this morning… she said that she caught wind that we wouldn’t be participating in the STAAR- that there’s no option to opt out and that I (as his mother) can only choose to not allow him to take the test… She proceeds to tell me that my fifth graders STAAR will be graded as a zero and it’s an automatic retention. I told her we will plan on the gpc.
(Midland ISD)
Here is a post from Alice Linahan:
I pray school administrators and School Board Members will take the time to read Andy Pollack’s book.
“Why Meadow Died”…
He exposed the practices of “Restorative Justice” and what cause the murder of his daughter Meadow.
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Yes! We have implemented these practices in Texas! The Texas Definition of Restorative Discipline
Marilyn Armour, Ph.D., defines restorative discipline as “a relational approach to building school climate and addressing student behavior. The approach fosters belonging over exclusion, social engagement over control, and meaningful accountability over punishment.”
Does that sound like what is happening in your local school district?
And another post from her:
PARENTS Did you know… The College Board who owns the copyright to the PSAT/SAT and all Advanced Placement (AP) assessments and curriculum frameworks, and makes untold millions of dollars from marketing personal student data through their “Student Search Service”. Much of this confidential data is deceptively harvested through surveys administered to students right before they take the PSATs and SATs, or when they register for the test online, a practice that has been written about here:
our Gov appointee Suzy LeVine to run our Employment Security Dept. She has already made changes to the data collected for employment-it now includes K-12 info. She was the Swiss ambassador under Obama and is the main pusher of converting our schools into the Swiss apprenticeship model.
yep. And as you know, Colo has been setting this up, following the Swiss model for years.
Our state commissioner of ed ( a moneyball rock star) just announced that she recently met with Jobs for the Future.
I have connected Jobs/Future, Americorps ( and all its Corps), YouthBuild, and others to this shift. I have devoted Sept to exposing the global to federal to state to us workforce BS.
Because the govt. is SO efficient and good at what they are doing. NOw they believe they can control the workforce.
Unbelievable
And another post from her:
Setting a precedent against parents if this company wins. “It’s a surprising move that some say could have broad implications for parent advocacy around curriculum and instruction.”
I really have to do a Salt Lake City-area post with Christensen and Sorenson and Instructure and the ARPA net. You know the UN was in Salt Lake in August re smart cities.
I need someone to lend me a hand with UT industrial banking laws.
I’m not familiar with banking laws in Utah. Silicon Slopes is flourishing here because there are so many “conservative” lawmakers who see themselves as free market conservatives, but are actually making money through tech investments. Zions Bank and the Chambers of Commerce are big into education reform and have legislators totally snowed by the “free market” rhetoric.
BYU is a UN partner.
Brigham Young University?
yes
Yes. A number of Utah universities have ties to ed-tech and impact investing. Instructure/Canvas is based there.
Here is a post from a Nevada anti-Common Core group:
WCSD continues to show they can NOT keep our kids data safe. Before this latest breach there were at least two other breaches of our kids data thanks to the District. One of the breaches caused our kids data (student ID) to be placed for sale on the Dark Web, the other company that breached student data they received from the District is still listed as a “school official.”
This just came from the District:
“Dear WCSD Parents,
Yesterday, you may have received a text message from Coral Academy through their SchoolMessenger system. This message was sent in error, and we apologize for the mistake. This was caused by a programming error in the process we use to provide data to Coral Academy’s parent/guardian communication tool, SchoolMessenger. Unfortunately, additional data was provided to SchoolMessenger, including some directory information as well as student ID and gender for WCSD students. SchoolMessenger has verified that this data did not leave their possession and was immediately and permanently deleted from their systems as soon as the error was identified.
We are notifying you of this error because the distribution of this information to someone other than the student (age 18 or over) or the parents without your written consent constitutes a violation of the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA). The Washoe County School District reported this violation to the Family Policy and Compliance Office on September 11, 2019. However, you still have the right to file a complaint with the Family Policy and Compliance Office by contacting them at:
Family Policy and Compliance Office
400 Maryland Avenue, SW
Washington, DC 20202-4605
Phone (202) 260-3887
Please be assured that Washoe County School District takes data privacy and security very seriously, and we are implementing additional safeguards to ensure this error is not repeated. SchoolMessenger has also committed to implementing additional safeguards.
Thank you.”
Here is a post that was shared in a Colorado anti-Common Core group:
What the heck are schools for if they leave science to adopt fantasy??
What is happening America??
Nevada..looks like you are next on the chopping block.
Here is a post from a New York anti-Common Core group:
9th grade NYS
Here is a post that was shared on a page of a friend of mine:
I so appreciate people like Monica Cline, a former CSE educator-turned-CSE-opponent, speaking out against this harmful material being passed off as “good for kids” or “healthy and preventative education.” It’s nothing of the sort. It’s secrecy from parents (major red flag) and sex advocacy for children. I enjoyed her talk so much that I decided to transcribe it. The best recipe for raising children is parental involvement. Read more below or watch the video.
I only have a short time with y’all today and so I’ll try to get to the meat of my experience in comprehensive sex education and tell you how I even got there. I’m originally from Brownsville, Texas, a mostly Hispanic population lives in Brownsville. And I came to the University of Texas in 1991, where I graduated with a bachelor’s in psychology. During that time, I was asked to volunteer at an organization. And I decided to choose an organization called Algo Informacida in Austin, Texas. I believe they might still exist. And I did that because I had an uncle who identified as gay and I never met him until the eighties when he came to visit us because he was dying because he had contracted the HIV virus. So I decided to join and volunteer at the Austin Latino/Latina gay organization who received funding to provide case management to people living with HIV, particularly people of color, and they also did prevention education. And I thought, well, if I get myself involved with this organization, I’ll understand what my uncle went through and why he couldn’t be with us in the Rio Grande Valley.
So what I discovered was public health education and it was risk reduction education. At first, I was uncomfortable with it. And I thought, “Well, you know, can’t we just tell people to avoid some of this information?” But I was told over and over again, no, this is the way they can do it safer because you see risk-reduction education is about relativism. It’s about do not judge the individual for what they are doing. For example, when I was being taught how to reach out to teenagers, I was told to go to Planned Parenthood which was right across the street. And at the time, the head of their education department was Dottie Curry and she was a person from the community. She lived in the community and she educated in the community. And she began to tell me about the teenage problem with pregnancy and some of the horror stories of girls coming into the clinic with all forms of things that I really don’t want to repeat but shocked about what these girls were coming in with – not just diseases, but even objects and such in their bodies. And I said, “You’ve convinced me, you need to tell me how do I teach them not to have sex.” And she said, “No dear,” she patted me on the knee and she said, “We’re not going to teach them not to have sex – we’re going to teach them how to do it safer. We’re going to meet them where they’re at and we’re just going to teach them how to do it safer” and safer for them is condoms and lubrication. But they also talk about behavior change and they say well a lot of people don’t want to use condoms and lubrication because it doesn’t feel good or it doesn’t… you know, whatever their reasons are. So part of comprehensive sex education and risk reduction is to also teach them how pleasurable it is to use these types of things – condoms and lubrication.
And it also means that we need to role-play different ways that you can talk to your partner and convince them to use condoms and lubrication. And we’re also taught that when we see a sea of people and teenagers, assume that they’re doing everything. Don’t ask them what they’re doing. Just assume that they’re already doing it – which would include vaginal, anal, and oral sex. So we’re to speak candidly to those teenagers about all forms of sex and how condoms and lubrication can help them – giving them the false message that they’re going to be protected. I wasn’t comfortable with doing this but I was being taught by my leaders in the community these experts at Planned Parenthood that this was the only way, that there’s no way that we could convince people not to have sex. There’s no way we’re going to convince children and adults not to have sex. We just have to give them the resources even if their parents don’t want them to have it because what they told me is parents are a barrier to service. Once the parents know that this is happening, we’ll never see them in the clinic again.
So we need to let them know that it’s safe to come here. So as I was being invited into different schools, around East Austin mostly, to talk about this with teenagers, I was literally, and this was back in the 90s, I was sneaked into the school and the teachers would just wink at me and walk away allowing me to say what I needed to say to the teenagers. So as I was speaking one day at an alternative school in East Austin and alternative means it’s a school where, and let me also clarify if you don’t know in our area there’s 613 or 623 I don’t remember anymore, it was so long ago. East Austin was also primarily a people of color area and so that’s what we were always calling our outreach was to people of color of child-bearing age, men who have sex with men, as well as the women. So I was brought into this alternative school where the children were high-risk youth and they had been kicked out of many other schools and so this was their last alternative was to be at the school and I was going to teach 12 and 13 year old boys and girls about sex. And we had on the board written anal sex, vaginal sex, and oral sex. And the conversation began about what bodily fluids have HIV or STDs in them. And then I got a question from a young girl, a 13 year old girl, and she asked me, “How do I provide oral sex?” I’m going to clean up the language a little bit. “How do I provide oral sex without gagging?” And it took me back. I couldn’t believe what this little girl was telling me or asking of me. I wasn’t comfortable with it and I said, “Can you repeat what you just asked?” And she asked it again. She said, “You know, I do this and I get this reaction and I just want you to teach me how to do it better.” And I said, “Well, I think what I hear you saying is that this isn’t something that you enjoy doing.” She said, “No, I don’t. So if you teach me to do it better, then maybe I might enjoy it.” I said, “Well, have you ever considered not doing it at all? If it’s not something you enjoy, have you considered just not doing it?” And all the kids just turned around in their seats – now these are high-risk kids, if you can imagine, they’re teenagers so they’re already rowdy anyway – and they turn around and look at me. And they’re not mad. And Planned Parenthood always taught me that if I were to say something like that, obviously I’m judging them so they’re going to be upset, they’re going to be closed off, but these kids didn’t look closed off. They just looked at me and all the sudden they looked innocent. And I said, “Guys, do you realize you don’t have to do any of this on the board? You don’t have to have vaginal sex, anal sex, or oral sex. Have you ever considered that?” And you know what the response was? “No one’s ever told us that.” This education really does tell children to have sex. This is coming from the mouth of the youths. They’re trusting us, they’re trusting their teachers, they’re trusting the clinics, they’re trusting adults to teach them and if you tell them that this is the way of the world this is the expectation then that’s what they’re going to do. So then we didn’t talk about prevention anymore. They started talking about, “Well, how do we stop having sex?” One girl said, “But I already started, I can’t just stop now.” And I said, “Yeah, you can.” And they were just so calm and they started talking about how they could support each other in deciding not to have sex. These are kids in an alternative school, they’ve been kicked out of – you know I’m talking about kids that are just really a little out of control – all of the sudden I have their attention. They really wanted to not have sex. I didn’t have to tell them to not to, I just suggested it. And they welcomed it and they talked to each other about – hey you know the guys were like, “We don’t really expect that. We could just go watch a movie or we could just go hang out. We could take a walk around the park.” It was amazing what I was hearing. I wasn’t suggesting that, they were suggesting that.
I spent two years volunteering for Planned Parenthood “Nobody’s Fool” in Waco, Texas. “Nobody’s Fool” was a very large conference that was organized by Planned Parenthood and they had the huge conference in a Convention Center in Waco. And we had kids coming into middle school all the way to high school and it was all going to teach them about risk reduction using condoms, using lubrication, and how to negotiate the safer sex. They were all sectioned off per age and we were teaching the girls that were between 12 and 13 years of age. In that room where we have them, we had three different teachers. One was going to teach them about puberty/ their bodies and then one was going to teach them about STDs and show them a video of actually teenagers who were – the opening scene is two teenagers in bed, you can tell they just finished having sex and the rest of the video is about “Oh, I got a disease, now I have to tell people, now I have to go to a clinic” – the whole video is just about having sex. And then I chose to talk about healthy relationships.
That first year, I left there convicted. I was so angry. I did not like what the kids were being taught. It did not settle well with me and I was still invited to come back the next year. And I thought, “I’m never going to go here again.” But then I thought, “You know what? This time I’m going to do it my way.” So I have the girls in my group and I said I’m going to do relationships again. We’re going to talk about that again and their futures. So I have the girls in my little group and the other teachers were over to the side talking to their groups and I started asking them, “Hey girls, so what do you want in life? Tell me about your dreams, what you want to be?” So I had volleyball player, I want to be a nurse, I want to be a dancer, I want to be a teacher. You know these are just 12 and 13 year old girls excited about it. “Ok great – that’s great! Tell me about your best friend. Think about someone you just trust, has your back no matter what you do, they’re always there for you. Think about what it is about them that makes you feel that way, that’s so safe about them.” So they started mentioning all the things that make you feel safe with this person, you know, that they’re honest, and they always take care of them, they’re just going on and on about it. “Okay, that’s really good. So what about in dating relationships? Have you all been talking about dating?” And they started snickering. And I said, “Well what should he look like? What should that guy look like?” And they’re like, “Oh, you know..hmm.. I don’t know.” “Well, do you think that maybe he could be a lot like your best friend, or that person that you trust, that maybe he respects you?” And they’re like, “Yeah, yeah, trust, that would be good, I guess, so maybe that person you date is somebody who admires you, respects you, protects you. Yeah, so they start thinking about that. So I said, “Well, let’s go back to your dreams then let’s talk about that a little bit. So what would keep you from being that nurse, or that volleyball player, and all things y’all mentioned?” And in the context of where we were, they said, “Well being in an abusive relationship or getting pregnant, I guess.” I’m like “Yeah, so what do you guys think you should do?” “I’ll make sure I choose the partners wisely, stay with your friends, or maybe don’t date so quickly.” And they were coming up all these answers themselves like okay and then one of them said, “Don’t… don’t have sex?” So I said, “Huh! Maybe, yeah, maybe, what about that?” Well one girl stood up, put her hands on her hips, she said, “Wait a minute! Do you want us to have sex or not?” Of course, I knew the rest of the teachers are in the room with me and I leaned in and I said, “If it’s up to me, if it were just up to me, I would say no. I want you to wait. I want you to be that volleyball player, and I want you to be a nurse, and I want you to be a teacher, and I want you to have a healthy marriage. That’s what I want for you.”
What I saw in those girls when I said that was relief. They relaxed. Their parents took them to this conference. They were driven there. They were dropped off there. And the girls, these were girls who just about to go to middle school so I’m just going to assume they may not have gotten any education in the school yet, they already knew that they were coming into a conference that was going to teach them how to have sex. And when I started doing a presentation, and getting them to answer these questions on their own, and they were getting the idea that maybe they shouldn’t have sex, they knew that hey, that doesn’t jive with why we’re here. They’re smart.
There’s an organization, a liberal organization, that loves Planned Parenthood. The National Campaign to Prevent Teen Pregnancy and they do a lot of research. They do a lot of polls among the teenagers. If you go to their website, you’ll get an idea of what they teach. But one of the polls that they have is that teenagers reported that the person who would influence them most in their decision about having sex were parents. They said it themselves. It wasn’t the teacher, it wasn’t the clinic, it wasn’t the nurse, it wasn’t the expert. It was parents. One of my goals is to not only expose the truth of all of this and what the lies are, but to also teach parents that they need to talk to their children about these topics. And not about the graphic things but just your expectations. When I got out of this field, I started wondering why did I fall for this? Why did I allow… I spent 10 years working in HIV prevention, HIV case management, and then as a family planning training manager for all of Texas and New Mexico. And I thought, “How did I not know that this wasn’t right? Why did I allow them to mold me this way? My parents are married, they didn’t get divorced, I came from a good family. Why did I do that?” And I realize that there’s something that maybe…. and I’m not blaming my parents but they didn’t talk to me about sex. They kind of a round about way said did you hear about Consuela, she’s got a baby now and they were hoping that I would kind of listen to that and get the idea to avoid that or she should have taken care of herself. What does that mean? But they never talked to me about it.
I never had my dad look at me and say this is what I want for you because I admire you. I think you’re beautiful, I want these things for you. I think that would have made a big difference for me. I had an older cousin that I really admired. And he once said you know what, I think I’m going to live with someone instead of getting married, just to try it out first. That stayed in my mind. Those messages stayed in my mind. It’s important that parents speak to their children. And one of the things I did with my son is I was always, even at a young age, anything that was important to him, was important to me. And this is what I teach my step daughters when they’ve asked me about their kids and how to raise them. If your child comes up to you and wants to talk to you for an hour about a pencil that they’ve received from their teacher that was a prize or something at school, you stop and you listen to that. And I did that because I knew that when he became a teenager, he would not want to speak to me. But if he knew that if I had this habit, that mom always listens and mom thinks I’m important, and everything I think is important is important to her, then I knew that as a teenager, he would come to me and talk to me. And guess what? He did. He’s 18 years old now. And I can tell that at 18, you know, that there’s probably some things he doesn’t tell me. And that ok, you know, he’s an adult. Things are a little different. But boy that kid has told me so much which is why my step daughters ask me how did you raise your son because he’s a great kid. My own mother said how did you learn to do this because y’all are so close. Because parents, we need to put our phones down even if you’re tired. I was a single mom for 9 years. You have to stop, and sacrifice as parents and be there for your kids. I don’t necessarily know how I’m going to do that, how I’m going to teach it, how I’m going to help change the culture, but that’s one of my goals and I hope you’ll join me in that. Another important point though about Planned Parenthood that I want to emphasize in risk reduction education is that they truly believe that our teenagers are… have an insatiable appetite for sex. They don’t think that there’s anyway that you can stop it. And so that’s why they think they need to continue giving your children condoms, and lubrication, and access to abortion. And they don’t believe that your opinions and that your values for your children are important because they know better and because you’re old-fashioned. And like they’ve always said to me parents are a barrier to service so when a child goes into a Planned Parenthood, they can give a different name, they can give a friend’s phone number, they’re encouraged to do anything possible to keep secrets from their parents. And what do we teach our children when they’re young? Secrets are not good. If there’s an adult who tells you to keep a secret from your parents, that’s a red flag. But yet, that’s what Planned Parenthood does. And they do it…. and I think some of those people really think they’re helping… they do ‘cause they’re well, mom is going to get really mad and then she won’t be able to come and get access to care. And then she’s going to get pregnant. I mean, they really do believe that. But if you think about it, a lot the ways that they teach the education, how they groom the kids… one of the first exercises in this kind of education is to have them list all of the slang terms for sex and body parts. And it’s uncomfortable and they giggle. But they’re still told to do it. That’s breaking down inhibitions. It’s very similar to grooming for child sexual abuse. Do they see it that way? Did I see it that way? No. We didn’t. But I see it that way now and I know you do, too. It’s really important that we let parents know what this education is really like and that these organizations exist based on their secrets. A year before I left, I went to a human trafficking conference because I just wanted to. I knew it was an important topic. This was back in probably 2008 or so here in Austin. And I learned all about human trafficking and how to identify a victim of human trafficking. My boss at the time at the organization called Center for Health Training who had the Title X training grant said sure, go ahead – go do that. So I attended that conference. A year later, the title X grant actually had as a key concept that the clinicians needed to learn how to identify victims of human trafficking. So I was like perfect, I went to a training. I’m gonna teach that. So I went to Corpus Christi because Planned Parenthood always had enough money to pay for me to go and visit them and train them all on their own. So I was in Corpus Christi at a big hotel conference room teaching them about title X requirements and then I started talking about human trafficking. I said, “You know when a teenager comes in or when a young girl comes in and you just kinda get that feeling that she’s not really with her dad and you know you just kind of have this feeling that it’s someone who’s trafficking her, it’s a pimp, or someone whose having sex with her and you know what I’m talking about” is what I told them. I said, “That is also considered human trafficking… statutory rape, human trafficking.” And it was a room about this big. And they all were just like “No” and shaking their heads. I said, “You know, this young girl is vulnerable, she doesn’t know how to tell you what’s happening. You need to use your counseling skills to be able to get this information from her and protect her.” They started giggling and dismissing what I was saying. I said, “I don’t understand this reaction. Guys this is real, this is human trafficking.” And a nurse raised her hand and she said, “Honey, if she’s not sleeping with this guy this month, she’ll be with another one next month.” And they all said, “Yeah.” They don’t see our children as human anymore. They don’t. And a common phrase was “don’t ask, don’t tell” like in the military for homosexuality. If you don’t ask them, then you don’t have to tell. And they love using that. If I don’t ask the girl how old she is or who she’s having sex with, then I don’t have to tell. And they actually think they’re doing this girl a favor.
Our communities are at risk. These evidence-based interventions that they say are effective or based on evidence, they’re not, they’re based on self-report. I challenged them about that in the 90s when I went to a training when the CDC first put out evidence-based interventions. I said, “Guys, what’s the evidence for this?” And they said, “Self-report.” And I said, “Seriously? That’s it? Just because someone walked in and said yeah, you taught me to use them and I’ve used them 3 out of 5 times? That’s evidence-based?” It wasn’t until a couple of years ago that the HHS actually admitted that these interventions aren’t working and they’re not scientifically sound. And that made me very angry because I was teaching that since the 90s in communities that are dying. And the CDC is actually telling us to use these evidence-based interventions and supporting it and defending it all these years while the people in our own community on the other side of 35 are dying. If you look up the statistics for the CDC and the STD rates in 2016, those STD rates are still increasing. They have not declined. Our children are still at risk, mainly 15-24 year olds and men who have sex with men. This education hasn’t helped. It is meeting them where they are at, like Dottie Curry told me to do, but it’s also to leave them there.
Why is it that we’ve decided that when it comes to sex, that we just want to let people continue being in high risk behaviors? We have other health models like smoking cessation – avoid it, don’t do it. Don’t do drugs. But when it comes to sex education, “Oh, put a condom on it.” Statistics also show that children, young people, who have sex early are more likely not only to have diseases, get pregnant, they won’t do as well in school , which has nothing to do with becoming pregnant and also have higher rates of depression. Those children who have chosen to avoid sex have higher grades, are more likely to go into higher institutions of learning, and are healthier. You can look it up for yourself. It’s not a secret. So why is it that we have all this evidence but yet we continue to do this education? I don’t know but it’s going to take people like you and organizations like Texas Alliance for Life to help stop it because this kind of education is what’s also leading to the abortions that we are fighting against. Abortion is always the only option for these organizations. When I asked them, when I started to question the education, I started to question innocently, I was like, “Guys, have you noticed that we really do promote abortion?” They’re like, “What are you talking about?” I said, “No really, we really do. We don’t have adoption people at our conferences, we don’t ever talk about abstinence except for the one sentence that says it’s the only 100% way to avoid pregnancy and STDs. And after that, we just talk about sex. Have you ever noticed that we really promote abortion?” They were like, “Monica, what are you talking about?” They were realizing that I was changing. And I was realizing what was really happening. I was told by my supervisor before I left if you’re not prochoice, you don’t belong here. And this was an organization that was funded to provide training for title X.
I don’t know how to fix it but I know that I can’t do it all on my own just like Joe can’t do it all on his own. We need your help. One of things that I want, a movement I want to start is “It Takes A Family.” It takes a family to raise children, it takes a family to build healthy communities, and it takes a family to form a great nation. And that’s what we need to focus on. We need to clean up our schools, we need to hold our clinicians accountable, we need to set up proper legislation. But even with legislation, we need to hold each other accountable. And we need to find a way to change the culture through the families. And we know that the other side knows this because they are putting these curriculums starting in Pre-K. They know that if they get to our children that they are going to change the culture and they are doing it. So we can’t be passive and we can’t just be meeting together – we need to go out into the community and make a difference however you can.
One of the things that has come to my attention as well is that, people like me, you either like me right now or you still hate because of what I used to do. But I want to read something to you that as I was preparing this I thought “God, what do you need me to say?” And this is in Jonah. But God said to Jonah, “Do you have a right to be angry about the vine?” “I do,” he said, “I am angry enough to die.” If you remember, Jonah was asked to go to Ninevah to show God’s grace because they were a lost people. And Jonah didn’t want to do it. He was angry. He didn’t want them to have grace, he wanted punishment for them. But the Lord said, “You have been concerned about this vine though you did not tend it or make it grow. It sprang up overnight and died overnight. But Ninevah has more than 120,000 people who could not tell their right hand from their left and many cattle as well. Should I not be concerned about that great city?” Organizations like “And Then There Were None” and many of you know that praying for these educators, praying for the clinicians, is important. I don’t know who prayed for me but someone prayed for me and helped me get out of this. And God convicted me and helped me to see. Because all of the proof was right there but I couldn’t see it. I didn’t know my left hand from my right. Grace and compassion does not mean that we leave people where they are at. Grace and compassion founded in truth leads us to great paths and its going to take courage and it’s going to take work.
Here is a post from a Nevada anti-Common Core group:
The Reno Gazette Journal published this article on Sunday. The author specifically mentions ClassDojo (towards end of article). Many schools in WCSD use ClassDojo. Our suggestion hasn’t changed in years: do not allow your kids to use ClassDojo, and do not allow their teachers to add your children to ClassDojo!
Here is a post from the California anti-radical sex ed group:
I am an Oak Park Parent and I was at this meeting. Their therapist stated that kids identify as trans as young as 18 months old!!! They also said that kids can transition without telling parents and if the child is afraid of their parents because they are transgender the parents can be reported to Child Services. Marinate on that. If you think it’s not going to be happening in your schools think again. The biased agenda is real.
And another post from this group:
UPDATE: AN AMAZING AND UNEXPECTED TURN OF EVENTS ON AB 493!!! On/around September 6, this bill was GUTTED. Almost half of the language was removed including the most dangerous parts of the mandated and monitored online training. The bill then passed in the State Senate, 31-0-9. 9 Republicans did not vote (NVR). I was told the bill has been sent to the Governor, who will probably sign this toothless and meaningless remnant.
So what happened? Do you think we had anything to do with this surprising twist? I have my own theory. What do you think?
Here is a post that was shared in this group:
Oak Park Superintendent threatens to arrest parents at Tuesday night sex ed meeting. Still won’t admit that State law doesn’t prohibit districts from offering opt-out for optional K-6 gender theory instruction. Like and share!
Here is a post that was shared in the Florida anti-iReady group:
Yesterday, my son was attacked. In a violent, malicious manner while in the school locker room at Blake Academy in Polk County. As one student repeatedly hit him over and over agin, others not only held my son down so that the student could hit him but encouraged the attack. I am enraged.
The school nurse called us first and let us know our son was in the nurses office and could not give us any additional information. I immediately left my office and went to the school – not one school administrator contacted me on the way to the school. I got to the school to find a welt on my son’s forehead and back of head, a cut above his eye brow and bruising all around his eye. At the time we didn’t think it was anymore than a scuffle and still due to his injuries we decided to press charges on the boy – at this time we had no clue others were involved. UNTIL later last night when we received videos from the parent of a high school student (our son is in middle school) – the videos showed the attack that lasted well over 3 minutes with no adult supervision or intervention. You hear the kids not only cursing but encouraging the attack and not stepping in to stop what was happening.
I have asked the school administrators what will happen to the other children involved – would you like to know their response? We can’t tell you! We are entitled to know how the school system plans to protect our child. I do not need to know the specifics of the child’s name or any other personal identifiers however I believe due to the nature of this attack we should know what the consequences are and if the children are in school. What is our world coming to?
This could have ended much differently, our child has one kidney and after getting kneed several times this could have resulted in permanent damage. He was thrown on the floor over a bench, head his head all while others watched. And all they can tell me is they will handle it – this is unacceptable.
Today, we went to the Bartow Courthouse and try to get a restraining order or injunction and Judge Kelly Butz said that because the attack did not happen multiple times she would not award the protection to our son. It only takes one hit for a child to die. How many more times would you like this to happen to our child or any other child? Throughout the entire attack this little boy laughed and smiled – and you think he won’t do it again? Yet the malicious videos were not taken into account.
I can guarantee you had this been a group of black students on a lone white student we would be having a completely different conversation. I am disheartened, I am tired, scared for my son and completely enraged. These videos make my whole heart sad – nothing warrants this behavior. Policy must change to protect our children – or we will continue to mourn children for stupid reasons.
Here is a post from Alice Linahan:
The Word text program from Microsoft will suggest inclusive alternatives to words that refer to gender. Algorithm ArtificialIntelligence GenerationEquality
The merging of IT and Language Change is… “The Third Wave” they were WARNING about back in 1994.
We know who all the key players are making this happen in Texas and beyond. We also know the state and federal legislation that must be exposed.
This is what Trump and Ivanka and the “Green” people funding it, elected officials legislating it and schools implementing it, need to understand. It is an all out attack on the family and a breakdown of American Society.
Below is what is being developed from education data collected from 1 to 1 devices in the classrooms; by Microsoft and Google, and why data collected from parents and students by teachers, administrators, counselors in school and on their 1 to 1 devices matters. The flow of education data unethically and illegally mined must be STOPPED!!
Article linked below in English:
“American tech giant will correct the Danes’ language if they do not write inclusive enough
In their popular writing program “Word”, Microsoft will now propose alternatives to eg. gender-specific words in which “policeman” becomes “police officer”.
The Word text program from Microsoft will in future suggest “inclusive” alternatives to words that refer to gender or may be perceived as derogatory to people with disabilities or illnesses. A clear reminder that technology is not value neutral, scientists say Police officer, chairman, dementia. Forget it. From now on, it must be called police officer, foreman and person with dementia. At least if it stands for technology giant Microsoft.
This fall, the US IT company is launching a new version of the world’s most widely used word processing program, Word, where algorithm-based artificial intelligence will propose more inclusive language use.
Specifically, this means that if you type “police officer”, the program will suggest that you use the gender-neutral word “police officer” instead. If you describe a person as “dementia”, the program will instead suggest that you use the term “person with dementia”.
Andreas Birkbak, PhD in technology anthropology and assistant professor at Aalborg University, is not surprised to hear that Microsoft is now including inclusive language into the Word program. “It is a very clear reminder that technology and design are never value neutral. When we use technology to communicate, there will always be some form of mediation – and there will always be different ideas about the community built in, which come from the programmers, designers and project managers behind the technology, ”he says, continuing: “In this case, the sense of identity and the narrative of oneself as a place of progressive actors that Silicon Valley (home of the largest US technology companies, ed.) Has come in handy. Many of these big tech companies make their mark in the annual Pride parades, and many of them have internal programs that support the LGBT environment. Now we also see it in the way they design software.”
Anna Libak, who is a journalist and author, believes that inclusive language has gone too far when it is systematically disseminated through a large technology company. She fears it could give us a poorer language: “Novel writers will find it really difficult in the future. Because if they can’t say he or she, must they say mom or dad? After all, it may be that you don’t feel like mom or dad, even if you are. Do you have to say young, old, ugly, nice, feminine, masculine, thick, thin, yes, can you characterize others in any way whatsoever? ”.
At the same time, Anna Libak believes that Microsoft’s aspirations for a more inclusive language raise a fundamental dilemma as to whether language should reflect reality or whether we should accept that someone will change the language to shape the reality they want to see. “I think it is fundamentally wrong to try to change reality through language. After all, it should be the other way around: that language only changes when reality has changed. It creates frustration if the gap between reality and language becomes too large, as is the case when artificially trying to abolish gender. ” While it may seem convenient or innocent right away, when a program like Word suggests that we formulate in a different and more inclusive way, we should be critical of this type of technology, says Bent Meier Sørensen, professor of organizational philosophy at CBS .
“Many of these functions are introduced on the basis of the best intentions, but I am very little convinced that it is truly inclusive,” says Bent Meier Sørensen and continues: “Editing the language must be done slowly and thoughtfully, not least from a local language practice. Not based on the ideology and algorithms of some American tech giants. ” However, Deputy Andreas Birkbak believes that cold water should be struck in the blood if you fear the consequences of artificial intelligence – also known as AI, an abbreviation for “artificial intelligence”. After all, the service may not be able to deliver everything Microsoft promises.
“Now I haven’t seen it in action yet, but I can doubt if it actually helps us in any way. Think about the little word suggestions we get from our cell phones when writing text messages. I don’t think I’m the only one who thinks they’re most often annoying or involuntarily funny. You also run the risk of using an AI to suggest words. Not least, when it should be in Danish, ”he says. At the same time, he agrees with the critics that if we start listening too much to the algorithms, we risk becoming less creative and more standardized. “One can hope that it will simply be used for some form of mail-lingo reserved for jobs, and the consequence will not be that great.
But it is clear that if it sinks wider into the way we write literature or relate to each other, then it will be a clear negative consequence, ”he says.
Christian Dagblad has contacted Microsoft, which states that they have not had the opportunity to respond before the editorial deadline.”
Here is a post from the Common Core Diva:
For all my conservative minded friends who believe PRF is a friend, it is a member of the toxic group ALEC. Look deep enough into ALEC and FRP, you’ll find HSLDA. HSLDA is supposedly a friend of homeschool families. However, HSLDA is just as polluted as most other quasi-conservative undermining groups.
When it comes to your family, trust no one tied to the government!
If anyone wants the HSLDA tie, PRF board member list shows:
It makes sense to me because it seems to me that HSLDA would have sued or don’t a lot more to fight for right than they have done.
So Parentalrights.org is the same as the Parental Rights Foundation?
yes
if you’re homeschooling should you join either of these groups?
no
is there an alternative?
there is another homeschool watchdog group which is far better than HSLDA. My entire 20+yrs in the HS community was proof that the more known group wasn’t to be trusted. I learned that by countless families abandoned by them & my own research. The better group, from a research view: http://www.nheld.com/
let me say this, a family shouldn’t have to be fearful of exercising their parental duties.
Where is a Constitutional lawyer willing to fight the existence of the DOE as a blatant 10th Amendment challenge? Let’s stop screwing around with the small change.
How did HSLDA get polluted? I’m not totally surprised that they’re compromised. (Mike Farris heads it and he’s also part of Convention of States, which I support, but never has, to the best of my knowledge, Convention of States EVER brought up anything like the Every Student Succeeds Act or anything like that, which is odd in that if we mentioned all of this data mining and surveillance, we’d easily get to 34 applications. But that would mean calling out Greg Abbot and Robert DeSantis and others and maybe they don’t want to do that.
Farris has been known for, for years, his own personal political agenda which he uses HSLDA as a bully pulpit, when he can. If you look at the website for the HS group, you’ll find support for STEM, CTE, dual enrollment, Ed savings accts. They are connected to Bush’s School Choice Week, too.
ALEC is an ally of the CCSSI. It’s one of the biggest advocates for charter schools which of course also includes really bad ones like the Turkish charters such as Harmony in TX, all things espoused by Jeb Bush like the AL “scholarships” for students to attend private schools (and thereby make them susceptible to CCSSI and other federal programs, 0-grade 12 ESSA plans, etc. AL’s legislature is a bunch of ALEC puppets and I bet AL’s situation is not unusual. They write bills which their bought and paid for state legislators and governors push. It’s my understanding that vendors have immense control over ALEC and that’s why ALEC did not vote against CCSSI.We need to get our states to cease paying dues to groups like NASBE, ECS, ALEC etc. so the voters/taxpayers have a chance to compete with all the lobbyists for the ear of our reps. Look at our secretary of education whose thinking is in step with ALEC when it comes to education. PS If anyone wants to pursue a 10th amendment justification for stopping federal control of education, check out Pres. Carter’s sec of ed’s quote about the subject. He was a Democrat but he was right on target.
Farris is the left side of Satan. I wrote about him so much I finally just got to the point of pure vomit. He is no Christian any more than the rest of these manipulating for money evangelical liars.
Here is a post from the California anti-radical sex ed group:
At our life group last night, a teacher in the Claremont district asked for prayer as he is being brought before the school board or principle or something because he would not teach the assigned sex ed to his 7th and 8th graders. He basically modified it. He also says there is not a lot of parent support in that area. Groups like moms in prayer and such have essentially vanished and he is David fighting Goliath. Please pray for him. I don’t want to share his full name but please pray for Paul. He needs spiritual back up.
Here is a post that was shared on Alice Linahan’s wall:
“The U.S. education system spent more than $26 billion on technology in 2018. That’s larger than the entire Israeli military budget. By one estimate, annual global spending on technology in schools will soon total $252 billion. To hear presidents and prime ministers tell it, this spending is laudable and even necessary to reduce inequality and prepare a workforce ready to compete in the global economy.1
But the technology pushed into schools today is a threat to child development and an unredeemable waste. In the first place, technology exacerbates the greatest problem of all in schools: confusion about their purpose. Education is the cultivation of a person, not the manufacture of a worker. But in many public school districts we have already traded our collective birthright, the promise of human flourishing, for a mess of utilitarian pottage called “job skills.” The more recent, panicked, money-lobbing fetish for STEM is a late realization that even those dim promises will go unmet.
Second, it harms students even in the narrow sense of training workers: the use of technology in schools actually lowers test scores in reading, math, and science, damages long-term memory, and induces addiction. Both advanced hardware and the latest software have proven counterproductive. The only app or device found to meaningfully improve results with any consistency is an overhead projector in the hands of a competent human teacher.
Finally, educational technology is a regressive political weapon, never just a neutral tool: it increases economic inequality, decreases school accountability, takes control away from teachers, and makes poorer students more vulnerable to threats from automation and globalization.”
Are any of these media sources EVER going to expose the UN is STEM’s master? I have tried for years to get them to listen.
This I agree with! Too much technology, in general, is hurting kids. I believe they should be creating with their hands. Kids are exposed to too much blue light and kids don’t know how to be kids anymore.
Here is a post from a friend of mine:
School survey violated federal law PPRA.
“The assignment on the second day of the school year asked students to answer subjects like their gender, sexuality, religion and socioeconomic status. The 10th graders in an English class at Heritage High were also asked about people in their life, like their friends and doctor.”
in Idaho, we found that our Sex Ed curriculum was being implemented through agreements with the District Health Depts and their Sex Salesmen. It was considered a guest speaker, that brought their special outside curriculum, so it circumvented the local district curriculum choosing entities.
Here is a post from the Florida anti-iReady group:
Alright friends…how does everyone feel about Khan Academy? Apparently it’s being given in class as a CW assignment and then whatever isn’t finished is then assigned as a HW grade in Skyward. Instruction may or may not have been given on the lessons being worked on. Students pacing varies of course because they are individuals so no whole group and its work as you go. Some may or may not have a lot more than others to do at home. Also, I don’t know about your families but there are 5 kids in my house, 4 that need access to the internet because of school and I’m in grad school ft. I don’t have a computer to give each of them to use. Myself and my high schooler that’s in a.p. & gifted classes takes priority. Teacher claims the khan hw has been mentioned many times in class…my child had an A until she just received an F for online hw. I’m fired up and have already shot off multiple emails. She also has a 504…. Requested a meeting asap. My child also states she has not received her “extra time for assessments” accommodation.
Seminole County
And here are some replies to this post:
What about kids who don’t have a computer at home ??
I use Khan only when I want to print off extra practice on my homeschooled child. If my public school kid was being made to do that, I may have a conference with the teacher. I am more about quality than quantity. I would want his time spent in school learning and mastering the concept and not bringing busy work home.
I’m feeling the same with stations work we have that part is in schoology
I printed a page of the Stations Work students will be completing in class this week- it should be in their daily binder. I attached it to this email, and it is in Schoology in the Homeroom class.
All Stations work is due Friday. Students will have time in class each day this week to complete the 8 assignments. They may work on them at home if they feel they are falling behind. I am stressing to the students that if they focus and stay on task, this work can get done in class. I’m hoping this will help the students practice managing their time.
Thank you!
Notorious for sharing data with third parties, especially since it’s partnership with CollegeBoard.
Here is a post that was shared in the California anti-radical sex ed group:
Remember when in school you were considered a boy or girl not anything you “felt” like being? Our politicized schools now give you another choice. Anything you “feel” like you are. A monkey, cat, a boy if you’re a girl, a girl of you’re a boy. Public schools are no longer about teaching our children reading, writing, math, history and science it’s about indoctrinating them. If you’re child is in a public school and you can remove them, do it. If not, please talk to them, equip them so they don’t get swept up in the craziness that is taking place. Take a look at the new testing booklets. Sent to me by my cousin who’s a teacher.
Here is a post from a Texas anti-testing group:
I’m a bit pissed! Our 8th grade straight A daughter, was assigned a group project in her Math class. 3 of the 4 did little to no work on the project. So being the type of student she is. She took it upon herself to do the whole project on her own, after being told this will be a group grade. When she turned in the project, her teacher asked her why she had done the whole thing on her own. She replied, I don’t know, then told him that the others in the group weren’t working. So what did this wonderful teacher say to her. “Well this isn’t the idea, the idea is to work as a group, how are they going to learn anything, if you’re doing all the work, How are they going to Pass the STAAR, if you did all the work. They haven’t learned anything, from this project. ” ” And that’s not fair to them. “
I flipped my ever loving mind, Fair, Fair, would you be teaching, responsibility to all your students. Needless to say We have a conference with the principal and teacher on Monday. This is the Great Somerset ISD. Pfffttttt…
And some replies to this post:
I would be going to the superintendent personally. That’s b.s.
he’s part of the problem!!!!!
Is he trying to make your daughter feel guilty for them not being able to pass STAAR because of their own actions?
Your daughter should have responded with, “that’s ok they can opt out anyway and don’t need to take it at all!”
I truly wish she would have. But she is so intimidated, by teachers. We had a hell of a time last year with opting out, and teachers bulling her, or as our wonderful over paid Superintendent put it, they were just tr to persuade her, and allow her the opportunity to take the STAAR.
Math is not a subject where I would expect to see projects of any kind, much less Group projects. It’s not your daughter’s responsibility to teach these other kids because they are in her group. Teacher needs to step up and do his job.
you would be surprised. My oldest is in algebra 2 in HS, honors class and all comp checks are group grades at each table!
She needs to explain that their lack of responsibility is not acceptable to her for a grade she will be stuck with, so yes she HAD to do the work because she cares about her grades while the others apparently could not care at all.
Glad you’re going to address it.
I’m a teacher! Ask for the rubric and group responsibility or participation contract. How is the teacher evaluating the contributions of each group member? Was work done in class, under supervision? How did he monitor them and see for himself that each student was learning in preparation for STAAR?! Totally not your child’s responsibility!! We all have bad days, and sometimes kids get words mixed up. BUT ask for those things and document what’s happening. Send emails to all concerned parties before and after your meeting. BTW, I’m also a parent!! Good luck. 👍🏼
after he received an email from the principal, he called me on Friday. He wanted to know what the conference was going to be about. So I touched base with him, and he said that “well, we just tell the kids, it’s a group grade, she will earn her own grade”. So I said to him, oh so you lie to the students!!!! He got sassy and said, well would you prefer I give her the group grade? I said no, I want you to teach your class, and not make my child feel like she did something wrong, and insult her in front of your class, for stepping up And taking responsibility to handle the work of 4!
I tell my students that if there is a group project and someone isn’t doing their part, I need to know right away. Then I’ll talk to noncompliant student(s). If they still don’t contribute, the rest of the group will not be penalized. It is my responsibility to teach, not a student.
snitches get stitches. My daughter has been paired with students who said from the onset that they were not going to do anything. Threatened to beat up my daughter if she didn’t do the whole thing.
This is why I don’t like group projects
It’s ridiculous
Group projects/collaborative work can be awesome, but the teacher has to take the time to design them correctly (including individual accountability, checkpoints, taking into account what resources each student has access to outside of school, etc.) and TEACH students how to do them!
Too many just say: “here’s what I want the final product to look like, and here’s your group” and leave students to their own devices.
NOT OK.
you just described every major project I was a part of during my school years, save one.
I HATE group projects where they can’t pick their partners for this very reason!!
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did she communicate with the teacher during the project that the other kids weren’t helping?
she was moved once already, and he kept having to tell her to wake up one of the students in the group. Aside from that she was working on the project and ignored the others.
wow so unacceptable!! Is this a preAp or regular class?
why was she waking the kid up and not the teacher?
Honestly I would request a new teacher
I will FOREVER hate group projects! My oldest daughter, in high school often did them on her own too. While other kids dont give a damn, my kids was keeping up her GPA and rank to go to college on scholarships. I hate them!
SHE learned a huge lesson that will continue her entire life- “group” projects are done by 1 or 2 people, and it’s done by the ones who care. I hate when teachers assign them- they learned that lesson themselves!
my girls are in 8th & 10th both honors classes but have run into this in elective classes and elementary. They both hate with a passion working in groups they don’t get to pick. They have also in the past been paired with students who needed help but that always winds up being a joke because those kids don’t want to do their share.
that has happened to our oldest too. Many times they would sit her with the slower kids, to re- teach them the TEKs. I was beyond pissed too. I just feel I need to nip this in the bud, now, before were to far into the school year. I seem to burn bridges at each campus that we leave behind, as the girls advance in their education. I used to not speak up, because I WAS, an employee, but now that I am no longer an employee, I post stuff, on the schools Facebook page, and on my page all the time. These are our children, and not theirs.
And she said, “Pass the STAAR? How do you pass an assessment? It’s only a measurement of how well you teach us to repeat what is on it.”
Tell the teacher to do some research on forced socialism. It works out the same way. Everyone benefits off the backs of the ones that care enough to do the work. As a teacher myself, I have given collaberative projects but the grades are never collective grades. Students are each given parts that are their responsibility. If someone fails to do their part, it never effects the grades of the other group members. Members also fill out response surveys on the work ethic of the other members and have a mechanism to report issues before the project is due so I can intervene when needed.
And another post from this group:
I learned that they pulled my daughter out of class, along with a few others who “missed” the STARR last year, and made them sit in a class and answer 25 questions. When she got back to class, the teacher called on her to answer a problem they went over while she was in the other room 😡. When she didn’t know the answer the teacher got snippy with her and made her cry. She sat there telling me this while crying again. What is my recourse on this? Can they continue to pull her from class with all of these ridiculous actions? She is in the 7th grade.
And yet another post from this group from someone from Medina Valley ISD, La Coste Elementary:
On Tuesday, my 3rd grade daughter came home and started asking about the “STAAR test I told her she didn’t have to take”, I told told her it’s not a test, it’s an assessment and she isn’t taking it. Said her teacher told her she had to, and my little dynamite told her but my mom said I’m not taking it. Teacher then proceeded to tell her how her mom was wrong, she does have to take it. So I told my baby nope, she isn’t, not to worry, and if her teacher wants to discuss it any further tell her to email me… no email, ok we’re good.
Last night, my daughter asks me if the police have her daddy’s phone# and know how to reach him (dad and I are divorced and I have custody). I tell her I don’t know and ask why, she says just in case I’m arrested… I ask for what, at first laughing, then she tells me her teacher told her if I broke the law and tried keeping her from taking the STAAR test, I’ll be arrested! Beyond livid!!!!!! Told my daughter I cannot be arrested for something that isn’t illegal. I knew being the first parent in this district would be fun…
And some replies to this post:
Did I seriously just read what I think I read. I’ve heard of teachers and principals saying some insane stuff about STARR, but wtf this is a whole new level of low!!! Plz continue to give us follow ups.
Sadly it isn’t a new level of low. Every year a few idiotic teachers or administrators actually think that threatening jail over STAAR is a good strategy to get parents/kids on board with their vision of assessment.
wow. Well this is a first for me seeing it. This is insane.
Even if it were true it is unsafe and unhealthy to randomly tell a child something like that. It is a part of the professional code for a reason.
It is scary what a child can be told behind our backs. This group has helped me to really take control of my child and remind him that I am his parent and not the school. We had a non STAAR related situation where my child could have been severely hurt had I not taught him that. He bypassed the bus drivers authority and trusted my voice in his head thank God. Bus driver was fired.
As wrong as the teacher was I would keep it to the facts and professional at all times and document everything. You still want your daughter to be respectful and we have make sure we are too or we loose all credibility. Most teachers are not happy with teaching to STAAR (I don’t know of any) and will help your daughter and probably even agree with you, silently.
This teachers approach was shameful and I think it would best to put your daughter in another class. I just think both sides should communicate ahead of time in the future to help the teacher be prepared. It’s probably hard for the teachers if the child is announcing this in front of everyone because she has to do her job and unfortunately STAAR is how the teacher is graded too. Which may have brought out her snarky side (still not ok) just a thought.
There’s a time for respect and there is a time to protect your kid. And do I care if my kid is respectful to a piece of crap teacher who would tell her that I am going to be arrested for exercising my parental rights? That’s rhetorical. Compliant little sheep is what they want and Texas parents have been playing that role for 40 years.
I’m sorry, but I just keep getting madder about this. She’s teaching in Texas, in a school district that’s a majority Hispanic, in a year where ICE raids and parents being arrested and detained while their children are in school is something happening regularly. On what planet is it ok to use “your parents will be arrested” in a classroom where there very well may be kids who are already absolutely petrified that they might come home one day and find their parents gone. Fuck this woman.
I know. I keep replaying this in my head. I worked in a school before this ICE mess when two kids went home to find their parents gone. ICE forgot to notify CPs of the kids. Luckily the bus driver on a hunch brought them back to the school.
We are our childrens safe place and no teacher has any right to violate this. It creates a place if fear and distrust in the children that robs them of innocence. No piece of paper is worth my childs innocence.
This happened with my son when he was in 3rd grade as well. The teacher told him that if he didn’t take the STAAR, they were going to close the school. I had never had a problem with school anxiety until then. Now, it’s almost impossible to get him to like anything about school, and it’s been 6 years! Thankful I homeschool now!
Here is a post that was shared in the California anti-radical sex ed group:
In case you weren’t aware. This are now the bills passed in California.
AB262 – allows California public health officer to enact martial law during an outbreak. An outbreak is 3 or more.
AB283- forced parents to either vaccinate or be fined from their CALWORKS benefits even if their child is not in school
SB276- removes the relationship of Dr and patient, puts our children into a database and puts our children’s medical records in the hands of the state.
AB329 – sex Ed mandatory curriculum starting in pre k. Identifies 15 different genders (4th grade oral sex (8th grade) anal sex and fisting)
AB499 allows for 12 year olds to make medical decisions for themselves and stops parents from having access to their medical records. The decisions for abortion , contraceptives and vaccines including the flu shot and gardasil (hpv) would be in the hands of a child
Eventually there will one law you’re not comfortable with and you now will no longer have the right to opt out. Best choice – privately homeschool and leave the system
*for info on the sex Ed please join Informed Parents Of CA
And here are some replies to this post:
There is an entire section about making parents aware of the scope of education and I can tell you I was not made aware by the school or district.
Yes, key word privately homeschool. Even these charter school plus homeschool hybrid programs which are so popular here will be affected and soon. They already want your vaccine records when you apply to be part of them. For now, they will accept a blank record, but not for long. I’m afraid for the time private homeschoolers are gone after as well!
Before long people will have to have permission to leave the state.
Actually there was something in the works but never saw the light of day, where it was being considered that if you sold your home in California and were moving out of state, you would pay an inflated fee/tax on the proceeds of that sale. I am not sure what happened but I wouldn’t be surprised if the idea is still alive and kicking in some legislators head.
effective Oct 1, 2020, we’ll have to have a “Real ID” to board domestic flights as our CA driver’s license will not be sufficient. That’s kind of already controlling leaving the state. We either have to get a real ID or passport to fly domestically.
CT state law prohibits parents from child records at age 13. As a nurse I find this incredibly irresponsible and a violation of parental rights. As a mom it just truly pisses me right off. A we yr old doesn’t have the cognitive ability to make adult decisions.
can the child give permission to the parent to view the records?
yes, they have to sign a medical release form.
The child needs to sign off. It is unbelievable, the state is backing door a clear violation of parental rights.
I had to sign papers and read and sign them and stated to the nurse at Yale ( they are the only show in town as well, not a fan of medical manoppolies either ) I state that you do know that a 13 yr old is not able to make a medical decision and this is a clear violation of parental rights. And she fought me and gave me that, well we need them to be able to share with us vital information. B.S. they need time alone to force crap in a minor. It is appalling and not sound medicine at all.
ct is next. They have already begun the movement just like California and NY
This is so scary! I cannot believe how blind people are
If I had children or grandchildren that live in California.. I would encourage them to move out of that crazy state.. I do have a niece and her husband and son who live there and other family on my husband side … These laws are crazy…
i think California is just the springboard. If we don’t stand up all together they will bulldoze all states.
This agenda is global, have you heard? Probably not a lot bc the media is controlled by the industry so it’s hard to get real news through…
I haven’t read every single comment yet, but I want to clarify, as bad as AB329 is, it does not mandate teaching the acts noted in the post. The recommend framework does, but that isn’t required by law. The districts must choose a framework. That is why parents are fighting at the district level. AB329 passed in 2016. The framework has to be adopted this school year. That’s why it’s in the news now. People have finally seen the recommendations. The suggested resources do teach the acts listed. It’s unbelievable what the teaching materials consider normal and safe!
The whole 12 year old independent issues was something I had while living there. My child was sick and I couldn’t have access to her medical records because she was 13. She had to sign for me to see anything. I think a 13 year old shouldn’t have to sign papers that state her mother has access to her records.
when we moved to Florida, we had to get her records from her rheumatologist. She had to sign for them and they handed them to her. She was 15 by then, but I found it ridiculous.
An update on the brave CA teacher who refused to teach the evil sex ed:
He met with the principle and some board members and he said it went ok. He basically told them they could move him to a desk job but that he wasn’t going to teach this curriculum. He retires this year. It’s devastating when you see a teacher of 35 years being put through this. We are waiting to see what their decision is. We don’t want his name out there. This is very serious and he wouldn’t want any attention brought to this situation. Please just pray. Thank you.
Here is a post from the California anti-radical sex ed group:
Hi everyone
I have a question, my grandson attends a preschool for special needs as 3 year old at a local elementary school here in The Ontario-Montclair school district in Southern California. Once he is registered for school in two more years he will attend kindergarten at the same location
It seems my daughter has either picked up my grandson late or dropped him off late as well as had him miss school because of his health issues. She’s provided doctors’ notes but the school is advising they need to do an in-home inspection to verify he does live here.
Is this something Legal considering he’s only in preschool and it’s not mandatory?
The school advised it was for a wellness check and will continue to drop in until he is in school on a regular basis as well as not picked up or dropped off Late. I advised my daughter to get him on the bus system so they can pick them up here to show he does live at my property
Here is a post from a friend of mine:
Khan Academy is now selling its services to districts — though there is little concrete evidence of Khan Academy’s ability to help students academically.
IMO, Khan wants access to more student data. It appears that Khan doesn’t just want in the classroom, KHAN WANTS TO REPLACE THE CLASSROOM.
California lawmaker behind an industry-backed bill to narrow the state’s landmark Privacy Act is married to a top executive at Ring, the Amazon-owned tech company in the thick of a national debate over consumer data and government surveillance, according to ethics disclosures reviewed by POLITICO.
What do you know about the guys who started this leg? From what I’ve read about it, I’m underwhelmed. There’s no whistleblower provision and nothing about schools… seems like they took care not to touch the Golden Goose.
CACPA is hugely strong in some areas. But the AG enforcement got so messy, that’s why they are amending. I honestly wonder why NO ONE touches k-12 or even higher ed privacy. They all (falsely) think FERPA protects?
IDK. I think it’s strange too. Maybe they don’t know the extent of it.
I have approached many of these privacy “experts” about the edtech invasion and huge privacy issues– they deflect and move on.
And yet another post from her:
Parents, did you know this was in Colorado schools? Greeley
“Upcoming upgrades include the ability to identify guns and read people’s expressions, a capability not currently part of Avigilon’s systems. “It’s almost kind of scary,” Tait said. “It will look at the expressions on people’s faces and their mannerisms and be able to tell if they look violent.”
[ correction: it IS scary.]
Here is a post from a South Carolina anti-Common Core group:
Please share helpful information for this South Carolina Parent:
“After 5 years of using the same math curriculum, my daughter’s private Christian elementary school changed the math curriculum over the summer without informing the parents. Because of the hurricane, last week was really the first week of school and this is a recent discovery for me. The school is now using Sadlier math. There are two Sadlier math books, one marked common core and one not marked common core that appears to nearly identical in content to the common core book. My daughter, who was a math whiz last year, now hates her math homework and I actually can’t understand these concepts myself, even though I have advanced degrees. I created a firestorm with the school administrator by posting about the new book on my daughter’s class page. The administrator denies the book is common core, but it clearly is, even though it’s not stamped Common core on the front cover. When we enrolled our daughter in this school 2 years ago, they assured me they would not be using common core materials. Can you offer any insight into this curriculum or open this topic up for discussion. I am meeting with the administrator tomorrow. Thanks in advance for your help.”
Here is a post from a New York anti-Common Core group:
Human capital and Artificial Intelligence. Explosive growth and profits. HolonIQ’s Smart Estimate™ for Total Global Education Expenditure is $8 trillion for 2025.
While the formal sector is not expected to change significantly over that period, Education Technology Expenditure, fueled by Artificial Intelligence (AI), is expected to double, reaching $341 billion by 2025, evidenced by the aggressive acceleration in venture capital invested through 2018, which reached a record $8 billion.
Education focused AI expenditure itself is estimated to be a $6 billion market by 2025.
“Gradually, then suddenly.
That’s how we expect education technology adoption to change through to 2025,” explained Maria Spies, Co-Founder and Managing Director, HolonIQ. “We estimate that the speed of digitisation in education will overtake healthcare, due primarily to the build-up in capability over the past 10 years, and fueled by explosive growth in artificial intelligence with China, the US and India taking the lead on innovation.”
WARNING TEXAS PARENTS! This is the reality of Mental Health legislation SB 11/10, SB 504, and HB 18, passed in the last session. DO NOT TAKE THESE SURVEYS from your child’s school. Below is a link to a survey sent out to Little Elm High School parents.
Parents are beginning to understand…
This could be used to get “permission”… as this survey has parents name/email attached. So by answering questions – “my student’s needs” — therein lies a potential issue.
Who has access to the data collected?
Where is that data stored? In the Cloud? Who owns that cloud?
Will the data collected be used for research? Who is profiting off that research?
Will the data collected on my child go into his/her permanent file? Who has access to that file?
“The LEHS counseling team would like to learn more about student needs so we can continue to work to design programs that help support our students throughout the year, and we value your parent perspective in this process, as well. We invite you to complete the survey at…” https://tinyurl.com/lehsparents2019
Here is a post from an anti-Common Core group:
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The Clarion Project, a watchdog group known for its groundbreaking documentaries on extreme ideologies, compiled a report this month revealing the billions of dollars that colleges and universities in America have taken from foreign entities — including adversarial states.
The Clarion Project launched its probe into foreign investment and influence in the American education system after the Department of Education (DOE) announced in June it was investigating Georgetown University and Texas A&M University “as part of a broader push to monitor international money flowing to American colleges,” the Associated Press reported.
Using data the DOE has collected based on a federal law that requires colleges to report contracts and donations of $250,000 or more, Clarion issued a report this month that revealed that, since 2012, these institutions have received more than $10 billion from these foreign entities.
Qatar – which, according to the U.S. State Department, has made gains in fighting terrorism but still hosts entities that sponsor and support terrorism – is at the top of the list with a staggering $1.4 billion dollars given to 28 universities, including $350,874,324 to Georgetown and $376,325,840 to Carnegie Mellon University.
Despite these sky-high figures, Ryan Mauro, director of Intelligence and a Shillman Fellow with the Clarion Project, told Breitbart News that, based on his investigation, the DOE statistics may not tell the whole story on foreign influence.
“These numbers are hard to fathom, but they are likely only the tip of the iceberg,” Mauro said. “There are two other figures we don’t have: The amount that the schools aren’t disclosing to the Education Department as required and the amount funneled by foreign entities using fronts.”
“For example, the Iranian regime used a front named the Alavi Foundation to funnel money to universities,” Mauro told Breitbart News. “Because that’s a U.S.-based organization, those amounts from Iran are not in the records.”
“Muslim Brotherhood fronts with ties to terrorism, such as the International Institute of Islamic Thought, are also able to donate to universities without the transfers showing up in these Education Department records,” Mauro said.
Mauro pointed to Clarion’s investigations into this issue, including an expose released in 2018 on how the Muslim Brotherhood has successfully used a front called the International Institute of Islamic Thought (IIIT) to fund, engage and train academics. The expose included a long list of professors tied to IIIT:
IIIT is a known entity of the Muslim Brotherhood, a foreign organization sponsored by foreign governments. IIIT has been investigated and nearly prosecuted for its links to foreign terrorist groups including Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad. IIIT is known to have received significant foreign funding.
But, because IIIT is based in the U.S. and is (supposedly) a completely independent entity, its donations are not included in the Education Department records of foreign donations to universities and colleges.
“In some cases, the funding comes via government-tied entities with known links to subversion, spying, terrorism and extremist ideology,” the executive summary of Clarion’s latest report states. “For example, the terror-linked Qatar Foundation donated a jaw-dropping $33 million to Georgetown University in 2018.”
The June AP report revealed that, in regards to Georgetown and A&M, “records being sought by investigators go far beyond Qatar, and include dealings with China, Russia, and Saudi Arabia, and specific companies in those nations.”
“Investigators ordered both schools to disclose funding from Huawei or ZTE, the Chinese tech giants that some U.S. officials call a threat to national security,” AP reported. “Georgetown is being asked to detail money it received from any sources in Saudi Arabia or Russia, including Kaspersky Lab, a Russian cybersecurity company.”
But these schools are just two of dozens of U.S. schools taking money from these and other foreign entities.
Clarion complied the countries with the largest donations:
Rounding out the top 13 countries after Qatar are: China — $680 billion to 87 schools; Saudi Arabia — $649.9 billion to 63 schools; United Arab Emirates — $230.9 billion to 32 schools; Russia — $99 billion to 13 schools; Kuwait — $65.7 billion to 17 schools; Iraq — $44 billion to four schools; Turkey — $37.7 billion to 15 schools; Lebanon — $5.7; Pakistan — $4.8 billion to five schools; Venezuela — $3 billion to two schools; Syria — $1 billion to Johns Hopkins University; and $1 billion to Harvard University since 2017.
The 87 schools China donates billions to include California Institute of Technology, Columbia University, Georgia Institute of Technology, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, the New York and New Jersey Institutes of Technology, and Harvard, Princeton, and Yale.
Russia also donates to some of the elite colleges in the U.S., including Cal Tech, MIT, Stanford, and Yale.
You can read the entire list of countries and schools here.
While the list itself is stunning, Mauro said it begs a question that should have an answer because of national security implications.
“Here’s the key question we need to be answered for every transaction: What are these governments getting in return?” Mauro said. “Do we really believe they make these donations because they care so much about the wellbeing of American universities and colleges? Of course not.”
“It’s been well-documented how China is funding universities to establish Confucius Institutes,” Mauro said. “The expressed purpose of these is to act as bases for ideological warfare by shaping the views of American students.”
“We have to assume that the other governments hostile to the West see the same opportunities,” Mauro said.
Confucius Institutes are billed as cultural organizations on foreign college campuses that the Communist Party of China funds to help create cultural links abroad and expose international students to Chinese history, language, and culture. In reality, the institutes serve to indoctrinate students in Communist Party propaganda and pressure the international universities they inhabit to toe the party line, attacking anyone who dares criticize the Communist Party or acknowledge realities that Beijing refuses to accept, such as the independence of Taiwan or the illegality of China’s occupation of the South China Sea.
The Clarion report also provides more details about why the countries listed in the DEO data, specifically those with dubious standings on terrorism, should make answering the questions Mauro proposed seem urgent.
• Saudi Arabia: Former CIA case officer Robert Baer, wrote in his book Sleeping with the Devil: How Washington Sold Its Soul for Saudi Crude: “Saudi money also seeped into the bureaucracy. Any Washington bureaucrat with a room-temperature IQ knows that if he stays on the right side of the kingdom, one way or another, he’ll be able to finagle his way to feed at the Saudi trough. A consulting contract with Aramco, a chair at American University, a job with Lockheed—it doesn’t matter.
• Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s government has become one of the main patrons of the Muslim Brotherhood and Hamas and is allied with Qatar. He is also improving Turkey’s relationships with Iran and Russia at the expense of its relationships with the U.S. and other NATO members. Turkey supports a variety of Sunni extremists, including affiliates of Al-Qaeda, and has been accused of assisting ISIS. Since 2012, Turkey has reportedly been one of the top financial supporters of Hamas, with Erdogan arranging for the transfer of $250-300 million to the terrorist group annually.
• The Chinese government’s massive influence operations on U.S. college campuses is now getting mainstream media attention due to numerous exposes regarding China’s establishment of over 100 Confucius Institutes on campuses across the country. The Chinese Ministry of Education uses an affiliate named Hanban to transfer this funding. Hanban provides the materials, chooses the activities, and selects the directors and teachers who oversee each Confucius Institute.
Details about other countries are included in the Clarion report.
“These governments don’t have unlimited cash,” Mauro told Breitbart News. “The only reason they’d keep making these donations is if they are very satisfied with the results.”
“What are those results? How are these donations advancing their agendas? And why don’t we, the American people, know what’s happening?” Mauro said,
“My hope is that alumni, faculty, students, and researchers will take the next steps to demand answers from these universities and colleges,” Mauro said.
I just read an article promoting the need for more psychologists in public schools. The article goes on to make the argument that “we” can afford to place armed police officers in schools, yet “we” aren’t paying for schools to have armies of psychologists in the schools to treat “the whole child”.
Jail? Psyche ward? Or both?
What happened to public schools where there is a tax payer funded need for armed officers and psychologists?
Why aren’t educrats, progressives, and bleeding hearts writing articles on this question????
Why aren’t there more articles looking at the causes and who facilitates the causes (and there are many), before we are nudged into supporting and paying for more predetermined leftist solutions that create even more problems that requires even more leftist “remedies”?
My opinion:
Leftist policies have created massive psychological, emotional, and behavioral problems in school age children. Rather than removing these policies, the leftist powers that be only double down on them and refocus blame in some other direction. Then they impose more authoritarian, soul crushing, mind manipulating rules & regulations.
Questions:
If a child needs to be controlled by an armed police officer and/or school psychologists, is it possible there is a different and more suitable placement other than the local public school for this child????
Must all children in the public school be subjected to these “interventions” because a few children present a real danger to themselves and others?
Are we “controlling the herd” by legitimately trying to control the few who are uncontrollable?
When do we face the obvious question? Are public school children being turned into either inmates or patients?
Conclusion:
There has to be a better way.
And some replies to this post:
I 100% agree with you. It is typical of Leftist groupthink to not realize, or be held accountable for, the problems they create and then believe they are capable of solving them… and they are not. How did we ever make it through school with no armed security, minimal guidance counselors (in HS only) and some of us with target rifles locked in our cars in the parking lot? I guess we weren’t being treated as “whole children”, huh?
Texas is doing it Glad I got these out
having two special kids I can tell you why. They bill medicaid Mine use to go to Behavior Modification Class (BMC) for help with their school work. They gave them treats to eat and drink and because a Licensed Social Worker or Counselor was there they billed medicaid lots of money
They had people come in and do testing for a week on my kids They said boy IQ was 115 Just had him tested outside of school His IQ is 58 They just kept passing him on and billing medicaid Best thing is this Psychologist agrees with his Psychiatrist that taking him out of school was the best thing I could have done. Psychiatrist told me 95% of his children are out of public school
Home school your children If you have Internet you have everything a Teacher does
The better way is to remove this corrupt system which has replaced education with sociological nonsense and get back to basics. If a student can see personal accomplishment and further hope thru real learning, they will be better prepared for the real world. No graduate today is able to reason with the contemporary culture, rather just fall in line with it. The clock is ticking….
Schools are scary today ,but try talk , to a teacher about it , most just follow along.Untill they are retired
Classic government employees; and that is a big part of the problem. Tenure, for K-12 teachers, needs to be reformed, and perhaps scrapped altogether. That would be a good place to start.
The teachers, (usually older) who understand what is happening, fight for the kids as long as they can and then they either give up, retire, or the system pushes them out through intimidation or penalties.
Yes,the schools don’t like teacher that question the system
Not at all, they crucify them. I watched it happen to a friend, a state award winning teacher that fought against Common Core. She was mocked and intimidated by school personnel and even some parents to the point that it almost destroyed her.
Yes,I had a friend that the same thing happen ,teachers and all because she didn’t agree with the system .She left and taught on line for nursing instead
“All” those who mocked and intimidated her had some kind of financial reward. It is the only way they get people to behave “their” way, unless of course it’s blackmail.
I’ve seen it happen to many.
I would rather return to pre-1998 public education systems, with local control. CT is a mess additionally with their Kindergarten enrollment age.
Get the federal government out of schools, colleges and all learning institutions. Abolish the DOE and Common Core. Empower elected school boards and opt for charter schools. For now the only choice is home schooling.
Get private interests and NGO’s out of education. Pandering to special interests destroys everything. There are no standards because the standards have been expanded to accommodate everything. The entire institution of education has become watered down to have no substance at all. Just fads and appeasement.
The expectations have been lowered to just showing up and surviving the system.
Charter schools are public schools but with no local control.
I thought charter schools were managed locally. I am wrong?
Many, if not most, charter schools have franchises and have their schools in multiple states. The charter schools have appointed boards, not locally elected board members. Charter schools are funded by state & federal tax dollars and the fed DOE has been pushing to expand charters in order to make charters fully accountable to the federal government. But because charter schools are considered public schools, charter schools must abide by all fed rules, regulations, policies, and “Dear Colleague” letters (such as 0bama’s transgender policy demanding transgenders be allowed in alternate sex bathrooms, locker rooms, and other private spaces).
Good to know. Damn, I thought they were local and union free. Thanks!
And Charters are no better if they accept federal funding.
Public schools, on average, receive about $400 per child on medication, whether that is for psychological issues or medical issues. This gave the school incentive to claim damn near every child is ADHA or borderline personality discorder. Since psychologist and psychiatrist make their money based on full client rosters and referrals, it is in their financial interest to align with school suggestions. The medications that are often given to these children for psychiatric issues are often unnecessary and a worse, long term detrimental to the child. Ever heard of MK Ultra? If you think that testing stopped, you are a fool..it has just gone large scale through the school systems. Your children are being used as guinea pigs in a social experiment that has gone awry and causing major harm. Now, with the allowance of additional dollars to schools through Medicade for children in remedial or special classes, the incentive increases to label any child as disfunctional and seldom are the tests correct in diagnosing the issues. Get your kids out of public schools and if you are not financially capable of homeschooling, either re-align your priorities or become deeply involved in the school system in order to limit their damage or change their culture.
HEAR, HEAR! They are drugging and indoctrinating. I have had personal experience with this. They nearly killed my grandson.
When will they learn discipline, not pills , is the answer.
perhaps when parents practice it at home and demand it in the classrooms.
If parents practiced it at home, if parents accepted the responsibilities of parenting rather than transferring their responsibilities to the schools (and the state), then almost all of the bs, inane, and harmful policies and “services” would not, could not be implemented.
Society as a whole suffers from learned helplessness and stunted development.
Did I read that right? “Treat the whole child”? Our schools were never meant to be mental hospitals and are not meant to “treat” anyone for anything. There is a vast difference between education and indoctrination and we need to keep indoctrination OUT OF OUR SCHOOLS!
You read it right. Treating the “whole child” is all the rage right now. Mental, emotional, and behavioral manipulation.
Social emotional learning SEL is the rage…..they want complete control of our children! 😡
Here is a post from the Florida anti-iReady group:
I am not yet able to articulate how I feel about this. My child has an IEP that states when he is to get accommodations. No where in that IEP does it make an exception for i-Ready. We are in Seminole county.
“by district directive, we are not to provide the accommodations of questions and answer choices read aloud to students for this baseline test. At the end of the school year, the district directive is to provide those accommodations. The diagnostic provides a learning path for each student, based on the student’s unique responses to the first assessment.”
And another post from this group:
Did anyone else know that every child’s iready login includes their child’s SSN? 😡😤
And some replies to this post:
we did not provide ss numbers when we registered.. i would contact school immediately]
same for me! We didn’t provide that info
We didn’t give our social security either.
This is not the case at our school. They use birthdate or student numbers not socials
Ours is not. It’s student ID
No one provided it it’s part of their passwords
that doesn’t not seem ethical. I’d call the school on that
I have, I’m waiting on a call back . I requested all my daughters personal identification data to be deleted from the system immediately
you will need to contact curriculum associates immediately asking all data on your child be deleted. Most IReady info is uploaded to CA at midnight each night. Please make sure to ask that any info CA shared wether shared or sold to a third party is also deleted
The iready tech support guy told me it is the same used for all students
First initial, day of birth, last initial, last 4 of social
luckily it’s not the whole social but I can see why you might feel upset about this.
This is Manatee district but when you registered you would have filled out a form like this in your district
Seminole County is student number or it is at our elementary school.
For outs in elementary it’s the students last name and year of birth. In middle school it’s the student id
Here is a post from the California anti-radical sex ed group:
I’ve been digging for a few months trying to find out which curriculum is being taught in our state of WV. I found an interesting newsletter from 2015. Willa Marth from PP and Beth Reis, creator of the FLASH curriculum. I’m basically all alone digging into this stuff and exposing it but parents just don’t seem to care or believe me? Rights, Respect, Responsibility… FLASH… Draw the Line, Respect the Line are just a few of the curricula I’ve found being taught. What do I get parents involved? I feel so alone in this, it’s depressing.
And a reply to this post:
Keep going friend I have a few friends In Battleground WA who is fighting the FLASH curriculum
And another post from this group:
This is a post from a parent in Arizona. The intrusion and overreach is not confined to California.
There is absolutely nothing appropriate about this assignment in any case scenario. Parents should not tolerate this type of intrusion.
Public schools have already blurred the lines between their main purpose which was to be academic institutions and our purpose as parents. We can see that the lines have been blurred by the fact that parents were not immediately troubled enough about this assignment to refuse to answer these questions.
When we start to try to justify this type of intrusions we have already started to believe that the public school system has a right to be involved in our personal lives. They don’t . Schools need to go back to focusing on academics and raise the ridiculously low test scores and stay out of our personal and social lives.
This assignments was given in a third grade class.
And some replies to this post:
Outrageous …I would return it with…before my child tells you his or her personal life at home please give us your personal answers to these questions other wise take your paper and use it the next time you need to wipe.
My son was given an assignment like this 30+ yrs ago. This is nothing new. I fought this battle back then. Sex Ed was just beginning to be taught at middle school level. My son said he learned more about how to use a condom than to abstain and how to use drugs and get away with it than staying away from them.
I think I would need more context before I find this objectionable. What class was it being done for – was this a turned in sheet or did it just get checked off as done. For example if this was a cultural class – where they are talking discussing backgrounds … it would be appropriate to think about and acknowledge your own background. Not everything is nefarious. This would be inappropriate if say it was handed out in a Math or English class or was collected by the teacher as a getting to know you excercise. But there is some educational value in those questions being asked. Again I think context is key.
most kids will be handed an assignment to do and just do it, then tell their parents about it later. By then, the damage has been done! Yes, there are circumstances where some of those questions are relevant to a discussion, but it is still programming your child to give info that is no one else’s business!
this was an assignment given to 3rd grade students. IMO there is no justifiable reason to have a third grade child answer these questions.
excuse me! This is way too invasive, and well beyond simply cultural class discussions. With the bias being shown against Conservative Christian families in our corrupt school system, this is potential fodder to fuel abuse. If you want to know I’d my child is Irish, or Norwegian, I have no problem. However, this questionnaire is infringing on personal privacy, and should not be given to children, but to parents, to decide what they care to divulge or not.
I don’t think a third grader could discern when to answer vaguely.
These questions are nobody’s business, especially at this age. Maybe, maybe, upper junior high or high school.
Are you a member of an ethnic group? Isn’t everyone?
this is not homework this is a SURVEY/POLL for one of their crazy cooked schemes.
The school is gathering information about your children, just in case they need it for CPS or something.
I remember answering questions like this as a child in ps all the time I always felt it was so strange. Now looking back this is so extreme this should be an adult survey that people agree to take not focused upon students who don’t even know why they have to do this.
Here is a post from the Texas anti-testing group:
Why exactly does the school feel they need this information? I filled it out last year but now I’m wondering why. What is it really for?
Here is a post from the Florida anti-iReady group:
My daughters school says no one in Duval county has or can opt out of iready so if you can please list your school and grade in Duval county if they have made such accommodations for you?
And here is a reply to this post:
Do you want me to tag you in posts on opt out Duval? I saw there is a [name redacted] from Duval who said she opts out of iReady. Schools are full of it. I was told the same of FSA when I first moved here and testing coordinator was all over me when I mentioned it in conferences.
And another post from this group:
Sarasota County peeps… which schools are you opting out of iReady.
We know admin likes to lie, but I have a couple of friends who are being told no one opts out of iReady and we know good and well that’s not true.
I’ll start in the comments.
And some replies to this post:
Woodland Middle 8th grade.
It’ll be at Pineview when I get a chance to get there
Imagine NP – kindergartn
Here is a post from the California anti-radical sex ed group:
Passing along information, our home school charter school (Inspire Charter) sent a letter informing us of the CHYA curriculum for 8th and 9th graders. The letter included the link to the curriculum. It also included information on how to submit a letter if you would like your child to be excused from the curriculum. Mind you, the parents are being asked to teach this curriculum to begin with. Even though, it is all up to me as the parent, I will still be excusing my daughter formally with a letter. I will cover all of this education in our own way and on our own timeline.
And some replies to this post:
I’m glad we have a choice 😊
We are with inspire as well. Last year a letter was sent out regarding the same things and it was simple to opt out. I’m so glad we are able to make these choices this way. If I went and sent my kids to our districts school. We wouldn’t be able to be sure they aren’t learning something we don’t want them to! Even if we opted out. Our values and morals are what we want our kids to learn. Not someone else’s or a states agenda for them!
Ocean Grove charter school too. My kids are to young still, but I worry when they are old enough there will be no opt out. Praying I’m wrong.
We are with River Springs Charter and they have arranged it the same way. The Sex Ed stuff at our particular location is done at home, online, under supervision of the parent on one of my daughter’s home school days. I will still opt out as I have already taken it upon myself to teach this stuff to her.
Here is a post from the Florida anti-iReady group:
Hello I have two children in elementary school and never knew I could opt my kids out of iready. I haven’t been opposed to this program as my oldest son seems to enjoy it. Tonight before bed, my daughter told me she had to miss recess today along with her class because they had to go to the computer lab to get their iready minutes in for the day/week or whatever… I was a little irritated because she’s being punished by missing recess. Missing recess just doesn’t sit well with me.
Here is a post from a South Dakota anti-Common Core group:
Under the guise of mental health, a web of mind-control is being spun around all children in the USA.
Here is a post from the Florida anti-iReady group:
Thanking you for letting me join My son in p.r.i.d.e he’s 6 year old (7 in nov) and is autistic sensory processing disorder behavioral problems in 1st grade. We’re working on doing a review IEP meeting and I told Lady In Charge today that I want to opt out of i ready she thought I was joking and told me that District uses it for testing and I told her no I’m serious I want to opt out and she says she never even heard of that and she would have to look it up. He spends 25 minutes in the morning on reading work/i ready on the computer and 25 minutes in the afternoon a math work/ i ready on the computer they don’t help him at the school like his last school. They told me they can’t so he tested way below first grade standards he’s never done the testing by himself. it’s always a fight he has such a hard time with reading i ready
Are there any forms or laws that can help me opt out of i ready im so over it
Here is a post from the Christian Law Association page:
Our attorneys were called by a concerned public school parent after discovering her child’s science teacher had put up a display questioning the validity of Noah’s Ark. Our attorneys assured this parent that this teacher was absolutely violating the law – it is illegal to denigrate the religion of any student. Contact our ministry for your specific situation.
Texas parents!! It is time to say… No!
This is a lesson for 6th grade in Austin ISD.
Question: Are the teachers showing this video licensed Child Psychologist?
Not only is this a complete violation of parental rights, and NOT the role of the school to promote, this is a disaster waiting to happen.
“According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, suicide is the second leading cause of death among youth aged 15 to 24 and the third leading cause of death among youth aged 10 to 14 (CDC, 2010). Among youth who identify as sexual minorities, the likelihood of death by suicide has been estimated to be two to seven times greater than the likelihood of death by suicide among heterosexual youth (Haas et al., 2011). Haas et al. suggest that such a range exists because records of death rarely include a person’s sexual orientation. More precise data exist on the prevalence of suicidal ideation among sexual minority youth, however, with twice as many reporting a desire or intent to die when compared to heterosexual youth (King et al., 2008).”
“In 2008, West ran for, and won the at-large seat on the Kansas City, Mo., School Board. He says he is getting along with his fellow board members well, and he plans to set foot in every school in the district during his tenure.
One of the first things Kansas City, Mo., School Board Member Airick Leonard West wanted to discuss was his idea for adding transgender-inclusive language to the school district’s nondiscrimination policy. West wants to follow K.C. Councilwoman Beth Gottstein’s lead, and make discrimination based on gender identity/gender expression within the Kansas City, Mo., School District a thing of the past. The issue of broaching the gender identity/gender expression oversight was brought to West by one of his YLI delegates, Timothy Sallee. Another salient topic for West and his constituents is the return to community schools.”
I believe Airick West, now known as AJ Crabill was put in place to implement these policies.
Here are some posts from the California anti-radical sex ed group in regards to the sex ed sit out:
My kids school moved the awards ceremony “last minute” to this day….
E. Whittier, Orchard Dale Elementary – Kept both my kids home. Sister-in-law went to take her kids and said there were hardly any kids there. She decided to sit hers out too.
I Don’t Think Anyone At My Kids School Even Know About It Yet! 🤦🏻♀️🤦🏻♀️🤷🏻♀️
same, the few parents I reached didn’t really care. I kept my kid home.
I kept my kids home and posted for a week day and night on my facebook and Instagram..it stirred things up and got lots of parents phoning the school and district to find out what was up with our districts sex ed and what’s to come ..my elementary principal got word and sent a phone call and email out to parents to calm their worry .. I called my superintendent like I have a million times in 3 years with him never responding to me personally even once ..but today I did get a call from his assistant. We had a long conversation I told her my city of Carlsbad wants a statement from our superintendent and for him to speak up on why we see him proudly support LGBTQ community in all the schools and why there are rainbow LGBTQ posters in everyclass room in our middle school and why the LGBTQ club is going in to every class and inviting and enticing students to join ?!!! And informed her 4 teen boys have come to me with tears feeling uncomfortable and not safe ..we want the superintendent to make our kids safe and know where he stands. But as far as the sit out ..I don’t think many followed me .
But it did stir up worry and concern and conversations!!!
a success in OC! Watch is on cbs 2 and kcal 9
People knew about it here, word was spread on our local page, but people agreed with it 😦 Sad what are world has come to, what they think is okay. Some of the comments were:
Your kids dont want to learn that shit from you. You shouldn’t be talking to your kids about shit like that. That’s fucking weird.
Your child is going to end up pregnant.
They wlnt be teaching anything different now than they did before.
It didnt matter what you said, what proof you showed… Most just didn’t care because our law makers wouldn’t do “that”.
I gave 8 forms to parents to sign and turn in to the principle. 6 I know for sure we’re signed and turned in. We all stayed home today about 8 of us at least. This is for preschool. We only have about 12 students in class so this was big. We are at the Glendale school district
I was only able to sit out my elementary school kids bc my older kids said they HAD to go. But here’s what I typed in my reason.
Sexx Ed sit out
Because No children regardless of age or grade should be subjected to the new curriculum forced on the schools by the state mandates. More parents should be notified of it’s pornographic how to guide. Parents may opt out of course but many will not and then the kids who were opted out will still be subjected to the other kids sharing and story telling of what happened. The curriculum should be removed. Stick to basic body functions and reproductive organs, safe sex including abstinence. Not a how to guide for graphic porno style fetishes. If I showed these things to any kids in my home I’d go to jail for distribution of pornography.
I posted about it on my Facebook page and was inboxed with some very unkind messages… Many said they have no issues with the curriculum and would support it. 😫
I went to Riverside and joined that group. Parents, grandparents, kids, signs – wish I would have taken a picture! As we waved our signs, we got regular honks from cars along University. We all cheered the horn beepers. 🙂 We had 20-25 people. I wish there were more – next time!
Here is a post from a friend of mine:
It’s pretty shocking that MVP, a k-12 math provider, would sue a parent for being critical of its Common Core math curriculum. But did you know that MVP math has a partner called “Open Up Resources”? Open Up Resources is funded by some pretty wealthy folks…including millions from Bill Gates.
So MVP is suing a parent and Gates is funding MVP’s partner
Got it. SilencingParents
Here is another post from the California anti-radical sex ed group:
I want to view some curriculum that’s not online that my daughters school is using . I was told that i can have 30 minutes to view it & 15 minutes to talk it over with the teacher. Iam pretty sure there should be NO time limit on me viewing the curriculum? I was told d/t copyright laws I could not take pictures or copies of any material, thoughts ?
Here is a post from the California anti-radical sex ed group from someone from Chico Unified School District in Chico, CA
Fellow parents in California…..Did anyone get a message from their School District that they will be marking kids absent who want to do the National Climate Strike walk out protest that happened yesterday 9/20? I got an email (in the comments) yesterday an hour before the event telling me if my child choose to go there would be no consequences given. Basically a free pass to ditch school?? At this strike there were voter registration booths for the 16 and 17 yr old attendees. The adult speakers were encouraging them to register. Also there were liberal candidates campaigning there and making political speeches to the impressionable teenager on how they support Climate Change and even signed a GND pledge. This was a complete political ploy on our youth.
And another post from this group:
Anyone from RUSD in Riverside? I want to chat about an issue I just discovered on our children’s chromebooks in Tk-5. I will be going to the district, but as you know, one parent complaining will do nothing. I would like to talk to you about what I found, have you find it for yourself, and ask you to join me in speaking to the district. I will be finding out on Monday who to voice our concerns too.
Sorry, I posted this yesterday morning and it was just approved today, and I have not been on Facebook today. The program is called “MyOn”. My daughter was logged on under her log in, I was not logged in under a parent mode. This is completely accessible by students to use independently and they are encouraged to use it at school during free time and at home for required reading and leisurely reading. When my daughter first told me about the program, it sounded interesting and I didn’t have an issue with it. It is an online library with thousands of books that is paid for by the district. Students can choose to read the book themselves or have the program read the book aloud, each word highlighting as it is read so they can follow along. Two days later she reads out loud, “All About Me”, “that sounds interesting”. I take the Chromebook from her so that I explore the books within this genre. This genre seems as though it has the potential to have touchy subject matter within it. My suspicion proved to be true. My daughter is in 2nd grade. There are children age 6-8 in her class with access to this information. One book was titled “The Night My Dad Went to Jail”. Now this book may be perfectly fine for certain 2nd graders, those whose fathers have gone to jail and the book is being read to them with a parent or a counselor. Not for the general 2nd grade population. There are other sex education books that are geared, in my opinion, towards 5th-7th grade WITH a parents permission AND guidance. These books INCLUDE pictures. The sex education books go in to more detail than I have taught my daughter because I don’t feel she needs to know anymore at this point. The district has taken it upon themselves to educate her without my permission. Another book series is in a Q&A format and talks about shoplifting, amongst other issues that 2nd graders do not have. There is also a title on HIV. Many of the titles say they are for grades 4-8. One: My child is in grade 2 and has access to them, why aren’t these titles being filtered out? Two: I do not want my child to have access to these even in grade 4. Three: That is a huge age range, a book with sexual education material for an 8th grader is currently available to our 2nd graders. I encourage you to check this out. If you disagree with this, please contact me so we can contact the district as a group.
Here is a post from the Utah anti-Common Core group:
How to get asked by the BYU administration to leave campus: Hand out pocket Constitutions on Constitution Day.
How not to get asked by the BYU administration to leave: Hand out rainbow bracelets and rainbow stickers on campus for “Rainbow Day” to protest the prophet.
Shows you where BYU is at right now.
And some replies to this post:
Well, gee golly. Good thing I haven’t been pressuring my kids to go there. So sad.
They have been denying the gospel for some time now
Similar crap happened when I was there from 2000-2008. They even kicked moms off campus who came to gather signatures for the Prop 8 petition in California.
I guess I’m lucky that I graduated in 1997, back when it was still a nice place to be. My experience was so awesome, just so much fun. It’s too bad that atmosphere doesn’t still exist for all of our kids.
well, I was chair of the College Republicans and every time we tried to do something political we got the whip cracked on us. I orchestrated the departure of the club from the student organization umbrella to the PoliSci department and that fixed a lot.
So I called BYU Administration and asked about this. What I was told was that no one can come on to campus and distribute pamphlets (or anything else) but if they are part of a group or club they can get approval to distribute pamphlets (or whatever else) but they can only distribute them in certain areas. That makes complete sense! I’m glad I called! 😊
We’ve tried to get conservative and libertarian groups approved on campus and have gone to all levels of the bureaucracy and have been stonewalled. The students are doing the best they can in the circumstances they are in.
When I was a student I tried to form a Young Americans for Freedom club at BYU. I went to BYU Clubs and was informed that BYUSA doesn’t allow political clubs. Then we tried to become a department club and emailed, requested, met with the department chair were informed that we didn’t need to have a YAF chapter or any other group because we had the College Republicans. Other students like those who attempted to start the TPUSA chapter, the students who tried to start a pro-life chapter last semester at BYU have had the same problems. The administration will allow feminist groups and Amnesty International to have groups because they’re “not political” but block non-partisan issue or philosophically based groups even when these groups have faculty members ready and willing to be faculty advisers for the groups. We expressed willingness to curtail the kinds of activities and topics we;d talk about, were willing to let them send informants to watch us and make sure we were following the rules, but they still wouldn’t approve. Now they’re a private institution, they have the right to make that decision. That doesn’t mean I can’t shine light on it and hope they’ll change.
So the students at BYU that I work with now often meet off of campus and try to recruit when they can. The reason I made this original post was to point out the apparent discrepency in how this policy is enforced. We were informed that our groups couldn’t be approved because if they allowed our non-approved group to hand out things they’d have to let other groups do it too. Is there a BYU LGBTQ group that is approved? I don’t think so and yet they were able to do this with or without approval? If they want to have these rules fine, but they should be consistent in it and the fact they’re not being consistent and favoring certain groups with certain agendas is troubling. That was the primary purpose of this original post.
Upon asking someone from the Utah anti-Common Core group if the Climate Strike protests were related to the UN Climate Summit in Utah, I receieved the following reply:
Oh it absolutely does. The U.N. is actively recruiting youth that call themselves “climate warriors”. They use fear to make them believe they will have no future if we don’t ACT NOW on climate change. Part of their strategy is the school walk outs & protests.
This is the Youth Compact they passed at the end of the Utah conference (no vote was taken, it was just adopted & applauded):
All I have, other than that, was what I witnessed at the conference during a panel discussion with several youth from different countries. They called themselves “climate warriors”, they used words of fear all throughout their speeches… “climate crisis” “ticking time bomb”. Their youth representatives encouraged youth participation in school walk outs. They spoke about the girl sailing around the world to bring awareness to climate change. One of the girls from the Marshall islands believes she won’t have a home by 2030 because the islands will be destroyed by human-caused climate change. They have clearly been taught fear. What would you do if you truly believed you will have no future unless the adults start listening & take action? The United Nations is holding a Youth Climate Summit tomorrow
Here is a post from a Minnesota anti-Common Core group:
Federal Student Unit Record Data System
“Right now Congress is moving toward more federal control of education and our lives with the creation of a federal student unit record data system. Supporters claim critics are worried about the privacy of student data without a valid reason. They are lying to the public, again.”
“If Democrats and Republicans are successful in passing the College Transparency Act (CAT — S.800, H.R. 1766), there will be a national database on students that will eventually include every person in the country. CAT seeks to overturn the ban on a federal student unit record data system that has been in place since 2008 and establish a system to collect personal student data.”
Supposedly, this is partly to set up a consumer college information center to help families decide on a college. But in reality, this consumer product information will include highly personal information about families. The national database will include highly personal information about families and hold a range of personal data.
“Here’s another problem. Both Democrats and Republicans are skirting around the fact that, under the 10th Amendment, the federal government has absolutely no authority to be involved in education – in anyway, at any level. Violating Constitutional law has not mattered to either political party as they passed numerous federal laws that gradually took over education control from states and local communities.”
In truth, this legislation will enact more infrastructure for the cradle to grave system. Information is less for families and more for government and businesses. It’s about social impact investing through government bonds with our very own little human capital (students) as well as a step closer to America’s own social credit system. In the short term, it’s about $$$s, but in the long term which is rarely considered, it’s about the loss of a great deal of freedom.
Here is a post from the California anti-radical sex ed group:
**Update: I just heard back from school, I emailed them yesterday. They will allow her to take the test. And no, my daughter didn’t misunderstand. The teacher specifically said “I was TOLD to give you a zero for the midterm” I had her repeat the teachers verbiage again because I was puzzled who it was that “told”
I’m only glad it’s resolved.
We participate in the Sex Ed sit out last Thursday. The school is retaliating against my child by not allowing her to retake a midterm that was given on that day. She’s a 7th grader. The school usually encourages students to retake tests to improve grades if they had scored low on a test, this has always been a precedent at ACMS (Dry Creek School District.) Her teacher informed her that she was told to give her a zero for the midterm. My daughter had the highest grade in the entire class -100% the entire trimester. She cares for her grade more than I do, I know that middle school grades aren’t looked at for college purposes. So, because I as a parent use my right to protest, they are penalizing a child?! I mean, she wants to take the test even after I told her that I don’t care if she does it. I don’t want her to be discouraged if she’s not rewarded for her hard work with a correct grade. Thoughts?
And some replies to this post:
I would fight that. If she was absent she should be able to make that up.
if she was excused legally. I don’t think protests are covered as an excused absence
And yet recently in the news there was a whole slew of kids that were taken out of the school with teachers and some parents in order to protest climate change? Students that didn’t want to do that were allowed to stay back at school and do something else?? Sounds like a lawsuit to me. I Believe that if you do what is in your heart for the protection of your child against this atrocity going on with the SEXXX ED CURRICULUM that regardless of a failing grade you will be the winner in the end. A grade vs. principal and morality and garbage.
Check the school district Retaliation Policy and fall back on that as your ground/base of argument and appeal to higher ups including the Director of Human Resources and services.
First steps first. Have you, as a parent, emailed or communicated with her teacher yet? That may help with giving her some sort of credit. My daughter missed for breaking her arm and had something similar. The teacher said if I had emailed he would have been able to retake for full credit and he’s now letting her retake for partial credit.
Let your daughter know you support her efforts in school and that she’ll be ok. She has plenty of time to bring up her grade and these grades won’t make or break her in the future!
Handle it professionally first then if it’s not a satisfactory response, move up the chain! Make the administration admire the way you are handling this situation as you’ll receive respect in the form of compliance with what your trying to prove!
Take it as a teachable moment for her. Talk about social manipulation to get compliance. How this can be dangerous to our freedoms as Americans.
Yes, fight it! If they took her to an abortion clinic, she’d be excused; if they had an lbgtq day, she’d be excused; they shouldn’t discriminate when it is something which goes against their agenda!
in Berkeley, they actually treated the climate march as a field trip and took the children from their schools to participate. 🤦🏼♀️
Yes they are absolutely penalizing your child as a way to discourage you from doing any future sit outs and not 100% complying with their agenda. They lose money when you’re child is absent and all they care about is their bottom line. Schools this year scheduled mid terms and rescheduled picture days and awards assemblies as tactics to get people to avoid sitting out. This will have to be a teachable moment as her grade plummets. Unfortunately when at public you’re at the hands of the their rules abs agenda and when you have an unexcused absence on a midterm day, they have the upper hand.
By law protesting is an excused absence in California. Which means any work or tests can be made up. Go through the district. My four kids were cleared for our protest days at the Capital.
Hire a attorney. Today. Seriously. I had a teacher give me zeros for a week because I told another teacher the real reason I couldn’t do a math problem she was helping me with was that my math teacher didn’t teach our class like she was supposed to and if you raised your hand for help math teacher would say put your hand down, I’m eating my crackers. Which was true. That math teacher pulled me out of another class, pulled me into hallway, screamed at me in my face, threatened me, then said I was getting zeros for a week. She bullied me the rest of the year. Even started rumors about me to other kids in my class. I wish I had told my parents everything she was doing and had fought back. I wish I had sued her ass
what’s worse is the principal came by after the teacher pulled me into the hallway and she made me stay outside in the hallway, the principal walked by and asked why i was in the hallway and i told her what happened and that she was giving me zeros for a week because of something I said and how could she do that? Grades are based on work. And the principal said, well the teacher is always right and walked away
I really wish I had gotten her trouble, I know good and well I wasn’t the only one she was inappropriate with.
Since the school pulled back & is allowing her to take the test, I will not be seeking attorneys help at this time
(please see the update to my original post above)
Parents, Part of the reason our state is in this mess is because adults were unwilling to stand up and experience the consequences of rejecting bad policies, laws and individuals. We can only help our children learn to be people of principles by engaging in this issue on the personal level. We must lead and train our children to be strong IN the battles we are called to.
Here is a post from the Florida anti-iReady group:
Have been going back and forth with Kahn Academy and my child’s school. KA is refusing to delete my child’s PII and says they don’t have to under FERPA. Unbelievable that privacy laws are seemingly written to protect these companies and schools. What else do I have to say or do to get the company or school system to comply with my request? This email was sent to me after I asked for the law which allows them to maintain accounts without parental permission.
schools are utilizing KA for grades, to track the students in the county etc. I’m fighting that. Used for classwork and homework grades. Many kids don’t have frequent daily access to complete these assignments, they are not teacher led, not all topics are being taught in class before students are expected to learn them via a computer program. It’s another data point that I don’t want kept on my kid. Used as a part of Project Acceleration which means I’m sure the teachers are in turn being assessed by the results somehow. I’m against any computer program replacing direct instruction by a teacher, accountability via standardized assessments & computer programs. All of it also plays into the VAM scam.
[The email screenshots were removed as they had the parent’s name in them.]
Here is a post from the Texas anti-STAAR group:
My son came home today and told me that another student was talking about STAAR test. My son mentioned that he didn’t have to take it. The student was confused and asked the teacher. The teacher told My son that he had to take it. My son replied that you got my letter from my mom opting me out. She said yes and it didn’t matter. So I am emailing her. Here is my response:
Hello,
I hope you have received the letter opting my son out of the math STAAR. He told me what happened in class today about another student asking him about him opting out. I would appreciate it if you would not tell my son that the letter I gave you and the school at his ARD meeting doesn’t matter. My son IS NOT taking the STAAR test and any communication from this point in about the test needs to come through me in regards to my son.
How does this sound? I want to get the point across but not sound rude about it either. I sub at his school too.
“[GOOGLE] has launched a new offering called “transformation report,” which offers administrators a bird’s-eye view of how each Google tool is used across their schools, and how the tools align with their district’s technology goals. The main feature is a dashboard that lets administrators see usage data across all G Suite for Education apps—including Calendar, Classroom, Docs, Forms, Hangouts and Sheets…
==> Transformation reports are available for “free”, but for Google there’s a self-promotional component. Based on the product usage data and survey feedback, the dashboard will recommend teacher training programs and other paid professional development resources offered by the company.”
Here is a post from the Utah anti-Common Core group in regards to the article above:
I tried to opt my kids out of some programs, but it’s virtually impossible now because everything is integrated. They use Google for everything. Google Classroom, Google Docs, Pages, etc., as well as other online programs that are integrated with Google. You cannot escape it. I asked my high school aged son about it and he said you could not participate in classroom collaborate on homework and assignments without having a Google account. You basically have two choices; give in to Google, or pull your kids out of public school. They’ve literally made it impossible to protect your kids from data mining.
And another post from her:
What if parents don’t want this? Then what?
No choice.
I attended a virtual town hall at the Orange County Department of Education. The topic was “Closing the Achievement Gap”.
The townhall began with California State Superintendent Tony Thurmond thanking everybody for joining and asking why it is in spite of all their efforts the Gap persists. Thirteen different districts participated in the town hall. Each district had the opportunity to ask 2 questions, make a comment and/or a recommendation If time allowed.
I expected to hear ideas and solutions revolving around academics (math, english, science), or something relevant on how to close the academic achievement gap. Unfortunately none of the solutions brought forth by neither the districts or Sacramento included focusing on academic strategies.
The majority of the town hall revolved around identity politics, being more culturally sensitive and providing mental health services to our children. By the end of the town hall I had NO IDEA what gap they were actually trying to close considering that none of the recommendations involved the word “academics”.
These are the recommendations/solutions some of the districts brought up:
•Fresno: Suggested Social Emotional Learning and teacher preparation.
•Solano Unified- Wants the California Department of Education to pressure the California Teachers Association to streamline diverse teaching candidates.
•Fresno- Wants the California Department of Education to promote culturally relevant activities.
•Alameda- Concerned that America is becoming less diverse.
•Solano- Would like to focus more on early education/Pre-K and data reporting timelines.
•Orange County-States concerns with parents not being heard by Sacramento and concerns about our parental rights.
•Riverside- Would like more culturally responsive teaching, more early elementary school and middle school counselors. They also want more male educators of color and more models of ethnic studies. The speaker also wants to address the “whole child”.
•California State Superintendent Thurmond- Stated ”Children need to see themselves in their textbooks”.
Some other suggestions were More Health resources, creating local partnerships and earlier education (placing 2-4 year old children in schools).
Not a single one of the suggestions actually focused on academics. Aside from the recommendation several of us Orange County parents made of focusing on more parental involvement, none of the solutions revolved around working with the parents.
Schools are concerned about the Social and Emotional “issues” our children are having yet one of their solutions is to remove the child from the parents care earlier, approx ages 2-4 years old by providing “early education”. There is absolutely no way I would ever hand my child to a government institution at the tender age of 2-4 years old. Children need the nurturing, protection and example set by their parents and their own family as long as possible.
Perhaps if our schools wasted less time having our children take useless surveys, unnecessary testing, 10 days of sex Ed, days of trying to socially and emotionally program our children or months pushing identity politics we can make better use of that time and actually focus on academics and closing that achievement gap Sacramento claims to be so concerned about.
And they wonder why the achievement gap is growing.🤦🏻♀️
The most productive part of the evening was having been able to speak to Ms. Olmstead who stayed behind after the meeting to discuss some of our concerns.
P.S. One of the concerns several of us parents who attended the meeting brought up was that we do not feel heard by Sacramento. We asked what they were planning on doing to help us feel heard….They did not even address our question… I suppose that was our response…🤷🏽♀️
Here is a post from the California anti-radical sex ed group:
So the face of Early Childhood Education continually moves to an Orwellian state. I am attending a meeting on on October 3 to learn about the statewide California Workforce Registry tracking teachers and the IPenwheel that tracks every child registered for ECE education. Each year they increase the amount and scope of needed information. Not sure when it will be mandatory.
And here are the replies to this post:
What’s ipenwheel
It is becoming a statewide data base to track children from cradle to career. Each year it has increased is scope and capacity. I will update after the meeting.
Not as scary as when you learn that this program is actually national (technically, it’s international as it’s tied to UN Agenda 2030, the same thing pushing the Climate Strike stuff.) This document is from 2016
All the nuanced words- “skilled, partnerships, quality” are ways to hide the control and stripping of choice and freedom. 🍅
So I tried to sign up for a professional learning class, it denied access until I have my Work Force number. NOT HAPPY 😡😡😡
What kind of class? Private? Community college? I’m sorry to pry and ask personal questions but I have not heard this before. If you don’t answer I will understand.
A professional learning class offered by the OC Department of Ed. I am not satisfied with giving all of the data needed to get the number. Not being able to take the required class (3 hours of PL/PD) until I sign onto this statewide teacher tracking system is so Big Brother. Our state continues down this path.
That is unbelievable. Huge invasion of privacy. I’m sorry you have this in your way of learning.
Here is a post from the Common Core Diva:
A special end of my workforce development series! While some save the best for last, I saved the most damning for last. PreK in workforce classes?
Absolutely. Where you live used against you? Indeed.
Here is a post from the Utah anti-Common Core group:
I don’t really know where to find answers. Google isn’t bringing up anything that pertains to Utah Law and rights.
It’s highly concerning to me that public schools give vision and hearing and scoliosis (and who knows what else) tests to minors without informing and obtaining documented informed consent from parents prior to the screenings being given.
Nor access to the health data collected from the minors following the screenings.
Nor given access to correspondence with the medical providers or personnel.
Does anyone have resources for me to go research answers?
Maybe there’s a list of all the screenings that Utah schools give?
EDIT: I’m not against screenings, I just want to be an informed parent.
I went above the school, to the district.
I’ve talked to 8 different departments and no one knows who or what department gives authorization for students to be screened without parent permission or notification.
This is highly concerning as alarming.
The most common answer I have gotten is “we have just been doing this, this way for a long time, at every school“
They said it is a state requirement. So it looks like I have to go to the department of education.
Warriors, MSNBC is streaming the Global Citizen Festival right now.
In the past 10 minutes, SDG #4 was brought up (quality education for all). Citi (finance group) and our federal government pledged $12 million, each, for global education. So, while all heads were turned towards an infamous teen, Trump’s administration gave UNICEF this taxpayer gift. Given as encouragement during this announcement, was the charge to involve more private biz into education. ESSA also mandated more P3s in Ed. Coincidence? Hardly.
Here is a post from a friend of mine:
Very interesting pushback on this. Mark Zuckerberg’s sister, Randi Zuckerberg, (for some odd reason?) gave the keynote at the annual meeting for National Assocn College Admission Counseling NACAC19.
Thankfully, people actually got up and left. Asked for refunds. Said how inappropriate it was. Check out the tweets. My favorite :
“Interesting to see that the ed tech companies seem to have enjoyed what
@randizuckerberg
had to say at NACAC19. Those of us who actually work with students? Not so much.”
Will you be at #NACAC19 next week? Come to our session, Naviance News: Changes, Enhancements, and What’s Ahead, on Friday 9/27 from 10:15 – 11:30 am in Ballroom C! See you next week! @NACACConference@NACAChttps://t.co/6nQHlQ3zud
Here is a post from the California anti-radical sex ed group:
2018 SHARE THIS WITH OTHERS! I can tell you so many stories about this district! New superintendent, new assistant superintendent, new staffer all over see this curriculum since it’s roll out district wide. I can tell you a story about how a parent (yes, a former teacher in the district and now a union rep) attended the meetings for curriculum review and made comments that are outrageous and other teachers concurred with the comments from this individual that…”yes, kids need to know about anal and oral sex” and “since the district is describing vaginal sex then in all fairness according to the laws they have to provide descriptions for anal and oral sex too”. I want to remind you this was 5th grade curriculum for 10 and 11 year old children. And, he continued with “otherwise the district is going to be sued by various lobbying and legal groups if they fail to implement this to the fullest extend of the law” (though the district did not include anal and oral for 5th grade btw, they didn’t add it, the lesson plan does list the “anus” or did list it on the lesson plan titled “sexual and reproductive anatomy”…yes, as part of the sexual and reproductive anatomy, oh, I kid you not). Remember this district rolled out this curriculum to 5th grade without board approval, without board oversight, without board discussion, and not one vote from the board. The board president telling me later that they didn’t know anything about it! That they didn’t know how it happened! There was also NO PARENT INPUT prior to it roll out either. Why? Well, I guess the staffers and those associated with the curriculum thought since the State Dept of Ed had approved the curriculum at a state level they didn’t need any parent oversight at the local level! However, I can also tell you that this was perhaps the 7 reporter that I spoke with at my local newspaper. The previous other 6 reporters all suddenly left within a couple of weeks after my talking to them. In this particular case, I spoke to this reporter at the insistence of the one leaving. I found out this reporters name (who wrote this article) on the last day of the previous reporters work for this newspaper. It was Friday and it was his last day! An investigative reporter btw who left. The previous 5 other to this ranged from the education reporters and including local reporters about various local issues, but let me say it again, SIX, let me say that again, SIX reporters who I talked with at our paper left the paper within a couple of weeks after my discussing these issues concerning our district. Each reporter telling me after I spoke to them that they would speak to their editor! After the last reporter, number 7, spending over an hour on the phone with her, I called the editor and said if she leaves, I’ll not believe in coincidences as I had all the names of those who left with paper trail to boot! So, a couple of weeks later, this news article from this reporter in the newspaper. I do not know if she is still there at the paper or not. Over that previous 7 months, however, I had given twice monthly public comments to my board. I had also by this time reviewed this curriculum over the summer and my board approved the curriculum with vote Sept 24, 2018. I also sat on the curriculum committee that summer before this report was finally made to the public. Did my district change the curriculum? Not really and certainly it was still as age inappropriate at it was prior to the curriculum review and finally getting approval via board vote. Very minor changes were made. Oh, how I can tell you stories that are all documented in emails back to the dept of ed and to my board and to my representatives. Yes, also shared with the reporters at my local newspaper! DOCUMENT DOCUMENT DOCUMENT! That’s my recommendation to you all. Create the paper trail of every conversation and every outcome and every instance of ridiculousness from any staffer, or board member, or curriculum committee member, or any one else who you talk to…just create the paper trail for what ever may come….we need to document document and document and more!
I really hope parents start opening their eyes about the perversion of this curriculum and stand up for their children.
Sadly this is the law of the land as passed by elected officials. They don’t want to promote abstinence because planned Parenthood is shelling out some big money to promote and encourage sex so that people will use abortion as a form of birth control and they’ll stand to make big profits. Also if you haven’t thought about it before, pedophilla and sexual immorality are rampant, just take a look at the maps on sex offender websites… Its like a plague. Imagine how many we don’t know about who are not on those maps who are careful about not getting caught. The wicked are also in places of power and are why these things are getting through in a very sneaky fashion. Stand up and fight people, things are going to get worse!
I know what you’re trying to say, but be careful with “law of the land,” because that part is not true. Law of the Land is the Constitution, that’s supreme law. Just because idiot people pass unlawful statutes doesn’t make them “law,” it actually makes them “null and void, without force of law, it doesn’t exist.” Really, while we work to restore real education in America, we need the movements to withdraw their children from the system and starve that beast to death.
For California it came in two laws. SB48 called the “Fair Act” or “Equality Act” passed in 2011. Though I can say that curriculum with bondage and masturbation was already being “piloted” to various district through out CA prior to this law passing. Then the double down. AB329 The Healthy Youth Act passed in 2015. These two laws work together hand in hand to give us the curriculum all approved by the dept of ed by the “handpicked” curriculum committee at the state level all staffed by yea slayers, not nay slayers. Though I heard there was heated discussion (about some of the content not being age appropriae and these individual agreed on a compromise…one with wiggle room…in the law AB329 (oh yeah, got that documented too). so, there was some heated conversation about the curriculum’s from some people. I’m pretty much sure those nay slayers are no longer at the the dept of ed…I’ve got a few name of those I know who are not there any longer. Then of course, the FRAMEWORKS THE CHERRY ON TOP….that cements into place the CURRICULUM because there is going to be all kinds of hell on campus across this state with an increase in sexual assault (in fact we are already seeing it but it’s not being reported) including on elementary campus. You see when you sexualize children before they have the ‘CAPACITY’ to make good decision they make bad decisions…all part of the plan btw…for a pipeline to jail for our children.
It is very sad what is taking place. I didn’t believe it until recently and when I started doing the research and really digging deeper, I was very disturbed at what I found. Even more disturbing perhaps is the lengths they have gone to in order to train school districts on how to lie and keep the parents out of it and funded by Planned Parenthood and the ACLU through a company called Cardea. And where did this money come from, taxpayers. I totally agree that this type of information does not belong anywhere near our kids and parents should be the ones who instruct their children on these matters. Unfortunately many parents these days would rather trust the government to do their jobs for them and as such another reason why we are facing this mess.
There is a book it’s called I kissed dating good bye. I read it when I was a teen and made me really think about my future spouse and how he would feel about me being with a bunch people other then him. Kept me clean and safe and most importantly out of trouble. Why can’t we encourage teens to say think of your future and your one day spouse. Not ok it’s normal to want 10 sexual partners and it’s ok that its both men and women like seriously why are we teaching kids this crap.
sadly- no GRIEVOUSLY, the author of this book has come out recently recanting what he wrote, recanting his faith, and he left his wife
AGAIN -Please DON’T let the School Districts tell you this is MANDATED for the ELEMENTARY level !!! Or that they will be “prosecuted” or “held responsible to the full extent of the law”. AB 329 DOES NOT MANDATE this sex curriculum be taught at the ELEMENTARY Level! It is “available” for the ELEMENTARY level but only MANDATED for 7-12 grades. It is your School Districts CHOICE whether to implement it at the ELEMENTARY level and you can tell them YOU WANT IT OUT of your child’s ELEMENTARY School !!!!
You are so correct [name redacted].There is no “mandate” for elementary school…not for any of it. But, that’s not what the lobbiest who push this curriculum are telling our boards of education. I have information that my board, superintendent and teachers were told at training that they had to implemented this and they were also advised if they didn’t the ACLU (either told them in a letter or was told to them at in person meeting) that hey would be sued if they didn’t implement it. Also to know, I told my board in various public comment they could implement nothing…if they choose to do so…but instead they went ahead and kept the program w/minor changes. All my work to expose the content and tell the story was of no consequence….
Don’t these lawmakers have children or grandchildren? What are they thinking??
They don’t represent us any more. Instead they represent global one world government, lobbyist and corporate interest. It wouldn’t matter which party, its true for both parties. Perhaps some of them, would like to vote against these bills they know which side of the bread it’s buttered and if they don’t comply with a vote than they won’t win their next election and personally I believe (and I’ve been told) that many of so called representatives have been placed in compromising positions with the photo evidence aid in keeping them accountable not to us, but to those that hold the strings. We must not believe they will help us because they can’t or they won’t. So, you must instead do others things…sure we still need to vote them out…we still need to show up in the Capitol. We still need to keep visiting their offices, writing them and there are other things we can do as well. We can take our kids out of the public schools – all of us who can should do this…and there are other things too. We must ask the right questions, seek the answers, and research the for the truth. This is the job we must do. I can say though there are other things in the works.
If Teachers CHOSE to go along with this and don’t stand up to their Unions and REFUSE this, then they are NO BETTER than the people pushing this garbage.
When my 15 yr old was in preschool-13 yrs ago.SLO county had already said no more saying mom.or dad as it offended some, they have always been liberal.and ahead of times for the wrong reasons. One of the many reasons I started homeschooling the very next year. This is my 12 year homeschooling
As a public school teacher I urge parents to protect their children’s thinking from transforming ideology of humanism. Man is his own god. Man defines god. god serves Man as Man sees fit.
This is the vision, the thinking public schools are subtlety or openly teaching.
Decide what thinking you believe serves your children and others best.
Leftists openly state the schools are transformative agents for world change. Get it???
The real revolution starts in the school house. Normalizing leftist ideology is the powerful path to negating individual rights.
IN THE NEAR FUTURE our Constitutional rights and principles will be erased if WE REMAIN PASSIVE, FEARFUL OF THEIR AGGRESSION and SELF CENTERED.
Free speech =GONE. Religion =GONE. Private property =GONE.
The elites will decide everything FOR you.
Pick your battle. I’m fighting, exposing, supporting individual sovereignty NOW!
And I believe it’s sooner than we think [name redacted]. The attack is from all aspects of life globally. It’s so open now.
Guys—- I m a public school TEACHER. I live this. It’s OFF THE HOOK. I AM YELLING AT PARENTS—— Fire!!! Run for their lives. Run NOW!!!!
What we think is the WORST POSSIBLE EVER EVER EVER……. is just the beginning! Thats how evil functions.
My district in SoCal offers a non-mandatory LGBT training. I hope they don’t force me to undergo this training because I’ve already been forced to endure this type of propaganda in ALL of my years of undergrad and graduate school.
I find a large number of mental health issues in the schools today are “masked” under the LGBTQ label, it’s an easy out for kids and school staff alike. It doesn’t help the students or the staff.
And yet another post from this group:
If you want to get rid of the sex Ed curriculum you have to get rid of the people that wrote it here’s an article I found Hope everybody repost this this is what needs to happen get rid of these people. Found this research on this sex Ed The schools are dealing with and thought I would repost it. Someone here asked the question “Who are the writers of the Health Framework?” I asked myself that very same question and so in June 2018 I did some research. The lead staff person at the State Department of Education for the Health Framework is Lindsay Weiss. She enlisted the help of an outside consultant named WestEd. The Project Manager or Technical Expert from WestEd that helped draft the framework is Pamela Spycher. After some more digging on her I found out that back in 1997 she started the first GLSEN in California. She won some award for it in 1998. What you quickly realize is that the people who are involved at all levels come from the extremely radical left marxist communist ideology. They are creating positions within government and then filling them with like-minded people and hiring similar outside consultants. This entire ecosystem is corrupt! After doing all this digging I finally understood how critical it is to “drain the swamp”!!!
And a reply to this post:
There is a Morgan Weiss on staff at a company called WestEd that I found on DuckDuckGo. Also, this WestEd is tied to the Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium. They are also tied to a bunch of SEL stuff: https://wested.org/areas-of-work/health-safety-well-being/projects/
There is a Pamela Spycher who works at the WestEd that I found. I believe it to be the same one that you’re talking about.
Here is a post from a Michigan anti-Common Core page:
Public schools are so controlled by Democrat Socialists teachers and administrators that you cannot buck the system. Last night I listened to a Birmingham MI pare whose child was flunked by two teachers because the parent complained too much. had to promise to those teachers he would stop complaining about the LGBTQ Communist anti capitalist agenda they taught. The teachers then changed the grades.
And some replies to this post:
Doesn’t surprise me. The teachers in our district retaliate against the kids when parents dare speak up about their inappropriate and sometimes abusive behavior. Which makes the kids not want to tell their parents because they are afraid of the retaliation. It’s abusive and it’s disgusting.
They tried that crap with my son too. He left the class and went to the principals office. Got a call from the teacher he would recieve a failing grade for not participating in the group discussion. I told her that my son will fail your class every semester until hell is full of Saints before he is subjected to listening to the crap she is teaching. Made absolutely no difference to me if he failed the class. He understands tolerance, he has been taught that at home but when you want to push pro gay or liberal lunacy agendas it will not be in front of my son. Period.
Don’t give in to them – stand up for your children I had to. Called a meeting with the Principle and teacher involved along with the Vice Principal and superintendent of the schools. All had to attend by my request then I placed my phone on the table set to record so everyone knew what I was doing and got my issue rectified by all to my satisfaction. Hold them accountable to their words.
When my oldest son was in middle school 12 years ago, teachers were showing Fahrenheit 9/11 in just about every class. I told him the next time a teacher showed that movie in class to tell them he was sick, and go to the office. I would pick him up and take him out for ice cream.
Here is a post from a NYC opt out group:
So appalled that my 6th grade daughter doesn’t know her times tables because they use a chart for them! They have not considered having them learn the times tables instead they give them a handy cheat sheet to use. I asked her about it and it wasn’t something that they learned. So glad I finally signed them up for online math classes so they can learn actual math and not use a cheat sheet. Eureka math is garbage and my gifted son is actually falling behind when he tries to break things down they way they want. Ideas or suggestions besides holding a math class at home for the kids to help them figure this out or is that really the only option I have?
Here is a post from the California anti-radical sex ed group:
I hope more parents wake up soon to see that our parental rights and responsibilities are being systematically eroded. And no, it is not an exaggeration.
I would be LIVID if this was done to my daughter.
Teen given birth control implant in Baltimore school without parental knowledge or permission.
Did you know that the Blockchain Promotion Act recently passed the Senate? It establishes a Blockchain Working Group. The last paragraph is telling,
“… the Blockchain Working Group is encouraged to consider any recommendations made within the National Institute of Standards and Technology’s (NIST) “Blockchain Technology Report” from October 2018.”
NIST is following the OECD/UN’s International Artificial Intelligence Principles—at the behest of EPIC (Electronic Privacy Information Center). These are standards for computer algorithms.
It’s always the same game. Impose international, national and state standards on citizens. Control them with transparency and accountability laws.
— Rinse. Wash. Repeat.
And another post from this group:
Haven’t had a chance to look into this, but Pinellas County is included. Data mining? Not sure.
“The company counts among its partners Jefferson County School District in Colorado, Boone County School District in Kentucky and Pinellas County Schools in Florida.”
Here is an image, which I’ll type out, which was shared in an Ohio anti-Common Core group:
Schools: We take bullying very seriously.
Me: I’m being bullied.
Schools: Sorry we can’t do anything about it unless there is proof. kills self
Schools: This was so tragic and could ahve been prevented. Always reach out to us for help. We care.
And here are the replies to this post:
This is insanely accurate. My 13 year old little brother was being bullied in school on a daily basis. One day, these 2 kids ganged up on him, tore up his homework so he couldn’t hand it in, threw his glasses on the ground and broke them, and then continued pushing him and calling him names and screaming profanities at him. He finally had enough and punched both of them in the face and told them to fuck off. Friends of my brother even saw the incident happen. They ran to the principal crying and claimed my brother just hit them for no reason. Even with 3 other kids telling the principal what happened, they still only punished my brother. He was suspended for a week and wasn’t allowed on his class trip that was coming up. Meanwhile the other kids who bullied him didnt get reprimanded at all and got to go on that trip. My brother also was given a zero for his homework even after him and his friends who witnessed the incident said it was the bullies who did it. No one cares if kids get bullied in my school district. Here it’s if you’re bullied and defend yourself, you get in trouble, not the bullies. It’s disturbing really.
me and my parents went in and freaked out. But they just told us to get off the premises or they’d call the cops. And my schools are supposed to be known in my area as the blue ribbon, “anti-bullying” schools. Pathetic. I will never allow my children to go there. Ever. I’d rather homeschool them.
This is another incident I can think of. My older brother was a sophomore in high school. He was walking around school and these 4 kids who didnt like him decided to corner him one day. They surrounded him and beat the living shit out of him with textbooks, steel toe boots and a fucking baseball bat. He tried to fight back but 2 kids held him down while the others beat him and then they took turns. (They did this because my brother was bigger than all of them and they knew they would’ve gotten their ass beat if they didn’t hold him down). After it was over he got up screaming and crying saying he was gonna kill them. He could barely move because of his injuries so he wasn’t able to fight back. You guys wanna guess what happened next? That’s right, my brother got suspended for a month because he threatened the 4 kids who beat the crap out of him on school grounds. Even though he only said he’d kill them because they did such horrible things to him. It happened right outside the building, in front of all the cameras. When we asked to see the footage, the principal claimed that the footage from that day was magically gone.. the ring leader of the group who beat my brother was the son of the superintendent, so it’s no wonder the footage was “gone”. 😡😡🤬🤬
Exactly!! Same thing happened to my daughter! Pisses me off! She got expelled for 180 days tho!
There was a boy who sat behind me in one of my classes in HS who would whisper in my ear things like “nobody loves you, you have no friends, you should kill yourself”. Stopped telling the teacher after awhile because her response was to tell me to ignore him he’s “just being a boy”. One day it got really bad, the assistant teacher overheard and started yelling at the boy and sent me to the school psych. Assistant teacher got suspended and the school psych told me it was my fault the boy was doing this because I “gave him a reaction” by telling him to stop.
Now I’m a school counselor.
I love that they teach kids not to tattle, then act all surprised when the kid, as a grown-up, doesn’t report crimes and shit that don’t affect them. “Hey man, I was raised not to tattle.”
A tattle is something you do specifically to get someone in trouble over something stupid. Unfortunately kids aren’t ever taught the difference.
Example: telling an adult another student didn’t wear their hat outside VS telling an adult you say a student get pushed off the swing.
Gotta love when they dont do anything and you end up cracking them in the head with a binder finally and you get in trouble.
I did this! And with a recorder. The one time I didn’t get caught was when I finally punched the lead bully in the face. She left me along after that. I just wish I had done it 3.5 years earlier
Story of my childhood right here. Except I’m not dead and being used as a poster child
The redeeming thing is, once we sort of wake from the stupor of depression, we have an understanding of the dark things of life that others can’t grasp. And I feel it makes me more appreciative of good things now.
Well that’s sad. I probably would have but someone found my suicide note rummaging through my things for god knows what reason. I hated them for being nosy, but it saved me, and I’m happy now 😎
I had a bully that was a freaking tactition. She was far too smart to do something that a teacher might notice like hit someone. She would choose her victims and slowly push their buttons with a near constant stream of demeaning comments. “That dress looks like something my grandma would wear” “no one wears their hair short anymore” “I can’t believe you have bangs” One or two comments you could brush off but she would keep it up constantly all day, week, month, year. However long it would take to make you crack and then she would run to the teacher about how YOU were bullying her! So all the teacher would see is “That pencil eraser you have is really stupid” Victim who’s cracked: “why don’t you shut the **** up!” The victim was always punished because no teacher ever believed that she was really a bully and even if you could convince them that she was you were told that you just “shouldn’t let it bother you” or “should ignore her” Sadly a school that is tough on bullying doesn’t stop bullying it just forces them to change their tactics
I was bullied in middle school and high school, in person and online, and no one did anything about it until one of my bullies threatened to hit me in gym class one day and a teacher saw it. But that didn’t even bother me. The constant onslaught of demeaning names and horrible comments that teachers heard and didn’t report were the things that got to me the most. One girl literally nicknamed me “EU” for “emotionally unstable.” I mean, what the hell?!?! Who was the one with real emotional problems 🙄
^ Exactly what happened to me. Oh youre being bullied, we have a 0 tolerance policy… we have 0 tolerance for you telling us you’re being bullied. If we didn’t see it, it didn’t happen. I’m still being bullied. Oh, well that’s just too bad for you, you must be provoking them, its your fault. Maybe you should just stop being bullied.
Ah yes I remember when I got ganged up on by three kids after school as I walked out of the building and the tried to beat me up with their back packs (????) and I kicked one of the that hit me in the face (I wore glasses) and of course we got sent to the principals office and it was their word against mine so I got in trouble once again. The bullying made me angry and backtalky. Or maybe that was just how I was as I kid idk but it never helped my situation because I was a dumb kid. No one bothered to help. My mom was fierce as all hell and always gave them a piece of her mind. Bullying sucks. Fuck anyone who defends it
Middle School, 7th grade. I was bullied by the same 4 kids every day and started going to many different administrators to see if they could help me. Finally, my Guidence Counsoler said “What proof do you have??? I cant go accusing them of doing something that nobody sees them do!” And I looked at him stunned. I couldnt believe what I had heard! I just walked out and walked home in the middle of the day. I never wanted to go back there again.
I was bullied from day 1 when I started secondary and the bully never got in trouble, even with proof… and when I did eventually stand up for myself, I was the one to get in trouble… schools are aload of crap, all this ‘no bullying is tolerated’ is all bollocks. Sadly you just have to put up with it.
I picked my daughter up from after school care yesterday and the police were there. Apparently one of the younger boys older brothers saw kids picking on him,he tried to tell but got yelled by the teacher for tattling at so he took it upon himself to punch the kid in the nose,breaking it. Damned if you do,damned if you don’t.
There was this one kid in my highschool bio class who would get bullied by these other 2 kids and my teacher would always call the dean on them and the dean would come into the classroom laugh about the situation and take the 2 kids to her office and they would just chill for the rest of the period. No discussion no calling home. Nothing would happen to them.
When I was younger I was bullied by these 8th graders (I was in 7th) in wood shop and after school, during wood shop they would take flat head screw drivers and have me play knife game with them, and sometimes would just try stabbing me. One day after school they picked me up and threw me in front of an arriving bus, luckily the driver noticed and hit the brakes, but the principle did nothing about it, telling me that next time I should have proof, even though I had a bus driver to vouch for me.
Its not just bullying. They literally dont care about their students well being at all.
During my senior year my dad whom is a raging alcoholic and very abusive told me to get the fuck out of the house and leave. This was after throwing knives at me, pinning me to the wall and screaming at me (i came out of my room to get a drink. Thats it. Literally nothing else.) And i recorded it all. I also had a lot of other recording of him drunk.
Well I packed my stuff and left. I was turning 18 in 2 month. Well being the I guess IDIOT I am, I still went to school because i cared about my education. Well half way through the day the principal calls me to the office.
I go and he has a police officer in with him they tell me I had to go home after school. Now i started panicking and SHOWED them what happened and they STILL said i had to go home and told me I was being “Overdramatic” about it. They told me to file with child services if it was “actually that bad” I was turning 18 in TWO MONTHS.
Even after seeing the evidence, they forced me to go home where my father proceeded to ground me until i officially turned 18, and still abused me until he finally “actually” kicked me out on the street without a job, money, or home when i was 19.
I was a good kick. Never went to the principal for anything bad, never skipped class, had decent grades, volunteered a lot, and was a quiet student. You’d think they would have listened but no.
Schools do NOT care about you or your children. They care about money, and looking good to the public that’s all.
I know not all schools are like that but most are and its sad.. i was so disappointed in my principal that day and in my school. That’s the day i started hurting myself. The anti bullying and school protection movement is bullshit….
Spot on. When my daughter was in middle school, some wrote “__ must die” on a desk. She took pictures and we talked to the principal. Nothing was ever done beyond one interview where the student denied doing it. From that point on my daughter endured bullying without telling me about it because she saw nothing would be done on the school’s part.
My 12 year old viola playing, super quiet, Ladybug and Cat Noir watching daughter, was suspended for a day after she threw a pencil at a girl who had been shoving her towards a wall. Yet the school doesnt do JACK SHIT about the bully. 24 years ago, I was thrown into a street in front of a bus and nearly died because of 2 bullies. I broke both arms, 2 broken teeth and a concussin plus massive bruising and bleeding. He got 3 days of detention. He should have been expelled.
Here is a post from the California anti-radical sex ed group:
Watch you children closley. 5 weeks into kindergarten they offered a free “social group” counciling for our granddaughter we are raising. We have heard thru a friend who does the same work for another district that it’s a great program for only children, kids from non traditional family units, etc to learn teamwork and cooperation.
We were just informed that she has been meeting with a councilor one on one, with full confidential liberty, behind our back. We have informed the school that we are not interested in secret, confidential counciling. We have raised her nearly from birth and will not relinquish control of our grand daughter’s mind to the California School system nor a councilor who has only known her for a matter of weeks.
This is a battle for the hearts and minds of this little future generation. Keep them close and beware of the state overstepping their boundaries.
And some replies to this post:
How did this happen they are supposed to get written signed permission fir those programs
They don’t need parents permission for it. Which is frightening.
She should only be able to meet with a licensed school counselor once without signed permission. This does not sound legal unless it has recently changed. I am a teacher.
A law to allow this was passed year’s ago in California. I’ll have to find the name of it again.
I think it was the Children’s bill of rights. Authored by the infamous Senator Pan. I don’t recall the bill #
SB18? That died and never went anywhere
They are not legally allowed to give counseling without your permission, written permission….I would fight this! I’m a teacher and work in public schools… not legal!
It is sometimes called “Teaching the Whole Child”. Bypasses HIPAA laws/etc. & hard to tell what they do with that data. Good catch there grandparents. Keep vigil over your baby & make sure EVERYONE knows at that school you do not give them permission to have your child behind closed doors one-on-one for any reason. XO
It is a set up. Trust me. They will put things in the childs head. Before you know it [C][P][S], will get involved. I cannot explain too much. Please go to YouTube, look up
Abel Danger. Listen to the videos. Take time to listen to them. Youll learn a lot. Trust me.
What asshole school district are you in?
SLO
I just signed a permission slip saying it was okay for my daughter for this same thing. They told me it would always be in a group. So thanks for the heads up. I’ll definitely be looking into it more closely now.
My daughter is in 5th grade though, has severe ADHD, and has trouble making and keeping friends bc of her outbursts and melt downs. So this was just me hoping for new tools to help her learn to deal with her stress in more productive ways.
And another post from this group:
Just received an email from my school district with the curriculum they use starting 7th grade… I reviewed the info provided from the publisher, Positive Prevention Plus (2018), and from the glossary alone, my children will not be taking sex-ed! I’m fearful when they reach middle school in 2027 and what will be taught then if this is what’s available now. 😫😫
Isn’t sex-ed supposed to be used for reproduction education?!
Senator Rich Funke after accomplishing basically nothing – now seeks to expand the power and scope of the Cuomo Administration by spearheading legislation to destroy local, democratically elected school boards.
Here is a post from an Ohio anti-Common Core group:
“A New York State bill will mandate school children to get the HPV vaccine to attend public school if it passes. Currently, a version of the bill is in committee in both the Assembly and Senate.
This comes as part of Governor Cuomo’s partnership with Merck’s ILÚM Health Solutions in creating a “Platform to Detect, Treat and Prevent the Spread of Infectious Disease”. But is this particular HPV vaccine even safe for the public to obtain?”
As parents, teachers, schools and public entities are wrestling with the fact that our privacy and our children’s privacy is being exploited, not only by EdTech, but by the public/private partnerships as seen quoted in the link, I believe it is important to listen to those who’ve been in this battle to protect America’s children and expose the truth, please read Diana Anderson’s insight and wisdom.
There is a reason we in America hold our natural God given inalienable rights dear. When Government officials (elected, bureaucrats or otherwise) think they have power to control your rights, they are outright wrong and coming from an Unconstitutional position. It does NOT matter what side of the aisle they come from.
“The underlying purpose in data mining is revealed in a confessional report released in 1973 on Data Stewardship; Managing Personally Identifiable Information in Electronic Student Education Records1. The US Secretary’s Advisory Committee pronounced the need “to maintain data in the system with such accuracy, completeness, timeliness, and pertinence as is necessary to assure accuracy and fairness in any determination relating to an individual’s qualifications, character, rights, opportunities, or benefits that may be made on the basis of such data.”
Government documents are written in legalese, with detailed scrutiny, so let us quote the above once more, eliminating three of the five rewards which would naturally pertain to education and/or job training.
“Maintain data in the system with such accuracy, completeness, timeliness, and pertinence as is necessary to assure accuracy and fairness in any determination relating to an individual’s rights or benefits that may be made on the basis of such data”.
It is explicit, two reasons for the basis in creating a database is to determine an individual’s rights and benefits. Are they speaking of the right to work or the benefit of a secure future? “
No it can’t. I have taught kindergarten for 33 years and this is my last. I’m tired of fighting this and watching it simply get worse. Instead of less testing, we have more. Instead of more playtime, we have less if any. (I do it anyway) Teachers know this is wrong but we have no voice. The hardest job in a school is the classroom teacher. No one asks our opinion, they just tell us what to do. This week I have a 2 hour DCM (Data Collection Meeting) to discuss MAP test results. Mind you, they took this computerized test less than 20 days into school. NO ONE in my building thinks this is developmentally appropriate but we do it anyway. Kids are nothing more than numbers on a profile sheet and the teacher is expected to adapt his/her teaching to each child. IMPOSSIBLE to do. All the while, a teacher hopes she doesn’t have to clear the room when a student has a violent or disruptive outburst.
Notice this article is from 4 years ago and nothing has changed.
I teach at a community college. First night in a 101 class— ADULT students— it took 18 minutes for everyone to get logged in to the effing computers. 🙄.
But the littles are just supposed to do it with ease.
Wtf is wrong with the folks making decisions?
I feel your pain! I retired seven years ago after 32 years in the classroom. It got worse and worse and worse every year. All I wanted to do was teach. They had our hands tied with all kinds of crap. I said enough is enough. Once I had one year of Common Core, I walked out and never looked back. I’ve been finding common core for the last seven years. Seems no one has any strength to stop it.
Here is a post from a friend of mine:
Parents, will you sit quietly when FTC removes consent for edtech vendors in schools?
WeakeningCOPPA
@JoeSimonsFTC will @FTC protect students from predatory edtech vendors, third party apps that lack transparency?
FTC oversees federal law COPPA. They are considering changes to this law that protects how online marketers use children’s data. One of the proposed changes is to give consent exception to edtech.
The FTC is holding a hearing on Oct 7th… with panels of experts to address each question. All but a very few (one or two?) of these experts are paid by big tech.
Here is a post from the California anti-radical sex ed group:
Santa Ana Unified School District:
In past months, Al Mjares OCDE superintendent has been underfire and in a late email he sent to one of the parents, he thinks all thats happening in Santa Ana is do to a perticular teacher, who continues to fight for the Latino Comminity in Santa Ana. You all know who that teacher is and yes. We stand firmly with her as she continues to fight at the school board meetings with parents.
Meet Jacob Ramires, you have seen this video before, and if you havent please pay close attention, in his statements he says, Godinez High shool has “Sex Fridays” he was opted out by the parents but, his concerns are that the opt out communication was only done in english, the teacher decided not to send it in spanish due to grammatical errors, knowingly that a good 76% of parents in school dont speak english or less understand it. Jacob Ramirez is a hero who will not stay silent anymore, what shocked me about this video is how dare the teacher, plays a comidian who defames someones faith, by saying “MASTURBATION is normal and what comes out is gods tears” how dare this is allowed? How dare no other parents are showing up at Godinez to express concerns? Or better yet at the school board? We need students to show up at these meets, their testimony are damaging to the school district.
Planned Parenthood is in Santa Ana School District, did they ask the parents? No!
Thank you Jacob for standing up and bieng a true soldier of the good!
God Bless!
Here is a post from the Florida anti-iReady group:
editing as I spoke to our principal….
So my 4th grader just took the benchmark WriteScore this week which is a writing essay.
Benchmarks start in 3rd grade
Writing benchmark start in 4th because this is the first year Writing part of FSA
Here’s the pay of those score your kids’ essays.
$11 an hour or 35 CENTS per essay
You must have a 2-year degree and pass a test. You don’t have to have any experience teaching.
Also read this:
“Although the pay is not listed, a reader recently let me know you are paid 35 cents per essay regardless of the grade of the person who wrote it, whether it’s typed or handwritten, or how long it is. So, your hourly rate will fluctuate depending on how quickly you can do the scoring.”
What are the requirements to apply?
It does not look like you have to have any experience or have a teaching certificate or anything like that. They do however require a 2-year degree (but it doesn’t say in what field, so I guess any 2-year degree is acceptable.) Write Score will train you how to do the job so you don’t have to go in with prior scoring experience.
For Manatee WriteScore is only at the beginning of the year for elementary starting in 4th. No more write scores this year. I’ve communicated I’m not ok with write scores going forward.
Benchmarks that will be next week are district created by standards.
We will have district benchmarks (no write score) in December.
In winter we will have our own school created and ”scored” by the teachers writing essay. This I’m on board with. As the teachers score each other students’ essays. Not a grade for report card
And here are the replies to this post:
But we can’t “afford” to pay teachers a decent salary…
“Write Score fully aligns to the Florida Standards for English Language Arts K-12 for Writing and provides materials to help measure and instruct on those standards.”
My child had to participate in this last year. Since the school notified us after the fact, there was not much I could do however this was 2nd grade and how could this be beneficial if the teacher was not even teaching the standards aligned to grade for the children to understand the text?
Dont you love it when they notify you after the fact🤨.. isn’t that illegal
I wasn’t allowed to see assessments unless I made an appointment that suited the teacher so nothing surprises me any more.
REFUSE IT. My kids never took a single Write Score exam, ever. I refuse to allow my kids to be used as pawns in this ed tech money grab. My rule? If the teacher didn’t write the test and the teacher didn’t grade the test, my kids don’t take the test. We have teachers who went to school to learn to write test with validity and fidelity and we have to pay this clown company too? As a parent you get no grade or even get your kids essay back to see what went right or wrong. Zero feedback is provided. The teacher gets a chart with the kids ranked based on the grading of a rubric provided to the $11 dollar patsies. Write Score is a ridiculous WASTE of your hard earned TAX DOLLARS!!!!
does Write Score do the reading and math part too or just the Writing ?
just writing it’s a joke. My kids were forced to sit and stare like they made them for the FSA but who cares anymore. They were not allowed to read so they took naps on their desks. Until there is a mass movement to refuse this it will never end. I justified it to the mindless school board members who keep approving the spending on this that I JUST SAVED THEM $11 bucks times 3 kids!!! I stood before the board and begged them to stop wasting our tax dollars on this crap. That was 3 years ago. I told them our kids don’t get their essays back and teachers have no clue what their students even submitted. I showed them a copy of the write score computerized print out with the kids ranked and sorted and the stupid rubric with the check marks that the teachers get. It’s DUMB!!! The board keeps buying it year after year. At one point i knew what we paid for it and it was astronomical. I quoted that to the board too. I said if you won’t spend my tax dollars wisely I’ll save you all $33 bucks by refusing to let my kids log onto Write Score. I let them catch up on their naps instead. Honestly parents, stand up and say hell to the NO on this ed tech GARBAGE.
I applaud you. I am at the point of putting my head in the sand because district and SB members do not listen or make changes, same every single year. Last year, my 6th grader was ONLY student that sat out FSA, this year, he has EVERY SINGLE HORRID teacher on campus. I feel it’s punishment
As a middle school language arts teacher, who has to give 3 essay exams per year, minimum BEFORE FSA to practice, review, revise, repeat, Write Score has been an extremely helpful resource to have available for 1-2 of those 3 mandatory essays.
The prompts provided align with similar existing writing task expectations (provided by both my district and the state), as well as the article sources the students use to pull their evidence from.
The rubric used to grade it and verify content with identifies -IF- the necessary essay “ingredients” are included, and what level of focus they are to the task.
The scores that return, almost always very much align not only with task mastery, but overall task understanding and completion.
The scores received are not an end all-be all decision. The teacher has full authority and ability to review and regrade as needed if they do not agree with the rubric alignment. Gradebook entry for the task is up to the decision of the teacher and their administration. The value of the assignment is also up to them. Not Write Score.
That being said. To have an impartial, unbiased vendor source ASSIST ME with grading my 157 student essays, once a semester, alleviates dozens of HOURS of my OWN time spent reading, rereading, grading and notation, while I also plan lessons, differentiate instruction, attend meetings, rewrite assignments and other assessments, and continue with all of the other duties I have not included in my contract hours.
Having a fresh set of eyes verify the content, via a rubric, is not subjective or misappropriated to the task they have and is something as a teacher I am thankful to have available to HELP me. -NOT- decide FOR me.
Additionally, I see the rubric break down for each student’s essay, AS WELL AS the essay they submitted. If it is a paper copy submission, the essay is scanned into the Write Score system for the teacher to be able to log in and download, as well as returning the physical paper copy back to the school. (I still have ALL of their papers from last year.) If it is a computer based submission, the essay is connected to the student and is able to be viewed and printed by the teacher along with their itemized breakdown of their score.
for a writing assessment, all that the students do is read the prompt (question to respond to), read whatever text is provided, and then write whatever size essay/written response the teacher has instructed and identified for them to complete. Whether it is done through WriteScore or not, the students are still doing the exact same task. It is just a matter of where does the teacher acquire the prompt and passage set from, is it Lexile and age-appropriate for critical thinking (do they actually have to think about their answer or not), and is the teacher -exclusively- responsible for grading. To go through all of my middle schoolers’ papers takes me WEEKS to do. And my own fatigue kicking in amongst it all impacting my own stamina in reading and grading process, while I’m also grading the rest of their work, and planning/instructing/revising, and trying to be a human for at least 2-3 hours during the rest of my day.
The students are not using this, nor are the teachers using this, in the same form as iReady. Not even close. This is exclusively for writing and is applied and reviewed based on the -actual- tangible content the student creates and demonstrates in the task that already is happening with or without WriteScore. To compare this assessment task to iReady, or anything else of that nature, is apples and pineapples.
while I understand and respect the convenience… it is no different than how the writing FSA is graded, I get that. write score was introduced to us last year in 2nd grade, they did two. They send home the rubric and a photocopy of essay. When I asked about the product, they said they were using the scores to assess gains by each child. But they had yet to teach the kids to go back into the text to support opinions, reference etc… my issue is not with the product but it’s implementation. My 7th grader has to write an essay a week, I am aware that would be very taxing on a teacher when they have 150 plus each week to grade. My question is if it appropriate for a 2nd grader to be Read (they did not even get to read them on their own) and then told to write a 5 paragraph essay without proper instruction. Writing an essay is not a 2nd grade standard.
I teach 5th in Hillsborough and we score our own writing “benchmarks.” I am in shock that Manatee is paying to have their tests scored! My child is in 4th grade in Manatee and we were not told it was a “Write Score” exam!! 😲😡 I got an email last Friday saying they would have a benchmark writing test on Tuesday and not to worry. 🙄
this is from our 4th grade teacher in Manatee
“Writing: The Write Score test will be administered. This is not a test that will be graded; it is solely used to drive instruction in class.”
I have confirmed with my school that we do one write score in the fall only. I don’t know if this is true for all of Manatee if any other schools do more.
Thank you! I hate that I am fighting this battle for my 60 or so 5th graders year after year…and now I’ve neglected following up on my own child. 😕
Here is a post from the California anti-radical sex ed group:
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What is FoSE
The Future of Sex Education Initiative (FoSE) was launched in July 2007 as a partnership between Advocates for Youth, Answer, and the Sexuality Information and Education Council of the U.S. (SIECUS) that seeks to:
to create a national dialogue about the future of sex education and to promote the institutionalization of comprehensive sexuality education in public schools.
Since its inception, the FoSE partners have successfully completed numerous projects to advance the collective effort of improving sexuality education in U.S. schools including:
• Developing and disseminating the first-ever National Sexuality Education Standards, K–12 which are being used in 32 states. Initially released in a special report of the Journal of School Health in January 2012, a series of Webinars, conference presentations, and technical assistance supported their initial adoption and implementation.
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• Developing the National Teacher Preparation Standards for Sexuality Education and corresponding article “Improving Sexuality Education: The Development of Teacher Preparation Standards” published in the Journal of School Health in June 2014.
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• Grant-making to 21 institutions of higher education in 15 states to implement the National Teacher Preparation Standards for Sexuality Education.
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• Releasing numerous other tools including to support the implementation of the National Sexuality Education Standards and National Teacher Preparation Standards for Sexuality Education as well as the FoSE Tool kit, designed to assist state and local organizations to convene a FoSE-like strategic planning summit in their communities; a Public Education Primer,School Health Primer, a Glossary of Education Terms, and Addressing Sexual Health in Schools: Policy Considerations.
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• Commissioning the development and publication of “Broadening the Evidence for Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health and Education in the U.S.” in the Journal of Youth and Adolescence, which provided an expanded view of the evidence for sexuality education including research on lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer and questioning (LGBTQ) youth, gender, and economic inequalities and health.
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• Successfully influencing the Office of Adolescent Health to adopt language reflective of research commissioned by FoSE partners (see above), particularly that teen pregnancy prevention initiatives must provide young people with sequential, age-appropriate evidence-based programs at multiple times and language emphasizing the importance of addressing cultural norms, gender equity, economic and educational opportunities, and healthy relationships.
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• Informing and shaping the new direction and focus of DASH-funded activity, which now includes an emphasis on sex education.
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• Completing a second Future of Sex Education Strategic Plan, 2016-2021.
Vision
At its core, sexuality education comprises the foundation upon which young people develop knowledge, attitudes and skills that help them as they develop. All young people need and have the right to age-appropriate, honest sexuality education to help them take personal responsibility for their sexual health, both now and in the future.
The vision of the FoSE project is for every school to provide quality sexuality education, K-12 in support of healthy sexual development.
Definition of Comprehensive Sex Education
“A planned, sequential K-12 curriculum that is part of a comprehensive school health education approach which addresses age-appropriate physical, mental, emotional and social dimensions of human sexuality. The curriculum should be designed to motivate and assist students to maintain and improve their sexual health, prevent disease and reduce sexual health-related risk behaviors. It should allow students to develop and demonstrate developmentally appropriate sexual health-related knowledge, attitudes, skills, and practices. The comprehensive sexuality education curriculum should include a variety of topics including anatomy, physiology, families, personal safety, healthy relationships, pregnancy and birth, sexually transmitted diseases including HIV, contraceptives, sexual orientation, pregnancy options, media literacy and more. It should be medically accurate. Qualified, trained teachers should provide sexuality education.”
Adapted from Centers for Disease Control and Prevention definition of health education; available at https://www.cdc.gov/HealthyYouth/CSHP/#1
Definition of Exemplary Sexual Health Education (ESHE)
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention/ Division of Adolescent School Health defines Exemplary Sexual Health Education as follows:
“A systematic, evidence-informed approach to sexual health education that includes the use of grade-specific, evidence-based interventions, but also emphasizes sequential learning across elementary, middle, and high school grade levels. ESHE provides adolescents the essential knowledge and critical skills needed to avoid HIV, other STD, and unintended pregnancy. ESHE is delivered by well-qualified and trained teachers, uses strategies that are relevant and engaging, and consists of elements that are medically accurate, developmentally and culturally appropriate, and consistent with the scientific research on effective sexual health education.”
For more information: https://www.cdc.gov/healthyyouth/sher/characteristics/index.htm https://www.cdc.gov/healthyyouth/hecat/pdf/HECAT_Module_SH.pdf https://www.cdc.gov/healthyyouth/fundedpartners/1308/pdf/DASH_1308_FOA_Support_Materials.pdf
Organizing Partners
Advocates for Youth: Established in 1980 as the Center for Population Options, Advocates for Youth is dedicated to creating programs and advocating for policies that help young people make informed and responsible decisions about their reproductive and sexual health. Advocates provides information, training, and strategic assistance about youth reproductive and sexual health to youth-serving organizations, policy makers, youth activists, parents and the media in the United States and in low- and middle-income countries. The organization also works to shift the current societal paradigm of adolescent sexuality away from a negative emphasis on fear and ignorance, towards one that embraces youth sexual development as healthy and normal, recognizes young people as assets, and acknowledges youth’s inalienable rights to sexual health information and services. For more information about Advocates for Youth, visit http://www.advocatesforyouth.org
Answer: Founded in 1981 as the New Jersey Network for Family Life Education, Answer provides and promotes comprehensive sexuality education for young people and the adults who teach them. From its inception, Answer has providedhigh-quality training to educators and health professionals to ensure they are prepared to provide the information young people need and deserve to make healthy decisions. In 1994, Answer also began using the power of peer-to-peer communication in the publication of its award-winning, teen-written Sex, Etc.magazine and website, which allows teens to directly access accurate and developmentally appropriate sexuality information. To learn more about Answer visit http://answer.rutgers.edu/
Sexuality Information and Education Council of the U.S. (SIECUS): Founded in 1964, SIECUS believes that sexuality is a fundamental part of being human, one that is worthy of dignity and respect. SIECUS provides information and training opportunities for educators, health professionals, parents, and communities across the country and advocates for sound public policies to ensure that people of all ages, cultures, and backgrounds, receive high quality, comprehensive education about sexuality. To learn more about SIECUS visit http://www.siecus.org.
Danene Sorace, MPP: Ms. Sorace is the former director of Answer and served as founder and consultant to the Future of Sex Education project. The organizing partners would like to express our appreciation to Danene for her dedication and expertise on this project. Danene can be reached at danene.sorace@gmail.com.
And here is a reply to this post:
Oh look at this. This ties in a bunch of stuff (including sex ed, climate change, out-of-school time programs, children’s programs, social justice, etc.)
This is from 2014 (I think). They mentioned
In 2009, CEOs of the Packard, James Irvine, and
William and Flora Hewlett foundations launched the Community Leadership
Project (CLP), a time-limited initiative to serve low-income and diverse
communities in three regions of California. “[With this new project], we were able
to accomplish so much more in terms of impact and learning than I would have
been able to do alone,” said Kathy Reich, director of Packard’s Organizational
Effectiveness program and manager of the CLP relationship.
That same year, Rebekah Saul Butler, program director at the Grove Foundation,
created the blueprint that led to launching the Working to Institutionalize Sex Ed
(WISE) initiative with support from the Packard, Hewlett, and Ford foundations.
Today, WISE provides funding to 11 states to improve comprehensive sexuality
education in public schools. Packard’s Lana Dakan, the WISE program officer,
notes that “it made sense to partner with Rebekah and lean on her expertise since
the Packard Foundation did not, at the time, have as much deep experience in
US- based policy. We have deepened our knowledge tremendously by learning
from Grove, as well as learning from and collaborating across state partners.”
Interestingly, the David and Lucile Packard Foundation gave $14,691,659 to Planned Parenthood (though this data is old and may be more by now.) Ford Foundation , also mentioned, gave $13,486,250 (Cecile Richards, ex-Planned Parenthood President, serves on the board).
The Grove Foundation gave $2,164,500 to Planned Parenthood.
I think someone mentioned a group called Cardea as being tied to the California sex ed. I found that Cardea is tied to WISE. Other groups tied to WISE are Colorado Youth Matter (Colorado), Advocates for Youth (Florida), Georgia Campaign for Adolescent Power & Potential (Georgia), EyesOpenIowa (Iowa), Institute of Women and Ethnic Studies (Louisiana), Louisiana Public Health Institute (Louisiana), Teen Health Mississippi (Mississippi), Nebraska Department of Education (Nebraska), Women’s Fund of Omaha (Nebraska), Genesee Valley Educational Partnership (New York), SHIFT NC (Sexual Health Initiatives For Teens) (North Carolina), Oregon Department of Education (Oregon), Cardea (Texas), Cardea (Washington), and West Virginia Free (West Virginia). http://wisetoolkit.org/partners
There is one tie in here to what I found earlier about WestEd and Pam Spycher. Apparently tied to the Leading with Learning thing that Pam Spycher is tied to are the Ford Foundation and the David and Lucile Packard Foundation. https://leadingwithlearning.wested.org/about-us
Here is a post from a friend of mine:
PJ Media reached out to the Lambert’s attorney, David Ledyard, for comment. “There’s no transparency in the training or certification of the school health centers,” he said. “Are they looking at the medical history of the students and doing a full workup before implanting these devices? What is the certification process and training of the nurses?”
“Our current education system, admittedly far from perfect, is in the process of being dismantled. Its replacement? Digitally mediated, “lifelong learning,” workforce-aligned pathways. They’re being pitched in Colorado and Washington State as the “Swiss Model.” Other states are seeing the emergence of Markle Foundation-funded Skillful initiatives. Then there’s the normalization of gamified behavioral compliance tied to digital economic incentives paralleling this transformation.
Frighteningly, it appears education settings from P-20 are being set up to train future generations to accept and participate in the construction of STEM-centric worlds steeped in cyber-security. No hard hats required, just an up to date eyeglass prescription. Everyone expected to do their part to build and secure these new “worlds.” No one spared, not even preschoolers.”
We must understand the nature of worlds built in code.
They will exist as augmented reality, mixed reality, and virtual reality.
They will be digitized, data-rich, and surveilled.
They will come with embedded nudges imposed by algorithms.
They will become automated, eventually beyond human control.
These are worlds where human agency could be extinguished.
They will be alluring, tempting by design.
They serve the interests of finance, technology, and incarceration/defense.
They are fraught with danger, and the oligarchs want our children to build them.
Alison Hawver McDowell thanks for this and all of the important work that you are doing to expose the current blueprint for our authoritarian future, unless…
what the state is doing with all their data collection, for a test that supposedly means nothing, but is being used against my child anyway. And, the good old boys of NYS won’t tell me.
And some replies to this post:
And there is also no accountability for teachers.
Teachers are able to give individual one on one teaching in the classroom and, from my experience at my daughters school, they do. Most of them have been teaching for quite a few years and are certainly capable of detecting areas of issue. The state tests contradict their findings and grades. The tests are greatly flawed and what are they really being used for in the long run? That is my biggest question and concern. No one really knows!
I am a teacher. The tests that are give are above the level that is being taught by at least two grades. To make the teacher “accountable” the test needs to be fair. Then lets add the students that are at least a grade behind that are being pushed through because administrators and school boards refuse to give them the support or keep them behind to try to “catch” them up. The tests are not appropriate.
Yes, teachers are being forced to prepare children for a test way over their heads from the first day of school. It’s ridiculous. Tell me [name redacted], if you grew up without common core, do you consider yourself a dumb dumb? I know, I grew up without it and I like to think I’m rather intelligent. Fact is, the children that fail them continue to fail them. So, what’s wrong? Where are the stats showing usefulness? No one really knows what they are doing with these comparisons. They can’t show progress because there isn’t any stats to show regarding it.
I’m not an educator. I’m a Nurse. It is my opinion that these children are tested enough and will be tested throughout their lifetime. I took the regents in high school without common core. I’m certainly not saying that every teacher out there is a great one but where my child is attending elementary school, her teachers have been awesome. I let my child take the tests last year because she didn’t want to feel left out because there are a lot of parents that have been told their children will be held back if they don’t take them. (False information). Administration, of course, wants children to take them due to funding. So, of course, I understand your take on it. Anyway, she didn’t do well on them even though she did fine in the classroom. How do you think a child feels when she receives a letter in the mail stating she could be retained or not graduate due to her score, when her report card grades reflect quite the opposite? Ambiguous? Labeled? She now has to sit in a different reading level even though she really has no problem keeping up with the rest of her classmates. Because she took a flawed test, she is now being held back in an area she really doesn’t need to be held back in. How is that progression? I see a problem with that. So maybe you know what you are talking about but I sure as hell don’t agree with it.
I think its a great idea if the teachers ignore test prep and just taught the kids, maybe that would get the point across to the state, the very least it would help the kids.
How about children that are simply poor test takers. I’m a poor test taker myself. 3 days of straight rigorous testing is hell for a poor test taker. Flawed is not exactly the word I would use. More like insane.
So glad my children are in a different district now, current district doesnt emphasis testing or harrass the parents
I wonder how many of these non educators, that make up these tests, would like to spend 6 hrs per day for months preparing for a test and then be tested on something they haven’t yet learned? The mentality of administrative people telling children to take a test and learn to deal with it instead of realizing it’s not working and there might be a better way, is baffling to me. Maybe they are burnt out and should change professions. Principals and administrators should fight for our children. It’s interesting that most teachers don’t let their own children take these tests. Yet, I’ve yet to hear a principal or administration fight back. We all know why too. They wouldn’t have a job if they didn’t follow dictatorship of education from the state level. I don’t believe public schools are long for this world. Maybe I’m wrong but it won’t surprise me in the least. Too many parents are turning to private and charter, or home schooling. It’s happening at a large rate. At least where I live anyway.
teachers should not just “prepare” anyone for a test…I teach children at their individual instructional level and if “the test” happens to be at their mastery level great! If not, it does not indicate the student is below level and it sure does not mean the teacher isn’t doing his/her job! We are in dire need for teachers and statements like yours are not only demeaning, but detrimental. 28 years and counting!
We had 65% Opt Out in our district on Long Island & the state STILL used the results to negatively designate us in need of Comprehensive Support & Intervention (CSI).
Here is a post from a page called My Children, My Choice:
I want you all to know why this work is so very important. The attached video is sickening and the book they are referencing is recommended for 10 year old’s. This is 4th graders. This is happening in Florida schools as well as all across the nation. As Christians, we must fight back and protect the innocence of our children. PLEASE DO NOT LET YOUR CHILDREN SEE THIS VIDEO. If you are as sickened as I am, Help us stop this moral attack on the very souls of our children. Message me that you want to help in what ever way you feel you can.
As you feel disgust, keep in mind that this book is being suggested for 10 year old’s- 4th graders. We must take our children back from the school districts that think this is perfectly normal. IT IS NOT!!! Please forgive me for posting this for you to see, but this is what they are teaching our children and grandchildren. They must be stopped. It is pure evil.
Here is a post from someone from Florida:
Melinda Gates has just pledged 1 Billion dollars after her foundation had already invested untold millions of dollars to PROMOTE gender confusion in pre-kindergarten-5th grade. Then they begin promoting clubs in middle schools called GSA, (Gay Straight Alliance.
The atrocity to what she and a huge group of like billionaires are doing is building a clientele for their many gender reassignment and psycological clinics. Their interest in education has taken an ugly turn.
According to the group My Children, My Choice, Florida schools in these counties are pushing the LGBTQP agenda:
Miami-Dade County
Broward County
Marion County
Duval County
Volusia County
Brevard County
Sarasota County
Seminole County
Pinellas County
Manatee County
Orange County
Hillsborough County
Palm Beach
As the UN and their minions push for globalization, climate change legislation, open borders, a global workforce, and global education for all, looks like the Pope wants to join in too:
The Daily Wire reports on a plan in which the pope is inviting representatives of multiple religions, international groups and others to sign a “Global Pact of Education.”
The Vatican said just days ago the pope confirmed, in a video message, “A global educational pact is needed to educate us in universal solidarity and a new humanism.”
Lifesite News reported, “Vatican-backed website launched to promote the pact added: ‘Educating young people in fraternity, in learning to overcome divisions and conflicts, promote hospitality, justice and peace: Pope Francis has invited everyone who cares about the education of the young generation to sign a Global Pact, to create a global change of mentality through education.'”
Here is a post from the California anti-radical sex ed group that ties Kaiser Permanente to the LGBTQP push in CA schools. (The main post was about a Kaiser Permanente commerical which had a clip of a Drag Queen Story Hour event in it. The post below is a reply to that post.):
We have Kaiser, and they have turned extremely more and more liberal over the years. I now consider them to be on just about the same scale as extreme liberals, the ACLU, planned parenthood, the media, public schools, and I view them as an extension of the government. I jokingly say they are all in cahoots together. (Only it isn’t super funny anymore because it is becoming reality.) Kaiser has more and more been trying to separate children from parents, just like those other entities I mentioned. Once your child it like 12, you do not have online access to all of their medical records anymore, they want to speak to and examine your children without you being in the room, and of course, they push the HPV vaccine like no other, and act like you are a complete idiot if you don’t have your children get them. All of their bathrooms are now called gender neutral restrooms. I am becoming more and more disenfranchised with them. I have an 8th grader who is about to be shown some puberty video at school that has been put out by none other then Kaiser, but I opted her out. The video was free for schools to use, but somehow I still couldn’t preview the whole video online as a parent. In my opinion, this all goes right along with the horrible service I have received from them over the past few years. The health service has declined. They are more concerned about politics then patients.
And some similar posts:
All they see are dollar signs for patients who will need a lifetime of Hormone Replacement Therapy. Jump on the PP train much?
exactly! It’s a big business!
Theyve been on this PC ride for some time. All the bullshit training we have to go thru as employees is nauseating. Kaiser the company makes me sick… i work there and cant wsit to leave in a few years.
I have Kaiser Insurance and the healthcare that is provided is subpar, at best. Like you said, I have yet to have a positive experience there. My son had tongue and lip tie and the two lac consultants, two doctors, and all the nurses told me he was fine. I spoke with an ENT specialist and she had no clue what she should do and told me I was better off having him seen outside of Kaiser. After messing around with kaiser for 6 weeks, I saw a private specialist and she treated him in less than 30 minutes. Just one of many issues I have had.
My mom needs compression socks but those aren’t covered. But if she wants a sex change operation, that is covered!
yep!! Complete BS!!! My mom was a Kaiser dialysis patient and had an amputated leg. Kaiser denied her an electric wheelchair. I am not kidding!!! . The Kaiser reason was “Too Bad”, just like the commercial. The doctors treat the elderly horribly at Kaiser and beware of Palliative Care Team with the kick em when their down attitude so they feel like a burden and sign a DNR. This all occurred before Obama and Pelosi jacked up everyone’s medical Insurance. Can’t imagine what Kaiser is like now.
This stuff is getting out of control. There is a perversion infiltrating (oozing) into every fabric of our nation right now. Into the schools, medical through Planned Parenthood, politics, gender identity, etc.
Kaiser is also administering the Gardisil vaccines to newborn babies and pregnant women.. 🤷🏻♀️ so I wouldn’t put anything past them.
And I worked there for 15 years. I’ve seen the craziness myself. I refuse to EVER have Kaiser insurance- I didn’t even have it when I worked there! 😬👎🏼
Kaiser is leading the way with its Oakland trans kid clinic. Kaiser peds are supposed to refer gender confused kids there. Kaiser parents be careful.
Why would you give Gardisil vaccine to a newborn!!??
I don’t know why they’re doing it 🤷🏻♀️?
That’s the “alleged story” right now. And the patient has hers and her daughters medical records to prove they did give them both Gardisil.
Probably some random experiment on unwitting children & mothers 🤔
they “talked” the young mother into it by saying it would protect her newborn daughter later in life from getting cervical cancer.
https://www.facebook.com/maureen.diamondgreen/videos/10221443968434539?sfns=mo
Here’s the link to the story/video about info on newborn AND receiving Gardisil vaccine & the mother of this newborn received it while pregnant with this same child. Also- this mother had already completed the Gardisil series as a teenager!
Everyone should watch and share!
I’ve been thinking about this. This is why I think they’re wanting to vaccinate the babies with Gardisil. Since all children are going to be taught about gender identity, every form of perversion, and all sex acts under the sun might as well vaccinate all people as babies against this sexually transmitted infection. What an evil agenda!
Everyone has the right to “thrive,”…..UNLESS your 43 years old and need a hip replacement….then your just “Too young” according to Kaiser!
we have been with Kaiser for over 25 years and I’ve noticed the liberal agendas in certain areas. Will be exploring other insurance companies but will they also be liberal???
Planned parenthood want open clinics in the schools. I belive santa ana, Is having a meeting as we speak to try and fight it but hardly no one showed up.we need to have planned Parenthood removed from schools and District’s they are getting into our CHILDREN well being by imposing such inappropriate curriculum.and with false information not scientifically proven.
I am of the belief that Utah is allowing pro-sexual rights assessment groups (such as American Institutes for Research) measure teachers’ and children’s Social Emotional Learning (SEL) “competencies” and that, because we are allowing this, we are being set up by Planned Parenthood and its cronies to eventually embrace their curriculum. If we are being measured by their standard for SEL, then we will be coerced into their desired curricula.
Did you know:
The group that brought Utah its Digital Teaching and Learning plan (SB222) is a Planned Parenthood partner and that they are curating online curriculum for schools?
That our assessment company American Institutes for Research (AIR) is working on SEL pilots with the pro-LGBTQI Novo Foundation? Novo is run by Peter Buffett who is the son of Warren Buffett who is the largest funder of International Planned Parenthood.
We are being coerced into Planned Parenthood’s “health” standards because they and their partners control school, teacher and student assessment/measurements.
And a reply to this post:
That’s why they’re pushing for medical clinics to be on school grounds, now. On school grounds, the clinics are no longer under HIPPA laws, but FERPA laws, which are much looser and anti-parent. FERPA laws allow anything to be done to your kid on school campus without parental knowledge or consent. HIPPA laws off campus stop you from knowing anything about anyone without the patient’s consent. Parents are damned when the two are working together. Conclusion: ban health clinics from school campuses.
Here is a post from the California anti-radical sex ed group:
What fox11 news says here on the screen “must be medically accurate and age appropriate”…is BIG LIE! I just talked to the news room about that lie and that the law allows for age inappropriate and medically inaccurate information. At the end, the individual said, that children were learning this information from their friends on the play ground. I told this individual that was a talking point from the STATE DEPT OF ED and it was also another lie. There is no research that actually back up that claim! So, show me the research I said to this man…and he said…”have a nice day” and hung up on me! You know you’re winning when they hang up on you! LOL!
Actually there is a loop hole in the law (AB329) The Healthy Youth Act that allows age inappropriate and medically inaccurate information. After explaining that to the man who answered the phone he said, “they have to teach it because children are learning these things on the play ground and from the internet”. I told him “that was another lie and a talking point narrative from the state dept of ed”. Then he hung up on me. What’s that all about?
You all know right, that the law (AB329) The Healthy Youth Act allows this age inappropriate and medically inaccurate instruction becuase the law has a “loop hole” and as the state dept of ed staffer told me, the law was created with “wiggle room” because some district might need to discuss information that was age inappropriate and medically inaccurate. I was amazed! I thought they made mistake and so I was pointing it out to them. Now we know they did it on purpose with purpose to teach things that parents won’t teach their kids. Yes, I was also told that by a staffer in my district that they had to teach this stuff #1) because kids were learning on the play ground and from the internet (now why does that sound familiar when I hear it from the news room at fox11?), #2) that we have to teach it because parents won’t teach this to their children, so we have to do it for them (says the staffer at my district). I said, hogwash!
Here is a post from a New Hampshire anti-Common Core page:
Are parents aware of this new policy at Franklin School District regarding bathrooms and locker rooms being shared among the biological sexes? If you don’t agree with this policy then you might attend the next school board meeting on October 21st at 6:30 p.m. at Franklin Middle School Library.
It’s important to note the proposed policy that there is a provision that specifically states that the school is to keep information FROM PARENTS.
Under GUIDANCE
Privacy
WAKEFIELD rejected the dumbed Common Core years ago. Under their new Superintendent, they talking about bringing it back.
CONTACT YOUR SCHOOL BOARD ASAP and tell them NO to Common Core!
And yet another post from this page:
Manchester School District received money from the Nellie Mae Organization and part of what Manchester MUST do now includes:
Students no longer receive traditional grades, GPAs or class rank.
When did Manchester residents demand this kind of dumbing down in their school?
And yet another post from this page:
IF you live in Goffstown, it’s important to follow up with your school board ! A parent will brought forward a summer reading book that has an anti-American slant to it.
Goffstown residents should request that a PRO-American book also be assigned to students if they are going to assign those kinds of books.
IF they deny that request, you can look at the possibility of the school administrators discriminating against an alternative viewpoint. Those cases have been won in a court of law. I’m not sure if this would qualify, but it’s certainly worth looking at.
And yet another post from this page:
If you live in Exeter, Brentwood, Kensington, East Kingston, Newfields, or Stratham NH, your Superintendent David Ryan has proposed buying/using “Social Sentinel.” Here is what you should know and why you should DEMAND that he WITHDRAW that proposal:
According to NPR, similar schemes are being rolled out across America. These include mass scanning of students’ emails and social media accounts by companies such as “Social Sentinel” and “Gaggle” in schools across all 50 states. Despite constitutional privacy protections, no warrants are obtained prior to scanning and searching through children’s private data
This Colorado bill (SB159) would require 75% of parents/students/community to take the “need assessment” that ESSA already defines as:
‘‘(B) A needs assessment that identifies the academic, physical, nonacademic, health, mental health, and other needs of students families, and community residents.” -ESSA page 280.
So-can they really REQUIRE these surveys as a condition of attending a school? Do folks know that this information is not kept in the school and is shareable? (Student ed records are currently not covered by HIPPA and FERPA allows sharing.)
It helps to see what is going on in other states since much of that eventually hits ALL states…
And yet another post from this page:
The NH School Boards Assoc came up with a sample school policy for ALL schools in NH. Within that policy it says that schools should NOT inform parents if their child wants to be called by a name opposite their gender.
It begins in the schools where they make sure YOU are not informed.
Check your school policy
Then check to see if you are paying dues to the NH School Boards Association. Ask yourself why you should pay higher property taxes to fund a lobbying organization that puts forth policies that eliminate parental rights.
Here is a post from the Minnesota anti-Common Core group:
Heads up Parents! Know what your kids are doing at school and particularly when online and at home online.
We’re offering two disturbing articles tonight that show just how the ed tech industry is working all sides to harm your children, you and your family! First, how ed tech companies PBKids in conjunction with the Gates Foundation, University of Washington, SRI International, and economist, James Heckman, are desperately (and I mean desperate!) trying to entice parents to support their “educational” “gamification” of learning and particularly for very young children in the schools and / or at your house. How are they going to entice parents… with psychology and hooking you on pornography!
James Heckman, the Nobel Prize economist, states…
“me…I had them tell me what we wanted to hear through two different trials and finding out what they think about it. Finally, on the third trial the innovation in the design was to have them plot their day BEFORE we show them any products or ask them anything about this, plot their day. Then we had them circle the parts of their day where they think they’re actively involved in parenting. So they did that. Then we showed them all the products, and then we said, hey would you use it? And they told us the same story, yes we would. And then we said now please point on the diagram of your day when you would actually use this, and then they FINALLY they all said, oh yeah, oh, I don’t know, I’m not sure…because they’re so busy.
Other Person: But don’t you think being able to tie it to something that would directly show their school readiness might be able to get parents more involved?
Roberts: I want that to be true. Yeah. Are you asking what I want? (laughter from the table)
Other Person: Is that something, a strategy, that you’ve explored further?
Roberts: Uh, it’s something that we’re looking at now. We’re definitely not giving up on this. This is key. We already know that when the parent IS involved, that the outcomes are way better.
Heckman: (interjects) But what about a “build-a-child” game for the parent? You know? No, in other words you gamify it for the parent. You’re making the parent into some kind of wise educational administrator. They’re not. So you could even have pornography, I guess. Something that would entice them. I’m just, you know. Nah, sorry about pornography, but I’m just thinking how to motivate the parents.
Roberts: We need to innovate here. We need to use some psychology on parents. We need to meet them where they are. We need to use what they have, and we need to let them do…um so, yeah.”
Has the Chamber of Commerce Hijacked YOUR Education System? Engineering Students For A Low-Wage, Gig Economy
“Once the career pathways programs are locked down, plays and poetry and foreign languages and philosophy and history will be pushed so far to the margins as to be almost non-existent outside some dumbed-down Common Core State Standard. Books? Who reads books? They’re raising up cadres of students that know little more than screens and video games.
Already, many young teachers are in a bind. Their education took place under regimes of standards-based repression. They don’t know what it was like before everything was tied to a rubric. Corporate interests play a long game. They look 20-30 years out. They’re patient. Over the past few decades, they systematically pushed out veteran teachers and created a school culture that would meet their requirements for a marginally-educated, compliant labor pool that would play well with robots and know their place (or be too afraid to step out of line).
So what exactly is going to happen in this brave new world of “work” and engineered economies when people want to leave their home state or get off their assigned pathway? Where are you supposed to go if regional workforce boards control the types of careers on offer and act as gatekeepers for required credentials? If you do a certain type of work can you only reside in a certain region?”
What if your child’s school went behind your back and made a life altering decision without your input? Sadly, this is happening across the country and it could get even worse. Watch to learn more:
And here are the replies to this post:
I am currently living this nightmare. My daughter is now 20 and is trying to live her life as a boy. In high school all of her teachers and the staff started referring to her as “him”. All of this, she spoke with teachers of her plans to transition and not 1 suggested she speak with her parents about it. So much damage was done while our daughter and faculty lied and hid things from us. The schools are not to be trusted.
the schools are undermining our parental rights and authority. I’m sad to hear this about your daughter. I’m afraid for this generation when bills are being passed forcing us to affirm even if we do not believe it is not in the best interest for our children.
I do not have children, but it baffles me that parents are not screaming at the top of their lungs about this garbage! This kind of indoctrination and manipulation has been happening for a while now…just because you don’t think it could happen to your child…does not mean to wait and see….start showing up at the school and school board meetings! What a needless, tragic nightmare!
So many bad things happen, and have been happening, as victims later admit, because there was no “pushback” against the evil they endured; people afraid to stand up and speak out. Once the job or whatever is coming before doing the right thing, there is no justice possible. All the numbers are on the side of those who oppose the destruction of our children; SILENCE is not excusable given the seriousness of the attacks.
I never imagined I will live to witness teachers and doctors abusing our children (I am a retired pediatrician). That doctors would abandon their pledge to never do harm. That teachers would interfere with the moral and political views of the parents. That some parents will abuse their children with the blessing of the PC community, the liberal loons. That madness will trump common sense. I am so glad I am retired and will not have to witness this nightmare for long. Quick question: is it still illegal to carry an Aspirin to school? just asking for the sake of contrast (no parental consent needed for abortion or sex change, but God help you to take an inocuos pain reliever without consent!)
This is what the Equality Act passed by the democrat House is all about. Taking rights of parents, women, religious faith and free speach away from the people. It will be detrimental to many. It has not been passed by the Republican senate as of yet but if the democrats can win the Senate, as they are trying to do by decieving voters with this rediculous inquiry, this Act will become law and the Supreme Court will not be able to go against it to help people from law suits and this will hurt so many.
The United States Education System is controlled by UNESCO, the United Nations
You people talk like you’re afraid of these kinds of people who do this crap this is things that are let on by the Democrats in the far left I’m not afraid of these people and I’m never going to be that’s the reason why these things happen is because they believe you are afraid of them time to fight if you want fight for your own children what will you fight for
(D)onald Trump’s daughter and son in law are pushing the LGBT agenda from their perch in the Whitehouse.
The D vs R circus is nothing but a distraction from the fact that organized criminals are increasingly in control over government that was constituted to secure the rights of we the governed… from organized criminals.
Wake up and work towards educating the common people about the FIRST PRINCIPLES of our American Founders!
Here is a post from the Utah anti-Common Core group:
I’m wondering if someone knows the school requirements for my dilemma. My daughter is in 8th grade and is dreading going to her “health” class next semester because her friends are telling her how disgusting and sexually explicit the lessons are. One of her friends absolutely loathes the class and gets sick every time she goes to this class. I have read some of the material online that is suggested teaching material and it is absolutely inappropriate for middle school kids. Honestly, I think it goes too far for high school kids. My question is, does anyone know if we can we opt out of this class? I’d rather enroll her in an actual health class at Weber State than have her be subjected to something that would be harmful to her psyche. We are in Weber School district.
And some replies to this post:
Utah laws really are supposed to prohibit this kind of explicit content according to my understanding. But I know certain parties in the state have been working hard to change that.
actually we have voted this out of the schools for years now, but last spring they approved it through the school board- thus going behind parents and voters backs. California is beyond explicit starting in Kindergarten. This year is the pilot year for the same kind of crap going on in CA and other states. Some school districts are rolling in the “new” health standards and others are sticking with the old. And teachers can decided to switch to the new standards. You have to ask them specifically.
this makes me so sick and disheartened. Childhood innocence is so pure, precious and fleeting. When that is robbed it can never be replaced. 😞
We opted out of health in 8th grade. We have Chinese immersion kids and when they get to middle school, they have two full year language classes and and can not fit everything in their schedule and still have electives. It’s not required in 8th grade to graduate. They might fight you on it 🤷🏻♀️ probably depends on the school and counselor.
they may. They gave me odd looks and were confused when I opted her out of testing last year. Thanks for the info! I don’t want her to have issues with credits when she graduates so it’s good to know I may be able to opt out. 🙌
Did you see my post in Utahns Against Common Core 15 hours ago about Planned Parenthood using health curriculum (Comprehensive Sexuality Education or CSE) to groom children for sexual promiscuity and deviance? Utah’s State Board of Ed adopted health standards based on CSE in April.
Parents can opt out and, in addition, parents need to realize that even if the schools said there was no opt out, YOU ARE THE PARENTS. You can and must retain the God-given right to parent and educate your children as you see fit. Don’t EVER ask for permission. Claim. Your. Authority. Tell them what you expect them to do for your child and let the consequences fall where they may. Even if at some future point, opt outs begin to effect graduation…We have to protect the hearts, minds and souls of our children at all costs!
I did! I was shocked to see that the day after my daughter talked to me. It doesn’t surprise me in the slightest. I’ve been monitoring public school content for a few years and cannot believe the propaganda that is interlaced in English, math and science classes.
I feel so bad for the friend who had to go to class every day feeling that uncomfortable. 😥 I wish more parents knew they had options! I agree, [name redacted], we need to do what it takes to protect our children from what’s coming & what is already here & not take no for an answer no matter the consequences. I’m learning that more & more. I fall back on the laws, but the laws won’t always be on our side. I can see that.
part of the problem is kids are not talking to their parents. Her friends say nothing to their moms and dads so parents are left in the dark and not notified that they should be advocating for their children. I’m lucky that my daughter shares with me. If she didn’t I’d have no idea what’s going on.
You’re right! I know mine don’t tell me everything, so I can understand that.
Here is a post from the California anti-radical sex ed group:
Positive Prevention Plus is MDUSD selected curriculum for 7th grade Comprehensive Sexuality Education (yes, it is “comprehensive”). This is just one of the videos your 12 year old can find on this website. The website name is given to them on a handout during sexuality education for 7th grade. Or, I should say, your teacher can give this information to your students as it is part of the curriculum our district selected for our 12 year old children. This is on Positive Prevention Plus “supplemental or additional material” handout. It includes this website as well as other websites and information, so your student can learn more. In case they have additional questions. Wink, wink. 😉 THIS IS THE REASON PARENTS ARE SAYING THAT THE SCHOOLS ARE TEACHING SEXUAL PLEASURE. BECAUSE WE’LL THEY ARE…VIA WEBSITES AND IN EVEN IN CLASS SOME CURRICULUM LIKE POSITIVE PREVENTION PLUS PROMOTE THE IDEA OF SEXUAL PLEASURE AND SEXUAL RIGHTS. Did you know your students have right to sex! A right to sex at any age! Amazing? Yet, sex at age 17 or younger is considered “child sex” and “child sex” is against the law punishable as felony and can be charged with statutory rape. HOW ARE THESE SCHOOLS ABLE TO TEACH THIS CRAP? WHY AREN’T PARENTS OUTRAGED?
Postive Prevention Plus uses CARDEA SERVICES to deliver the content to teachers in teacher training. They are also the organization our district, MDUSD used to deliver “parent night” in the year that my children were in 5th grade. THEY ARE YES SAYERS, NOT NAY SLAYERS. That means they are approved the material….ALL OF THE MATERIAL PROVIDED AS PART OF OUR chosen curriculum our BOARD APPROVED FOR 7TH GRADE. Now, do you approve? Your silence is approval. Unless you are speaking out about this, you are approving of every single element of this curriculum for your 12 year old child. And,don’t you believe your teacher, no matter how trusted and wonderful the are…they have to teach it. They are the teacher and their job is to teach ALL OF IT! In the year that my eldest child was exposed to 7th grader curriculum which might have been the first year that the district used Positive Prevention Plus…several girls in her class considered themselves questioning or born in the wrong body….what has happened since…I don’t know. Maybe they’ve worked al the kinks out of the program…who knows. All I know is that this material is not age appropriate and I don’t care how you slice and dice it…it is NOT appropriate for our school district to teacher sexual acts and sex behavior for sexual pleasure…in fact, teaching this crap is what a pedophiles does! Oh yes, they do! This i s exactly what a pedophile does. Are our teachers pedophiles…I’d say no but still they ahve to teach it anyway. It’s the law! That’s what our district staffers and board members (lawrence) say….it’s the law and we have to teach it. Really? I can tell you there is NO law that says they have to provide these resources…but they do. You just have to ask why? Why do they teach sex behavior (blood ritual, anal, oral, etc…exactly how to put on a condom and in some cases using a dildo, or veggie…oh did you know that some curriculum say that veggies are great sex toys. Oh yes, I have that hand out too. ASK QUESTIONS PARENTS AND DON’T BELIEVE ANYTHING THEY TELL YOU!
Here is a post from the Minnesota anti-Common Core group:
Minnesota’s been beating the drums for “cradle to career” for years. MinnPost featured this article in 2016. Media, corporations and non-profits keep this topic in the news constantly speaking of “gaps” to close, but they never close. No Child Left Behind did not close any gaps via it’s testing regime. The “gaps” have merely widened over the last 50 years. When do we say, “enough is enough!” Why do these initiatives continue to be funded by corporate foundations? Placing children in schools at birth, which is much of what we heard of last year, will NOT close the gap for kindergarten/pre-kindergarten readiness, if indeed we should be concerned about “pre-k readiness”.
Here is a post from the Utah anti-Common Core group:
Tag your representatives on this. Here is important info about Utah’s K-12 behavioral assessment provider, American Institutes for Research (AIR) and their steady efforts to sexualize K-12 curriculum. Lest people have forgotten, AIR was in cahoots with the Obama administration from the very beginnings of Common Core. These two pieces of info (bullets below) joined together are just one way that states and schools are being nudged into Comprehensive Sexuality Education (CSE) curriculum. Opt out rates won’t make a dent in the trajectory of this—as California is proving and AIR knows. With the aid of Common national curriculum standards, CSE was always meant to integrate into most class subjects, as opposed to remaining in health class. The CSE blueprint was already laid bare in Africa and exposed by Family Watch.
The only solution to stop the sexualization of local curriculum is to end the power of the federal tripod: standards, assessments and accountability (school grading) laws. It operates like a noose to nationalize everything at the school level. And AIR is getting paid handsomely, from your hard earned tax dollars, to sexually groom your kids and control what teachers teach.
• AIR convened a technological communities of practice event at the US Dept. of Ed. One of AIR’s key partners in the event was the Consortium for School Networking (CoSN).
CoSN is UNESCO’s technology partner. For those that don’t know, UNESCO is the UN entity that created the International Technological Framework for Comprehensive Sexuality Education (CSE) in order to move states from Common Core national curriculum standards into international, technologically-based curriculum standards that could integrate UNESCO’s sexual rights agenda across curriculum.
CoSN is directly influencing the data privacy policies of the State Education Technology Directors Association (school tech and privacy reps) so that online curriculum can be controlled for both teachers and students by progressive content curators. The idea is that online curriculum will be curated for teachers and students in the same way that Google controls online content for its users. Common Core reforms’ largest funder Bill Gates can be thanked for this.
Utah and local schools ceded assessment oversight when we first partnered with AIR years ago. As a result, we are losing local curriculum oversight, particularly of online content. Switching assessment providers won’t stop what’s happening because the major assessments agreed to become data interoperable in 2015. States must end the federal tripod: standards, assessments and accountability (school grading) before we pass the point of no return.
Here is a post from a Colorado anti-Common Core group:
The Williamson County School System has allegedly taken a left turn politically, and that has prompted one county resident to appeal to conservatives to seek office to try to replace members of the school board.
Thoughts on this program? This is an email I got from my daughters new teacher. I appreciate her reaching out like this.
I wanted to touch base with you regarding some good news we found out today regarding iReady. 5th graders at Castleview will not have a mandatory iReady reading requirement this year. I know you mentioned that [child name redacted] isn’t permitted to participate in the iReady program, but would you be opposed to her using a different computer-based program that isn’t guided by the FSA?
In class, we will be using the Reading Plus program to compliment our normal reading instruction. As an educator, what I love about the program is that it isn’t tailored to a high stakes test. Instead, it helps to improve students’ reading fluency and comprehension for the purpose of being more proficient readers. The great thing is that it works for students of all ability levels and provides practice up to the college level.
I just wanted to run this by you to see your thoughts on [child name redacted] working with this program.
Please let me know your thoughts.
And some replies to this post:
RUN RUN far away from Reading Plus.
Hate Reading Plus. Say no
I haven’t heard of this program but I’d probably refuse it for my son
The only thing that Reading Plus does successfully is frustrate children to the point of ruining & destroying any love that they have for reading. You don’t need to reinvent the wheel for reading Palm Beach. They’re called books. Reading Plus is the modern day version of a book burning. All control over what & how our kids read. Disgraceful. A real low point in education.
I had no success in getting out of it because it counted as part of the class grade.
Study island is another form of garbage forced on the kids. Any success stories opting out of it?
yes in Manatee but they have made it incredibly difficult for my friend.
Ask about the 25 or so questions that measure your child’s reading motivation through sel type questions to get the program started .. no way
Reading plus is AWFUL. My child’s school dropped it after 1 year.
Agreed with all the above another way they try to wrap it up in a pretty bow and make it sound beautiful. We’ve had Reading Plus for years. And sadly it’s also another thing that counts as a grade before I found this group and was just unaware of the rights we actually do have as parents. Reading Plus was torture these kids are in school all day long have a packet of homework 1000 projects and also had to do Reading Plus as if they haven’t done enough throughout the day. And it counts as a grade it was considered homework and if it was not completed or if the student did not have at least three greens which was the color for passing then it counted against them. What about students who may not have internet at home because their parents can afford it. Take it to the library they say what about students who have parents who don’t have a way to get them to the library maybe they’re working three jobs maybe they have multiple kids again they could care less about that. What about students who have parents with language barriers. The list goes on and on. 1 year my daughter had headaches constantly. Took her to the doctor her vision was fine was sent to a neurologist had all types of testing done everything was fine what it boiled down to was the fact that my child was stuck in front of the computer all day long which was essentially causing these headaches unfortunately she had to go through all types of testing which she is actually we as the parent has to drive all over the place many doctors appointment even though I have five other kids to find out that it just has to do with the fact that she was stuck in front of the computer too often and the doctor had to write a note stating that she had to be very limited on a computer. It’s just so sad what the educational system has to come to what happened to kids just being able to be kids
Yes, they count it as part of their grade. I wish I had a doctor’s note for my kids saying they can’t participate. Good for you for protecting your daughter & getting her out of it.
It’s a horrible program. I worked with middle school kids who were forced to use it. They hated it.
Amd another post from this group:
Oh this is a doozy…I requested a demo.
KOGNITO is what teachers are being trained on in Manatee for upcoming school year.
What will your county be using this upcoming school year ?
FL: NO investment in counselors but plenty of cash to mine student data, invade privacy & blur the lines between FERPA, HIPPA & law enforcement.
Watch the demo….I didn’t know our teachers were now becoming psychologists. Are you being paid extra for this extra job ?
Parents: Think you should be concerned ?
Yes Yes you should be very concerned 😧
You have kids with behavior issues? Kids with emotional or mental issues? Kids who struggle from learning or other disabilities? Have a traumatic event in their life? It will all be tracked. And where does this data go?
TAKE THE DEMO. 👇🏼 you can also request one for middle or high school. This is elementary. copy/paste the link into Safari. It’s not compatible through linking through Facebook on mobile device.
This should give us all pause…
Kognito is owned by The Blackstone Group Inc. and The CPP Investment Board. Both are hedge fund and impact investment groups.
Update from Manatee district:
Good evening,
Kognito is a mental health awareness training for staff. It is being implemented this year at all elementary schools including charters. It is partially online and partially in person. The staff will watch scenarios on line and come together to discuss them and what they could do should they have a similar situation in their classrooms. There is no student piece to Kognito.
Nicole Cox
Director of Exceptional Student Education
School District of Manatee County
2501 63rd Avenue East
Bradenton, FL 34203
941-751-6550 x2217
And here is yet another post from this group:
We will not be doing iReady but see our 4th grade teacher has iReady as homework weekly in addition our district has increased the daily minutes to 45 min a day. Last year it was 35 min for k-1 and 40 min for 2-5.
Anyone else seeing a new push for iReady as homework too?
This was the case when we moved here in 2016-17 and then they removed that part as Curriculum Associates stressed at the time no more than 45 min a week per subject. We spoke up at school board meeting, spoke to a reporter who did a story and now we are back to square one…
Here is a post from Karen Bracken:
In case you do not believe that Charters end game is to privatize education, eliminate elected school boards AND PARENTS;
In case you do not believe that vouchers is the funding mechanism they will use to insure ALL students in ALL education choices are taught the same thing;
In case you do not believe we are moving toward a soviet style of training for work instead of educating for individual liberty and freedom;
In case you do not believe our own government has been behind this since the 1950’s (when Eisenhower signed the first agreement with Russia to study communist school to work);
In case you believe the system truly cares about your children (they care about training human capital for the workforce;
In case you do not believe the UN/UNESCO is driving the global education bus (including here in the US);
Then you need to listen to this interview between Alice Linahan (Women on the Wall Texas) and Diana Anderson (a long time researcher). She speaks truth and has the research and documents (as many of us do) to prove what she says is true.
If you do not take the time to listen to these people you will continue to be deceived and lied too and you will deserve it. Women like Diana have done the hard lifting for you. All you have to do is listen and do some research on your own.
The problem is; we have lived in such a deceitful bubble for so long I truly believe it is too late to stop it. The only recourse we have right now is to STARVE THE BEAST and you know what that means. This beast needs only one thing to survive and that is our children. Communities need to come together and make it happen. You need to help your neighbor save their children. We have so many retirees, grandparents, retired teachers that if you just gave of yourself to your neighbor that cannot stay home to educate their children we could implode this plot to steal the hearts, minds and souls of future Americans.
Here is a post from the California anti-radical sex ed group:
I just posted a detailed post about SB 48, The FAIR Education Act and AB 493 on my local community FB Pages. I got laughed at, post got deleted by admin. Some parents were unaware of these laws and were surprised. Others laughed and said what was the big deal children need to learn sooner or later. For those parents I don’t think they know the severity of what we know will be taught in classrooms. Or do they truely not care? Either way… when admins delete my post on Nextdoor. Com, other local FB groups, etc. How is the public supposed to know about this if everything is censored? I am so frustrated. This is the link I provided them as proof this isn’t just a “birds and bees talk”.
I don’t think parents know. It was very hard to believe when I first heard about this. Even now, over a year later of researching, learning, etc. I’m still shocked when I actually see books like “It’s Perfectly Normal!” I checked it out of the library after seeing parts of it at a Protect our Children meeting, hoping it was “not that bad”. Yes it is that bad. Stomach churning bad. I want to believe that this isn’t happening, that my grandkids are safe at school. I don’t believe they are anymore. “My people perish for a lack of knowledge” – and so do our children. Sad, sad, sad.
I had the same thing. Someone from the local school district was promoting it on the community FB page and I posted a link to informed parents with a note saying there was a lot of information for anyone who wanted to delve into it deeper. Deleted by admin.
The same thing happened with a post I wrote to our district-parent run fb group did the same. Completely censored my post that simply raised awareness of their own children’s school curriculum— what parent would not want to be aware, whether they agree or disagree? Their tactic is keeping parents uneducated and in the dark.
The same thing happened with a post I wrote to our district-parent run fb group did the same. Completely censored my post that simply raised awareness of their own children’s school curriculum— what parent would not want to be aware, whether they agree or disagree? Their tactic is keeping parents uneducated and in the dark.
That’s a beautiful reminder. I’m right there with you and I won’t give up no matter how ugly they are. If we can open just one set of blind eyes, we have succeeded!
Nobody believes me either….they want hard proof they can see not something from “fake news” as they put it. Very frustrating ☹️
If parents want proof, they should attend one of the many presentations around the state. I have a hard time believing the teachers are ok with teaching this garbage. Parents need to be aware. This is one more step on the road to ruin for our country. WAKE UP people!!
I know teachers who have actually retired early because they feel like it’s borderline pedophilia teaching children this stuff and that they’re not comfortable. Teachers of over 20 years.
When I see these posts I know immediately that they are unaware and have not read a thing on this .. then I pray for their kids.
This is the issue I find I’m facing. All kinds of websites like the one this article are from, most people are considering fake news and don’t take it seriously and refuse to research it more because it’s coming from fake news.
Well.. what about when there’s smoke there’s fire?
Maybe have to go to schools, stand just off of the property, (on sidewalk?) and handout fliers as parents are leaving, or bulk use mail. ? So sad.
Agree. That is what I did before our rally.We have to go old school on them. Nextdoor has become controlled just like Facebook and basically the whole internet. Anyone who runs an alternative site gets deleted or banned for telling the truth. The truth hurts them so spread the truth wherever you can.Talk to parents at work. Talk to parents or clergy at church. Pass out flyers at school. If we all do it we can get the word out.
Many are in denial and think we’re crazy! And then I have a lot of friends unfortunately that are so liberal and wanting to tolerate everything for peace and equality. It’s crazy.
Can someone please.let me know…yes they removed the books from the list but doesn’t it also allow for teachers to select books from different sources to cover other topics in their curriculum they have to cover? And those books don’t necessarily have to be approved by parents?
yes. Those books are called supplemental materials. Some of the most egregious material was removed from the framework, but is still available as supplemental materials. Teachers intent on furthering this ideology may use any it all of these. Be sure you include all supplemental materials, videos, worksheets, assemblies concerning sexual topics, special guest speakers on your opt out form.
And here are some more posts from this group:
12 yrs ago schools were suspending students if they felt like the kid was ADD or ADHD and the parents are not drugging them on meds. Now they’re stepping over the line more in controlling our childrens’ innocence with sexuality.
Let’s see how those schools will be funded when our children are pulled out. Public Schools get paid for every child’s attendance Daily. No children=No funding.
Totally in agreement with your statement. I have a child with ADD and it was so hard to get an IEP.
they automatically just want you to hush the child with meds and they rush to judgement if the child is not having a good day that he/she didn’t take their meds. There are other ways of tackling ADD with the right food and activities.
my child was in 3rd grade last year. He is a little ‘active’. He was 8/9 in 3rd last year. Every teacher’s meeting she tried to tell me he was ADD/ADHD. Classic symptoms, she said. I told her straight up, I am not drugging him so no need to keep talking about it. He is silly, he is super alert, he does pay attention to disruption in the class, he is looking at his friends and not staring straight ahead. He was also tested for GATE (he missed by a few points, oh well). He tested out in reading and was reading at a 7th grade level. He got almost all 4s on his report cards (4/4). I mean, is he ADD if he is acing everything the school is throwing at him, or is he bored? Hmmmmm. BTW, this is the 1st teacher in the 5 years he has been in school that stated he was ADD. I just ignored the comment and carried on.
what is GATE?
it is for Gifted Kids who are excelling in school.
Schools have no right to tell parents how to raise their children. I would have pulled my kid out, homeschooled and got her in to therapy asap. I am not a professional and not equipped to handle these matters in the proper way, and neither are schools. I wouldn’t want my child to undergo any more psychological harm then she may already have.
Man, if somebody ANYBODY thinks they are gonna talk to my kids about Gay sex or Sexuality at all just know me an my crew will be waiting. We need to take out the pedophiles, not invite them in. And if the government wont help us and the Democrats keep voting it in then we gotta do what we gotta do.
What is going on and why are we as parents allowing the state to control our minor children?? These are minors ?!!! This is madness!!!
This didn’t happen overnight. They’ve been working up to this for a very long time. It behooves us to keep abreast of what the state legislators are doing when we’re not looking.
It seems to me Planned Parenthood and the ACLU are working together in this country to remove parental rights and twist and pervert the minds of our children. We need to get a parents bill of rights drawn up to override these new changes. We have a chance now while Trump is in office. I cannot explain what is happening and why but i know it has the devil written all over it. I just want to know why no one will help us. No lawyers will stand up for the children in this state. I contacted four or five attorneys who claim to stand up for Christians or freedom and not a one called me back. This is disgusting and so unfair. Our children deserve better protections from these new laws aimed to destroy them.
I have a friend whose husband is a principal and he’s not allowed to tell the parents that their son is transgender and has changed his name at school. The parents will find out when he graduates this year.
People are going to have to decide if they are going to be complicit in this or are they going to risk everything to do what is right. My son’s principal said he is not going to do this stuff in his charter. But I fear i will send my son to the school this year and the principal will give in like a pod person. I have a really bad feeling this year.
And another post from this group:
I talked to Bonita and Arcadia school districts about the sex Ed for kG and elementary
She explained to me that there is no sex Ed for this age however they are going to take out all the classic old curriculum and impose new curriculum
I am talking about the general English and math and social studies
She gave me examples of this new curriculum
So in the reading instead of a family that has a father and a mother it will be a family that has two dads and two mums
In the history class they will talk about an athlete that had a huge rule in the women act and they will have a foot note that this woman was led in ( despite the fact the she told me there is no sex Ed) I asked her so if you are not going to teach the kids about homosexuality how are you going to explain to them that this person was lesbian she didn’t respond
Unfortunately since parents won’t have access to the text books we won’t know what material they are giving the kids.so it is not a dedicated sex Ed it is being taught in the curriculum of the English math and history classes
They are indoctrinating the kids and normalizing these acts
Unfortunately since it’s a law there is nothing you can do except teaching the kids at home and at church
Or taking them to private schools
Here is a post from the Minnesota anti-Common Core group:
K12, Inc. Data Breach. 7 million public, private and homeschoolers are involved.
“The database contained the names, ages, and genders of students along with their respective schools — information that many parents would not be comfortable sharing publicly,” Bischoff wrote. Students’ names, states, age, birth dates, school district, genders, grades and school names were all included in the database.”
Here is a post that was shared in the ParentStrike group:
This is from a training in Indianapolis Public Schools. Yup. Rigor. Grit. Get those babies away from those toys because everyone knows the best assembly line workers need to be kept in line, in a box, and unimaginative. Shame on any Superintendents who push this garbage. They surely must know the truly creative and smart people, the innovators, are not born from this deprivation. Fight back. Don’t allow it, teachers. You hold the power. Use it.
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Speculative investment in human capital via badges (with perpetual debt) brought to you by the Lumina Foundation, based in Indianapolis.
People don’t understand digital global labor pools. There aren’t living wage jobs now. How do they think there will be MORE jobs later when these children with the portfolios of badges are competing for gigs through algorithmic job awarders with poor people all over the globe. They just can’t wrap their mind around it.
Last year my students were given a 15 minute recess. WTH? So I stopped math 15 minutes early and took them out myself to extend to 30 minutes.
It’s the little things like this that allow us to take our power back.
They are trying to create mental illness that they can treat with their “evidence-based” social impact interventions.
so do NOT miss that bs they are always ramming down teachers throats… I retired not a second too soon …. I also would of tacked on 15 minutes of recesss… good for you and your kids!
WTF… is this poster for real???? GAH!!!!!
I’ve got a go fund me for more play material for my classroom, and met with my new principal during my
Time
Off to see if i can raise money for a painted
Peaceful playground blacktop for extra recess.
This is crazy.
I believe Pritzker is funding much of Hickenloopers campaign.
We also need people to organize to stop this. We need for educators and parents to join together and speak up and refuse to be a part of this. This is not a “Donors Choose” type of scenario. We need direct action and we need for people to come to grips with the danger we are in, that all of our children are in. This is not “crazy.” This is not a “mistake.” This is not something we can “elect” away. This is transnational global capital that aims to prey on our youngest, most vulnerable people-all of them, in every corner of the globe. I am SO tired of people not trying to get what is happening. It’s time.
This makes me angry as a teacher and a parent.
Here is a post from a South Carolina anti-Common Core group:
This letter needs to go viral. I hope you will do your part in making it happen! This letter needs to be posted on every single Christian church ‘s facebook page and it needs to be read aloud by the preachers of every single Christian Church in the USA…The author NAILED IT! TRUTH!!!! Let it shine! Please share! Here it is:
Lisa Watkins is a black educator in Kansas City. She was a longtime ACLU activist but ins now a Christian educator. Here is a letter from her, forwarded to me by E. Ray Moore. – Lisa makes it very clear what is happening and why. We had better wake up!
Hello from Kansas City
I am reading with a heavy heart that Christians in South Carolina are slowly going down with the ship regarding the transition from Christian/abstinence based sex-education to a Planned Parenthood designed model of sex-education. I am not shocked that the ship is going down, because liberals have a methodical plan to devour America through the government school system… but I am shocked to see that Christians continue to have this ‘dear-in-the-headlights’ reaction to something that they have seen happen again and again and again. State-by-state, the liberals come in and take over the school boards. State-by-state, the liberals seek to remove any reference to Jesus. And state-by-state, Christians act like this is their first time at the rodeo.
Please note that the key to liberal success isn’t their genius super secret plan to take down America. Their plan isn’t genius and it certainly is a very open secret. There isn’t a conservative in America that can’t quote Saul Alinsky. The key to liberal success is the predictable reaction by Christians to their not so genius openly secret plans. The liberals can be certain of one thing. They are certain that Christians will give speeches citing their outrage. These speeches will be recited at school board hearings, on TV, on talk-radio, in beauty parlors, and over kitchen tables, and on YouTube videos…. but what will NOT happen, is that Christians will not abandon the government schools. Liberals are students of human nature, and human nature tells them that people prefer comfort to pain. People prefer the status quo to change. And the government schools give people more comfort than pain. It is easier to send your kid to the government schools than to make the financial sacrifice to pay for private schools or to homeschool. The government schools give parents a predictable, comfortable routine.
So as long as Christians continue to support the system, the system will remain in place. Christians will boycott Target, because free-markets have given us a rival system (Walmart, Kmart, etc.) But what difference does it make to boycott Target’s bathroom policy when the schools you send you children to have the exact same policies as Target? Christians are scolded to not give Target $100- per month, because the store will look at their bottom line and amend their policies. But the same Christians will give the government schools their precious children every day, each valued at $7-$20k a year by the various school districts? Using the same logic, it would follow that the school districts will also look at their bottom line and amend their policies.
Here is another example, imagine the voice of the rapist who excuses his actions by saying, “Her lips said NO, but her actions said YES”. This is where we are with Christians and the government schools. Your words say NO, but your continued support of a wicked system says YES.
Think about this little lesson on compromise that I learned as a liberal…. imagine there are 2 groups who disagree on a subject. One group wants A, the other group wants Z. They are at an impasse, so they decide to compromise. They meet in the middle. They meet at M. On the surface, it looks like no one has won, but when you scratch the surface, the Z group has really won. The Z group has the momentum. All Z group has to do is wait a little while and then make the argument for Z again. Z knows that his opponent will not agree, but his opponent might be willing to compromise again. Here is the critical part, while we have been waiting, the A group has been redefined. Their children are no longer A’s…. they are now M’s. Compromise has changed the environment that the kids grew up in. The 2 groups are no longer A vs Z. The groups are now M vs Z. So if we agree to meet in the middle again, we will be at T. And just like his forefather (A), M. is under the illusion that both sides gave up something. So again, the Z group will simply wait a while and reach out to the T group regarding their old disagreement, and again the Z group will suggest a compromise, and the T group (like their forefathers A & M) will agree to the compromise. So now they will meet at W. The Z group has victory at hand. They only have to wait one more generation before there will be no significant difference between the W group and the Z group.
Please understand that the power of Z was not only in A’s willing to compromise. The real power was in A’s willful blindness regarding how the environment was being changed all around him. Each generation that grows up under the compromise will look at the original A group as a group that is out of touch. The Z’s will turn the A’s children and grandchildren against them. The compromise conservatives (moderates or RINO’s) will have just as much contempt for the true conservatives as the liberals do. The funny part is that the A, M, and T groups will swear that they are not losing. They will drag out all the rare exceptions of how there is still hope.
It is critical that Christians understand that we are at the W stage of the game. Today’s kindergarteners will grow up in a school district where Jesus is mocked, sex is encouraged, homosexuality is celebrated, America is denigrated, conservatives are racists, masculinity is marginalized, big government is celebrated and illiteracy is accepted. Today’s school kids are the last generation. The problem is no longer limited to California and NY. Bible belt states like SC and Kansas are losing the fights in their school boards and state houses.
We are at the point where we all must look at ourselves in the mirror and ask the following….
What would it take before I will refuse to put any more energy into the current system? If you refuse to define your breaking point, it will be easy to keep moving the goal post. Ask yourself why you are still clinging to a system that hates you?
Pastor Ray is right, we need a plan. The plan exists, but it cannot work if Christians are not willing to see the need to exit the schools.
‘Hear this now, O foolish people, Without understanding, Who have eyes and see not, And who have ears and hear not: (Jeremiah 5:21)
And another post from this group, albeit from back in March:
Listen to SC Republican Shannon Erickson, Representative, SC House District 124 talk about the need to track ALL children, INCLUDING HOMESCHOOLERS, from BIRTH to the workforce.
Visit uspie.org to join the movement to Stop Fed Ed.
And some replies to this post:
And ALL our Pickens House Representatives voted FOR the 0-20 Communist Committee Committee …thank God Senator Rex Rice does not agree and helped strike this overreach Committee from the Senate version…but don’t get too happy…cause the fight to keep it out of the legislation ain’t over till the fat lady sings…
And if ANY of you actually believe that just because she RAN as a Republican, that she REALLY IS one, you need a reality check. Dems in this state can magically “turn” into a member of an opposing party JUST to get elected in a red state. They are like Muslims – “deceive if necessary” to accomplish your agenda. Molly Spearman IS a democrat just like this. If enough people would rise up and hold them accountable for their ideas NOT their party, we would have less to battle.
How about we start with not voting for them. Here’s the deal, Republicans in SC are so easily fooled into voting against the best Republican candidate that they often vote for RINO’s and worse. EXAMPLE – A pro school choice group in SC, which still exists, sent money to my opponent who announced his candidacy with these words: “My name is _______and this is my wife Suzy. We are products of the public schools and our children, when we have them will be products of the public schools.” He ran as a Republican because ours is a Republican district – but he was not registered when he signed up to run. He was pushed by his firm and parents to run. When he got the $1,000 check from this pro-school choice group, he returned it immediately. But did the group endorse me? No way – and i lost by 43 votes – winning the 6 county precincts and losing the 3 inner city precincts where I live. Just one case study of many showing why we have the representatives we have. Don’t blame them – they are just politicians, blame the people who elect them, especially those who consider themselves to be Republicans.
Sadly at the local level their political affiliations are are also hidden and most do not take the time to research vital background not covered by media. Too often Money becomes the tool of operation which invites lethal compromise that always affects conservative, constitutionally orientated people. In many ways limiting donations to ONLY individuals could actually change the direction.
Yes, because that “Christian conservative” group that preferred the well-financed, recruited, reluctant, highly paid lawyer over an eager grassroots Republican woman, an experienced campaigner with a very conservative track record, making $7,000 a year as an adjunct professor but financing her own campaign. People should be revolted by this kind of thing – but we’re used to it and so it seems normal. Watch the Dems – they don’t do this sort of thing because they are not in politics so much to get rich as to get their policy preferences enacted into law. We saw how NOT EAGER Republican congressmen were to take advantage of their political dominance in all three branches of government. NOT!!! They are in politics to get rich and they do not care about policy – they support the policies that will advance the goal of getting rich. I am very sad to say this, and am willing to listen to alternative explanations, but that’s what I see.
perhaps that is more true at the state level before they evolve to the federal level when THEY DO in fact get rich from being planted there! That’s what created the swamp in the first place!
I think a lot has to do with the nature of true conservatives and the goals and values they pursue. They are business owners, craftspeople, and positions where level of income is secondary to accomplishing their talents or dreams. They are more individualistic seeking to better their own lives and contributing to society through self suffiency. Liberals are geared towards careers of influence whether or not they actually have a talent or proclivity for it. They just seek the power and they use intellect to add to the illusion they need to fulfill this image. So they are willing to stomp over anyone else, even traditional values to reach such status. Values themselves are relative and they will Change or create them for stepping stones along the way. Not so for those of us who’s values ARE not relative and therefor obstacles that are futile to breach and involve moral compromises we know we’ll pay for in a spiritual sense. Hard to nail down in words but that’s much of it I think.
Why does one group need to follow “where these children are?” It’s none of their business. America won the cold war without this and the Soviets lost with it – go with the winning strategy – FREEDOM!
The real problem is that we ALL SEE where that would lead but not enough will commit to pointing it out, and taking the necessary action to be a powerful enough force to effectively contend it.
We are in a time when money rules! How can you get someone to run for office without a million dollars at least? The only way to get in the first time is door to door. Many communites are gated! Many people will not come to the door. Winning the first time is a tremendous task. Once you are known, you can just put some ads on TV and stay in office. If there is no imcumbent , it is an easier task to win a seat. It is very difficult to unseat someone.
Here is a post from a pro-homeschooling group:
So, Some truth comes out… apparently some of my husbands coworkers have asked if I want to homeschool because I don’t want to go back to work. This Angers me.
And here are the replies to this post:
Uhhh…. going to work would be easier! Try not to stress opinions from people who are non-relevant to your family’s decisions!
I totally disagree with this statement. I worked full time for 27 years. I retired in November at 50 years old to stay home and homeschool. I also babysit my granddaughter during the day and work online about 20 hours a week. I feel like I am on vacation every day. Working full time was so much harder!
I agree with you. I have worked for over 20 years full time. I quit my job last October to homeschool my son with learning disabilities and work as a va at home for a few hours. It is insanely hard to do that and care for my 3 year old. Not to mention mentally hard to adjust to being home all the time.
Ask him do they send their kids to public because they don’t want to parent?
Don’t be angry, just laugh because at least we want to be invested in our kids and not send them out to someone else. I cringe when I hear parents begging for school to come back in session because they can’t stand their kids being home. Often times the right thing is not the popular thing
IDIOTS!! Being a parent, more importantly a Mom, is the most important job in the entire universe!! You are working. And then the choice to homeschool your child/children is doing what’s best for them which is what we do as Moms. OMG!! 😯
It’s sad that men are being trained to only see a womans worth if she brings in a paycheck. You are doing an amazing hard job that has the best benefits money could never buy.
Because if a stranger does it and gets paid it’s a job but when you as a parent with the most love and knowledge of your own child does it, it’s not? It’s not hard work at all! Not the most important JOB you’ll ever have?!? Oy vey 🤦🏻♀️
It’s interesting. It is unacceptable for people to find any flaw in a traditional school teacher without being ostracized as if they’ve committed blasphemy, yet when a parent takes on the job, it’s considered “not working.”
Here is a post from the Florida anti-iReady group:
So I sent that email out on Sunday, that someone posted earlier about opting out of Iready this year. I just filled in the blanks with my child’s info.
I never got a response so I resent it this a.m. I got a call from the assistant principal today (whom wasn’t on the email list, I sent it to the principal.)
Now I feel like sh!@, and feel like this maybe was a huge mistake. Apparently my child is the ONLY one in the entire school trying to Opt out of Iready. I told him I have no problem with my child doing educational things (i.e.reading, paper based work etc.) during the 27 minutes of Iready each day. He asked about IXL, I told him I don’t want her using programs that mine data about my child.
He then said “oh so you don’t want her using the computers or anything at all?” I told him again, only things that mine data using her (N number) are out of the question.
He then laughed and said “okay I got it… basically you don’t want her using the computers here at school, because you know they use their N number JUST to log onto the computer!”
What? This is all getting out of hand, especially after reading today about the SEL mental health questions being asked and tracked by teachers. Ugh I’m so overwhelmed I don’t even know where to begin. Mind you, I asked him to send me things via email about what they will do to accommodate her for this situation. None of them will send me things via email.
My hubby said our daughter is now probably going to be singled out/bullied, and seen as a problem child by admin/staff/teachers.
FYI: Sarasota County…7th grade.
And here are the replies to this post:
Doing the right thing for your child is never a mistake.
I just don’t know now if it is the right thing. It really hard to hear out of more than 749 students she is the only one. He said he hasn’t had to deal with this with anyone else. He said he even had to call the school board to get info before he called me. Now(after speaking with the asst principal) taking the paper based approach teachers are going to have to get lessons and paperwork gathered just for her since she is the only one doing this. What teacher would want more work on their plate? This is why my hubby felt she will now be singled out etc….
my child was the only one too. Most parents are not informed or don’t know they can opt out. Spread the word. I was the first to opt out but I wasn’t the last.
She is NOT the only one. My 8th grader doesn’t do iReady and has not been asked to do any other programs. Your principal is being a bully and condescending to say the least. I’m also in Sarasota County. I know at least one other family of a middle schooler that doesn’t do iReady.
Not only that, logging in to a computer is NOT the same thing as logging in to a program. What a tool.
he’s just being difficult. I’d remind him that logging on to a computer is not the same as logging in to a program owned by a company that sells their data to third party companies. At the end of the day, you don’t need to explain yourself. You told him what she wasn’t allowed to do and that is that.
Do your research and do what you think is best for your daughter. You can call the school and let them know you changed your mind. Teachers will not bully your child based on this, nor will the admin. And if they do, then that is a bigger problem than refusing iready.
well, I guess I don’t know 100% that she will. I just know I have read other parents that have mentioned their child being asked/told several times to just take the tests/Diagnostics even after they opted out. That it is part of the schools tactics.
I feel the term bullying and tactics are hard to put on a school. They are technically taking orders from the district, and these words paint our schools in a bad light. I see it this way. I allow my child to participate in iready/school comp for the time being. He is not allowed electronics during the week because im more concerned about screen time than I am about the school using his data. When and if this should get out of control I will gladly speak up, and do what is neccessary for my child.
it isn’t the school using teh data that’s nearly the concern is that the companies are allowed to sell our children’s PII to any third party company requesting it.
I’m more concerned about the data tracking and data breaches that are happening with students personal info all over this country. I mean I have read reports of children having bad credit before they even are of age to get credit cards. Their info was breached and identity stolen long before they were 18. I feel this doesn’t help prevent it, it just gives crooks another easy way of getting info. Screen time is also on my mind though.
And not trying to be unkind here, just wondering why you would join a group specifically about opting out of Iready, if you said your kids participate in Iready? Just curious is all.
It is a bullying tactic. It doesn’t matter if she is the only one. You are the parent. We stand behind you. I felt like my child was the first to opt out of FSA at MSA but we ddI it and now more are doing it. Ask if she can log in as a guest so her information is not captured. Persist. It’s worth it
I am sorry he laughed at you. That is totally inappropriate. You have the right as a parent to guide her education and protect her from data mining just as you would in any other instance. Just because it is at school changes nothing. I was not used to going against a teacher or policy as I figured they know best but it turns out they may not. Make your decision and then stick by it without fear. I support you in doing what is right for YOUR child. Every parent and child is different.
I just don’t want her to be that kid with those parents if you know what I mean. They have a way of pointing things out to the entire class or making kids feel less than. Like last year (before I was aware of this group) my daughter did Iready, each time she would miss where they thought she should be by a few points. She got called into the principal’s office and asked what she think she did wrong to get these scores, what she could do to raise them, and then had to write out a small essay in the office. She said there was 3 kids in her class pulled out during class time to go through this. So the class knew who walked out. Then whenever they had celebrations for reaching the scores, her and the other children weren’t allowed to go. So it was announced in front of the class who gets to go to the pool party and icecream social, and the rest were told to stay in the classroom!
My son is the only one who did not do IReady last year, not sure about this year. My daughter was the only one in her school that opted out of FSA (son not old enough). There are plenty of programs that can be used without a unique log in ID. You may have to do some research and find one that will benefit your child.
well he laughed and said they use their n number just to sign on the computer….so he said I guess everything will have to be paper based for her….more work for the teachers 😫
the computers are interfering with the teacher doing their job in my opinion. They are there to teach not watch while the computer “teaches and tests”.
so the only way to make it eight again is to continue to push back. Not that much work to print a few paper based tests or give her a workbook. You are not asking them to redesign curriculum. I was terrified the first time we opted out of FSA. I was told no honor classes no scholarships, remedial classes. This group got me thru and none of that happened. She is in honors classes and is doing great. Got her out of remedial this morning due to “an error”. It’s all good.
we Opt Out of everything that requires a unique log in ID. If it has an option for guest user, the program is evidence based by third parties and researched and it is of value to your child then o would say go for it. The problem is that a unique log in ID is how your child’s analysis of data is mined. The unique log in ID is tied to the student portal or central network at your district, that’s what you want to avoid.
I was afraid of that. My oldest has been doing big ideas and I just didn’t know I could opt out. Now that I am learning I do not know if I want the younger one to do that. I May have to go against the grain again
I refused everything. Honestly I think it’s for the best. I personally don’t care if they have to use a book and paper. Better than a computer teaching a child. That’s why there is so much lack of common sense and no actual experience by doing. Jmo
I would rather my child pick up a book, use pencil and paper rather than be forced to participate in programs that have no value.
Last year, my kids were the only ones in each of their classes (1st, 3rd, 5th). No one was bullied (including me!) My kids got extra time with their teachers, or extra practice with math games, or read a book. I don’t even think most other students realized they weren’t on the computer. But, if it helps you feel better, get your friends to opt out. The more people the better if we ever want a change made from the top.
I don’t know how many kids are opted out at my son’s Jr high and I honestly don’t care. I did get the vibe from some of the staff that they don’t care for most of the programs on the computers either but we all know they aren’t allowed to actually say that! I spoken to other parents that didn’t know the could opt their kids out of iready and other such programs
And another post from this group:
I didn’t sign permission for my kids to use the internet at school and as a added measure I sent my opt out letter for all sites that have a unique login. I got a email today from the principal that she wants a conference with me Thursday. If they are asking parents permission for internet use and a parent says no, not sure what they can do about it. I am concerned that my kids are going to be left out of rewards like for getting AR points since they will not be doing AR this year.
And some replies to this post:
Yes, they might be left out of awards. Mine opted out of IReady, we bought RazKids and he got awards for that instead. It really does depend on how the school (really teachers) handle it. They will probably tell you there is not other option than IReady to do assessments, not true. We used the DAR. Stand your ground! I don’t know if I would even take that meeting with the principal, to be honest.
Same thing was happening to my daughter for AR she has a learning disability and it would always exclude her because she struggles with reading. I would ask for a replacement to earn just as the rest that would give a fair chance.
I would think under FAPE they would be required to come up with a solution. I suggested read books,work on a worksheet,work on things that target her areas of struggles.
And here is another post from this group. The poster posted an image, but since it gives away their first name, and I wish to keep my poster sources anonymous (to make it harder for the other side to harass and/or doxx them, I’ll type it out myself.):
Got this response back tonight from my son’s teacher… clearly she’s never had anyone opt out before 😬
Any thoughts on how to proceed?
Hi there [parent name redacted],
I hope you have had a lovely, restful weekend. I am looking forward to tomorrow! 🙂
I receieved your email regarding [child name crossed out with red ink] use of iReady in the classroom and I truly appreciate your respect for educators in this profession. I only want what is best for [child name crossed out with red ink] in his academic pursuits, and I respect your concerns about the computer program.
I plan to check with [staff member’s name crossed out by red ink] later this week about your concern. (Kindergarten doesn’t begin the program until September.) iReady had been a program in Seminole County Public Schools incorporates in our students’ learning experience as it is beneficial for the individualized instruction, growth monitoring, data tracking, and an engaging/personalized learning experience. I would love to first check with [staff member name crossed out by red ink] to verify procedures concerning omitting the learning program. I will let you know as soon as I have information regarding iReady.
Thank you so much for reaching out to me – I appreciate the communication.
Best regards,
[Teacher name crossed out by red ink]
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Obviously no one has ever opted out with her. Lol.
Whenever she gets back to you, just reiterate that you don’t want your son using it (or any other program that involves sending data).
Also… why is this email making me doubt my decision??? I feel like I’m a jerk for opting out of this 😬
nah. You’re good. You’ve done your part.
When she does get back with you, ask to see the peer-reviewed research to support its use. She won’t be able to
no doing what’s right for your kid isn’t always easy when you go against the powers that be…. don’t second guess
Just tell her you dnt want your child using any program that rewuires a unique log in
She should be aware if parents opting out and if not than her supervisor should have no issues with your request
I understand how you feel. I felt the same way the first time I informed of my decision to remove my kiddo from the i-Ready program. The School Staff told me the program was a great opportunity to provide individualized learning, but when I asked to see how that was possible they just talked about the data the computer program generates. At the end of our meeting, it was obvious that iReady is being used as a test prep. It was an uncomfortable meeting, but one of the best academic decisions I have made for my kiddo. He was provided with paper base work while other kids did iReady.
my son’s teacher made me feel the same way when I mentioned my concerns. I was truly shocked that a teacher who taught gifted children thought this was an excellent learning tool. I even mentioned to her as a former language arts teacher and having done my own research I disagreed with the value of it. She did not seem very happy.
it’s VERY MUCH TEST PREP! I wish more teachers would do their research and speak up to their administration and districts about the program. I have had people tell me that it’s a great time for teachers to be able to put kids on the computer and maybe get something done.
A civil disobedience isn’t “comfortable”
Just remember you are doing what is best for your child.
👏🏼👏🏼
Our teacher said that admin or someone monitors minutes and if they don’t meet it, the teacher gets in trouble. Is that true?
that’s what ours always said, but once I reiterated that my son wasn’t going to be doing 30 minutes a day at home, they didn’t say anything more.
no. There is no state mandate for number of minutes used. There is no state mandate for iReady. The assessments count towards teachers VAM (value added model).
Ask them to show you the statute.
at our school in broward county the teachers are under heavyyyy pressure from admin to rack up the minutes per child. They track them.
i said the same thing and they didn’t argue but you know what they did? They had her doing iready in class then.
I have a feeling that’s how it is in Palm Beach County too. My son just came from a private school and they only used it for diagnostic purposes and that was it and I clearly gave them enough information about the program that they were not renewing it. I was very frustrated because the AP told me they only did it for 40 minutes which I was kind of willing to except and now the teacher is telling me 60 minutes which is making me a little bit more upset. You’re telling me they’re going to put a child on it for only 12 minutes at a time if they do it each day?
it is true in Clay and Brevard. District monitors minutes. In fact in brevard teacher names with class minutes are posted on the wall in the office conference wall. Because public shaming or praising works well as a motivator?????
In Seminole County there is heavy pressure to get the 46 minutes and 70%+ pass rate. It is monitored weekly by admin and some admin question teachers and students when they don’t hit the expected numbers.
Our schools monitors the quota required of i-ready, and they get penalized if they do not follow, like no field trips. That was last year-kindergarten. I have to see what to expect this year. I am not sure they enforced it Last year but that is what we were told.
Has anyone considered the parent doing the i ready?
I have a friend who was a teacher herself and would actually do some of it for her child because she said some aspects of it were a little confusing but even questionable. My other friend who is a teacher But not an actual classroom teacher she says that the kids think it’s fun and it’s like a video game.
my son dislikes it with a passion, it is a huge argument to have him sit to do it. I do not mind having him do things that he does not like, however based on all the info i read this program is questionable on several levels. It is repetitive and he gets bored, he knows the answers and he is a creative kid, hands on. He also has trouble standing still for long periods of time. I think it is a disservice.
So i questioned if parents did it, the data collected will be inaccurate. At rhe government level nobody seems to listen. Computers and programs are tools and if used appropriately may do some good.
My son has been exposed to iready for math since 6th grade that I know of (2yrs ago) and he can’t stand it!! He says it’s hard to follow, the videos are baby like and he doesn’t retain anything.
I’ve supervised my kids at home the past year and it really has amped up my anger levels with the schools
i supervised the iready too, all the time he sat I sat with him. I also got very angry and i am upset at the school system.
All those reasons she gives for supporting iReady have NEVER been validated. We are supposed to believe iReady does all those things because Curriculum Associates says so.
Tell her instead of him getting his “individualized” instruction from a computer program, that you would prefer him getting it either from a separate “center” or more teacher interaction. Don’t feel bad about opting him out of this! This program is absolutely ridiculous and I know first hand from admitting it to students for five years… kindergarten and first grade. Do everything in your power to say NO!!
And yet another post from this group:
7th grade advanced language arts at Nolan. No mention of how much reading plus time is planned but that it is graded. Is there a recommended limit? As a parent, I never received any info last year as to how this program helped my kid. Or what progress was made. Does it track time spent? Can I access it and see if time spent exceeds recommendations?
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And here are the replies to this post:
There is ZERO recommended for any child that is NOT NEEDING REMEDIATION!!! This product is being used to experiment on advanced language arts students at ANY school!
I posted it on Opt Out manatee from the Reading Plus webpage that it is a remedial program. Please do not fall for the king sized candy bars they give as treats for competing the work like little Guinea pigs in a science lab. It appears as though Nolan is the only middle who this happens to because parents say no
I wrote an email last week currently the administration is reviewing my email I blatantly refused reading plus based on the SEL questions on the data mining and the fact that we limit screen time I told him he has no permission whatsoever to partake in that program
Parents need to stand up and have their voices be heard put it in writing called him out and fight
Here is a post from the California anti-radical sex ed group:
Help! Just went to back to school night where I was Informed by a teacher that anti-bullying, anti-harassment would be taught. That it was mandated to be taught within the first weeks of school and that she was very uncomfortable with some of the curricula as it didn’t seem age appropriate. Does anyone have examples of this kind of curricula? ________–
And here are some replies to this post:
1.) You’re blessed to have a teacher with a moral code. And one who is honest about the changes to the curriculum.
2.) The SOGI additions (Sexual Orientation/Gender identity) were enacted to reduce bullying of a protected class. However, it goes way beyond information, all the way to indoctrination.
3.) Arrange a meeting with this teacher and ask to see the textbooks and other material she’s referring to. We usually recommend you start at the district level, talking to the Curriculum Specialist, but since your child’s teacher opened the door, why not start there.
You did not indicate the grade level…But be on the lookout for books such as ‘I am Jazz’, ‘Jack Not Jackie’, ‘A Day in the Life of Marlon Bundo’ ‘Red, a Crayon’s Story’, ‘Who Are You’, for lower elementary grades.
You’re child will be taught that there are more than two genders. They can be a boy or a girl. Both, or neither. Dozens of choices now. That the gender ‘assigned’ to them at birth is not necessarily true.
This is a post from my friend [name redacted], who is a nurse and her husband a pediatrician: please go if you are able.
Hey everyone, as most of you know [name redacted] & I have been working with a woman on the board for OC Board of Ed, regarding the sex Ed curriculum. This Wednesday [name redacted] is speaking again. Here’s the info. The meeting is at 2:00pm. The more supporters on “our side” who can show up, the better! Here’s the info:
Where? Orange County Dpt of Education
200 Kalmus Dr, Costa Mesa
Purpose: the subject of our speeches are not on the agenda.. but since OC just received a 5 million dollar grant from the state to “roll out” the health framework which will enforce more radical compliance to AB 329, we are again stressing how the curriculum violates their own rules.
BTW:
The OC superintendent entered into this 5 mill contract without board approval or knowledge. 😡👎
Here is a good news post from this group:
I am so excited to share, I just heard from a mom (one of my boys’ friend mom) that there’s over 87 kids at Betsy Ross Elementary School that are homeschooling and of course, kids are talking about missing school to protest and change the laws so they won’t be taught this crap and they’ll be able to see their friends at school again! Our kids are smart and parents are communicating to their children. It’s unfortunate that not all families see this harm and it’s unfortunate that not all families are able to homeschool or send their kids to a private school. Let’s keep on spreading and educating!!!! I gotta tell you, tears cake down my eyes, it brought me joy that parents are doing something and kids are involved too. And I am proud to say my boys are part of that number. Let the homeschooling journey begin! Prayers are appreciated! 🙏🏻 If God with us, who can be against us? 🛑 ✋ right there enemy.
Here is a post from Alice Linahn:
If this does not concern Parents, Teachers, Tax Payers, and Elected officials- IT SHOULD!! Bill Gates was a key player shifting education away from academics to values, beliefs and behaviors. Giving anyone with an agenda access to America’s children.
“Bill Gates flew from Teterboro Airport in New Jersey to Palm Beach on March 1, 2013 with Jeffrey Epstein.
Epstein, who was found dead in his jail cell on Saturday morning, had told people in the past that he was a financial adviser to Gates
A rep for Gates’ humanitarian foundation denied that Epstein ever worked for billionaire founder of Microsoft, but would not comment on the 2013 flight.
Gates and his wife have championed the education and empowerment of young women around the world through their charitable work.
Epstein had just been released from prison four years prior after pleading guilty to two counts of soliciting a minor under the age of 18 for sex.
Bill Gates hitched a ride on Jeffrey Epstein’s plane – four years after he served time behind bars for soliciting a minor under the age of 18 for sex.
Flight records reveal that Gates flew with Epstein from Teterboro Airport in New Jersey to Palm Beach on March 1, 2013, one of the few flights that year where pilot Larry Viskoski recorded the name of a passenger.
The pair had spent time together previously, most notably at the annual Edge Dinner, which each year welcomes billionaires from around the world to come together and discuss advancements they are working in on the worlds of math, science and technology.
In fact, the 2013 dinner took place just two nights before they flew to Florida, though neither of the men are pictured attending that year’s event.”
Please take note:
In 2000, the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation gave the Texas Association of School Administrators (TASA) a grant for 6.3 million dollars.
TASA and the Texas Association of School Boards (TASB) are trade organizations who’ve been tied to the vendors/lobbyists for many years.
In 2004 Microsoft signed a 26-page “Cooperation Agreement with the UNITED NATIONS EDUCATIONAL, SCIENTIFIC AND CULTURAL ORGANIZATION (UNESCO) to develop a “master curriculum (Syllabus)” for teacher training in information technologies based on standards, guidelines, benchmarks, and assessment techniques.
In 2007 the Texas Education Agency (TEA) was given a $7 million dollar grant by the Gates foundation. With the stated purpose: to provide funding towards a longitudinal evaluation of the Texas High School Project now known as “Educate Texas” funded by“Communities Foundation of Texas”, as a way to understand the effectiveness of individual projects and programs, as well as overall effectiveness.
Interestingly, Communities Foundation is the same model Epstein was using in the Virgin Islands. It was the Community Foundation of the Virgin Islands (CFVI).
(CFVI) works with Antilles School, the Clinton Global Initiative, Fintrac, and Catchafire. Aside from serving on the board of Antilles School, Pamela Berkowsky, Clarie Starkey, and two other board members served on the board of CFVI, the arms of control used to groom students for the Epstein network. https://cfvi.net/
In 2011 Texas legislators overwhelmingly pass SB 6. SB 6 allows textbook publishers to bypass the state adoption process.
Interestingly, SB6 was championed by Thomas Ratliff who was not only on the Texas State Board of Education (SBOE) he was, for over 13 yrs a paid lobbyist for Microsoft. The same Microsoft whose owner Bill Gates gave TEA 7 million and TASA a 6.3 Million dollar grant with the stated Purpose: to provide superintendents and principals from public and private schools access to quality leadership development focused on technology integration and whole systems change.
And CSE is funded by Internationl Planned Parenthood. Bill Gates dad was a big shot with the national PP. Gates and his wife are eugenicists. They co-hosted a eugenicists conference London several years ago.
Common Core reforms have always been connected to sexual revolution. We know this because UNESCO said that their Comprehensive Sexuality Education curriculum would integrate into most subjects through national standards. Peter Greene is right. Common Core standards are data tags, and with Bill Gates at the helm, he and UNESCO can monitor children’s allegiance to the sexual rights agenda.
I wrote this article 5 years ago connecting the Comprehensive Sex Ed Standards to Texas, no one would listen.
parents have no clue how SEL has been integrated into every subject because no longer are there books. It is all being done through computer applications under the title “social and emotional learning.” Here is one example of non cognitive embedded in academic subjects. Texas Commissioner Mike Morath testified before the Next Generation of Assessments and Accountability (NGAA). In this two-minute clip, he explained how social and emotional skills (SEL) skills such as hard work (perseverance) and enthusiasm (tenacity) will be standardized, assessed and embedded in math and reading curriculum.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z-aj7S–oks&feature=youtu.be
This is not to be believed. It’s been renamed by TDOE as Social & Personal Competency. Thank God for teams of parents/citizens/educators here as well, deep-diving and researching— it really does take a “village” or rather an army to try to follow all this insanity.
exactly right! And yet we still have all these lazy parents who won’t even go to a damn school board meeting to fight for their kids!
Bill Gates, and his Foundation, spend money to make money. Altruistic my behind,he doesn’t care who he has to cozy up with to do it. The rub; money won’t buy you a clear conscience and it sure ain’t gonna get you a free pass through those Pearly Gates.
Ed tech has never been tried and proven successful in teaching our children academic knowledge. Ed tech and google classroom are successful at collecting our children’s data, creating an algorithm for each child, using predictive analytics based on the algorithm to steer the child in a computer chosen field of interest, creating “threat scores” with the data collected and molding children’s values, attitudes, behaviors and beliefs (whole child social and emotional learning) to align with the UN’s definition of “global citizenship” through the nudging of children using computer adaptive testing like the MAPS test. Between Facebook listening to conversations, Google manipulating the election, data breaches and now THIS, parents must wake up, engage and say NO ED TECH. Return to great teachers, strong academic curriculum, books, paper and pencils.
Here is my testimony at the Texas School Senate Safety and Mental Health Hearing. https://youtu.be/7yUM4aWT6ow
I stated this in my testimony.
“if it’s the role of the Government to legislate character development, collect mental health data on students and store personally identifiable information in Fusion Centers throughout Texas. Fusion Centers engage in surveillance of students social media and to use predictive analytics generated by an algorithm to create a threat-score for our children.”
Wonder how the audio and video they are collecting along with threat scores of children will be used in the future!?!
Our group has been preaching this for several years! We can’t get parents off their ass to pay attention! NOTHING is more important than your kids!!
and if the parent don’t want to make the sacrifices who they expect to do it! It annoys me.
Me too! I post stuff all the time that nobody will bother to read. Way too much lethargy in the Christian community, especially.
None of this surprises me one bit. Some major players were involved in this whole thing. It is time for Trump’s AG to take them down.
worth understanding considering California’s Comprehensive Sex Education aligned to UNESCO.
At a November school board meeting, the issue was still smoldering. Marie Briner, an elementary school parent, said she was alarmed to learn of the content of some books in the curriculum. As a former Dallas County prosecutor in the child abuse division, she said that if she had found the material in a police investigation, she would have entered it as evidence that a defendant was trying to “groom” potential victims.
“How is this any different than my sex offenders that have a diary of their fantasies? And I have to tell you, it’s not different at all,” she said.
Such inbreeding — they are all one.
And here is another post from her:
Many digital payments can be tracked, potentially assisting an authoritarian crackdown.
“It can be easy to take cash for granted, especially in a wealthy, developed economy. Those fortunate enough to live in a stable society usually suffer no lack of payment options. They are getting more advanced all the time, with financial technology (fintech) companies constantly developing new ways to quickly and cheaply make purchases and send money. It sometimes seems the days of old-fashioned cash, with its dormant physicality, are numbered.
Allowing cash to die would be a grave mistake. A cashless society is a surveillance society. The recent round of protests in Hong Kong highlights exactly what we have to lose.”
there has been a push the past few years to get the remaining Americans to get a bank account. I am sure you have noticed the commercials telling people they could get their paycheck 2 days earlier if they have their account directly deposited into an account tied to the nifty bank cards. gee who wouldnt want their money 2 days earlier especially if you are living paycheck to paycheck.
i knew it was part of the scheme to get everyone to accept going cashless. bad idea especially if you need it to pay for food or medicine and it is held from you because you did not make the right healthy food choices deemed by the powers that be whom will control your money. tie that with the data collected on the grocery store cards to see what food and drink items you buy and then force you to wear fitbits to track your physical activities. soon the car insurers will get access to the black boxes in vehicles so they can charge you based on your driving habits and states can tax you for polluting/carbon in the environment based on how much you drive. its coming.
Here is a post from Alice Linahan:
This is what happens when google has a behavioral profile on an individual. Question does your child have a school google email? Does You child’s school use “google classroom” and google docs? Think about that!!
And here is the post that she shared:
Google executive was able to deliver docs and laptop to DOJ but he was Red Flagged and what ensued is insane! Vorhies is a former senior Google software engineer, who on August 5th was in the process of delivering a Google laptop and internal documents to the Justice Department’s Antitrust division.
But his whistle blowing efforts were stymied by police who stormed his neighborhood and locked down several blocks in an attempt to lure him from his San Francisco residence, at the request of Google executives.
What was Vorhies’ crime? Google executives told police that Vorhies was suicidal and a potential danger, Vorhies told True Pundit. The tech guru was red flagged by his former employer. According to news reports and witnesses, as well as video clips of the law enforcement operation from local TV news, police closed several blocks surrounding Vorhies’ Valencia Street residence.
Here is a post from the Florida anti-iReady group:
So I’m truly just trying to get a better understanding of why some of you are opting out of iReady? Is it more for the data that is being collected, the screen time, or for another reason? (Edited… I should say, the reason I’m asking is because I assumed most parents were opting out for a certain reason, and today I found out that wasn’t the main reason).
And here are the replies to this post:
Data, screen time & privacy issues
the program is not peer reviewed or evidence based, there have been numerous issues with data breaches with these companies and it is only going to get worse. You don’t know if the company will sell your childs info later or what will be done with it. Too much time taken away from instructional time, kids are getting on other sites that they shouldn’t be on and aren’t being monitored
What info do you believe they are gathering? My assumption would be, their GPA is a good indicator of where they are in school, not really seeing a difference between that and the stuff they are gathering.
race, age, name,FSA scores
When this data they collect is breached, or sold to 3rd parties then breached( which has recently happened) kids identity can be stolen and used to create false or fake accounts!
I could also share a post from another group member from today speaking about how kids ARE BULLIED from opting out if you would like I can share that along with other’s personal stories as well.
bullied by teachers or classmates?
my daughter was bullied by her teacher last year for opting out on the FSA, she was told over and over she was going to be retained( she was in 4th grade)
My idea is to homeschool. Reading about stories like this makes me want to keep her home immediatly. Just do not know how to do it and how does it work about “promotion” .
Data collection, screen time, takes away time from teacher instruction, it is used to evaluate teachers, sharing of headphones is a sanitary issue, and the program is not age appropriate, peer reviewed, or any good. It’s also used for FSA test prep, which we are against. And it’s a waste of taxpayer dollars.
For me I had my kids do it at home for the past year with my supervision.
It is supposed to be a teacher led program but we had 19 kindergarteners in it with headphones. There is no way this is teacher led even Curriculum Associates the company that owns IReady agrees.
I find it not age appropriate, questions that are not correct, asking for the BEST answer where there are multiple correct answers.
I can’t tell you how many times my 3rd grader last year who is straight As said mom I’m not sure the answer and I couldn’t tell what the answer was. I have advanced degree. I sent to my retired principal friends and they didn’t know the answer either.
I have posted NUMEROUS examples. I can tag you if you like.
For example counting scattered dots over a computer screen where my 5 year old didn’t remember where she started from was a good use of her time or taught her anything. I want my kindergartener to use manipulatives.
Thank you so much. Yes I agree, when my son was in Kindergarten I didn’t like the dots that they had to count, even in rows was hard. I did supervise set of kids on the computer while volunteering in the classroom, and found it very frustrating for their age group. 1st grade wasn’t so bad. It’s like they had enough practice to maneuver through the program a little more.
^this. It’s just trash. It was so glitchy/wrong answers/poorly phrased questions… 👎👎👎 ETA: when I tried to opt-out the hostile teacher said my gifted kid was “remedial” according to iready. Funny- seeing as how ALL her other work/tests… easy A’s
I hated iReady what my 3rd grade for ELA more than K. We used iReady scores as he opted out of FSA so we did it but no more.
He can read a book 📚 during that time and that will be more helpful. We don’t need it as test prep because we won’t take the FSA.
I opted out because I choose face to face interaction with teachers and peers over screen time every single time. More screen time does not belong in elementary schools and the research in support of this is overwhelming. The fact that iReady is a crappy program is just a cherry on top for me.
As a mom, and former teacher, my primary reason for opting out of iready is because I value teacher interaction and instruction from an educated professional.
Mainly for my daughter’s overall education decisions. She has an iep and it was being used to basically to tell her what she can and can’t do based on no proof or facts to show. Other than generic results. Went from being almost right on level to all of a sudden dropping back 2grade levels. No proof of questions asked or answers given. Just random clicking of the mouse or paper based testing that probably had no common sense meaning or answers.
I wish I could share with you the video of [child name redacted] doing iReady in 3rd grade. She hasn’t picked up a book for pleasure since, and I used to have to take books away to get her to do anything else. It’s ridiculous program, AND they can sell PII to any third party vendor they want to. Keep in mind, that could include your child’s social security number if you gave it to them when you enrolled your child into school.
I have way more faith in our teachers than I do a computer program
I’m going to opt out my kids this year because they hate it. I haven’t met a kid that doesn’t hate it. Kids should love to read and I truly believe I-Ready steals the joy from reading. I’m an English teacher, BTW.
It’s also using kids basically as test subjects for a useless scam that schools pay for. That money spent on this could be better put to use. ____–
Mine is screen time and he doesn’t seem to retain anything from the programs. With no screen, there’s no data to collect. I also worry about privacy as I don’t know what personal info is stored on him or the family. I also think the school districts could spend this money on things for the schools or teacher pay instead
I have a serious problem with the absolute void of any third party data or research to suggest that this program is any more helpful or effective than direct and skilled instruction or the myriad of other strategies teachers use to teach. The program itself says its targeted demographic is students who are struggling with reading, yet my district is having all students use it regardless of their levels of reading proficiency. Why? Until there is third party research, not paid for by the company, to suggest this program is as or more effective for ALL students at building reading proficiency or enriching it, I see no need for my proficient reader to participate. We ask our students to think critically and provide evidence based reasoning for their choices. Yet we spend millions on software that only the company has promised us works?
As a physical therapist (and one formerly working for our school district), I have a hard time allowing a program with zero data to support its use and what they claim.
Schools and accommodations are always data driven, but they don’t seem to follow suit when it comes to using these super expensive programs.
I can think of a lot more ways to use $500K in our district
my 9yr old can do the higher level multiplications as well as division. I have witnessed it at home and her tutor witnessed it. Her tutor asked her teacher about summer work and told her what she knew. Her teacher point blank told the tutor well she can’t do that here in my classroom. They had her doing below her level of work based on the online assessments and wondered why she was frustrated and upset. I told them she is bored with it.
Three years ago, My then 2nd grader was misdiagnosed by i-Ready and he’s opted out since. I’m in NY, so the stakes are not nearly as high as they are in Fla.
Do the schools in Fla send home any i-Ready reports/assessment results? Can you access them online? My district in NY sends home the generic parent report that does not tell you many specifics. Often times they send nothing home at all.
There’s an i-Ready report called, Student Response to Instruction, and it assesses a student’s performance down to specific standards. This report is what’s used to “personalize” a student’s instruction.
I’m the only parent in my district to ever request this report. This is the report that showed me my son’s education was being inaccurately personalized based on an erroneous assessment of his abilities.
Specifically, he was receiving remedial vocabulary instruction even though his vocabulary was well above grade level. His overwhelmed teacher didn’t know him well enough to even realize it. She just prescribed the i-Ready recommended strategies & interventions and moved on to the next student. Rinse, lather, repeat. 😢
In Michigan but our district uses iReady to comply with a state reading law. Appreciate everyone’s comments here. My 2nd grader has anxiety during the diagnostic testing and my 1st grader is a lefty so she has trouble using the mouse in the computer lab! I wish I had a different option.
The program is useless and has shown no real proof of its effectiveness. However, it has shown its ability to dehumanize assessments. It strips a student of any evidence of their literary thinking and mathematical identity and in its place, assigns broad, meaningless labels, labels based on a generic list of skills that students “like them” generally need. Despite lumping students into broad categories, iReady has zero hesitation when offering precise information about what a student likely can do and what their next instruction steps should be. Its reports are generated based on scores, NOT generated from the specific questions answered correctly or incorrectly. Instead generated on a generic list based on what iReady thinks a student who scored in the same range in the same domain likely needs.
The diagnostic reports are then used by school educators and administrators to determine whether a student is in need of intervention. To use reports in this manner without accurate, more specific results, seems a bit ludicrous because a teacher never sees what questions were answered correctly or incorrectly. They only know a student scored less than favorably in, for example, number and operations. Number and Operations is a broad domain, so much so to be actionable let alone to determine if a student is at risk or in need of intervention.
Here is a post from a Texas anti-testing group:
Any useful websites for a mom who’s dealing with this for the first time. My daughter is finally in 3rd grade and the first….. VERY FIRST thing my daughters teacher told her when we met her is that she’s going to prepare for this big test. I know I want to opt out but have no idea where to begin. Today was her first day and they told all the kids they can’t move into junior high if they don’t pass it. This is day 1 and my child is already anxious about it! What are some other scare tactics they will use and how do I properly address them?
Here is another post from the Florida anti-iReady group:
Our school/district (Manatee) has already started implementing the first iReady assessment 3-4 days into school year
This states from Curriculum Associates that it should be administered 2-3 weeks into school year.
This SEL article from the sinister Edutopia mentions SEL being coupled with “personalized learning” in schools in Vermont:
As alarming as the rest of the article was, what stood out the most was that they openly admitted that they were using SEL and “personalized learning” to push the UN’s “Sustainable Development” Goals:
“Up the road at Burke Town School, students use the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals to map their town’s assets and identify individual and collective interests. One student group has created public murals in support of mental health and wellness, another has built a community garden, and still another has set up mountain biking trails on the school campus.”
Here is a post from the California anti-radical sex ed group:
My son’s 7th grade ELA teacher gave me the list of reading for this year. One of the books is “Touching Spirit Bear” I have looked on Common sense Media (our go to) for the content but it doesn’t come up….. anyone able to shed some light on this book and what is REALLY inside- not just the summary.
The Graphic Novel “Monster” is also on there…… any info on that one?
And some replies to this post:
Oh my gosh, I would NOT want my son to read Monster! Not appropriate!! I’m in Hawaii and we’re always right behind CA on social issues which is why we had to put our boys in a private catholic school to avoid situations like this.
Why is this being shoved on our kids ? Thus is the last piece of evil that Obama passed into the school system 2016 to be adopted January 2017 before Trump cam in ! Wake Up America 🇺🇸 this is an attack on our kids
Plugged In (Focus on the Family- which is too conservative for some families) does a break down of issues addressed in the book Monster. It will give you an idea of what will be in the graphic novel. https://www.pluggedin.com/book-reviews/monster-myers
wow after reading thr book review i wouldn’t want my 7th grader reading this either. Adult book
We do the same. Actually my 10 year old usually looks things up on it before I even know about it.
I wouldn’t recommend Monster for a 7th grader.
From what I understand, Common Sense Media is a part of the agenda and cannot be trusted 100%
Wow, just read that review for Monster! How is this recommended for a 7th grader? That’s my sons age! Such adult ideas that young kids just don’t need to know about well into adulthood. If I had to find one good thing about this book I’d say that it might scare a young man off from considering a life of crime by reading about the realities of prison life… but if we raise our children correctly then this prospect should not become a reality
After reading the plugged in review…. definitely not 7th grade material to me!
Here is another post from this group:
At our school (ex, Betsy Ross Elementary) they were sneaking in a “Diversity Week” event and when asked what was the purpose of it, that was the answer, to teach ALL students to accept ALL. I asked if they were going to include to accept ALL religions and other things. I specifically said, “like Catholics, Christians, Mormon, how about Muslims, Buddhist, will you be teaching ALL kids to accept the Islamic beliefs? Jehovah witness’? Some people believe other people have the right to get angry and get a gun and go shoot that person and others that may be around?” We’re including that?
The principal & vice principal gave me a look that told me they knew that I know they are not including that and that they can’t straight forward answer me “we can’t offer that (religion) in a school setting because it may be offensive to other kids”.
That sneakiness of it and their poor transparency told me I needed out for my kids NOW!
Here is a post that was posted on Alice Linahan’s wall:
My prayer is each of you understands just how dangerous the below information is. And, that Epstein’s network along with Ed Tech’s access to our children, is what Trump and all elected officials will push to destroy.
Why is it significant that Jeffrey Epstein was close to the Tech giants?
Because they have access to our children’s private student data which they are using to create the now federally mandated Next Generation of Assessments and Accountability. With government-regulated “school choice” they have access to our private and homeschool students from Pre-K through the workforce.
The now federally mandated, College and Career Common Core-aligned Readiness Standards and Assessments are adaptive. Meaning, they have the ability to groom and modify our children’s values, beliefs and behaviors. Which is exactly what Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell were doing via their St. Thomas Network, Community Foundation, tied to the Clinton Foundation and Elite Antilles School.
This happens to be the same Philanthropic business model Bill Gates set up in Texas through the Texas Association of School Administrators (TASA) and the Texas Association of School Boards (TASB)’s New Vision for Texas Public Education and is being fully implemented by Texas Education Agency (TEA) Commissioner Mike Morath and his Philanthropic advisor, Texas Public Policy Foundation (TPPF)’s Stacy Hock. Who happens to be a funder of the MIT Next Generation Science being developed to modify students values, beliefs, and behaviors. Need Proof watch this:
PARENTS ARE NOT OKAY WITH THAT?
It is also important to note: Epstein’s, right-hand women, Ghislaine Maxwell, has a sister who works at the University of Texas Dallas, Christine Maxwell.
“Maxwell is the creator and co-founder of Magellan, one of the first professionally curated online search/reference guides to Internet content.
After Magellan was acquired by competing search engine Excite, in 1996, she went on to co-found Chiliad:a software company involved in the advance of on-demand, massively scalable, intelligent mining of structured and unstructured data through the use of natural language search technologies. The firm’s software was behind the data search technology used by the FBI’s counterterrorism data warehouse.
She is the Program Manager of Learning Technologies at The University of Texas at Dallas[9] and is involved in Special Projects for Information Resources.
Maxwell is a former Trustee of the Internet Society[10] and The Santa Fe Institute.” https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christine_Maxwell
Please take under 5 min. to listen to this very wise woman’s call to action and what our mission is…
“Today in our society, we are morally blind…
If we knew we were blind we would be looking for a doctor. But, as we do not know we are blind, we believe we see, but in fact, we are blind.” Alice von Hildebrand
Alice von Hildebrand on… Technology-
Here is a post from the ParentStrike group:
“Even now that both companies have fixed the software flaws Demirkapi found, he says that his work should worry anyone who cares about the security of student data. “It doesn’t seem like there’s any interest in this from the security field, because the incentives just aren’t very high,” he says, pointing out that neither Blackboard nor Follett has a bug bounty program for rewarding security researchers who find and their vulnerabilities. “These companies say they’re secure, that they do audits, but don’t take the necessary steps to protect themselves from threats.””
This Future of Privacy Forum video is shameful. Amelia Vance discusses the “unfortunate” state student data privacy laws that came about because of parental “fear and lack of information” (10 minutes).
It’s wonks like this who make it easier for people like Mike Morath to sell sensitive student IEP data to start-up edtech companies and get away with it.
Here is a post from the California anti-radical sex ed group:
Over my last 10 years of teaching we no longer had much say in what we taught or how we implemented it. . Instead of teachers being able to reach the standards in whatever way they creatively chose to while also using district texts, we were limited to curriculum from the district and not even allowed to use our own stuff. Teachers became “worker bees” in a strict and controlled environment.
Here is a post from Alice Linahan:
Interestingly, Bill Clinton was a keen supporter of the charter school idea.
Why- “With four billion dollars of funding over 25 years, the federal Charter Schools Program has turned out to be one of the larger and (in my view) more successful examples of government-supported research and development in the K–12 realm, in ways that have fostered considerable innovation.”
INNOVATION = EXPERIMENTATION USING OUR KIDS AS THEIR GUINEA PIGS!
To groom them and modify their values, beliefs and behaviors.
The question is- Whose values, beliefs and behaviors? Think about that!!
Clinton “favored (public) school choice, and was a keen supporter of the charter idea. Clinton had, as Arkansas governor, chaired the Democratic Leadership Council and its Progressive Policy Institute, which served as key boosters for the charter idea. In time, he would declare that he wanted to see 3,000 such schools in the U.S. by the year 2000. (That target was hit a couple of years later.)”
Here is another post from the California anti-radical sex ed group:
My wife’s a teacher and was dumbfounded that the first thing out of the social studies instructor for our district was that children have the right to identify with whatever gender they choose and by any pronoun.
And here is another post from this group:
There are few teachers who feel compelled to leave their job or be fired over their opposition to curriculum content.
Here is a post from the Texas anti-testing group:
Nothing like going to meet the teacher and having to sit through a speech by the staff about how opting out is not an option and you as a parent are not allowed to remove your child from a classroom to avoid a test no matter what you may see on social media!!!! UES, please quote the state law to me, we don’t opt out, we refuse and I won’t remove my child from a test but lucky for y’all it’s an assessment! 😘
And some replies to this post:
What?!? What district?
Eastland county district 14 I believe
Our principle tried to tell me last year that it was illegal not to take it 😂
Let them say scare tactics and see if they can really arrest. It’s ridiculous. Since when don’t parents have a say in their child’s learning. I want to put my kids in Montessori school but I have two kids and I can’t really afford $11,000 a year. Is there any other option?!
The option is that your kid refuses to take it. And please let’s not even dignify the discussion by suggesting that it is possible for people to be arrested for refusing STAAR. That’s just silly
They also said every Friday isn’t going to be workbook days or anything like that it’s just straight Staar preparation starting the first week of school. I said well what if your kid doesn’t plan on taking the Staar test? She said well she still has to prepare for it and do the work!
Ask for alternate assignments.
Imagine if your kid was in health and they said every Friday was sex-ed day, but you don’t want your kid learning about sex-ed from the school.
They would have to accommodate with alternate assignments and tests so that your child was not exposed to that material.
Potential fight.
STAAR measures TEKS, and all kids learn the TEKS… so it is a challenge to remove the STAAR prep…
See what it is first, then decide what battle to pick.
I allow my kids to benchmark as long as it isn’t used for a grade. If it will be, we ask for alternate assignment.
This brings up the topic I was wondering about. In the event I need to argue this point further with school district I have a question. The letter I received, indicates a parent does not have the right to remove a child from test (of course) and this seems to be standard lingo schools respond with. I know STAAR is not a test but an assessment, which IS our right to opt out of, correct? If they want to call it a test then I understand we are allowed to review it? So I would demand to see this “test” at what point? Before administration or after? I know they are not going to let me see the almighty STAAR, I just want to point this out to their face and would like guidance from someone that has asked for this.
Also this argument seems so simple in my mind. Has this not been tested in court? If so what was result? What are the flaws in this argument that it is not a test but an assessment which does give us the right to opt out of?
You are understanding the circles the language runs in.🙂
And I would demand to see the “test” (as THEY call it) BEFORE administration. Uh oh, they can’t do that because it is under lock and key. So yeah, it is an assessment your child can be removed from. (Even though the word assessment is right there in the name.🙄)
I think the devisiveness comes from the school wanting to have all the “smart kids” do the assessment for the appearance of the school. The school “numbers” are more important to them than children. So many school officials will do whatever it takes, even lie, to have students take the stupid assessment. Parents, on the other hand, want what is best for their child.
The problem at play is society’s mindset. So many people grew up with the idea of “getting sent to the office” was a bad thing and for those exhibiting bad behavior. Sure, in school some students need behavioral shaping by a principal.
Unfortunately, that thought has lingered into adulthood for many people who believe administrators are the professional “authority” in education no matter what. Now people won’t stand up to authority figures who are either dishonest or spreading false information.
Well, that is my take on it anyway. It stems from the fact that when I talk to people about homeschooling, they are floored that they don’t have to report in to anybody about their child. People weirdly want to please some authority figure, including the government. 🤨🙄THAT is mind blowing indeed!
They give me a hard time about this because my child is in gifted and talented and they even approached her and told her they were disappointed she let her school down and she could have helped her friends out but chose not to! Y’all talk about a furious mama!
what in the actual fuck! That’s BS to put that pressure on her! She should’ve told them if they are relying on me for the school to do good then they aren’t very good at their jobs
girl I was fuming mad. This is one of the reasons I got the certified letter saying I’m not allowed at the school for 2 years! The principal and I went round and round about this issue and many many more and she filed a no trespassing on me!
OMG then how the hell do you take them to school! That’s ridiculous! I can’t believe they act like that
I am allowed to drive there and drop them off and drive to pick them up. But I’m not allowed to basically get out of my car. Also I can go to pep rally and all but I get babysat by the super
This is what scares me, the school “taking it out” on my child or bullying my child to take the test. This will be our first year opting out and I have already talked with my kids about it. I may very well go “crazy mama bear” if someone says something like that to my kids!
we told the principal about it and she said she would handle it and even took it to the super and nothing was ever addressed. Our kids were never apologized to … nothing. This gets worse though because they saw our kids in the hallway and rolled their eyes 2teachers and said we can’t even stand to look at them loud enough for the kids to hear! This was just hurled at the kids who didn’t take the test
they took out a restraining order on you?
What town is this?
You absolutely have to file a grievance. That is asinine.
this is Gorman Tx. This is what started the fight!!! The lice fit i threw finished it up!! I told the school I didn’t want my kid sitting next to a certain kid here. Addressed the teacher about it. And it turned into I’m an adult bully and needed to get my act together lol I told them I was tired of spending 60 dollar a week to treat lice from my kid sitting next to a certain girl and to me it was a health issue and ALL HELL BROKE LOSE!!!
Oh, I misunderstood. I thought you meant that they took out a restraining order out on you due to opting your child our of STAAR.
I can’t speak to the other stuff.
it was that and the lice battle that they got tired of me fighting the two and so she lied a LOT and I got served lol thank God she got fired
The crazy around staar test is just that….crazy…
When teachers are given the tools and resources to teach, the kids will learn.
GIVE them a textbook to bring home instead of the students notes taken in class (which no one can read).
I’m fortunate that our school has text books to send home. 👍
Here is another post from the Texas anti-testing group:
To be honest, it will be up to the parents to educate parents about optingout of STAAR. I am a retired teacher who subs. The teachers today are micromanaged , overwhelmed, and exhausted. There are only a few districts which emphasize academics and not STAAR as their priority. I agree with you [name redacted] . I know teachers in our area who spent most of their summer attending workshops.THEY HAD NO TIME OFF. They are not refreshed and under pressure
Here is a post that was shared in the ParentStrike group:
Public Education and the topic of Accountability:
(TX) Frisco ISD Develops a Community-Based Accountability System
Frisco ISD will supplement the state-issued accountability ratings with a self-reported annual holistic review of the District starting in 2020. Information in this report will include everything from data on student involvement and safety to college, career and military readiness.
Here is a post I found from someone on the Activist Mommy page:
Back to school season…
Advertising is the art of persuasion. I worked for 2 different high profile advertising agencies in LA, both in finance and media, for a number of years. We spent tens of millions of dollars suggesting why people should stay at Hilton Hotels and buy Mazda cars. Not everyone who heard/saw the ads were sold immediately, but enough were so that we could continue spending these crazy amounts of money and stayed in business. There are stats that show if you solicit the same message enough times, people will begin to believe you and they’re hooked. But that’s common sense, right? At the same time, we had numerous rules and laws we needed to abide by to keep us (fairly) honest.
Our current perverse liberalism messages are no different than advertising campaigns. When libraries and schools across the country push transgender thoughts on kids, have drag shows, have “pride” shows or parades geared to kids who don’t even know anything about sex, tell kids to “pretend” they’re gay, to write a “pretend” letter of love to a peer of the same sex, tell teens that abortion is ok, show them how to masturbate, and on and on, it’s only a matter of time before some of these kids will “buy” the message and be hooked. They have been solicited. They have bought the advertising message. And unlike rules and laws we have in the advertising agency to protect consumers, we have absolutely none here for our most vulnerable, our kids! It’s anything goes. While parents, teachers and principals are supposed to be protecting students, they’re often the “stranger danger” we should be leery of.
The current popularity rise of teenage abortion, transgender, and kindergarten homosexual feelings are NOT REAL. They are merely results of very good advertising programs targeting our kids. It’s not hard to convince adults to spend $50,000 on a car, so imagine how easy it is to convince kids to..anything.
I love seeing all the back-to-school pics on FB.
I have many wonderful teacher friends.
BUT, I don’t have all the same lovey-dovey feelings of back-to-school as I used to 20 years ago because schools are the #1 place where kids are brainwashed now. It used to just be college or high school, but now, our 2 year olds are being targeted too.
So, it saddens me to see all these pictures and KNOW that a certain percentage of them will be brainwashed in one way or another this year, in a way that will ruin their lives and families for forever.
More than ever, parents must be involved with their kids’ schools, know their teachers, go to parent-teacher conferences, know what flyers are being advertised on their bulletin boards, set expectations, discuss and debate current events, give them knowledge and confidence so that they won’t be easy prey, and more.
Here is a post from Duke Pesta:
Sherronna Bishop (@Americas Mom) discusses how Colorado schools are now indoctrinating students with a radical sex education agenda in pre-K through high school.
Here is a post from the Choose to Refuse Common Core group:
Our private high school implemented thumbprint technology for school lunch accounts. I refused to sign the permission to allow my students thumbprint to be taken.
My kids are irritated with me and I was told I was only the second parent to raise an objection. Does anyone else see this as a problem? Red flags go up for me whenever asked to sign a consent form.
And another post from this group:
NOAA Peddles Snake Oil to School Children
I THINK AS LONG AS "COMMON CORE" INDOCTRINATES" THE CURRENT CROP OF KIDS, THIS "MONSTER HOAX WILL NOT DIE"!!
I THINK IS WE GET RID OF "COMMON CORE" AND THE "MONSTER HOAX, GLOBAL WARMING", OUR COUNTRY WILL HAVE A CHANCE TO AVOID DESTRUCTION!!
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The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) wants to turn your kids into well-indoctrinated enviro-goofballs, and they are using your tax dollars to do it! Just trot on over to their main page at NOAA.GOV, scroll down the left side of the page, and see for yourself: (Teachers get ready for the new school year with NOAA). By luring educators into their web of misinformation with “ready-made” teaching materials, they have pretty much assured a wide distribution of fake science amongst the national student population.
NOAA’s offerings include lots of scary graphs and videos, one being: Drought Data and Projections; this gem depicts the United States being virtually engulfed by drought by the year 2095. You can even go to your particular zip code and frighten yourself with temperature projections into the next century. I’m not sure why they bothered to go that far forward after Congresswoman Melonhead informed the world that it will all be over by 2030.
Let’s take a look at real scientific malfeasance. The above chart’s red line pretends to predict extremely high future temperatures for my zip code in Texas if we don’t reduce CO2 emissions. Note the large gray area to the left covering the years 1950-2007. At first glance, you would think that a warming period began in the 1970s and accelerated into the new millennium. The blue line predicts how wonderful it could be if all of God’s children started eating lentil burgers to reduce cow farts. The green line (mine) shows the real temperature history, and a reasonable prediction for the future with nothing changed…no job-killing carbon taxes or crazy EPA regulations.
My green line is based on NOAA’s own published data for my zip code (mysteriously missing data for years after 2013). Here are the average high temps for each decade:
1950s: 77.2
1960s: 74.5
1970s: 74.5
1980s: 74.7
1990s: 74.5
2000s: 74.7
Hmmm…looks a lot like a DECLINE from the 1950s. As you can see, temperatures have actually been pretty stable since the 1960s. NOAA’s scary red line projecting a huge blistering future is totally bogus.
Unfortunately, NOAA’s misleading chart is all your kids and their teacher will ever see! Truth be damned. Drop by the NOAA site and take a look, but make sure and warn your kids to sit under their school desks when studying this material.
It worked for us during the Atomic Bomb scare in the ’60s! https://dcdirtylaundry.com/noaa-peddles-snake-oil-to-school-children/
University of South Dakota joins the race baiting brigade:
Here is a post shared by the Stop Fed Ed National Campaign page:
In the final minutes of my last day teaching, I finally permitted a political discussion. Some students were attracted to socialism and Antifa’s violence, but they were shocked into disbelief when I mentioned that Benito Mussolini, who introduced fascismo to modern politics, was firmly rooted in socialism and communism. They were further outraged to discover that the Nazi party was steeped in collectivism and even included the term socialist in the party name, Nationalsozialistische Deutsche Arbeiterparte (NSDAP).
Ignorance about slavery prevailed. Many believed it was isolated to the United States instead of practiced worldwide for ages. They were more surprised – even resistant – to discover that the word slave is etymologically linked to the word Slav and white slavery. Moreover, they somehow “learned” that Westerners were the most enthusiastic practitioners of slavery instead of being among the first to abandon it.
The following article is as repulsive. If alumni would withhold their financial support, take an active role in what was actually going on, (rather than merely sharing adventures at football games)….. this would never happen!
Here is a post from the California anti-radical sex ed group:
I was curious to know if any of you have come across the McGraw Hill Impact textbook and Sanford Harmony. These were the new books that my sons school have adopted. Two separate schools both LAUSD. One is going to 1st grade the other 2nd grade. I met with the principal of one elementary today and was told they have yet to do teacher training on the new curriculum but they need to cover healthy relationships and social well being.
And here are the replies to this post:
Key words and phrases here. “Healthy Relationships” and “Social Well Being.” Boy, does that cover a lot of areas. You see how CLEVER they are in that they give such innocent sounding titles to what are really very sexually explicit and graphic curriculum. Do your level best to force the “educators” to reveal this material to you for your perusal. Good luck!
They will most def be covering “that ” curriculum. They want you to feel confident in their teachers. This should keep you on your toes . When our kids are little , we teach our kids to listen , respect and trust the teachers and now we need to redo what we taught them. If the teachers do their jobs correctly, they will not be doing our kids a favor but help our kids along in this world of perversion towards our kids .
I seriously pray for our young’ins, they are headed into a lions den with public schools . FYI my kids were also in LAUSD . Not any more thank you God for homeschooling .
well said!
the Devil knows how to do it sneaky
And these people are serving the will of their father which is the Devil
This is Spiritual battle over the Children. We need to spend more timing in prayer & fight at the same time.
Sanford Harmony is a Social Emotional Learning (SEL) program developed by South Dakota philanthropist T. Denny Sanford; mind you, there is a fine line between philanthropy and megalomania. The Harmony curriculum is designed to promote “acceptance”, “inclusiveness” and “anti-bullying”. It begins indoctrinating the very young in pre-K and continues through the elementary grades. The program teaches lessons through the exploits of a little green space creature who is not a “he” or a “she”, but goes by “zhee”. South Dakota schools deliver these lessons through group discussion circles led by COUNSELORS who come into the classroom each week and track each child’s “progress”. This gives teachers plausible deniability when they swear to parents that THEY are not teaching, promoting, or glorifying gender dysphoria. The curriculum seeks to subtly normalize the abnormal and break down the child’s natural resistance to aberrant behavior and accepted norms in order to form in them an approved social conscience, despite what the child is taught at home. Because Sanford has hot and cold running money, he has bought himself a small state and is following the Bill Gates model of global influence and social engineering by tinkering with the minds of the innocent captives of the government school system. The tentacles of these programs, as you can see by the curriculum above, even reach into private schools and homeschools due to the alignment of materials that must be used.
Here is a post from the 500 Mom Strong group:
FYI if you are concerned about what is being taught in schools. This is an email I received from Nancy Churchill in Ferry County. She asked for this message to be forwarded and that people need to be aware of what is going on with sex ed in WA schools.:
Local School Board Control?
Do you know anyone who thinks that the local school board should have final control of the curriculum taught in your schools?
The state OSPI is working to take the curriculum control for Sexual Health education away from your school district. You need to know about the Sexual Health Work Group.
Please ask your community members who want to stop Mandated Comprehensive Sex Education IN ALL GRADES (including K-8) to take this survey –> OSPI MCSE Survey
Page 1 – Demographic Info
Page 2 – Describes CSE and asks for comments. Here are the KEY QUESTIONS and suggested responses.
Q5: Should comprehensive, age-appropriate, medically accurate sexual health education be required for all students in grades K-12?
Allows a Yes/No + Comments.
Please say NO
Comment points:
1) Do not want Sex Ed in K-8. (provide your personal “why”)
2) Comprehensive implies that Sex Ed would be included in ALL subjects. New curriculum for basic subjects like literature, math, science might also be necessary. We need to strike the word “Comprehensive” from this proposed legislation.
3) Focus on Funding… this is an unfunded mandate. Your district will have to research the new K-8 Sexual Health curriculum, buy it, train K-8 health teachers (and possibly hire a dedicated instructor). Since many rural families do NOT want their K-8 student to receive sex ed training, our districts will LOSE students (and funding) which hurts the delivery of basic education.
Are changes needed to current statutes related to sexual health education (e.g. Healthy Youth Act, AIDS Omnibus Act)?
Yes/No/Not Sure
Please research this for yourself.
I selected “No” because there are no comments allowed for this section. My concern is that a “Yes” would encourage the task force to recommend trying to strengthen the Healthy Youth Act and Aids Act.
Please describe the benefits associated with requiring all public schools to offer comprehensive sexual health education to students in all grades.
No benefit to mandating CSE in ALL grades. This mandate would divert valuable education funding from basic education.
Would also drive some families to withdraw from public schools further reducing our budget to provide basic education.
Please describe the challenges associated with requiring all public schools to offer comprehensive sexual health education to students in all grades.
Finding the Funding for new K-8 Curriculum
Need to focus on Basic Education
Training Staff
Does not meet the needs of our community.
Example: Our school does not have the budget for new K-8 Sex Health Curriculum and teacher training. We want to focus on our Basic Education and improve our test scores so that our students can get jobs or go to college. In addition, this does not meet the needs of our community, and families would pull out of the district over it, which would hurt the entire student body.
This questionnaire is anonymous. However, most surveys have the ability to collect the user’s IP Address. It’s possible that multiple surveys from the same IP might get discarded.
Please pass this information along to anyone who is interested in preventing State Mandated Sex Health in K-8 grades. Let’s work together to keep local curriculum control in our School District and School Boards.
Reach out to your School Superintendent, School Board Members, Local County Commissioners, City Council Members, PTA members, other concerned community members.
Respectfully Yours,
Nancy Churchill, Republic WA, Ferry County
206-605-3068
Here is a post that was shared in the ParentStrike group:
Imagine a company that bribes principals to pressure parents to buy their school supplies. Actually, you don’t have to. It already exists and it’s called Yubbler.
“Last year, without my knowledge or consent, without any court hearings or legal process, without any involvement on my part whatsoever, a legal aid group that gives free services to low income people created a notice of emancipation for my 15-year-old son. Suddenly, my son — without any notice to me — was no longer under my supervision.
“Based on that piece of paper alone, he began receiving public assistance, including medical services and housing and food support. The St. Louis County Health and Human Services treated him as an adult. I couldn’t get any information regarding my son. Even the school refused to allow me access to his records.
“It was then brought to my knowledge that my son had begun receiving hormone replacement treatments from Park Nicollet Health Services to transition from male to female with medical assistance paying for this. I was not consulted or informed about this in any way. I had no way to give or receive any information about my son.”
DON’T BE LIKE CHINA.
Read how “China rules using data, AI, and internet surveillance as a powerful new tool for both gathering information and controlling culture, for making Chinese people more ‘modern’ and more ‘governable’.”
“Hu Jintao, China’s leader from 2002 to 2012, had attempted to solve these problems by permitting a modest democratic thaw, allowing avenues for grievances to reach the ruling class. His successor, Xi Jinping, has reversed that trend. Instead, his strategy for understanding and responding to what is going on in a nation of 1.4 billion relies on a combination of surveillance, AI, and big data to monitor people’s lives and behavior in minute detail…Since becoming general secretary of the Chinese Communist Party in 2012, Xi has laid out a raft of ambitious plans for the country, many of them rooted in technology—including a goal to become the world leader in artificial intelligence by 2030. Xi has called for “cyber sovereignty” to enhance censorship and assert full control over the domestic internet. In May, he told a meeting of the Chinese Academy of Sciences that technology was the key to achieving “the great goal of building a socialist and modernized nation.”
…”Early in his term, Xi received a daily briefing of public concerns and disturbances scraped from social media, according to a former US official with knowledge of the matter. In recent years, petitioners have come to the capital to draw attention to scandals such as illegal land seizures by local authorities and contaminated milk powder.
But police are increasingly stopping petitioners from ever reaching Beijing. “Now trains require national IDs to purchase tickets, which makes it easy for the authorities to identify potential ‘troublemakers’ such as those who have protested against the government in the past,” says Maya Wang, senior China researcher for Human Rights Watch. “Several petitioners told us they have been stopped at train platforms.” The bloggers, activists, and lawyers are also being systematically silenced or imprisoned, as if data can give the government the same information without any of the fiddly problems of freedom.”
…”News that a student had been turned down by a college because of her father’s inclusion on a credit blacklist recently lit a wildfire of online anger”
There’s a troubling phenomenon in early childhood education. It involves aligning standards to fake play and data collection for outside companies.
Excerpts:
“Replacing Recess with Fake Play and Data Collection
One of the first things play-deniers did was get rid of recess. Recess used to be the best free-time for children. For those who understand the importance of play, the loss of recess has been the death of learning for young children.
Playworks promises to return recess and play to children in their schools. But Playworks is controlled physical education at a cost. They outline the activities that children are to do.
Lois Weiner is a former education professor, teacher, and author of the book Future of Our Schools. She says, “We don’t need rubrics for recess. And anyone who says we do doesn’t understand play.”
Here is a post from the California anti-radical sex ed group:
My daughter attended her first day at public high school today as a freshman. She said that the third class she went to they asked her what pronoun she prefers to go by. She didn’t understand what the teacher was asking and then she realized what he was asking and was in shock. She said every teacher asked her except in 2 classes. Her friends who were older said that this is the first year they have ever done that before. Welcome to high school in Santa Barbara!
And some replies to this post:
Maybe she should have said she identifies as a giraffe. 😡
Great idea! I will ask my child to choose her animal or movie character and keep playing their Game😂
Why not just let the kids that have identity issues deal with the teacher in private? The teacher could simply state that anyone that goes by a different name, pronoun, etc to please write it down and give it to her after class. Why does every student have to be subject to the craziness? What a waste of class time.
My nieces go to universities in Colorado and this was part of orientation😣. Unbelievable.
I’m a college student and one of my teachers had us write down our pronouns the first day of school.
I pulled my daughter out of her public charter Montessori school and she started 3rd grade at the private Christian school I work part time at. 4 days of school and she has already learned two bible verses. And in the student handbook it states that “We believe in two genders, as God created, and if you chose to act or dress in opposition to your biological gender, you will be expelled from school.” Best decision I have ever made.
We have to arm our children to stand up to this garbage, to challenge it and defy it. Its the only way. Then when they get sent home or reported back to us, we the parents will side with our children and continue to challenge and defy this bs.
What they want eventually is a society that people can’t tell what a person is – female or male or whatever. Also, that a person can have sex with any other person – married or not- and not determined by what they are – female, male, or whatever. Or for that matter, whatever age they are. That’s what the plan is. So the question is, what are we going to do about it?? Let this go on, or step up and do something about it. This is how indoctrination of the next generation happens by teaching this in the schools. Government schools have children 6-7 hours a day, 5 days a week until they’re 18 years old. Lots of time to lead many, if not most astray. It’s not just reading, writing, and arithmetic any longer.
I think they are scared to get sued. My sister is a student counselor and it’s very stressful because they constantly change the pronouns they want to go by and you can lose your job if you get it wrong and they are offended. It’s very sad
On Mark Levin’s show his guest was someone that was in the school system & she said teachers are afraid to say anything about the rules come down because the Teacher’s Union is so strong & LIBERAL you absolutely have to do what they say or you lose your job.
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We should instruct our kids not to answer such questions. It is an insult. First, they imply that she is not what she seems to be. And secondly, the foundational basis of the question itself is part of the indoctrination. by answering, you validate the question. Its like someone assuming that you stole something and then asking you “why did you steal it.” In all seriousness, talk to your kids and tell them NOT justify such questions with an answer. They would risk insuring our kids at the risk of salvaging the egos of the vast minority of students. Let these fools answer their own stupid questions. The answer should be, “Please feel free to infer what you will. That question is an insult to my intelligence. Thanks.” You has a parent should write the principal and express this. They are plain a point match with us, so we have to keep striking.
Read a post from an EMT they are having all kinds of problems biological women take less of certain emergency drugs so if they pick someone up dressed as a woman they give drugs in the amount recommened for a woman if it is a male dressed as a woman it will not be enough and should it be reversed it is to much!Crazy times…
Here is a post from Alice Linahan:
WARNING! Question, when did EdTech executives become experts on SchoolShootings?
AUSTIN, Texas – Texas Gov. Greg Abbott called Monday for the help of big tech platforms in the wake of an El Paso mass shooting. Is it that they have unconstitutionally been collecting psychological data on students? RedFlagLaws Google controls our kids classrooms?
Google is listed as an “official” and has access to ALL STUDENT DATA!
“if it’s the role of the Government to legislate character development (Social and Emotional Learning (SEL), collect mental health data on students and store personally identifiable information in Fusion Centers throughout Texas. Fusion Centers engage in surveillance of students social media and to use predictive analytics generated by an algorithm to create a threat-score for our children.”-
A year ago, the FBI issued a warning that the rapid expansion of education technology in America’s schools and the collection of student data could “present unique exploitation opportunities for criminals.” Now, U.S. lawmakers are demanding that more than 50 education technology companies and data collectors explain what information they collect and how it is used.
Three Democratic senators — Richard J. Durbin (Ill.), Edward J. Markey (Mass.) and Richard Blumenthal (Conn.) — sent letters to companies such as Google, Facebook, Blackboard, the College Board, ACT, Pearson and McGraw-Hill seeking answers to questions about “the vast amount of data” being amassed on students. The information is collected through online coursework, software and electronic devices. (The College Board, which owns the SAT, and ACT are nonprofits but operate like businesses.)
“We are concerned that schools, parents, and students are at risk of having significant amounts of data stolen, collected, monetized, or sold without their permission or knowledge,” said the letter that went to data analytics firms, which collect information, package it and sell it, usually without the knowledge of consumers.
“Last year, Fordham University Law School’s Center on Law and Information Policy found that data brokers make student lists based on sensitive information ranging from Grade Point Average and ethnicity to religion and affluence, among other categories, commercially available,” it said. “This data could be used for a range of malicious purposes, including discrimination and identity theft.”
The letter that was sent to education technology companies said: “Education technologies (EdTech) can be important learning tools that allow teachers to follow student progress and facilitate collaboration. However, this technology may put students, parents and educational institutions at risk of having massive amounts of personal information stolen, collected, or sold without their permission.”
Student privacy has been a growing concern among parents and privacy activists in the digital age, with online companies collecting mountains of data on users. The FBI warning about education technology said the types of data that can be collected on students include:
personally identifiable information
biometric data
academic progress
behavioral, disciplinary and medical information
Web browsing history
students’ geolocation
IP addresses used by students
classroom activities.
In 2014, privacy activists waged a successful campaign to shut down a $100 million student data-collection project funded by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and operated by a specially created nonprofit called inBloom. It was designed to be a massive student database that could make it easier to share information with for-profit data-mining vendors and other third parties without parent notification or consent.
Now, some parents and students are protesting the Summit online learning system, a joint project of Facebook and a charter school network called Summit Public Schools that has provoked concerns about student data privacy. And more than 30 advocacy groups have urged Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) to stop developing a database of detailed information about students that officials say is intended to prevent school shootings but that critics say is part of a “massive surveillance effort.”
[Personal data is collected on kids at school all the time. Here’s help for parents to protect children’s privacy.]
Here’s a fuller list of many of the firms receiving the letter:
Google, Facebook, Smart Sparrow, DreamBox Learning, ScootPad, ST Math, Curriculum Associates i-Ready, Realizeit, Macmillan, McGraw-Hill, Snapwiz, Kaplan, Wiley Education Services, the College Board, ACT, Pearson, Student Opportunity Center, Cognitive ToyBox, AdmitHub, Upswing, Formative, Flocabulary, BrightBytes, Hapara, Intellus Learning, Civitas Learning, Education Elements, NoRedInk, StraighterLine, Turnitin, Cengage, VitalSource, RedShelf, Barnes & Noble Education, Canvas Instructure, Blackboard, Sakai, Moodle, D2L Brightspace, Edmodo, Quizlet, Schoology Accurate Leads, American Student Marketing, AmeriList, ASL Marketing, Caldwell List Co., Complete Mailing Lists, DataMasters, DMDatabases, Dunhill International List Co., Exact Data, InfoUSA, Lake B2B, NRCCUA and Scholarships.com.
Here are the letters:
Google Pichai by The Washington Post on Scribd
Accurate Leads Newton by The Washington Post on Scribd
And some replies to this post:
This sounds good, until one looks at the endorsers. Have you read this Markey legislation?
So, do you think CAMRA is promoting tech? I thought it was along the lines of MD screentime bill…. trying to show that screens are bad for health. No?
People cheering this on…”Other companies and organizations endorsing the legislation include: Charter Communications, Amazon, Google, Apple, Facebook, the Internet Association, American Association of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Campaign for a Commercial-Free Childhood, Center for Digital Democracy, Common Sense Media, Consumers Union, Children and Screens: Institute of Digital Media and Child Development, Dr. Jenny Radesky (Assistant Professor of Pediatrics and Developmental Behavior, University of Michigan Medical School), Dr. Michael Rich (Director, Center on Media and Child Health at Boston Children’s Hospital), Family Online Safety Institute, the Massachusetts Association for Mental Health, and the Center for Humane Technology, Education Development Center, Trisha Prahbu (CEO, ReThink), Dr. David Greenfield (Founder and CMO, The Center for Internet and Technology Addiction).” What a crock.
Yikes. That looks like the who’s who list for brain scans in the classroom.
I just looked at the CAMRA bill. My red flag is research by any means necessary language.
BrainCo in the wings. Let us measure your brain activity. We just want to help you learn better…
Very consistent with what I heard at a Common Sense Media briefing at the DNC in Philly in 2016.
Here is a post from Alice Linahan:
Time to WAKE UP TEXAS REPUBLICANS!
Please take notice. The article below is proof!! When are Republicans going to start talking about the EdTech data privacy issue in Texas Classrooms? Today Rep. Tan Parker, Jared Patterson, and Lynn Stucky all stated they were against “Red Flag Laws”. REALLY???
Yet, Tan Parker and Lynn Stucky voted for SB504, and HB18 and they all voted for SB11 which includes SB10. All of which are; “RED FLAG” legislation.
Now, via Gates-funded, TASA and TASB deployed “New Vision for Public Education” found here:
our kids are being used as human lab rats for the EdTech Artificial Intelligence (AI) industry. AND, Texas Public Policy Foundation (TPPF) is fully on board. Just look at what circles Stacy and Joel Hock run in and fund. Need proof click here: https://www.facebook.com/AliceL.Linahan/videos/1073281323061436/
All mandated by the federal government. Our elected officials, despite the feel-good talk, believe the role of the Government is to legislate character development (Social and Emotional Learning (SEL), and to collect mental health data on students and store personally identifiable information in Fusion Centers throughout Texas. Fusion Centers engage in surveillance of students’ social media and to use predictive analytics generated by an algorithm to create a threat-score for our children.-
WHEN will they start being honest about what they are doing?
Sorry for the rant!! Today listening to our Denton County elected officials was beyond frustrating. AND GOVERNMENT REGULATED “SCHOOL CHOICE” AND PRIVATIZATION WON’T FIX WHAT THEY HAVE DONE TO DESTROY OUR PUBLIC ED SYSTEM.
Here is a post from Lynn Davenport:
Guess where Alan Cohen used to work??? Commit and also DISD. We can’t data-drive our way out of violent crime in Dallas. Looking at data is but one tool. This is discouraging and I have little faith in this approach. It reminds me of education and the lack of common sense, not listening to the people on the ground, and elimination of time-tested strategies. The attack on police and their pensions mirrors the attack on teachers and the profession. The result of austerity budgets, wasteful spending, and treating people like human capital has led us to a crisis. Data ain’t gonna do it.
Task Force Co-Chair Alan Cohen, CEO of the Child Poverty Action Lab, says they’re focused on data-based solutions.
“We should use data that brings us toward solutions what is working – not only in pockets here in Dallas and other parts of the area, but all around the country. We should look at the very best practices and bring those to bear for our community. I think what we don’t want to do is end up in a situation where we’re looking at band-aid solutions. We really want to get to the root issues that are underlying the problems that are facing the city.”
Here is a post from the Florida anti-iReady group:
I was waiting to speak to the teacher Thursday about this at open house.
Son came home today, upset. Teacher forgot about him and he sat alone for 2 hours and missed class time. Was given the class work he missed as homework. 😭😭
For those of you refusing iReady, what are your kids doing while the class is doing it? My son was put in the lobby alone to read a book. This makes me sad and regret opting out.
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Don’t be sad!! I can tell you as a kid I’d much rather have been in the office reading than doing AR or other computer based reading tools
That is punitive and unnecessary. I would be at the school working it out
This is my fear about opting out of the classtime requirements. I’ve been taking with my girls about what they want and emailing the teachers about what the alternative options will be.
Do they have to be there that day of the testing?
Yes. It isn’t but an hour I think. The teacher probably will not let me find out. She wouldn’t even answer my question on when the vocabulary test is! 🤷♀️
This is not right. It’s their job to supplement appropriate learning material instead of excluding.
Very sorry to hear about your son’s experience. Having a child sit out in the lobby to read a book while others take iReady is clear evidence that the school staff lacks leadership, professionalism and respect towards the learners. When I removed my kiddo from iReady, his school staff made sure that he didn’t miss any learning time. The Principal worked with the teachers and together purchased grade appropriate Language Arts and Math workbooks to make sure that my son didn’t miss any learning/practice time. When other students practiced on iReady for Language Arts, my son practiced on the LA workbook. When they practiced Math, he practiced on the Math workbook. Your child’s school needs to and can do a better job to make sure that your child doesn’t miss any practice time. Unfortunately it looks like you will have to email the school staff with the request. If they decline, contact the School District.
My son enjoyed using the workbooks during iReady time. He said that he felt less pressure and happy not to be doing this, and I quote: “super boring computer work that makes me feel stupid.” He is a VERY shy kid, but what helped him build his confidence with this issue was having a conversation with him about what is Curriculum Associates, what is iReady used for, how it’s being used as an FSA test prep, etc. We also did some research together about the Company and its refusal to be peer reviewed.
Here is a post from the California anti-radical sex ed group:
The United States has one of the worst stats for child sex trafficking. Age 12 is the average age of a child who is sex trafficked in the USA. 7 YEARS is the average life span for a child who is sex trafficked. The end result is their death. They either die due to abuse, beatings, drugs, or suicide (which btw is the most prevalent). The evidence is pointing to many layers and levels of this issue across organizations and government workers. The layers are just becoming known. Why do the powers that be want to teach “comprehensive sexuality education” (emphasis on comprehensive) where any behavior goes? Well, this might explain a lot. If you don’t realize how pervasive this issue is and the sex trafficking of youth is…then you are just not connecting the dots. Ask yourself why the STATE DEPT of ED wants to sexualize our children? I got question and they start with the CA DEPT of ED? Do you have pedophiles in your organization because it sure looks like it? Or, are you promoting this sexuality to younger and younger children because the scheme is to sexualize our youth so they are easy pickens? What exactly are you trying to do when you list the “anus” as “sexual and reproductive” body part for 10 year old children? Exactly what are you trying to accomplish? What are your goals? PLEASE LISTEN TO THIS INTERVIEW.
I watched this, and shared it on my FB. Only ONE person commented on it, and she said she was not aware it was so prevalent. It blows my mind that people not only are unaware, but don’t seem to care.
My grandson started K this year. I, and his mom joined the PTA, and will be active, just to see what goes on. I honestly believe things are worse than people even imagine.
yep. They want to look the other way, pretend it’s not happening, not in my backyard kind of thing.
I’m shocked myself. It’s insane that people are so ignorant regarding this huge issue. I mean really do you live under a rock because with the internet, media and social networking there is no excuse not to know
I’ve joined my kid’s high school council which includes parents.
The documentary he produced is called “8 Days”. It was produced in 2014. This interview in the main post is from August 2019
“Atlanta, Georgia, is the No. 1 human trafficking city in the world,” said Booyens. “I want you to hear me — not Thailand or Singapore or Shanghai — Atlanta, Georgia. Houston, Texas — huge — No. 2 in the world.”
“I’m saying this is an L.A. issue. It’s a white collar crime. It’s a middle-class crime. It’s not what people think it is,” said Booyens.
Remember up to 88% of sex trafficked youth are from the foster care system.
This is horrific! Those of us who are around children. foster care or otherwise, must be ON WATCH to protect these innocent ones from these Monsters that capture and abuse them!
I’m wondering about those same questions.
The left appears to be pushing to sexualize children for their own appetites. They want to legalize their criminal behavior. Clearly they are wanting to avoid what happened to Epstein. It’s a matter of connecting the dots.
And the state of California is trying to normalize pedophila. Add politicians to this.
and they start this indoctrination early. Look at some of the cartoons that Hollywood sends out and in Kindergarten in California they are being taught to say what identity do you want. Pedophilia is now a type of sexual orientation not a crime..
Here is a post from a friend of mine:
TMLC Uncovers Tax-Payer Funded Islamic Propaganda Forced On Teachers
Here is a post from the Florida anti-iReady group:
I wrote it in 2 minutes as my daughter told me 5 minutes before going to school that today she was having IReady diagnostics! I know, it’s horrible. But I was in a rush to write something and try to opt her out. Can someone tell me if it’s ok? At least for today? She started school 7 days ago (Broward). My husband is driving her to school right now and I still have time to let him know to eventually trash it. Thank you.
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And here are the replies to this post:
Tell her to tell the teacher to “call my mommy” & to refuse to answer the questions.
Put her head down & take a nap, pull out a book and read, request to go to the clinic…all good options if she is being forced but the call my mommy thing should work.
I’ve given my high schooler permission to Christmas tree any diagnostic or fsa if the school tries to force them to test.
And my daughter is to let the person administering the test know that she is purposefully failing it.
Yea but that gives them data, even if false. I’d rather not give them anything.
I fully agree. However, the school has really given my older two a hard time refusing to even allow them to call me. So, if it comes down to it then they will (oldest graduated) screw up there precious data.
worse comes to worse the kids can always talk out loud during testing and invalidate the entire class’s tests. Admin can mess with the bull & get the horns.
The teacher told her to do IReady diagnostics anyway as she was not able to stay in 2nd grade, or go to 3rd, not doing it. 😠
are you saying that even though you wrote the letter and the teacher read it, she ignored it and your daughter had to do the diagnostic?
Here is a post from the Minnesota anti-Common Core group:
I sent a note and letter from the superintendent to HSLDA: “In my state of Minnesota, the homeschooling families who report to WCA School District 2342 (https://isd2342.org) are facing legal challenges from the superintendent. The superintendent is telling them that they are mandated to send in a packet of paperwork and report standardized testing scores to the district…none of which is required by the state’s homeschooling law.
He is also mandating that the letter of intent be sent in by September 6th. The Minnesota homeschooling law states that the deadline is OCTOBER 1st.”
Does anyone know anything about this I-ready program?
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It absolutely ruined my child’s education. It was a nightmare!!!
Kids lose confidence real quick. My 6th grader was constantly being told he was at a 2nd grade level… he just hated it and clicked through. The teachers obsessed over. It got to the point where we pulled him out of public school. It was way too much and overly used.
Many private schools also use i-Ready.
Isn’t that what teachers are for? Just one more step in replacing them with facilitators.
Pennsylvania accepts it as benchmark proof. Our public cyber charter school relies on it heavily. They use it for daily practice, then benchmark tests 3x per year. The kids know that if they get the answers wrong, the test gets much shorter so they bomb it, which in turn makes the school look bad for false reasons. I hate iReady!
Just more test prep, tests, and data collection.
yep that’s what our son learned to do. Click through to get it over with.
the report tells the teacher if the student is just clicking through.
Yes, our teachers know they’re just clicking through but piling a 3 hour test on top of a regular school day is ridiculous for elementary aged kids so I’m up front about my kids half-assing it. They’re not graded, and the teacher knows their capabilities through close personal relationships, class participation, and other purposeful assignments. 😉
Huge waste of time and anyone who believes in it, I question their true passion for teaching. If a child isn’t engaged and actually learning from it, what’s the point?!
This is the “personalized “ learning. This is used for the RTI process too. More computerized instruction. This is what public Ed will turn into before to long.
It is awfull..I hate it..they are turning kids into little automotons who have to sit at computers and are forced to do these lessons when they dont even know how to use a computer…starting in K…It makes school so hard and so boring!
We were told years ago it was planned that teachers were to become facilitators as students used only computers. This would correct all the bad behavior for individual instruction best practices. Interesting right?
what state do you live? We are in NC and MVP Math Vision Project has caused large issues in our district with this discovery, facilitator, type rollout.
Hide or report this
The MVP Math Vision Project Vendor is suing one of our parents for speaking out about it. Www.wakemvp.com has more info, news stories, and a gofundme link for his legal fees. This trend in education is extreme and I also think this will replace teachers.
The BEST advice I can give after you read this7 is:
get your kids off the digital platform in your public school;
REFUSE ALL SURVEYS both given to your child or to you the parent;
do not allow the school to perform behavioral/mental health screening of any kind (especially by and untrained teacher in the field of mental health) on your child whether through computer programs, standards, curriculum, or teacher observations;
DO NOT take any ESA/voucher money…..they own your child’s education once you do that;
advise your school administrators and your child’s teacher if there is any issues with your child they are to talk ONLY to you they are NOT to speak to or question your child;
OPT OUT of all high stakes tests (again you will get push) back but this is critically important. Also, remember that eventually all testing will done on the computer……everyday, all day…..they will get rid of the high stakes testing making parents feel they had a victory only to test your child from the computer EVERYDAY, ALL DAY and you will never know. This is why getting them OFF the digital platform is so important. Eventually the computer will also replace the teacher with all instructions coming from the computer. This is FACT people and if you are not aware of the what the future holds in education please do some research. I really don’t want to say “I TOLD YOU SO” one day in the future.
HIPAA DOES NOT APPLY INSIDE THE WALLS OF THE SCHOOL remember that!!! Write letter to your child’s school advising them of your requests and stand FIRM. Do not allow them to intimidate you. It is time parents took back their rightful authority. The only salvation for our children are parents at this point. If you can get your kids out of the system PLEASE do so ASAP. FERPA was gutted by Obama and you have no privacy protections for your child’s personally identifiable information (PII) They do not have to advise you of what is being collected and shared. I GUARANTEE the data is being shared. Massive amounts of personal data. Parents MUST put a crimp in that data chain!!! They WILL lie to you and the WILL tell you they do to collect or share this data…….that is what they told me too until I showed them the contracts the school district and the state had to share data FOR FREE. When you submit your letter to the school principal be sure to keep a copy signed and dated to verify receipt. I advise you to bring someone with you to witness that you gave them the letter in case they refuse to initial and date your copy as your receipt.
Just say no. I have teacher friends in TN who absolutely hate this and encourage all parents to opt their children out.
I remember when students read to their teachers and the teacher would give them more difficult material to read until they started having difficulty. My son in 3rd grade back in 90s was tested by his teacher this way and he read up to the 7th grade level before he started having difficulty with reading the words. The personal touch of educating our children is gone. It’s why I homeschool my 15 year old daughter who will be graduating from high school level next May.
I had a discussion with the head of testing for a local school district when they rolled it out. I asked what it would do for them. They said (1) it would help them figure out how students would test on the SBAc;(2) It would give them more data.
I then asked how they would use the data and they said they didn’t know. They went on to admit they are buried in data that they don’t know how to use.
I wrote the article for the blog based on that experience.
Was given i-Ready to use with my students in ELA Remediation (had no choice). The online programs have gone Common Core aligned. The one that I have also had to use is IXL. is also very Common Core aligned. If Common Core is not your way to educate your child, think twice about paying for these online programs.
I use this program and have for 4 years in 6-8 grades. I personally have seen a lot of improvement. The test just helps to find where they are, where their gaps are and what they are ready to learn. I use the results extensively to make sure my kids get the one on one help they need. They also get some time on the tailored lessons that the program provides. It doesn’t replace the feedback you get from teaching, but it definitely helps. I know everyone complains about this new “Common Core” way of teaching math and here’s what I have to say. Teachers need to teach math in many different ways in order to reach many different thinkers, and yes, you will not understand some of them. But when we only teach it only one way, we leave kids behind that just cannot grasp it in that way. I’m sorry that not all teachers are allowing for the multiple ways, but that’s what it was meant to be and these methods have been around way before “Common Core” (which I am most definitely not defending). But I know math and I understand kid’s brains enough to know that they will not all learn the same way. In the end, teachers need to be ok with kids doing it the way that made the most sense to them. I personally pay no attention to whatever name is put on it because I know what my kids need.
My district replaced their district testing with iReady testing. I feel that some teachers have possibly used it to determine grades more than actual class work. They use it for assigned homework now, when it used to be optional but encouraged.. my son is sick of it and hates the voice used in the program. Scores can easily be inaccurate if a student doesn’t really try to do their best, like when they’re bored with it.
Used a lot. Because parents have opted out of the big assessments, school districts and corporations who make them, have created the constant assessment in which kids are constantly assessed and remediated.
There are 2 parts, diagnostic and instruction. Diagnostic tools are helpful BUT you need to find out how the kids sign in and what is being stored and sold using student identifiable information. If it is student identifiable it follows your child for LIFE and most likely the data is being sold to someone. Do not let them use the instruction part. This is the computer taking the place of a teacher. This is your child sitting in front of a device instead of a human. Ask a million questions. If they persist, and say they have to have the diagnostic, ask for a reading record which is a human listening to you child read and taking notes. Then the child answers questions from a human. P.S. I’ve been teaching for 23 years. They don’t need this.
Avoid it. My district uses it. Just another way to put kids on screens.
Here is a post from the Florida anti-iReady group:
I need some advice.. I just found out from my 6th grader as I dropped her off for school with tears in her eyes that she is going on her 3rd day doing her IReady reading diagnostic test. She always works herself up for tests and shes saying this is a really hard test for her. Its only her and a few other kids left taking it. I don’t understand why they would keep her out of her regular class for 3 days now for this test? Shes missing class time and Its just making her more upset. She has never ever had any issues with IReady before. Is there anything I can do? I feel like my hands are tied and my poor daughter is getting more and more upset. This is a girl who finished with straight A’s last year and usually doesn’t have an issue. Only with tests. Just seems stupid to me for a test that really doesn’t matter?? Am I missing something? 😕
And here are some replies to this post:
Opt out and from what I understand if your also opting out of FSA you need to have the teacher do a portfolio assessment and need to make sure they start doing this closer to the beginning of school. I only have a kindergartener so I’m just repeating what I’ve read. Maybe search 3rd grade on this page and see what pops up.
This is for 6th Grade… Im just worried if I OPT her out of IReady if it will hurt her in the long run?
the charter school i was at for my sixth grader was using iready as well. Such a joke. The teacher did not agree with the schools decision to use it. I pulled my son out for other reasons but that teacher also quit at the same time we left. I am homeschooling now and loving it. Iowa testing once a year is all my son takes now
we pulled our son out with two months left of school. I am using a private Christian catholic school format for homeschooling. I am not using virtual k12 because you are held to fsa testing still. The co op group is at a church. My son takes Spanish and science there. Private message me if you want help getting started. My sons attitude about school is so different now. He looks forward to his lesson and not to mention he can wear his pajamas for most of the day. I got his Iowa testing results back yesterday and he is at and above grade level since we left charter. Best decision ever.
As a 6th grader, there is no mandatory, test based retention. Her hard work and grades can promote her to 7th.
Here is a post from a friend of mine:
…”tech companies like Microsoft, IBM, and Amazon all sell what they call “emotion recognition” algorithms, which infer how people feel based on facial analysis. For example, if someone has a furrowed brow and pursed lips, it means they’re angry. If their eyes are wide, their eyebrows are raised, and their mouth is stretched, it means they’re afraid, and so on.
Clients can put this tech to use in a variety of ways, building everything from automated surveillance systems that look for “angry” threats to job interview software that promises to weed out bored and uninterested candidates.
But the belief that we can easily infer how people feel based on how they look is controversial, and a significant new [ 2 year long study] review of the research suggests there’s no firm scientific justification for it.”
This and the fad-ish psychological mapping tests that HR managers love to give now to “ID the best candidates ” just make a lot of $ for the testing company and give the hiring manager a false sense of confidence that they have picked the right candidate. But they should be worrying about how many better candidates got a false “negative” from the flawed overly simplified test and were passed over.
Here is a post from the Utah anti-Common Core group:
This! The College Board is making smart kids ineligible for SAT scholarships because it can’t profit off their data through repeat test taking.
And here is the post quoted:
@thecollegeboard did this big push to promote their Big Futures Scholarship Program where any child can have the opportunity to get $40,000 towards college. It’s their way of promoting equity. As part of the process, you have to practice the SAT through Khan and then take the SAT and retake the SAT to improve your score (after the practice).
Well, I have one of those kids that scored a 1500 on their SAT the first time (without ever practicing) and won’t be retaking it because he’s pretty happy with that score and doesn’t want to be tortured by having to retake the SAT. (I don’t blame him). I called the College Board to see if they could waive that part of the process and still have him be eligible for the scholarship and they said sorry, he would have to practice on Khan and retake the SAT. So no equity for smart kids. Got it. 🤦♀️
And another post from this group:
Every parent needs to read this and understand the changes
I was hoping this wouldn’t happen in Utah, but I should know better! 😢
it all boils down to $$. Obama took away funding for schools that teach abstinence only and gave $75 million in funding to be split among schools who would agree to teach comprehensive sex ed
nationalizing education and curriculum – anyone realize this ?
Be aware that when Planned Parenthood uses terminology such as abstinence and age-appropriate, it probably doesn’t mean what you think it does. One more way they deceive.
my main concern was the source was planned parenthood..
they are doing this all over the country. I am not opposed to sex Ed. I did not grow up in Utah and I believe what I received in Arizona was more than adequate. Planned Parenthood however has standards already written and ready to handover to state boards of education the minute the stuff passes. And they gladly except it. They are the driving force behind the current push.
yes and believe me there is likely money involved whether directly or in back room deals.. you can count on it with available Jones at the helm
It should be up to the parents to teach comprehensive sex Ed. School is not the appropriate place, every child matures at a different rate. Also this is a huge push to sexualize our children and to push abortion and the LGBTQ agenda. Frankly 5th grade is way too young and again not the appropriate roles of schools.
I completely agree. To me sex ed is biology and very simple health related information. I would not omit learning basic biology. But this is a completely different animal.
And they’re starting things in preschool and it’s completely integrated in other subjects. There’s no way to opt out to retain your parental rights.
And yet another post:
Dibels. Opt out?
And some replies to this post:
They don’t hurt the teacher or kid. I personally find them worthless. If you want to know how well your kid or any kid in that classroom is reading talk to the teacher, they know better than any dibel test. When my kids took it it caused them to speed read through words and not say them correctly. It was and is awful trying to get them to slow down afterwards and say it correctly at home.
It’s a worthless test that caused my kid undo stress!
The name may have changed to “Acadience Reading”. While I agree that there is a benefit to kids to be able to read quickly, I think they benefit more from practicing reading slow and accurate. The reading fluency will come.
I don’t mind diabels
I actually like the dibels. I I knew my son was running behind on reading but I had no idea how far until he took the dibels test… it was actually an advantage to us
I have always opted my daughter out of all testing. Last February I started tutoring at a local Elementary. All Acadience (Dibels) tests for is reading accuracy, fluency etc. It is quite helpful for teachers knowing which students need the extra help with reading. And we can actually see their scores from previous testing, to know if the tutoring is helping.
Again, I have always opted out, but figured this might help you decide what is best for you child.
Teachers already know which kids are struggling with reading. Parents who read with their own kids also know. Dibels tests kids on nonsense non-words which confuse kids as their little brains try to make sense of what they’re reading. While it can help in determining where kids are at with their reading, actually reading with them can do MORE good. Conversely, it can also do some damage. Not worth it in the end.
I had access to it for ten years as a teacher. It told me where my kids were deficient so I could focus on those weaknesses. (First grade) I knew how they were doing without the test. Not sure they are as effective in the upper grades.
And yet another post from this group:
anyone have experience with ut connections academy? school starts Monday but they will not continue the registration for my son because he is missing 2 shots, tdap and hpv. Why is immu required for online school to register or attend???
You can even hand write a note that it expresses a religious exception. Those cost 0 dollars. It is against most religions to potentially harm your children. Most religions anyway.
And the HPV vaccine is voluntary anyway. Don’t do it.
Yes, my son went there for 6th grade- total CC baloney and they wouldn’t let me register him unless I signed that he would take the end of year state tests… I ended up taking him out of SAGE anyway and educating them about the law at the time (5 years ago parents could opt their kids out with zero penalties) but the principle was sure to send out an email to all parents reminding them they agreed to have their kids test when they registered- a total propaganda message as she was dealing with me telling her she was breaking the law…I switched my son to the K-8 program of Utah Online which is a curriculum still proprietary to the school previous to the cc implimentation. Utah Online has 2 tracks -a K-8 which is the original curriculum from formerly Washington Online, and K-12 which is cc aligned…I HIGHLY recommend UOS’s K-8 if your child is 8thbhrade or younger
You can take an online module and get an exemption online at your county health department’s website.
And yet another post:
“In Blackboard’s case in particular, Demirkapi found 5 million vulnerable records for students and teachers, including student grades, immunization records, cafeteria balance, schedules, cryptographically hashed passwords, and photos.”
Read past the typically uncritical reporting here to reflect on the hair-raising phenomenon being described: Class Dojo, the cutesy app for training students as though they were pets now also leverages “mindfulness” as a tool to elicit compliance.
The grades could determine if some of Houston ISD’s long-struggling schools should be shut down, or if its school board should be replaced by the state.
“It’s an undemocratic power grab by TEA to take over HISD and hand over our neighborhood schools to charters,” says Ruth Kravetz with Community Voices for Public Education.
“This board is mostly women, mostly of color and Democratic,” she says. “And the state, controlled by Republicans Gov. Greg Abbott and TEA Commissioner Mike Morath, have singled out large urban districts.”
TEA Board Member Barbara Cargill issued a statement saying “Houston, like all districts, can appeal its accountability ratings, so nothing is final. The commissioner hasn’t made a decision about what to do.”
Kravetz says the TEA’s recent report card confirms HISD is on the right path.
“It’s got a B plus academic rating, higher than Dallas ISD the last two years, and exactly one point lower than the prestigious Cy-Fair Independent School District,” she says.
every year schools will have to fail and taken over until their are very few left – happened in the UK they voted to convert the remaining public schools to charters in the end.
Folks .. this is all in the Common Core/College and Career Ready plans .. an end to local, parent involved public schools. … Public/private partnerships (politicians/and their crony donors and lobbyist) Charters, non-profits, parochial, and soon homeschools will be over-seen by ‘appointed’ Boards. You’ll still be paying school tax to Austin, of course .. and the politicians will see to it that their favorite ‘partners get the dough. “Taxation Without Representation”. Voucher, you say? … Where the government’s money goes, the government mandates go too. School choice? .. the only choice you’ll get is location and architecture. Every school is mandated to teach Common Core/College and Career Ready Standards .. or it won’t be certified. This is a Type 2 workforce apprenticeship education system .. for a workforce for a centralized government planned economy (think USSR) .. This is NOT our traditional classical knowledge-based academic system of education .. one of individual merit, choices, and opportunities. Google and read Mark Tucker’s “Dear Hillary letter — It’s BOTH political Parties people .. and it’s in ALL our States .. whether run by Democrats or Republicans.
Texas crony legislators, crony capitalist governor and lt.gov…put in legislation the law that allows TEA to do this, knowing the blind ignorance of Texas voters wouldn’t realize what they did till it was to late….
And yet another post from this page:
SB 1882 partnerships suck 🍏
In 2017, the Legislature approved S.B. 1882 that provides financial and accountability incentives for community-based school districts to partner with private organizations to operate existing schools. S.B. 1882 and TEA rules also require that any community-based school district campus with a “D” or “F” rating for 5 consecutive years must be turned over to a private charter/non- profit or closed. If neither of these occur, the community-based school district becomes subject to a State takeover.
S.B. 1882 is based upon the premise that “privatization” will improve the results of low performing campuses. However, the State’s premise is not based upon documented research or fact. For the 2018/19 school year, the 8 community-based school district campuses listed below were turned over to privately-operated charters/non-profits pursuant to S.B. 1882 partnerships. Unfortunately, most of these privately- operated campuses experienced a decline in student performance. In fact, the average academic ratings of these campuses declined by 8.25 points with private organizations at the helm. In addition, 4 of the campuses that had previously been rated “met standard” were relegated to an “Improvement Required” (“F”) rating under the control of private organizations.
They are using our kids and our tax dollars for “Economic Warfare”, through our state accountability systems! Time to wake up America!
Government regulated “school choice” and “privatization” through “Blended Funding”, and public/private partnerships gives them access to private and homeschool students. It locks the P-20W (Pre-natal through the Workforce) system in place.
Through “Lifelong Learning” we are ALL students.
Just check out the “free assessments” for work placement on sites like “Indeed”. They are the same type of social and emotional learning (SEL) assessments now mandated on our children in their classrooms through mental health bills like Texas’ SB11/10.
PLEASE WAKE UP AMERICA!
Here is a post from the California anti-radical sex ed group:
Here we go! Universal Pre-K for 3&4 year olds. 🤦♀️ A chance to Indocrinate them younger and younger. I heard this from Biden as well.
And here are the replies to this post:
Argh. 3 & 4 year olds should be playing!! Statistics show playing longer creates a much higher IQ and ability to think critically and problem solve than being made to sit still for hours memorizing things.
This will not pay for church based pre schools.. just a hunch. But will cause enrollment of church based pre schools to drop significantly
it did here, lost an section of students first fall then gradually she retired. Money over quality.
It’s all about money. Every word. They dont care about our kids. The state pays money for in home childcare that is capped at 8 kids per adult. At school, they have 35 kids per classroom with 1 teacher. Do the math.
Yep. Moving through the state assembly to have them vote sooner too..
Won’t be long before the outlaw homeschooling. You will see.
that’s what I’m afraid of. Thankfully I have my credentials just in case they try to pull a fast one!
What do you mean your credentials?
licensed teaching credential. Many states seem to think of you have a worthless degree in liberal arts you are more qualified to teach than a parent without one.
Seriously !!! Parents MUST OPEN THEIR EYES!!! Not because its FREE is good Not because it comes from the gov. Means its moral!
Bush 1 started it with Goals 2000. They’ve been at this for decades.
my son is in public high school, he is not allowed to voice anything other than a liberal point of view. his teachers regular bash our president. He says there are many opposing views but if they speak out they will get a lower grade in the class or teased
With all respect, but bashing early childhood education programs like pre-k is not the answer. They are not “brainwashing” at this age. Please visit a preschool. Kids are taught some of the basics they need. Things like socializing, sharing, and get to play a lot. Yes, they are also taught how to hold a crayon, pencil, paint brush, etc… They are also taught letters, sounds, fine and gross motor skills… Both of my kids were in preschool at about age 3. They are in middle school and upper elementary school. Teach them values, faith, morals, kindness, etc… starting at home and continue encouraging as they grow.
Not all pre-school programs push gender confused agendas, but even when it doesn’t, it sets the groundwork. They separate kids from parents and break attachments so they look to their peers and government for answers. One of the first things the Nazis and communists did when they took over was to require early preschool, sometimes even at 2yr old. Indoctrination works best when you start them young.
It’s the “requiring” that’s the issue. It’s laying groundwork for indoctrination. First it was college, then high school, then middle school, now elementary. All frog in the water strategy.
Early childhood education isn’t beneficial for children. They need emotional bonding with mom. Waste of money may help for the ones in dysfunctional homes.
Next they’ll have “reprehensibles”/representatives in the delivery rooms across America to be handed your babies after you do the labor, so that they can continue parenting the children who they think cannot be parented by any other entity than the state.
Public education has gone down the drain. Not teaching them cursive( writing) oh and forget the math reading.
The government doesn’t want them to be able to read that would make them be able think for themselves… Let’s teach them education on SEXUALITY they can sure use that for a job. Or better yet be sexual abused by the bullies in the schools.
Here is a post from a South Carolina anti-Common Core group:
As New York City expands its universal pre-K program to all of the city’s three-year-olds, will compulsory schooling laws for preschoolers follow?
Here is New York City Department of Education white paper detailing a “birth-to-five system of early care and education,” granting more power to government officials to direct early childhood learning and development.
My bet is Rep Neal Collins and other progressive elected politicians in Columbia
love this idea.
Here is a post from the Florida anti-iReady group:
I have contacted the principal with the letter, as well as email requesting the statues that i-Ready use is required. I have received nothing, and my son is being forced into doing this program for 2 days now. He asks for them to call his mom, and is ignored and forced. I am drafting another letter to send to school. Should I involve the superintendent? What should I do? Thanks for any help. My son has an IEP, but this is not in it.
I have asked him tomorrow not to login. He told me that the principal came into computer lab and told him he is in charge in school and he has to do this. Today he asked for the teacher to call me, and he was ignored and told to do it.
Here is a post from the Common Core Diva:
Warriors, here is the Setting Brushfires interview about federal led educratic home from invasions. Please share with all education choices, it is that serious.
Here is a post from the anti-CBE group, albeit from over a year ago:
It is not just me…
Achieve3000
From a friend in another state…..
“I have shared this before but this is my experience with Achieve3000:
I have so much to say about Achieve3000 that I have to compose a novel here so please bear with me. Achieve3000 is owned by a venture capitalist firm called Insight Venture Partners and is based in New Jersey.
I first learned about Achieve3000 over three years ago when we were told that our school, Salt Creek Elementary, along with others schools within Chula Vista Elementary School District and Sweetwater Union High School District, would be piloting the software for the Common Core Social Studies standards. I knew at the time that there were no CC Social Studies standards so I thought this was very odd and I started researching them. I took their sample test on their website and at the end of the test a “KidBiz” email questionnaire popped up. It was set up like a chat session to ask kids questions but it didn’t provide any of the questions other than to say “tell us about yourself.” So, I called the company and asked them what types of questions they would be asking my kids. They told me that they would just be asking them what they thought of the test. When I pointed out to her that the website specifically said that they would be asking questions about the student she went dead silent and after a long pause she said, “I can’t give you those questions.” I said, “Thanks, that’s all I need to know about your company,” and hung up. It ends up that Achieve3000 did not just pilot their program in our schools, they used our children for research on their own program without the informed consent of the parents. You can order their “research” done in Chula Vista schools from their website. Their website is now closed off to previews by the public.
After asking some questions on FB about Achieve3000, a teacher in Florida privately messaged me that she logged on as a student and tried the program. The program told her that she wasn’t at a reading level to become a teacher. A Chula Vista parent told me that her daughter came home in tears every day because this program gives a message to the students who don’t pass that says, “We’re sorry, you’re not College and Career Ready.” Think for a minute on the competency of an “education” company that would even consider a message like that as appropriate for a young child. Our principal invited a rep from Achieve3000 to come to our school to do a presentation for the parents. In the slide show, she had pictures of workers along with their Lexile levels. The lowest levels showed that you could become a cashier at a grocery store with the highest levels at a doctor, etc.. It was so shockingly classist and disrespectful to families of our students and members of our community that for once, I was at a loss for words. A teacher/parent spoke up in the audience to complain that the Spanish used in Achieve3000 was not the same Spanish used in Mexico and that even with her bilingual teaching credential she had difficulty reading the 5th grade material. My son is opted out of this program but I’ve heard of two occasions in his classroom alone where students hacked into other kids’ accounts and messed things up. One time the kids knew the other kids’ passwords and the other time the kids hacked in through a back door. These are 5th graders.
This brings me to the issue of the collection of student data. Changes made to the FERPA law were done to accommodate third party data collection from companies such as Achieve3000 with a “vested interest” in the educational outcomes of our students. What types of data are they collecting? Are they collecting social behavioral data based off of the articles chosen by our kids? Are they asking students personal questions about their interests for market research through their KidBiz and TeenBiz programs? Are they selling this data? What happens if their company is acquired or folds? Who owns this data?
Achieve uses its own Lexile leveling program. Lexile leveling is criterion-referenced and only measures word frequency and word count. It also uses Bayesian methodology to level readers. Thus, the whole reason why the CCSS have an emphasis on informational text; to facilitate Competency Based Education programs like Achieve3000. They haven’t been able to create a computer reading test capable of using nuanced complex fiction texts yet. Achieve3000 aggregates articles from the Associated Press and changes the sentences and vocabulary to accommodate the Lexile level. When our principal was first trying to sell us on Achieve3000 I naively thought that they might be using articles out of National Geographic or Scientific American. By strictly using only AP articles they save on costs by avoiding payments to any magazine or book publishing companies. Money, money, money.
In Chula Vista, Dr. Nelson made a video for Achieve3000 that was up on their website for a while and he was also paid $1k to give a speech for them. After he retired from CVESD last year, he now works for Achieve3000. Follow the money.
Achieve3000 is exactly the type of Competency Based Education, CBE, program that I suspected would find its way into San Diego Unified Schools after I heard the announcement of the decreased testing last week. For those who have been following the corporate education reforms across the country, we know that the plan is to decrease district testing and imbed it in CBE for continuous real-time assessments of students.
At best, Achieve3000 is good for teaching to the test to prep for the SBAC. At worst, teachers will be ushering in their own pink slips by supporting programs like these in the classroom.
I suspect that by the time computer programs are capable of handling the complexity of fiction that the art of reading fiction in our culture may die out due to programs like Achieve3000 in our schools.”
And some replies to this post:
My heart sank reading this. What a travesty. Sharing.
My district uses this..
I think many Florida districts use this. I spoke out at a sb meeting.
contacted our board and have shared over and over with parents….Nothing. No concerns. It’s unreal. Feel like Chicken Little when it comes to the software issues like this, Iready, & Istation…and so many more.
So when teachers are forced to use Lexiles to group students, to assign books, or to suggest placement in a remediated reading class it hurts the kids. Principals want data and Achieve and iready have more than enough data to share. It’s much easier to toss out computerized data- like the baseball card in Unify, but if we could focus our time on actual teaching and stop all this computerized nonsense, then public schools could churn out kids that can and enjoy reading!!!! It irritates me when teachers talk it up so much and try to tell me why it’s so great- it’s not great, it’s easy. I get that some are so overburdened with data and accountability that easy takes over…maybe it’s all part of the long game to defunct public ed.
It is all part of “the plan”.
Or when I was told that Achieve adjusts levels and I reply that they only reduce word count in sentences and syllables in words. That’s the only difference- the vocabulary is basically the same I am met with “it accurately predicts testing” DUH- it’s a program set up like a test, it doesn’t teach reading skills… grrrr
This is why I left public education for Christian school. I will never forget teaching in public school and being called into the office by the Achieve 3000 rep telling me that I was, and I quote, “ the worst teacher in the school for usage of Achieve 3000.” I was put on a “special plan” to get my scores up. I left that same year. I now am teaching, real teaching with freedom. Just a mere suggestion to switch our reading curriculum to novels was both welcomed and encouraged . I have no data notebook and am not monitored by anyone. After 22 years of teaching children , I stood up and refused to be belittled and humiliated by a program that does not produce readers . My paycheck is way less, but my heart is full. Achieve 3000 does not make readers, it breaks them and turns them off to reading.
Here is another post, albeit from about two years ago, from the anti-CBE group:
Does anyone know anything about Imagine Learning. Our ELL kids in our county are required to do 30 minutes per day on it along with iReady 30 minutes per day. Teacher VAM is based on iReady. Teachers were told Imagine takes priority but to try and get the ELL kids on iReady as often as you can because it counts for VAM and you want the kids to be familiar with it.
I’m horrified by this. I’m so glad I never went back to teaching in our county. Manatee is desperate, has an asst superintendent of curriculum and instruction who is clueless, only taught for one year overseas and has only been a principal. She has no background in curriculum so falls back on CBE, DISTAR-Direct Instruction and Acaletics. Crap test prep every day for our title 1, ESE, and ELL kids.
Our district told us to do no more than 45 mins per week for iReady.
I am in FL. Our kids grades K-5 are required by our district in Manatee County to do 30 minutes per day. Teachers in grades K-2 are desperate because this test is tied to pay and job security. We have annual contracts here because we are a right to work state. The day is disrupted every day because students have to take 90 minutes of their reading block to march into the computer lab, and be out before the next class shows up 30 minutes later. It’s an incredible waste of instructional time.
Here is a post from Alice Linahan:
THEY ARE IMPLEMENTING SECOND ORDER CHANGE!
Did you know, when the Columbine murders occurred, they were implementing Dr. Robert Marzano’s learning theories and teaching strategies?
I wish more people knew the truth about where those come from.
From Betsy Kraus’ 2013 Report Common Core is Hostile to Christian and Catholic Education found here:
TRANSFORMATION
Dr. Robert Marzano is a leading educational researcher, trainer, and supporter of Common Core. He stated that Common Core is a SECOND ORDER CHANGE. (SOC)
SECOND ORDER CHANGE: Educator John C. Hillary discussed Second Order Change in a 1990-91 issue of “Outcomes” (OBE). He described SOC as framing the social system causing ambiguity, discontinuity, anxiety, frustration, paranoia, cynicism and anger. The eventual outcome is a transformed or renewed organization. It requires one to violate or challenge the established culture.
Second Order Change is planned chaos to change our whole social culture from freedom to socialism:
Please be aware of the Transformative Ignatian Pedagogy taught in Jesuit and other schools, with references including the Carnegie Foundation, Robert Marzano, John Dewey, Paulo Freire, and Jerome Bruner, who conceived of Mastery Learning, OBE. (See Catholic References)
COMMON CORE aligned College and Career Readiness standards are HOSTILE TO ALL OUR STUDENTS
It is a Marxist, Socialistic, Global, Educational SYSTEM incorporating:
Behavioral and mind-control techniques through OBE, the Marxist dialectic, and Transformational Teaching. This is all locked in by computer assessment and computer cybernation.
Its aim is to provide a workforce for a Soviet-style planned economy for global
servants. *
THE COMPUTER ACCOUNTABILITY CONTROL SYSTEM USED FOR COMMON CORE IS NOT NEW. NOR ARE COMMON STANDARDS NEW. THEY WERE INSTALLED IN THE STATES WITH FEDERAL MONEY IN THE 70’S AND 80’S.
Common Core Standards are just the latest standards funneled into this air-tight system.
ONE CANNOT GET RID OF COMMON CORE OR “EFFECTIVE” TEACHING WITHOUT GETTING RID OF THE SYSTEM THAT LOCKS IT IN.
In addition to textbooks, tests and assessments, there are:
Accrediting Agencies for private, Christian, and Catholic schools which require that “Effective” Teaching be applied to classroom instruction. (Such as AdvancED)
Another factor linking Common Core to private schools is government funding through equitable distribution, which I believe has definite Common Core strings attached.
There are still more threats to Catholic, Christian and Public education:
In 2008 Louis Gerstner, Former Chief Executive of IBM, called on Obama for national standards for a core curriculum.
He went on to say:
“…I recommend that President-elect Barack Obama convene a meeting of our nation’s governors and seek agreement to the following:
“Abolish all local school districts save 70 (50 states; 20 largest cities). Some states may choose to leave some of the rest as community service organizations, but they would have no direct involvement in the critical task of establishing standards, selecting teachers, and developing curricula.” (see references)
Does this say Digital Cyber-Computer Education for all with centralized control and the end of textbooks?
How will you know what your child is being taught, or what personal information might be gathered?
SINCE THEN HUNDREDS UPON HUNDREDS OF PUBLIC SCHOOLS, AS WELL AS CATHOLIC SCHOOLS, HAVE BEEN CLOSED. WHEN PUBLIC SCHOOLS CLOSE, FUNDS HAVE BEEN ALLOCATED TO OPEN CHARTER SCHOOLS.
CHARTERS ARE PUBLIC SCHOOLS RUN BY NON-ELECTED BOARDS SO LOCAL CONTROL IS LOST. RACE-TO-THE-TOP, ARNE DUNCAN, AND OBAMA HAVE CALLED FOR INCREASED CHARTER OPENINGS.
ACCORDING TO DIANE RAVITCH, INNER-CITY CATHOLIC SCHOOLS CLOSE WHEN CHARTERS OPEN.
IN SOME INSTANCES, COMPACTS ARE FORMED AMONG PUBLIC, CHARTER, AND PAROCHIAL SCHOOLS, THUS SPELLING THE LOSS OF LOCAL VOTER CONTROL, AND PERHAPS CHRISTIAN IDENTITY.
IN MANY OF THESE TYPE OF PLANS, THE CONTROL IS TRANSFERRED TO MAYORS WHO APPOINT THEIR OWN BOARDS.
THERE ARE MANY VARIATIONS OF THIS SCENARIO. INNER CITY CATHOLIC SCHOOLS ARE JOINING THESE COMPACTS WITH THE HELP OF FOUNDATIONS LIKE THE MELINDA AND BILL GATES AND THE WALTON FOUNDATIONS.
IT IS MY SUSPICION THAT ALL OF THESE CATHOLIC SCHOOLS MUST SUBSCRIBE TO COMMON CORE.
THE ARCHDIOCESE OF BOSTON’S INNER CITY SCHOOLS JOINED ONE OF THESE COMPACTS AND NOW THERE IS COMMON CORE IN THESE SCHOOLS.
WON’T THAT INCUR DATA GATHERING ON CATHOLIC STUDENTS? I DETAIL THIS IN MY THIRD REPORT.
ONE OF THE MAJOR, MAJOR ORGANIZATIONS IMPLEMENTING THESE KINDS OF COMPACTS AND SCHOOL REOGANIZATION DESIGNS IS THE CENTER FOR REINVENTING PUBLIC EDUCATION (CRPE)
The CRPE is funded by the Gates Foundation, Carnegie Foundation, Walton Foundation, Broad Foundation, Annie B. Casey Foundation, National Alliance for Charter Schools, U. S. Department of Education, and more.
I will use the CRPE’s plan, IMPLEMENTED BY THE CEE-TRUST, for Missouri as an example of how these organizations are spreading their innovations across our nation to “reinvent both public and private education.”
CEE-Trust’s policy makers are CRPE and the Fordham Institute.
THE CEE-TRUST, FUNDED BY THE GATES FOUNDATION, THE JOYCE FOUNDATION, AND THE CARNEGIE FOUNDATION FOR ADVANCEMENT IN TEACHING, HAS BEEN CONTRACTED BY THE MISSOURI DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION TO FORMULATE A PLAN TO REORGANIZE OUR NON-ACCREDITED SCHOOLS IN KANSAS CITY AND ST. LOUIS. IT CAN ALSO BE APPLIED TO NEIGHBORING DISTRICTS OR ANY SCHOOL DISTRICT IN MISSOURI.
I believe this proposal is just one of many radical blueprints to destroy public and eventually private schools by setting up Community Education. In this plan, all power resides in non-elected officials. Local school districts are replaced by Community School Offices with an appointed advisory board. Local school boards are dissolved. (Maybe someday to be restored but with a very different venue.)
The plan, entitled the Conditions for Success, allows private schools to become “operators” under the umbrella of the Community Schools Office. Public school funds follow the student so he or she can choose ANY school, community or private, as long as the school is religion-neutral and submits to the non-elected authority of the Community School Office.
Other proposals Include:
Personalized Instruction, a longer school day, a longer school year by 50 or more days, and enforced Pre-K.
This plan specifies “Selective Admission Schools”, which appear to be elite schools for the brightest of students. Apparently, they will be given a superior education, but with the global Common Core spin. These schools will only be a very small fraction of the total community schools.
In 1987 Thomas Sticht, with the National Institute of Education, said:
“Many companies have moved operations to places with cheap, relatively poorly educated labor. What may be crucial, they say, is the dependability of a labor force and how well it can be managed and trained, not its general educational level, although a small cadre of highly educated creative people is essential to innovation and growth. Ending discrimination and changing values are probably more important than reading in moving low income families into the middle class.” (deliberate dumbing down of america. p. 216)
Are we now dumbing down the masses with Common Core for a reliable labor force, while giving a cadre of select students a real education, all in the name of equality and social justice?
The Texas Association of School Administrators (TASA) New Vision for Public Education has been fully implementing Marzano’s Second Order Change (SOC). Please see page 27 of this 2009 TASA publication.
In 2012 according to TASA, The Texas High-Performance Schools Consortium takes shape — originally 23 Texas school districts — were selected in 2012 by the commissioner of education. The Consortium began its work in October 2012 with superintendents and district teams working through the fall semester to determine the strategy for conducting the Consortium’s work as specified in SB 1557 and to produce the Consortium’s first report, delivered in December 2012.
In 2012 TASA’s Future-Ready Superintendents designed its inaugural Future-Ready Superintendents Leadership Institute. TASA’s Student-Centered Schools Future-Ready Students Document; The Moral Imperative: From Vision to Action Future-Ready Superintendents Leadership Institute The Moral Imperative: From Vision to Action If we teach today’s students as we taught yesterday’s, we rob them of tomorrow. John Dewey, Schools of Tomorrow, 1915
2012-13 TASA pushes Anti-Testing Resolution
In 2012, TASA prepared a sample school board resolution to build support for the anti-testing STAAR Opt-out movement. By January 2013, 881 Texas school districts — 86 percent of Texas districts and 91 percent of its students — had adopted the resolution. Dozens of Chambers of Commerce and PTA groups across Texas passed similar resolutions.
In 2011 Texas legislators overwhelmingly pass SB 6. SB 6 allows textbook publishers to bypass the state adoption process. Under SB 6, the Instructional materials (IM) only have to cover 50% of the TEKS (even though school districts by law are required to cover 100% of the TEKS). It is SB 6 that opened the door for CSCOPE and other Common Core-aligned College and Career Readiness instructional materials that are not aligned with the SBOE-approved-and-mandated TEKS to proliferate our public schools. In addition, for the permanent education fund (PEF) to now be used for the professional development of teachers for online digital learning.
It is very important to note as did Peter Greene: “The Common Core Standards can be understood as data tags, a way to label tasks and achievements of students. But consider a set of data tags such as the mood tags on Facebook
It is very important to understand what we are seeing is a philanthropic business model designed to access a “captive market”, students, for-profit and control. Students behavioral data is their greatest commodity. Bill Gates has been instrumental in Texas just like Missouri in setting up this philanthropic model.
In 2000, the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation gave the Texas Association of School Administrators (TASA) a grant for 6.3 million dollars.
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Texas Leadership Center Date: June 2000 The purpose of the grant to TASA: to provide superintendents and principals from public and private schools access to quality leadership development focused on technology integration and whole systems change.
In 2006 TASA’s New Mission to transform Public Education begins.
According to TASA’s timeline in 2006 public school superintendents from across the state were inspired to come together to create a new vision for public education in Texas. Meeting as the Public Education Visioning Institute for two years, they shared ideas on how to transform Texas public education to meet the needs of 21st-century students.
In 2007 the Texas Education Agency (TEA) was given a $7 million dollar grant by the Gates foundation. With the stated purpose: to provide funding towards a longitudinal evaluation of the Texas High School Project now known as “Educate Texas” funded by“Communities Foundation of Texas”, as a way to understand the effectiveness of individual projects and programs, as well as overall effectiveness.
In 2007 a new special interest group formed by Mike Moses and Bill Ratliff called, Raise Your Hand. https://www.raiseyourhandtexas.org/
In 2008, TASA created the New Vision for Public Education Document.
In 2009-10 according to TASA the “Consortium is Conceptualized”
“With a visioning document for school transformation in hand, the group sought a means to begin work to fulfill that vision. They conceptualized a network of school districts that could do the work and described it in the Guidelines for Establishment of the High-Performance Schools Consortium.
”Interestingly, this document mirrors this Gates Foundation- High Performing School Districts; Challenge, Support, Alignment, and Choice White Paper: High-Performance School Districts: Challenge, Support, Alignment, and Choice
In 2011 according to TASA Law Establishes the Consortium
The 82nd Texas Legislature made the Consortium official with Senate Bill 1557. The law established the Texas High-Performance Schools Consortium and charged it with improving student learning in Texas by developing innovative high-priority learning standards and assessment and accountability systems.
In 2015 HB 2804 created the Texas Commission on Next Generation Assessments and Accountability to “develop and make recommendations for new systems of student assessment and public school accountability.”
In Dec. 2015 Republican Gov. Gregg Abbott appointed Texas Education Agency (TEA) Commissioner of Education, Mike Morath. Commissioner Mike Morath proceeded to restructured the TEA. Putting in place, Teach For America (TFA) federally funded (thru Higher Education Act) pro-charter and Choice school organizers. |
One of the most controversial hires being AJ Crabill, Deputy of Governance of the TEA making $180k a year and whose highest attainment of education is a high school diploma:
Morath’s new deputy commissioner positions, created as part of a sweeping reorganization of the Texas Education Agency have been filled as follows.
Deputy of Governance, A.J. Crabill (Kansas City Democrat Treasurer) was also known as Airick West makes $180K
Teach for America Alumni, Deputy of Academics, (California Democrat) Penny Schwinn – $180K
Teach for America Alumni, Deputy of Educator Support, Martin Winchester – $180K
Teach for America Alumni, Deputy of Operations, (Washington D.C. Democrat) Megan Aghazadian – $160K
Deputy of Finance, Kara Belew is on the comptroller’s payroll already as an Abbott senior policy advisor at 159K as noted in this article.
Looks like it pays to work for the TEA and it looks like TFA is a recruiting ground for transformational change agents!!
“Teach for America is a $400 million “non-profit” that exists not only to save children, but also to steer public policy, and public dollars, to corporate reformers, primarily through the promotion of market-based solutions: charter district reform, deregulation of teacher education, and merit-based pay.
TFA is also, through its spin-off organization Leadership for Educational Equity, working to place alumni in administrative jobs and in elected positions, utilizing a powerful network of foundations, educational institutions, and related organizations, legislative policy groups, and individuals who are at the forefront of charter school reform efforts.”
In 2016 Texas Commissioner Mike Morath calls for new non-cognitive character standards to be put in place. Hear in his own words as he speaks at the Next Generation of Assessments and Accountability Commission Meeting. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z-aj7S–oks
Here is a post from an Illinois political group:
Illinois is facing a shortage of students – and a surplus of school district administrators.
From 2014 to 2018, student enrollment at Illinois K-12 public school districts fell by 2%, reflected by a nearly identical percentage drop in those districts’ total teachers during that time.
Despite Illinois school districts losing both students and teachers, their administrators grew 1.5% during the four-year period. (from Illinois Policy)
Here is a post from the California anti-radical sex ed group:
Parents… we have seen much talk kids getting access to medical assistance (mental health and sexual health ONLY) without parent knowledge. I just received a block from our insurance on accessing ANY/ALL of my 12 year olds medical records without his consent. This appears to be an overreach by the medical insurance company. HIPPA does not support this either. Can anyone steer me to understanding this better.
California law. It’s not the insurance company. I have kaiser and same thing. Apparently they are entitled to privacy even though we are still responsible for them. 🤷♀️
It is NOT (only capitalizing for emphasis) California law. The law is only regarding mental and sexual health. This has me blocked from ALL claims. It’s an over reach. There is no law that allows the insurance company to block all claims
hmmmm…. Kaiser has me blocked completely too.
Exactly. It’s an over reach. If they want to flag an visits that have to do with mental and sexual health, go for it. But this is all claims.
I have Kaiser as well and my older two have been blocked since they were 13 as well
That happened to us with IEHP (medical) with information throughout Mychart when my daughter turned 12
My daughter is severely disabled on a wheelchair, she is blind and can’t speak at all.
I mean is not that she will get up next week and say “I want to be in charge of my health now and on “ Is Ridiculus but that is how the system works right now 🙄
Working in pediatrics, this is the law. They can get certain lab tests done without your knowledge and my employer for example with eat the cost. It wont be billed to insurance to protect the kids privacy. It’s been this way for at least 7 years…
the law has been in place for many years. Happened to me when my almost 20yr old turned 12 as well. I got a very similar email. They can receive many forms of medical treatment without parental consent and therefore they don’t want you having access to their medical records. I used my child’s email, passwords and such to give myself permission back into them til she was 18. It’s not your insurance. It’s CA law.
I have Blue Cross Blue Shield. I called to get information on several claims we received for our 14-year-old. He is my stepson. Because his mother took him to the hospital that evening, though he is on my insurance, they would not discuss anything regarding the claim with me. I was so angry!!!!!
All I wanted to know is exactly what we are being charge for line by line.
This saddens me to no end. It’s like the government has taken away our ability to parent our kids and guide them when they need medical assistance. My son is a senior in high school and is not allowed to bring Tylenol to school, but if he was a daughter she could go and have an abortion without my knowledge or consent! If my son causes a car accident and someone is severely hurt other than him, I am legally liable and financially liable. But sure take my right away as a parent to know if my son is a danger to himself or others or may need assistance with the medical condition!
It is all about protecting abortion at all costs. It has nothing to do with concern over privacy, abusive parents, etc (unless, of course, you are so “abusive” as to not want your child to kill their unborn baby)
Here is a post from Alice Linahan:
The Taps Act HR 838
Pre-Crime Surveillance is exactly what is being set up in schools across Texas through Gov. Abbott’s School Safety plan. This is why they HAD TO PASS HB18, SB 504 and SB11 which now includes SB10.
Here is a post from the Minnesota anti-Common Core group:
What a breath of fresh air! Minnesota is also a “local control” state, but local residents and school boards have yet to truly use their right to advocacy in many districts. From [name redacted]:
“This is NOT about whether you agree with Sex Ed curriculum or not— it is whether you think State and Fed legislators should be allowed to dictate local curriculum. I am VERY interested in this as it applies to local control. Just imagine if districts had risen up and said NO to Parcc, NO to Common Core.”
“The school board of the D38 Lewis-Palmer district in Monument is opposing Colorado’s new sex ed law. Citing local control, the school board says Denver legislators should not be able to control what local educators teach, or do not teach in their classrooms.”
Here is a post from the Florida anti-iReady group:
Long post: This week is testing week at my son’s school for language art and math. He’s in 8th grade. I decided to opt out. I got a call from his teacher to talk about my concerns. She listened and didn’t make him take it but mentioned that she would let administrators know of my concerns. I got a call from the principal asking me about my concerns on Iready and FSA. After listing my concerns, he started to tell me that this was the way to assess his level and that he could be put in remedial courses if he didn’t take them. I cut him off and asked him, “You’re going to place a straight A student in remedial courses because he’s not taking these assessments? What did you do before these programs to assess students’ levels?” He didn’t answer the question but instead asked if I was willing to have him take it on paper and pencil. And I’m not because the test would be no different.
From what I’ve read, teachers do not see correct answers or incorrect answers on Iready. Iready generates a report and lumps students into categories. Because it’s not specific information on my child, how is this assessment helping him or the teacher? How can any teacher take action on such a broad category? I explained this to him and all he said is he would have to get back to me.
I’m just frustrated. I apologize for the long post. Any help would be appreciated.
And some replies to this post:
they can NOT place your child in remedial courses based on not taking the iReady test or the FSA. You may need to write a letter stating you understand that this is the recommended course of action, but you are opting out of it. They cannot use remedial courses as a “punishment”.
When you say it’s “testing week” are they taking the iReady Diagnostic Test?
yes. They are taking the Iready diagnostic. The language arts teacher mentioned it’s done over the next few days, starting today. He has it for both math and language arts.
I’ve tried to research where it says they cannot place him in remedial courses by opting out of these assessments, but I haven’t found that information. Can you point me in the right direction? I know that the school will call back and I want to be prepared with necessary documentation
every parent has to make the decision about iReady independently. My children take the diagnostic tests. They do not, however, participate in the daily classwork or homework components. The diagnostic testing is not accurate or reliable, but for me it’s not the battle I want to fight. I don’t put much weight on the results but my kids know that and they aren’t stressed. That being said, my reasons for opting out are different than those who opt out because of data collection.
Stand by and I will try to find you the documentation.
what county are you in? Orange County allows a waiver.
this will help you, too.
HB 7069 removed the requirement for intensive reading/math classes. Check out this document, page 11 for the specific language for middle school students.
Ok so is anyone other than me having problems with push back from an OCPS principal? I was told today on the phone, (he really doesn’t want to email), that OCPS purchased FLKRS from renaissance so students must log into the test using a personal identifier. He also stated that OCPS has NO other provisions for assessments for students in kindergarten other than IREADY.
And some replies to this post:
Don’t believe them. They have paper FLKRS in a file! It’s been used for countless years. Everywhere
HA! IReady for K only started a few years ago. What did they do for assessment before iReady.
Heads up, KINDERGARTEN PARENTS – If you received a notification about the FLKRS test (FL Kindergarten Readiness Screener), it used to be an assessment done by the teacher. Not any more… Read this.
NO, it’s not required by law. YES, you can opt out. If you’re told you can’t opt out, ask for that law. In writing.
“Section 1002.69, Florida Statutes (F.S.), requires the Florida Department of Education to adopt a statewide kindergarten screening instrument that assesses the readiness of each student for kindergarten based on the performance standards adopted by the department under section 1002.67(1), F.S., for the Voluntary Prekindergarten Education Program (VPK). The screening instrument, known as the Florida Kindergarten Readiness Screener (FLKRS), must be administered to all public school kindergarten students within the first 30 days of each school year.”
“must be administered to all public school kindergarten students” Does not say kids have to take it. NOW, here’s the rub. Are they going to make Kindergarteners opt out?
And what if your child did not attend VPK, should your child’s data be used to unfairly assess VPKs statewide? Does it even associate your child with the VPK they attended? No. It does not.
Here is a post that was shared in the California anti-radical sex ed group:
After researching the Comprehensive Sexual Education (CSE) being forced onto our youth, we were able to trace its roots all the way to the United Nations. In order to try to understand why the push back to our concerns was so strong I joined a delegation of amazing women and we headed to the United Nations Civil Society Conference.
Today we finished day two of a three day conference and the things we have heard so far are very eye opening and disturbing. The UN is not even trying to hide the fact that they are targeting our youth and attacking the family unit.
I have one more day of this craziness to make it through then it’s back to the battle field back home…even more determined than ever to get this CSE garbage away from our children.. — in Salt Lake City, Utah.
And some replies to thsi post:
Global Compact For Migration. Now the CSE. What’s next from the UN?
Global police states?
They aren’t hiding it. And worst yet is many unsuspecting countries where comprehensive sex ed is being pushed don’t understand what you understand. The UN is like a wolf in sheep’s clothing. Glad you’re able to attend and see it in real time. Blessings for safe travel back home.
Agenda 2020 then Agenda 2030. Yup. It’s ALL in writing and began in the 1950’s.
Did you hear about the UN’s cancellation of the pro-life meeting there? They said it was too controversial for their sustainability goals. 🤦♀️
yes. I actually met the with one of the panelists who was supposed to speak at that meeting. Dr. Kani Diop. She is an immigrant from Africa and was going to speak about creating laws to protect young women from being forced into arranged marriages and laws to stop female genital mutilation of little girls. They found her topic “not inclusive and too controversial”.
Rather than have her fly all the way back home without delivering her message we gathered at a different location to hear her speak.
Here is a post from a Nevada anti-Common Core group:
The Adversity Score has been “modified.” From the story:
“The College Board is launching a tool called Landscape, which will provide admissions counselors with information about a student’s background, like average neighborhood income and crime rates, but Coleman said the data points will not be given a score.”
Here is a post from the California anti-radical sex ed group:
If you have kids in the early grades…be watching for how your teachers are teaching reading. I’ve had to deal with this with my own children…it’s a real issue!
My son before being pulled from elementary couldn’t deal with reading and still would rather not . He sees a word and guessed it but only from the sight words he caught up until 1st grade .he is ADHD ( I hate labels ) so it’s always hard to catch words in a heap of letters . I couldn’t believe that he would skip words get a word complete wrong that merely had the first letter the same . I had taught my kids to read early because they kept asking whaz dat 😂😂
But to think that if he had continued along the path of guessing the sight words that he may never would have learned to sound words out . I cannot believe what is being taught and allowed . Our kids are failing in the public schools and this right here was one of my sons issues .
My don went through this, too.
It was harder too because
Unknown to me , they would ask him if he wanted to do his work and if he said no , they would say ” ok , we will try again tomorrow !!”
No no no , I talked with the teachers everyday I never knew this until I told them it takes him 2 hours for homework. They asked if u wanted him to only do a 1/4 of everything. No !! He needs to do it all and correctly on time . This is when we were told that they try for at least 1/4 of the work to get done and if they don’t want to do it , they can try again tomorrow .
Talk about putting kids back instead of leading them forward . Horrible !!
Well here in California we are still teaching phonics. Has always worked well!
you are very lucky if your district is choosing to do so, because most don’t.
not all of CA. My girls were all being taught this system. You only got taught phonics if you were falling way behind. You got pulled from class once a week for an extra 20 min one on one session with a resource teacher.
Also, some schools just sort of “add a little phonics” to a mostly “whole language” system. Then they say they are teaching phonics when really they aren’t…at least not very thoroughly or well.
you and other parents should get together go to school district meetings and fight for phonics. Get the reading scores for all schools in the district and also take your concens to the state department of education. Years ago our district superintendent instructed that all phonics curriculum be removed from the classrooms. Many teachers kept and continued phonics and soon phonics was again being used in grades 1-3.
My daughters school does this and it has led my child to not be able to sound words out – she guesses from the picture or from the first letter, never even paying attention to each letter 😦
truth! My son is an excellent reader, but, when he doesn’t know a word, instead of sounding it out phonetically, he just picks any word that is close to what it “looks like”. During his years of learning to read, he had a thousand “sight words”. Many could be sounded out phonetically. Now, he thinks everything can be a sight word.
I thought they had done away with this, wow anything other than phonics based hurts reading in the long run.
Here in Ca, at a fundamental school in my area, this method was taught to my kindergartener, and also the idea of “chopping” word sounds… not blending a single sound.
I have pulled her for homeschool in 1st grade and included some of the old Distar blending and practice methods that I used as a kid at my co-op homeschool program… in less than two full weeks of school she has developed as a reader more than anything the public school taught. She still chops up sounds sometimes but then has zero ability to figure out what the word is. Once she blends the sounds together… it makes sense.
No more “looking for picture clues” for us!!!
Would you mind explaining what you mean about chopping words in stead of blending? I’m not sure what that means and I want to know more so I can be watching for it if I see it.
They taught her to sound out each letter alone, and “chop” the word apart.
example word: mat
Sounding it out by “chopping up” the word :
“m / a / t”
Without regard to how the sounds come together, combining these sounds doesn’t become natural.
Instead, it becomes almost like three separate words that somehow have to magically come together without being told how. Very hard to progress through words beyond basic CVC words.
Blended:
Slowly:
Mmmmaaaaaaatt
Repeat slowly again:
Mmmmaaaaaaatt
Say it fast:
mat
Hope this helps!
Hmm. I know I taught my own kids to say the sounds individually as a first step before we blended them…and that was only a first step before moving towards the more blended way. Also, we learned something similar when learning to spell…the ability to segment the word. So, for instance, in the phonics based homeschool curriculum I used, in their spelling program we would say a short word and we would pull down colored tiles for each sound in the word made. So I would say mat (the whole word) then say m / a / t (like three separate words) and we taught my son to pull down a colored tile for each sound. Then I taught him how to break it up into the sounds so that he could turn a word like mat into m / a / t. It was imortant because it helped him hear all the sounds that made up the word, so he could pull those sounds out and spell the word. -When we moved on to words with blends like “shut” they would learn to pull down one color for “sh and another for u and another for t so they could hear all three parts (since things like “sh, ch, th” make sounds that are closer together and you just have to learn that those combinations make those sounds, so whem you hear “sh” you spell it “sh”. But that program encouraged you to go through a year of reading phonics first before working on the spelling (though I used a different program for reading so I’m not sure how it did teach that).
This is what’s happening with my son. I was told all kids do it and it’s a learning thing…funny though because I never did and neither did my peers at the time, we were all taught sounding it out slow the. Faster and faster until we could recognize the word for what it is. They are literally teaching kids to be terrible at this stuff. Turn a out most all public school kids do this not because of a development issue but because of how they are being taught
This “system” jacked up my daughter’s reading skills until 3rd grade where there were suddenly no pictures in the books at that reading level. We had to reteach everything. It made me crazy and made her feel dumb. I felt so bad for her too, but we got through it, and suddenly she enjoyed reading. I absolutely hate, hate, hate it. “Look at the picture for clues” only means, “try and guess the words” to a 5 year old.
my 6th grade grand daughter is having this issue…..
Omg the last 2 years this has been our struggle nightly and I didn’t even know it’s a thing. My daughter looks around on the page at the pictures and it would drive me insane. I didn’t know they are teaching that! Wtf! Now it makes sense! 😡
Yes , they don’t tell you and the kids don’t know the issue and how to tell us.
It’s part of the U.N. dumbing-down of America. Phonics used to be taught and we had a generation of reader’s! It’s been abandoned for “what do you think it says?” rather than sounding out the words and actually learning to read. Another plus for teaching your kids yourself.
And another post from this group:
For Spanish speaking parents. This is a legislator in Mexico condemning Comprehensive Sexual Education (CSE). Mexico also implemented CSE and as a result students began having sex earlier rather than lowering the number of young children having sex.
Here is a post from a vaccine skeptic group:
Not Vaccine related:
But First forcing vaccines now forcing kids apparently to pee on command…. wow yep just wow… kids gotta go wen they gotta go.. with holding is extremely bad!!!
(Not mine taken from another outraged parent)
News article below. found it
I saw an update on this. The principal sent a letter, made a video and wrote a post. Apparently the teachers went rogue and sent this themselves without school approval. It will not be the policy. Crazy though
It’s BS! I had to get a special note in hs that allowed me to urinate whenever I needed from my mother and doctor. We were given 3 bathroom passes for the semester and at the end of that time if you didn’t use your pass you would be awarded 5pt each pass towards your grade. Bladder control should not be related to your grade. I absolutely disagree with bathroom privileges being under this kind of control
That is incredibly false and very unsafe. You should urinate every couple of hours if you’re properly hydrated and should drink more than a carton of milk a day. Holding it too long only increases your risk of a urinary tract infection
I had issues with this in a special needs class for my son who is Autistic.. He was 100% potty trained never had accidents, then started school they were only allowing him to go at very spesific times.. He didn’t need to go.. I emailed the lead behavioral specialist and a team was put together to accomadate him.. As soon as he came home with a diaper I was DONE! He hated it but since he could not verbalize it, they just ignored him freaking out in panic over it. Not ok
The hell that would happen with my kids. There’s 6 hours in a day st school. 2-3 min won’t take away from so much. I’ve always told my girl if she needs to go , go. She won’t be in trouble.
Speaking from someone who needs surgery due to holding in my urine and getting frequent UTIs, I’m glad I’ll be homeschooling my children.
On a friend’s post about this yesterday I shared my own encounter with a like minded teacher.
My son’s kindergarten teacher tried this. She even attempted to speak to me about my son using the bathroom before lunch. Stating “he could have waited until we got to the cafeteria and used the bathroom nearby.”
I said well obviously he couldn’t hold it and I’d never expect him to. I told my son to go ANYTIME he had to. That he wouldn’t be in trouble and that I’d deal with the teacher.
Kids need more support than they are given at school. Sure they have breaks but is a 6 year old going to always be responsible to use the bathroom on a break? nope. When given the freedom they will play instead! Even forgetting they need to go because they are distracted. Consider lengthening break time by 10 min incorporating bathroom time as a designated time before or after where everyone needs to try and wash hands. Seems adding some time would save time in the long run. That’s my 2 cents. And anyway, by the time a kid has to go they’ve usually already BEEN holding it awhile.
Umm no. I had this issue with my son’s kindergarten teacher. She would take their bear bucks away if they took an extra bathroom break. This caused me to have to take my son to the doctor for a UTI. I went to the principal and teacher and WENT OFF because they ignored my request to not prevent my son from going when he needs to. I also had to get a doctor’s note. Fight this! I guarantee there are other parents who are not ok with this.
These teachers wouldn’t like me. I’m so fed up with crappy people (to give you an idea we deal with the VA) so I have 0 tolerance for foolishness like this anymore.
What!!!!!! The control issues in schools is absolutely ridiculous!! How about just talking with kids about the amount of time they’re taking to use the bathroom, see if they’re in there talking with friends etc explain the restroom
is not for that etc.
I pissed my pants in 3rd grade because of a bathroom communist. So did others. I also blame her for my inability to poo in public places.. I’ll go days without making brown trout if I’m away from home.
One of the teachers my son had in elementary school would make him hold it during the day. He was coming home with wet pants and I thought he was just holding it because he didn’t want to ask to go. Well turns out she wasn’t allowing him to go because they were supposed to go in the morning and at lunch. She got a not so nice email! I was so pissed! Needless to say, that was the last time he had an accident at school.
i had that happen when i was in 2nd grade. i asked so many times i got put in the time out chair and pooped myself. in my memory forever. hate teachers that dont let you go potty when you need to
They want first graders to hold their pee for TWO HOURS?! That’s not even healthy for an adult to do. I would definitely be talking to the principal!!
As a Mom of a T1 diabetic, this is infuriating and dangerous. Not just for all the obvious medical reason but also because increased urination is a classic sign of T1 diabetes onset. Most children are diagnosed well into DKA. Their glucose levels are sky high and excess urination is the only way to rid the body of the excess sugar. A few weeks prior to my sons diagnosis his third grade teacher had sent a note home about him using the bathroom to “get out of lesson time”. When he was diagnosed and admitted to the hospital, I had strong words with this teacher. She went on to teach 2 more of my children. She has since put up T1 warning signs on the bathroom door.
This is disgusting. I’m a teacher and it’s shocking that they’re asking children to wait 15 minutes when they have the urge to wee. Young children often put off going t the toilet, so by the time they voice their need to go, it’s pretty much urgent! What the actual fuck.
Here is a post that was shared in a Colorado anti-Common Core group:
Mom picked her son up early from school one afternoon for some bonding time while training on her firearms. That night the police show up. The next day he’s banned from school.
Here is a post that was shared in an anti-Common Core group:
A panel appointed by Mayor Bill de Blasio seeks to eliminate all gifted programs in New York City because they contain mostly white and Asian students.
I tried to wake up Waco ISD last year when they were considering a vote to turn over some of their low-performing schools to a fake nonprofit under SB 1882, the pro-privatization bill sponsored by former state rep Linda Koop (and Texas PTA, Commit).
Looks like there were lackluster results in Texas with these experiments. Texas Tribune reported:
“In Waco ISD, where five low-performing campuses were turned over to a new nonprofit, administrators said many teachers jumped ship at two of the schools before the partnership even began. That left the nonprofit starting at a disadvantage finding high-quality educators — a key goal of the partnership.
Those schools — J.H. Hines Elementary and G.W. Carver Middle — both improved significantly in 2017-18, but then plummeted to an F this year, with the latter dropping the equivalent of two grades.”
“The NYC Department of Education has adopted the SEL curriculum of Sanford Harmony, the fastest growing SEL curriculum provider in America, serving 8 million students in 18,000 schools. In the Sanford curriculum, the norm-setting process that has traditionally been implicit and internal becomes explicit and external. Students learn to behave and relate to each other through games such as “Emotions Bingo,” to map out “think-feel-do” chains,” to role-play “communications boosters” and “communications bloopers,” and to engage in “whole-body-listening.”
“Traditionally, teachers set expectations and students absorb them — or else receive a consequence for misbehavior. But SEL eschews consequences, diminishing the teacher as an authority figure, and instead of encouraging students to internally regulate their behavior, it encourages them to rely on external games and tools for guidance.”
”But as SEL sweeps the nation, parents will likely recognize that ideology and be alarmed by it. And just as with the Common Core, their alarm will undoubtedly be met with condescension, a response that will only serve to increase civic alienation and class division — to say nothing of the substantive effect this social and emotional engineering will have on the character of our next generation.”
“Twenty-two towns, counties and police departments in Texas are recovering after their computer systems were taken hostage just over a week ago. The state of Texas says the attacks, which happened simultaneously, were ransomware and the FBI is investigating. Ransomware locks up a victim’s files until money is paid or the users find another way to recover their data. More and more, critical public service networks are the targets. Before Texas, the city governments of Newark, Atlanta and Baltimore were hit and San Francisco’s transit authority; the Colorado Department of Transportation and Cleveland’s airport. As we first reported in May, 26% of cities and counties say they fend off an attack on their networks every hour. Perhaps even worse, dozens of hospitals have been held hostage all across the country.”
TI and the TI Foundation both fund the destruction of public education while claiming to support it:
“For years, TI and the TI Foundation have invested heavily in education initiatives with nonprofit partners in North Texas to improve teacher effectiveness and student learning outcomes in STEM-related subjects,” Andy Smith, the TI Foundation’s executive director and TI’s director of corporate philanthropy, said in a statement. “NAEP data paints an alarming picture of why it’s so important to invest in local education, and why we can’t let students back away from math and science.”
Among the North Texas schools that have received funding this year from TI are:
• The National Math and Science Initiative (NMSI) College Readiness Program for three additional schools, Cedar Hill, Desoto, and Duncanville
• Continued support for Teach for America in Dallas
• Urban Teachers teacher preparation residency program for Dallas ISD and local KIPP and Uplift Education schools
⚠️The National Math and Science Initiative (NMSI) was founded by a group of Dallas area lawyers and businessmen. Tom Luce is identified as the founder and Rex Tillerson, the CEO of ExxonMobil and present US Secretary of State, provided the financing.
This is a good read. It exposes an abdication of responsibility in the teaching colleges in favor of a political experiment:
“But whenever family and friends ask me about graduate school, I have to explain that rather than an academic program centered around pedagogy and public policy, STEP is a 12-month immersion in doctrinaire social justice activism. This program is a bizarre political experiment, light on academic rigor, in which the faculty quite consciously whips up emotions in order to punch home its ideological message.”
“The logic here is that if teachers are immersed in social justice ideology they will then impart these ideas to young people at all levels of K-12 and post-secondary education. This lofty aim explains why the program focuses so heavily on training students in the discourse of far-left identity politics and why it demands total intellectual acquiescence. When you consider that STEP’s ostensible purpose is to prepare graduates to become novice high school teachers, this approach in a public university is difficult to justify.”
“This focus on ideology comes at the cost of studying the craft of teaching or how to productively deal with difficult social problems on a small scale. Much of the practical teaching guidance we were given has no demonstrable efficacy or validation in the peer-reviewed literature. Most of the classes at the UW require little if any academic work and they often resemble group therapy sessions along with activities like personal journaling, which I tried to undertake with an open mind, despite my sense that these tasks are far removed from the vocational demands of teaching. STEP is a travesty in its disservice to its own students and, because the program neglects the practice of teaching in favor of pontifications on social justice, it lets down the disadvantaged children it purports to serve. Each year it sends out a cohort of graduates who, due to a lack of preparation, are likely to become overwhelmed in a profession already suffering from alarming rates of attrition, particularly in high-needs schools.”
Here is a post from the Florida anti-iReady group:
Teach For America is CHEAP for America! Ha!
Adam explains why TeachFor America should never replace credentialed highly trained teachers.
As the shortage continues and the war on public schools is carried on by our FL legislators,TFA has already started recruiting and hiring in FL.
One of Governor Scott’s state board of Ed appointees was a TFA alum who started her own company after her 5 week trading and 2 year stint in the classroom. That was Rebecca Fishman-Lipsey.
Here is a post from the California anti-radical sex ed group:
Parents,
Please realize how progressive our younger teachers have become and how in just a few years many veteran, more common sense teachers will be retiring.
The changes will be exceptionally radical.
a Nor Cal teacher
And some replies to this post:
I notice the difference just between myself and my younger brother who 10 years younger and just graduated from Columbia teachers college. He’s a good guy but my goodness, I can tell that what they have learned is totally different. And that eventually will trickle down.
The United Nations, Planned Parenthood, ACLU and other enemies are on the attack you can expect radical change. They are using California as a Guinea Pig. A few Bill’s every week and they’ll have their agenda in place. They are ready set inforce schools to teach things they don’t believe in. Be informed. Protect our children and country.
So true. And the conservative teachers will quit their public school jobs before they are forced to teach ungodly things to their students. Soon, the left will totally infiltrate the public school system and America’s youth will be indoctrinated with evil and lies from them.
That’s what the Left must want: force all.of the conservative teachers & staff, out! GOD FORBID! RISE UP, MEN AND WOMEN OF GOD!!!!!
Yep. Been observing this for the past 12 years that we’ve been in public school. Just left this year.
I am so grateful you made this decision. So happy!!!!!!!!!!
a veteran teacher
sad but true 😢had to do the same
My wife is a conservative teacher in public California schools. She has about 10-18 years left!
Our principal last year praised AOC in the monthly school letter……BLM signs posted in all classrooms..this is an elementary school!
Teachers wearing political t shirts , buttons, talking about protests, campaigns, politicians…… all left all day. Conservatives are brave if they practice the Pledge of Allegiance in class.
the pledge is said in every school in my district in California. Honesty if you all fear California so much you could move to a more conservative state you are living in one of the most liberal. Maybe Alabama, Tennesse. Not being rude but all the time you here America love it or leave it we could say the same about California you know where you live and you know it is liberal.
Why should we leave when we’ve lived here most of our lives? Just because we previously stayed quiet, people thought we were ok with changes. Many were neutral. But now it’s just gotten out of hand, and we can no longer stay silent. What pushed me to be more vocal is seeing my parental rights being taken away gradually. I won’t stand for that. No one has the right to take over my parental rights and responsibilities.
I’m a native Californian, and I love my State. It was not always, as radically liberal, as it has become in recent years. I’m here to stand against the ever increasing liberal assault, on the innocence minds of our children, by early sexualization, and indoctrination, that has crept into our education system. If you discovered that your home had an infestation of termites, would you take action to control the termites, or would you pack up and leave the home that you love? California has alway been my home. I’m staying! The radical agendas of liberalism, that have infested our schools, are termites, that need to go. I’m here to help facilitate the extermination of those policies, that are harmful to our children, and I’m here to stay!
I’m glad your district still recites the Pledge of Allegiance, but that is rare in CA public schools now. These parents are seeing a change in society fueled by progressives in schools indoctrinating students. My kids went to high school from 2009 – 2013 and I needed to go to the school board to fight a stupid requirement for freshman. It wasn’t just me, it was a bunch of parents that were fighting to make sure our kids stayed competitive for colleges. The board’s arrogance and complete lack of respect for parents/parenting was appalling. One had the audacity to tell us how their kids (3 of them) had all used an alternative we were asking for and how it didn’t work well, so they wouldn’t allow us to use it. I’m like if it wasn’t good, why did all 3 kids use it? Why not let us make the decision, instead of you? I eventually found my own loophole and worked the system, but the audacity to make decisions for all kids based on your kids experience – not even other families, just yours. Mind you, there were other parents there that had successfully used the alternative with previous kids, but could no longer. No, instead your kids should be less competitive for colleges…
This is what many are fighting on a much worse level than I did at that time. Government is usurping the parental role, not just in school (but using the school) to grant decisions to students that have no ability to make those decisions. Have you thought of how unfair a fight it is to put a child/teenager alone up against any authority in school? They want the students without parents – they’re so much easier to intimidate – to acquiesce to their agenda, not your family’s and not to your child’s best interest. Reshaping society by coercion rather than winning in the arena of ideas should tell you how bad these ideas are and why parents are fighting so hard. It’s not just about moving, it’s about how CA will shape the entire nation, because it’s not just CA, but we’re hearing this worldwide.
In April I was praying that they would not go forward with this nonsense of so called education. In May I made the decision to pull my two children out of public school (kindergarten and 1st grade) to not expose my children of an ideology that I strongly disagree with. In July I enrolled them in a small catholic school. It was hard at first because of obviously it’s expensive but aren’t my children worth it? Yes we have to give up going out to eat, going to the movies on weekends etc etc but my kids soul is far important than material happiness. I love that they talk about God everyday. Do what’s right even if it’s the hardest decision you will ever make.
It’s hard to imagine it getting worst, but it will. The radical youth that are coming out of our universities these days are 100% indoctrinated. I can see it within my own family and families of friends. According to Pacific Research group, among English teachers, there are 97 liberals to each 3 conservative ones. The odds are only slightly better when you look at Math and Science with 87 liberals to each 13 conservatives. Health is nearly 100% taught by liberals.
Experiencing it first hand this year at middle school.
elementary was fine, but middle school 🤦🏻♀️. You walk into the language arts classroom and it is filled with liberal propaganda. I noticed some of the posters she had up were produced by the CTA.
My daughter’s history teacher is woman. Told the class about her wife and how they left AZ because it’s a close minded state. She just taught them about ‘fake news’. Assignment yesterday talks about how christians killed pagans because they were ‘Satan’s warriors’.
I would be reporting her to the school district immediately! I don’t care who that teacher sleeps with, but she has no business brain washing children with her sick religious opinions. When my husband was in college his Anthropology teacher told the entire class, day 1, that God doesn’t exist….half of the class immediately walked out and complained to the school….but this was 10 years ago when there was a shred of dignity left in this country!
Yep. US History with my Junior. Woman. “Examining documents and discussing them in groups”. Great, I think… What could be bad about examining the Bill of Rights and the Constitution? Nope. Not THOSE! They will be examining writings of people that lived through the history. They started with slavery…
The only solution my husband and I came up with is private school. It’s expensive, but it will be worth it. Right now the kids are okay because they are very young, and we live in one of few Republican towns left in California (hopefully it stays this way). I figure by 4th grade for my oldest we will be able to afford it 🙏🏼
My brothers fiance just became a special education teacher. She is a conservative christian in her 20s.
I’ve seen many young new teachers. My daughter’s teacher in 5th grade was more concerned about fixing the girls hair and chit-chat than teaching proper grammar, sentence structure etc. My daughter told her she didn’t have time to finish schoolwork at home because we have her too much chores and would be mad if they weren’t done. I went to talk to the teacher and said 1. She is given plenty of time at school to do her work, if she doesn’t finish it, it’s because she’s fooling around. 2.She only had a few chores at home and kept telling us she had no homework. The teacher sided with my kid… Told me to look in her planner. Daughter wouldn’t fill out planner. I asked the teacher to email me the assignments and their due dates. She wouldn’t.
The teachers don’t want the mean ones, they want to be the kids buddies.
Found out FIFTEEN YEARS AGO that I needed one more class to get my diploma despite walking the stage with my classmates and “graduating”…. first day of said class my professor asks us to write a few things about ourselves to turn into her – what pronouns do you go by? Grrrrrrr…… really?
THIS!!!
And the young teachers are being trained in the teacher colleges as facilitators of online curriculum. They won’t even know what’s in the online curriculum most of the time.
Parents need to understand how teacher colleges have changed.
Here is a post from Alice Linahan:
Time to WAKE UP TEXAS!!
Under Texas’ SB1882 school districts with failing schools can be forced by TEA (under threat of entire district takeover) into entering into “partnerships” with startup charters or fake “non-profit” entities where the quality of education still declines. This is a LAND GRAB for public money when we see whose pockets are picked and whose pockets are now being lined…How Relay got their hands on being paid nearly $3 million from TEA in what appears to be a no-bid contract, and without any background or proven experience in Texas should be looked into.
Relay is NOT a Charter school but under 1882 they have formed an entity known as Relay Lab Schools, which run by former Teach for America (TFA)ers who are employed by Relay Graduate School of Education (it is not an accredited “Graduate” school, but a private teacher and school administrator training organization based in NYC). Raise Your Hand Texas (Todd Williams is on their DFW Board) in 2017 provided Relay with a seed grant to launch Relay’s teacher “residency” program in Texas, specifically targeting DISD and HISD. What is very telling is Relay’s portfolio of unqualified “Academic Deans”, including TFA alum Chris Fraser who was in Miguel’s Harvard GSE class in 2011-12
What is more telling is how without any background in Texas, TEA through a no-bid contract under Gov. Abbott appointed Commissioner Mike Morath’s authority began funding Relay directly as of 2017. According to the TEA check registry, Relay Graduate School of Education received the following payments from TEA: An initial $790,000 payment on 8.17.17, plus $860,000 more during the 17-18 budget year, and $1.32 million this past year, totaling $2.97 million paid out in less than two years.
Now Relay Labs is running SAISD poor-performing schools and even under Relay and all the additional cost still has terrible results. And wouldn’t you know it the champion for Relay at SAISD is none other than Mohammed Choudhury, who was the former DISD
Chief of Transformation and Innovation, Mike Koprowski’s deputy at DISD under for Superintendent Mike Miles…
“Mohammed Choudhury is a NextGen Network leader at the Pahara-Aspen Institute and a Future Chief at Chiefs for Change.”
If anyone wants to see the havoc wreaked and damage done by Relay, just Google Relay Colorado. Especially the Aurora school district…they are some of the most destructive people in education DEform.
Figures Morath would welcome them with open arms and bags of taxpayer cash.🤬
Peggy wrote a lot about Relay and tried desperately to stop it.
Here is a post from the Florida anti-iReady group:
Do you see the what these tests mean to districts and some schools and teachers – I understand there’s many teachers that hate these tests as much as we do -but some will use them to punish kids. 😡
And a note- recess is state mandated daily for 20 min. They can not take it away for academic or disciplinary reasons.
Shared from another group
And here is the post quoted:
My child is now in the 4th grade, this morning he tells me he will not be getting recess today because he scored low on a lesson in iReady. That didn’t sit well with me, so I sent a letter stating, “he will not be missing recess due to low score on iReady. Iready is there to determine my child’s needs and to help you teachers with instructional decisions. If a child scores low that means they need HELP! If necessary I can opt him out of iReady.” I receieved back through the school app tht they would like to speak with me after school today. Any suggestions on how I should approch this after school, I don’t wnt to go in there with negative attitude from the beginning, but I am thinking about opting him out, I just never did before becuase he didn’t mind doing iRedy and he was super good at it.
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put your foot down as a parent to stop this insanity! my kid my rules
At my son’s elementary school the staff takes away recess if the kids have not completed the iReady minutes.
no way i would put up with that.. contact school board contact the news whatever you need to do
they did this to my kid her entire 5th grade year. They eventually tired of hearing my complaints about it (daily) so they relented .. eventually they’d find reasons to give her silent lunch or refuse her “fun Fridays” or any other privileges other kids were getting
That just sounds like a bunch of adults in “authority” bullying a child 😦
Recess is mandatory. I ready not so much
Here is a post that was shared in the California anti-radical sex ed group:
UPDATE: Assembly Bill 493, the teacher LGBTQ sensitivity training bill, was passed by the Senate Appropriations Committee and will now advance to the Senate floor for a final vote.
Here is post from the Common Core Diva:
Warriors, forget being censored for those “7 Dirty Words You Can’t Say on TV”, here’s a whole list of words US Homeland Security will use against us. Some of these words I have used in my articles. So I am a “bad gal”?
Parents are tired of their kids seeing porn and pop-up ads in schools. (And no… don’t even start with ‘blame the kids’. If supplied by the school, the school is the responsible party… says Federal law CIPA. And these kids are NOT looking for porn and ads, they just pop up.)
Ask yourself: Would tracking kids’ location and web activity, what they type, increase of pedophiles luring kids on the web, inappropriate apps and chat rooms, data profiling be such a huge problem if we limited tech in schools, and schools used books instead of 1:1 devices?
Sure teach age appropriate tech use to older kids, but don’t let the screen replace teachers teaching and grading and interacting with students. Teach tech with tech classes. Teach subjects like math and reading with books. Students remember better and score better with paper pencil/ books instead of a screen.
Teach with pencils, human teachers and textbooks please.
Our district device installed VPN bypasses at home network security.
so, if a student takes the device home, no security?
If a parent has restricted any sites, like YouTube or Facebook etc., the VPN bypasses restrictions. Not ALL websites would be available but it certainly takes away the parents control over where their kids are spending time.
wow. Talk about overriding parent authority. And safety. JustWow.
And another post from her:
White House considers new project seeking links between mental health and violent behavior: HARPA.
By Jacqueline Alemany
August 22
The White House has been briefed on a proposal to develop a way to identify early signs of changes in people with mental illness that could lead to violent behavior.
Supporters see the plan as a way President Trump could move the ball forward on gun control following recent mass shootings as efforts seem to be flagging to impose harsher restrictions such as background checks on gun purchases.
The proposal is part of a larger initiative to establish a new agency called the Health Advanced Research Projects Agency or HARPA, which would sit inside the Health and Human Services Department. Its director would be appointed by the president, and the agency would have a separate budget, according to three people with knowledge of conversations around the plan.
HARPA would be modeled on DARPA, the highly successful Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency that serves as the research arm of the Pentagon and collaborates with other federal agencies, the private sector and academia.
The concept was advanced by the Suzanne Wright Foundation and first discussed by officials on the Domestic Policy Council and senior White House staffers in June 2017. But the idea has gained momentum in the wake of the latest mass shootings that killed 31 people in one weekend in El Paso and Dayton, Ohio.
The Suzanne Wright Foundation re-approached the administration last week and proposed that HARPA include a “Safe Home” — “Stopping Aberrant Fatal Events by Helping Overcome Mental Extremes” — project. Officials discussed the proposal at the White House last week, said two people familiar with the discussions. These people and others spoke on the condition of anonymity because of the sensitivity of the conversations.
The attempt to use volunteer data to identify “neurobehavioral signs” of “someone headed toward a violent explosive act” would be a four-year project costing an estimated $40 million to $60 million, according to Geoffrey Ling, the lead scientific adviser on HARPA and a founding director of DARPA’s Biological Technologies Office.
“Everybody would be a volunteer,” Ling said in an interview. “We’re not inventing new science here. We’re analyzing it so we can develop new approaches.
“This is going to have to be done using scientific rigor,” he said.
But there are plenty of researchers and mental health experts who believe that mental health and gun violence aren’t necessarily linked.
Mental illness can sometimes be a factor in such violent acts, experts say, but it is rarely a predictor — most studies show that no more than a quarter of mass shooters have a diagnosed mental illness. More commonly shared attributes of mass shooters include a strong sense of resentment, desire for notoriety, obsession with other shooters, a history of domestic violence, narcissism and access to firearms.
In the immediate aftermath of Dayton and El Paso, Trump said he might support background checks for all gun purchases and “red flag” laws to deny guns to those deemed a hazard to themselves or others. But Trump on Tuesday called universal background checks off the table in a conversation with the head of the National Rifle Association, though he later denied saying that.
The president has said he thinks mentally ill people are primarily responsible for the spate of mass shootings in the United States. And this proposal is likely to be welcomed by Republicans and gun-rights activists who have argued the same thing.
“We’re looking at the whole gun situation,” Trump said last week. “I do want people to remember the words ‘mental illness.’ These people are mentally ill. . . . I think we have to start building institutions again because, you know, if you look at the ’60s and ’70s, so many of these institutions were closed.”
Trump has reacted “very positively” to the HARPA proposal, according to a person with knowledge of the discussions and has been “sold on the concept.” But it’s unclear whether the president has reviewed the new “Safe Home” component of the proposal and creating an entire agency would be a huge lift in Congress.
“Every time this has been brought up inside the White House — even up to the presidential level, it’s been very well-received,” a person familiar with discussions said. “HARPA is the health-care equivalent of DARPA, and it’s a great legacy project for the president, one he is uniquely positioned to get done.”
That person said that Trump could benefit in a variety of ways from getting behind a project like HARPA right now.
“There is no doubt that addressing this issue helps the president deal with two issues he has yet to find real success on: one is the health-care front and one is on the gun-violence front,” the person added.
Trump has a close personal relationship with Bob Wright, who founded the Suzanne Wright Foundation after his wife passed away from pancreatic cancer. Wright is the former chair of NBC and was in that job while Trump headlined “The Apprentice.”
Wright sees Ivanka Trump as the most effective champion of the proposal and has previously briefed her on HARPA himself, Wright said.
“It would be perfect for her to do it — we need someone with some horsepower — someone like her driving it. … It could get done,” said one official familiar with the conversations. “We’d be able to put every resource of federal government, from the highest levels of the scientific community to say: ‘This is how people with these problems should be treated and have limited access to firearms.’ ”
The HARPA proposal was initially pitched as a project to improve the mortality rate of pancreatic cancer through innovative research to better detect and cure diseases. Despite internal support over the past two years, the model ran into what was described as “institutional barriers to progress,” according to a person familiar with the conversations.
“He’s very achievement oriented and I think all presidents have difficulties with science,” Wright said in an interview. “I think their political advisers say, ‘No that’s not a game for you,’ so they sort of back off a bit.”
He added: “But the president has a real opportunity here to leave a legacy in health care.”
The idea is for the agency to develop a “sensor suite” using advanced artificial intelligence to try to identify changes in mental status that could make an individual more prone to violent behavior. The research would ultimately be opened to the public.
HARPA would develop “breakthrough technologies with high specificity and sensitivity for early diagnosis of neuropsychiatric violence,” says a copy of the proposal. “A multi-modality solution, along with real-time data analytics, is needed to achieve such an accurate diagnosis.”
The document goes on to list a number of widely used technologies it suggests could be employed to help collect data, including Apple Watches, Fitbits, Amazon Echo and Google Home. The document also mentions “powerful tools” collected by health-care provides like fMRIs, tractography and image analysis.
“Advanced analytical tools based on artificial intelligence and machine learning are rapidly improving and must be applied to the data,” states the document.
Those familiar with the project stressed it would not collect sensitive health data about individuals without their permission. The government is simply trying to identify risk factors when it comes to mental health that could indicate violent behavior, they said.
“Privacy must be safeguarded. Profiling must be avoided. Data protection capabilities will be the cornerstone of this effort.”
Proponents of the plan say that an agency like HARPA, which applies technology being used in other fields to develop medical breakthroughs, is long overdue.
“DARPA is a brilliant model that works. They have developed the most transformational capabilities in the world for national security,” said Liz Feld, the president of the Suzanne Wright Foundation, saying those techniques had yet to be applied to health care. “We’re not leveraging the tools and technologies available to us to improve and save lives.”
How interesting that this proposal is titled “Safe Home” – Stopping Aberrant Fatal Events by Helping Overcome Mental Extremes – Makes me think of all the Home Visit bills being pushed through. “SAFE HOME involves using artificial intelligence (AI) to look for changes in a person’s mental state that could indicate that they might become violent.
Volunteer data would be used to discover “neurobehavioral signs” of “someone headed toward a violent explosive act.”
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Aaack! All this predictive garbage. Psychology is really taking over education and has that long history of doing so. I feel they’re digging into the areas of psych that are rather dark…Skinner, Wundt, Vygotsky…Imho: “Safe” = “Not Safe” .
It’s not mental illness. It’s demonic influence. 😔
Domonic influence by the very people that are supposed to help people with emotional problems. They false label men, women and children, put them on psychotropic drugs with side effects like suicidal and homicidal thoughts, then send them into society to wreck havoc.
Psychiatrists and the Pharmaceutical companies are behind all of it while making things worse and making Billions.
cchrint.org
So this is supposed to be about keeping guns away from people with mental illness who are about to become violent? And this would solve the mass shooting problem? What does NAMI have to say about this? Are we looking at preventive detention? What could possibly go wrong? HARPA/DARPA–has an awful ring to it
Here is a post from an Ohio anti-Common Core group:
<<This year, it looked like a single tear running down the face of one of my sweetest students. When I asked her afterwards why she was crying, she told me that she worked so hard but she couldn’t figure out some of the answers. She was so, so sorry that she was letting me down. She worried that her family would be ashamed of her score.
What an awful burden to place on a ten year old.>>
Here is a post from a Nevada anti-Common Core group:
Are there any parent’s of a 3rd grader(s) here who have been able to opt out of the literacy/reading portion of the MAP test without any issues? If you have been able to may I please ask what school and what the process was?
I am currently battling my son’s school, Veteran’s Memorial STEM Academy. The principal is directing me to the WCSD Assessment Board, which is telling her that it is illegal for me to do so. My son was given the test after I was told he wouldn’t be…against my wishes and without informing me they had changed their stance. I haven’t spoken to the Assessment Board yet. They are calling SB391 from 2015 into play.
Thank you for any input.
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Ask for a link to the law
I have it. I just don’t agree with their interpretation and what they are saying it says and doesn’t say. I’ve read over and over again.
where is it ?
SB391 from 2015. I only have it in a PDF format.
They lied to you. Found no criminal or civil law. Merely approved tests. Teacher training. That’s it, in Nev admin code same way.
Wishing you much success- fighting everyone on opting out was an uphill battle and got harder every year for us. We are now at a private school with no MAP ,no SBAC, no cell phones, no chromebooks, saying the Pledge of Allegiance is mandatory, etc. worth every dollar and cent.
I still say you are owed your childs portion of taxpayer money designated for children’s education. I believe that money should follow the child. In know that belief, so far, is opposed by the powers that be but i am hoping that somewhere in the US it will get proved in court.
That sounds great [name redacted]! What part of NV are you in? Even some of the private schools around here still use things like Chromebooks when they obviously don’t have to, and I do not understand why they would do that.
I read sb391. Approves assessments, and provides for professional development. Saw nothing requiring parent to comply and remain silent. Exercise your right of refusal.
Are the opt out rules different for charter schools? Or do all parents in the state have the right to opt out?
it is very hard to opt out of charter schools..they threaten parents in all kinds of ways.. They know all kids do not get in because of the lottery pick. They want 100% participation so that they can boast they are a 5 star school.
So, I just read through our school’s updated handbook for this year and saw that they have now instituted a “No Opt Out Policy” for testing. I am NOT happy about that. Do we have any recourse if it’s a charter school?
you can talk directly to the Principal and ask what will happen if your child doesn’t show up during testing hours
But kids are being opted out at schools, besides the one my son goes too…
For the SBAC, I talked to the Principal, told her I was against it, gave her the reasons why, she gave me her reasons as to why she wants my daughter to take it (basically to keep their 5 star rating because they get points based on 100% participation, scores, etc). We still refused, we signed in my daughter late every day of the testing and everything seemed to be just fine..UNTIL, the VP pulled a fast one the following week. She pulled aside my daughter, put her to a computer, told her to sign in and out and that I SAID IT WAS OKAY. My daughter believed her and signed in and out. And there you have it, they got their 100% participation points..and my daughter received the lowest score on the test. I was outraged, we left messages, and emails for both the Principal & VP. We left the school and are not looking back. Charters think they are better than public – I think they are the same and actually think it is easier to opt out at a public school. My kids have attended both.
Here is a post from a friend of mine:
Schools spent millions of dollars on devices and programs; some question how much it’s helping
When Baltimore County, Md., public schools began going digital five years ago, textbooks disappeared from classrooms and paper and pencils were no longer encouraged. All students from kindergarten to 12th grade would eventually get a laptop, helping the district reach the “one-to-one” ratio of one for each child that has become coveted around the country. Teaching apps and digital courses took the place of flashcards and notebooks.
Despite the investment, academic results have mostly slipped in the district of about 115,000 students.
Over the last decade, American schools embraced technology, spending millions of dollars on devices and apps, believing its disruptive power would help many children learn faster, stay in school and be more prepared for a competitive economy. Now many parents and teachers are starting to wonder if all the disruption was a good idea.

Baltimore County public schools began going digital five years ago, with students from kindergarten to 12th grade getting laptops. PHOTO: GREG KAHN FOR THE WALL STREET JOURNAL
Technology has made it easier for students and teachers to communicate and collaborate. It engages many students and allows them to learn at their own pace. But early indications are that tech isn’t a panacea for education. Researchers at the Rand Corp. and elsewhere say there is no clear evidence showing which new tech-related education offerings or approaches work in schools.
The uncertainty is feeding alarm among some parents already worried about the amount of time their children spend attached to digital devices. Some believe technology is not doing much to help their kids learn, setting up a clash with tech advocates who say technology is the future of education.
Across the country—in Boston, Fort Wayne, Ind., and Austin, Texas—parents are demanding proof technology works as an educational tool, and insisting on limits. They’re pushing schools to offer low- or screen-free classrooms, picketing board meetings to protest all the online classes and demanding more information about what data is collected on students.
In April, a report from the National Education Policy Center, a nonpartisan research group at the University of Colorado at Boulder, found the rapid adoption of the mostly proprietary technology in education to be rife with “questionable educational assumptions . . . self-interested advocacy by the technology industry, serious threats to student privacy and a lack of research support.”
Proponents say schools must have technology. “We are moving into a time of exponential change,” says Keith Krueger, CEO of Consortium for School Networking, an association for school tech officers that also includes tech companies. “Schools are not at the leading edge of technology but technology is reaching a tipping point in the way learning happens.” He says, “Schools need to determine how to equip [students] to be smart digital citizens.”
Earlier this year, Cynthia Boyd, watched as her daughter, Jane, then a Baltimore County first-grader, poked at a keyboard on a family laptop in response to math problems on the screen, part of her public school’s math class. (She had a laptop assigned to her by the school, but first-graders don’t bring them home.) An interactive program delivered an image of a token on the screen when she completed an assignment. She could then trade in those tokens to play games.
To Dr. Boyd, a professor of medicine at Johns Hopkins, it looks more like a video game than a math class. She isn’t sure if the lessons are sticking with Jane and worries about the hyper-stimulating screen time.
“I feel like my kids have been part of a huge massive experiment I have no control over,” says Dr. Boyd, who also has two sons aged 13 and 15. Liam, the younger son, began learning on screens three years ago and Graham, the older son, began learning on them four years ago.
There is a role for technology in school, she says, but it is a matter of how much and at what age. She has seen the benefits: Her younger son learned how to type, as well as the basics of computer programming and the logic involved. Tech allowed her oldest son to build a website for a history project and enabled him to learn how to use online original documents from the Library of Congress.
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Baltimore County’s latest results on state standardized tests, released last week, were so disappointing they prompted a letter to parents from the district’s new school superintendent, Darryl Williams. In English language arts and math, “far too few of our students are meeting or exceeding expectations. …We can and must do better,” he wrote.
About 37% of the county’s students in grades 3-8 were proficient in English language arts, compared to about 44% statewide. In math, about 27% of the students were proficient, compared to 33% statewide.
Dr. Williams wasn’t available for comment. A school district spokesman said Dr. Williams and his academic team will be closely evaluating what role, if any, the laptop program has played in the district’s performance.
Baltimore County said earlier this year it would scale back the ratio of laptops in first and second grades to one for every five students. A few miles away, in Montgomery County, a new curriculum this fall will return textbooks, paper and pencils to the classroom to supplement laptops.
In both cases, school officials say they were responding, in part, to parents and teachers. Baltimore County’s early-learning teachers said they didn’t need so many laptops. Parents wanted their children to “have a mixed media experience touching paper and reading books and down on the carpet without a device in their hands,” said Ryan Imbriale, who heads the school district’s department of innovative learning.

Teachers at an elementary school in Montgomery County, Md. PHOTO: GREG KAHN FOR THE WALL STREET JOURNAL
In Montgomery County, which was due for a curriculum change, “we heard loud and clear from parents,” said Dr. Maria Navarro, Chief Academic Officer. Among other things, “they are very concerned about the amount of screen time” in school.
Technology is a useful part of learning, Dr. Navarro says. It is especially effective when it allows aspiring engineers and architects to build simulations in a high-school drafting class, for instance, or non-native English speakers to get an instant translation by touching a word in their reading assignment. “The question is what’s the best use of this tool,” she says, “and what’s the right quality and quantity.”
Montgomery County schools improved in nearly all categories in the results released last week, with average gains better than those seen statewide for students in grades 3 through 8.
Technology certainly helps solve some big problems. At a time when all 50 states report teacher shortages, instructors are being live-streamed into classrooms to remotely fill vacancies in about 180 school districts. In places such as Hot Springs, Va., Alphabet Inc. ’s Google has wired school buses, turning them into rolling study halls for students with long commutes and sometimes patchy or nonexistent Wi-Fi at home. Google says the program, a pilot which is in 15 school districts in 13 states, will be funded at least through the end of this school year.
Tech-enabled “flipped learning” is growing rapidly, embraced by many educators as a more efficient use of time. It mainly calls for students to watch taped lectures online at night and apply the new knowledge the next day, eliminating using class time to teach full lessons, allowing students to get right to work. Flipped learning is expected to be a $2.4 global billion business next year, compared with less than $500 million in 2015, according to a recent study from technavio.com, a market research firm.

Google has wired school buses in some districts so students can use the internet on long commutes. PHOTO: JASON LAPPA FOR THE WALL STREET JOURNAL
The widespread prevalence of technology in American schools, often known for changing at a glacial pace, has been jarring for large numbers of parents, teachers and administrators—many of whom were big proponents just a few years ago.
The school devices are undermining parents’ struggle to limit screen time. They say their children find ways at school to bypass their schools’ internet filters and can find their way onto YouTube exposing them to X-rated and violent content. They can kill time in class by shopping online or playing games.
It was just eight years ago that President Barack Obama signaled in his State of the Union Address that he envisioned U.S. students reading digital textbooks; soon after, his administration set a five-year goal. The call was hardly controversial; it was premised on the widespread belief that digital innovations would boost graduation rates, help close the persistent socio-economic achievement gap and keep American students from falling behind their peers in other countries.
The Trump administration’s Education Secretary, Betsy DeVos, is a proponent, saying in a statement “When applied appropriately, technology in the classroom opens up a world of possibilities for students.”
Device usage in schools is rising. A 2018 report by the Consortium for School Networking found 59% of high schools reported that all of their students had access to non-shared devices, compared with 53% the year prior. Middle schools reported 63% of all students had access from 56%. Elementary use was at 29% from 25%. In some cases, schools provide the devices and in others, students bring their own.
Alphabet Inc.’s Google has 60% of the school device market; Apple Inc. and Microsoft Inc. split the rest about equally, according to Futuresource Consulting, a market research and data analytics firm.
The digital push coincided with the rise in enthusiasm for personalized learning. Championed by advocates including the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, the tailored-to-the-child approach is designed to allow students to learn according to their needs and interests—at their own pace and often not in sync with classmates.
The flexibility is made possible by individually assigned laptops and tens of thousands of new digital learning programs.
“Technology is one tool—an extremely promising one if we use it well. But we have to be clear-eyed,” says Robert L. Hughes, who directs U.S. K-12 Education for the Gates foundation. He says there is still “wide variation” in performance—between classrooms, schools and districts using technology to personalize learning. “It is the very early days.”
Mr. Gates has indicated problems are to be expected in the early stages of educational software development. “The stand-alone textbook is becoming a thing of the past,” he wrote in the foundation’s annual letter in February. What happens next? “The same basic cycle you go through for all software: get lots of feedback on the existing products, collect data on what works and make them better,” he wrote.
A foundation spokesman said Mr. Gates wasn’t available to comment.
Silicon Valley’s biggest names, including Facebook Inc. Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg, Netflix Inc. Chief Executive Reed Hastings and Steve Jobs ’s widow, Laurene Powell Jobs, have also invested in their own efforts to apply technology to improve education.
The individualized learning approach assumes that if given choices and goals, children will stay motivated to do their best. Some parents say that is asking a lot of many kids.
“Put screens in front of children and they aren’t thinking ‘I can’t wait to do research,’ they’re thinking, ‘Let’s play Candy Crush,’” says Melanie Hempe, a Charlotte, N.C., mother and author of a book for parents who want to limit computer use called “Screen Strong.”
Meaghan Edwards, an Austin-area mother, volunteered to read to her son’s third-grade class last year. After 15 minutes, she says the teacher announced: “It’s free time, you can pull out your iPads until lunch,” she recalls. Ms. Edwards watched while her child played a math game on his school-issued iPad. This year, she’s going to home-school her two sons to avoid the iPads.

Jane Lucas, with her mother, Cynthia Boyd, in Maryland. PHOTO: GREG KAHN FOR THE WALL STREET JOURNAL
Maryland is one of the states grappling most aggressively with how to calibrate the role of technology in schools, this summer requiring officials to create a set of best practices for devices in the classroom. About half the guidelines address health issues like proper ergonomics and eye safety. Others remind teachers to promote student collaboration and reward good behavior with social and physical activity—not more screen time.
Many teachers support using technology broadly, but are concerned over whether it is being used too much or in the right way.
Diane Birdwell, a world history teacher in Dallas, said when she allowed students to use devices, they were not only distracted by pop-up alerts but didn’t retain information or comprehend as well when reading it on paper.
“It has hampered their ability to think on their own,” said Ms. Birdwell, a 58-year-old teacher of 20 years. “They don’t know how to calculate basic math functions in their minds. They are being mentally crippled by these things.”
Florence Kao, a Montgomery County, Md., lawyer, says that since third grade, her two sons have been using Google Slides, part of Google’s office suite, for their projects. They are now PowerPoint design experts, she says, picking colors, fonts, background images and deciding whether to put each slide in a bubble or a frame. “The ratio of time they spend writing on each slide compared to embellishing it is probably 10% to 90%,” she says. She wonders how well they’re learning to write.

Lisa Menter, a first-grade teacher, prepares her classroom in Montgomery County, Md. PHOTO: GREG KAHN FOR THE WALL STREET JOURNAL
Montgomery County schools have roughly 1,000 apps, digital curriculum offerings and other online tools that teachers have chosen to use. Until recently, there was no process in place to evaluate if they meet privacy requirements and are used only for educational purposes, among other things, according to the district. That number is about average nationwide, says Amelia Vance, director of the Education Privacy Project at the Future of Privacy Forum.
Some Montgomery County parents formed a Safe Tech Committee that now meets with the district’s chief tech officer, Pete Cevenini to report problem apps and share other concerns. He has set up a protocol for teachers and administrators to vet apps. As the start of the school year approaches, 22% have been vetted.
A report from Rand Corp. in October cited a lack of rigorous evidence showing which new education practices and tools are effective, saying the offerings are “relatively immature, fragmented and of uneven quality.” In a peer-reviewed article, the research firm described strategies to guide teachers and administrators “in the absence of proven-effective models.”
Dr. Boyd, the Johns Hopkins professor, says all her children have been frustrated by digital courses. Liam didn’t have a textbook to accompany a science class. Eventually, Jane’s math program wouldn’t let her advance and win more tokens and games.

Jane Lucas, 7, sews with her mother, Cynthia Boyd, while her brothers, Graham, 15, and Liam, 13, far right, play a game. PHOTO: GREG KAHN FOR THE WALL STREET JOURNAL
Graham was a year ahead in math when he was in sixth grade. But his math program couldn’t evaluate how well he was able to work out problems on scratch paper. An algorithmic program sent him back to fourth-grade for some skills to relearn material he had learned long before. Graham began “to think math was awful,” Dr. Boyd recalls.
Her sons have since switched to private schools where the curriculum is less technology intensive. She is glad Jane’s school district is re-evaluating and making changes.
At a gathering at a Panera in Rockville, Md., parents shared worries about how technology is impacting their children’s abilities to learn. One mother said her four children “think it is just so humorous they would put a toy in the classroom,” referring to the laptops. “Even a child knows that it is silly.”
And another post from her:
😳Thread !!!!!!!!
I’m taking an online data analytics class from the Wharton School of Business. The last module is 4.5 hours of how we can track people. Exactly 0 minutes of that is spent on ethics. Just in case you’re wondering what elite business schools are teaching people.
Just going to leave this here for all the 1:1 chromebook and iPad schools to consider. Have you thought about the consequences when you require kids to be on devices at school? How will you protect children?
Here is a post from the Utah anti-Common Core group:
does anyone opt out of iReady? My kids are already being set up with accounts containing their picture, name, and birth dates linked to their test results. It officially creeped them out.
Here is a post that was shared in an anti-Common Core group:
Being forced into a different career path at 63 was certainly not my choice. John Marshall Middle School was not my first choice to land at as a teacher. With that said, please pray for me and the rest of our teachers.
Every day has been difficult, but yesterday was the worst. During another riot two of our female teachers were taken to to ground, kicked, and repeatedly hit. One teacher was transported by ambulance to the hospital. The other was treated at the scene. I myself was hit and repeatedly pushed around in my wheelchair while in the middle of the mob attempting to protect the teachers on the ground.
This is not the first riot like this. I have witnessed too many students taken away in handcuffs. I have been cursed everyday and truly teach in fear. Pray for God’s Spirit to fall on our school.
And here are the replies to this post:
My grandson graduated college, taught and coached 1 year and gave it up. Said the kids are too bad, and they can’t do anything about it. They need to put spankings back in schools, make the kids know they mean it. Less punishment than detention homes and prisons.
some schools still give swats, especially in rural schools. Those schools don’t have these issues. I know that’s not popular, but I know a little about students. My husband and I had a combination of over 60 years in public ed. Students get away with what they are allowed to do. Admin can’t be afraid of public opinion, they need to run the school and need to empower the teachers and staff.
I’m sorry our schools are allowing this behavior by 13-14 year olds! What will they be like when they are 18?
We raised 5 children, and they knew if they got in trouble at school, they got it again at home. I’m glad to say that they raised their children the same way. Obedience starts at home, and many parents are letting the kids make the rules.
My husband graduated from John Marshall in 1989. It was rough then. I was a middle school teacher for a while. If you need help-even making copies I’m here. pm me
This post came from [name redacted]’s page. An individual posted this:
I know one of the teachers attacked and this was a serious serious situation, This needs to be looked at and addressed. The staff and the students are unsafe and the leadership at the school is abysmal. The teacher sustained a concussion and two broken ribs. This was a serious assault and the principal did literally nothing,
Middle schools are a jungle anyways. Today’s middle schools are filled with kids that don’t respect teachers much less themselves. The language and behavior is awful. Their desire to improve their situation isn’t at the forefront of their minds. A fair portion are just trying to get through the day.
So sorry [name redacted], you nor any other teacher deserves this, this is country wide, here in Columbus, the School System has hired their own police security for the schools, separately from the regular police. Respect is not being taught for anyone today, Parents have to step up. I worry so much for my grandkids safety. Prayers for all.
My name is [name redacted]. I’m a reporter with Channel 4 in OKC. I have spoken with John Marshall. Their story is very different. We would like to report what people saw. Can someone willing to speak to us call me at [number redacted]. Thank you.
I am off the record at this point. I am waiting for advice from an attorney as to whether or not I can lose my job by talking to the news. That said, I was in the middle of the mob. I am handicapped in a wheelchair. I witnessed two teachers on the ground. One, Ms. Carla Maus, was repeatedly struck by a student. As a result, she has a concussion, and several ribs with hairline fractures. I myself was hit in the upper right shoulder. There is video of the entire episode on the school’s surveillance and there is student video. Please understand that we have a good school with some great teachers and administrators that are trying their best. Again, I am off the record for now.
adly it had been my experience that school administrations try to cover up this sort of incident . I have been told that when teachers try to file assault charges against those little thugs they are strongly discouraged by higher ups.
this is true.
It’s called lawlessness
2 Timothy 3:1 But understand this, that in the last days difficult times will come. 2 For people will be lovers of themselves, lovers of money, boastful, arrogant, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, ungrateful, unholy, 3 unloving, irreconcilable, slanderers, without self-control, savage, opposed to what is good, 4 treacherous, reckless, conceited, loving pleasure rather than loving God.
What I do know is what I heard from other teachers yesterday indicates brawls are a regular event, police involvement is a regular event, the school doesn’t have the bare minimums to have any chance of success, and both the teachers and kids are being put in a “set up to fail” situation.
My kids go to school there and have never experienced the type of horror they experience since they have been attending this school. This does start at home. I had to go the school Monday and talk to one of the assistant principals about some girls trying to bully my daughter and he brushed my complaint off and really didn’t seem to care. He looked as if my complaint wasn’t that serious to him. My daughter said he pulled her and one of the girls in his office and made them shake hands. I’m praying for a the Lord to send me some kind of guidance as to how to get my kids out of there.
My kids went through the same thing at Douglass. Everything was brushed off daily. Even when the group brought knifes and tasers to school for my girls. They didn’t get suspended for the year. I was beyond shocked and had to take matters into my own hands. Sad but true
Douglass was horrible as far as the students
It’s not only the teachers that are scared..some of the kids are scared too..my son comes from Quail Creek Elementary and has never been exposed to this type of crap.. I’m in the process of trying to get him out of there
I have been reading the posts about what happened at John Marshall. I taught in rural schools for 33 years. I can’t imagine trying to have class in these conditions. Sadly many of these kids don’t have parents who really care about them. Even in small schools we saw this. It takes lots of prayer from everyone and consistency in discipline to make a change. Unfortunately it’s not a quick fix.
John Marshall Middle School used to be greystone elementary. The kids that graduated from greystone elementary 6th grade class went to John Marshall high school, now all the 7th and 8th graders have to turn around and come back to what is now called John Marshall Middle School this year after being a part of a mid high School… They turned schools Britton & north Highlands elementary in to just grades k through 4…so all those 5th and 6th graders are there at the new John Marshall Middle School… Kids from the former North Highlands elementary & Britton Elementary never really got along… Rival neighborhoods etc… Now they are all under one school.
My son attends John Marshall and he had a problem with three other boys ganging up on him. That school is ridiculous and they tried to suspend my son even though he went to the office to report it.
They closed down 19 schools in urban areas quietly over the summer these kids know what’s happening around them and they need grief counselors . I don’t condone the ignorant behavior but thses kids need help
I knew two people who quit teaching due to aggressive and abusive students. One in Bethany and another in Midwest City. This has been years ago. So very sad. One retired and the other left teaching altogether.
Do Britton Elementary students go to John Marshall Middle School? My daughter taught one year at Britton and it was so bad that she quit teaching all together. Even kindergarteners would start physically fighting in the middle of class. One kindergartener (not one of her students) stabbed the class pet hamster to death with a pencil. There’s a lot of gang activity in that area, so a lot of these kids are taught to be mean and evil from the time they’re born.
You know when you are calling your doctor’s office or insurance and it says this phone call may be recorded for training purposes … and you are cranky (okay I am cranky) when you have to repeat yourself three or four times . “MEMBER, I said MEMBER. No, my date of birth is …. Please let me talk to a human! Operator!” Well, I never thought of this, but what could possibly go wrong if they used algorithms to analyze your voice? Take for instance this professor who uses AI to detect depression in your voice. hmmm. (I immediately think of the k-12 students whose voices are recorded when using online edtech curriculum/assessments in school. ie: NWEA MAP reading tests for 3rd graders. Can this voice data be analyzed? )
And this professor doesn’t stop at algorithms to predict depression. Nope. She is into using AI and BigData for lots of ethically questionable stuff like :
*Sensor-Data Fusion for Multi-Person Indoor Location Estimation. (estimating the location of people as they move and work in indoor environments– because some people don’t carry smart phones or any other “wearable” device with GPS location trackers)
or
Improved A1C Levels in Type 1 Diabetes with Smartphone App Use (App for Intelligent Diabetes Management (IDM), which serves as both an insulin calculator and an electronic diabetes diary whose data can be analyzed)
There are lots more examples and this is only one lab/professor. AI and algorithms can and do and will analyze anything / everything. But who is regulating these algorithms for fairness, accuracy, ethics, security, and privacy? Who is making sure the data are not repurposed, re-shared, not sold to brokers? No one. and this is a problem when you have bigdata folks like this professor who says we need to share the data.
“This data cannot leak, but somebody has to access the data and make use of it. Absolute security guarantees uselessness,” said Stroulia. We need a legal and ethical framework to address data privacy issues, she added, especially since data is now part of almost all of our activities.Most disciplines collect data. We’ve had a technological advance that completely breaks open the types of data we can collect and the problems we could be addressing,” said Stroulia.”
As Silicon Valley, social impact investors, CASEL applaud and rejoice.
“Social-Emotional Learning
SEL in the House: Democrats Approve Millions in Landmark Federal Funding for Social-Emotional Learning in Bill That Now Faces Test in Senate
By KATE STRINGER | July 9, 2019
In what’s been described as a landmark investment from the federal government in social-emotional learning, the House of Representatives approved a spending bill last month that included $260 million in funding for what it calls “whole child” initiatives within the Department of Education.
The funding is divided into four areas:
$170 million through the Education Innovation and Research program to provide grants for evidence-based innovations that support students’ social, emotional and cognitive well-being;
$25 million to support teacher professional development, which comes through the Supporting Effective Educator Development (SEED) grant program;
$40 million for the Full-Service Community Schools Program to support students’ and families’ holistic needs; and
$25 million for School Safety National Activities to add more school counselors, mental health professionals and social workers who are qualified to work in schools.
“Research shows that building the capacity of students to develop social and emotional skills, and take responsibility for their community, can reduce bullying, violence, and aggressive behaviors, making schools safer,” the House appropriations committee wrote.
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The Collaborative for Academic, Social, and Emotional Learning (CASEL) applauded the funding.
“I think we definitely see this as a political landmark in thinking about how to support children in their social-emotional and academic growth and developing skill sets students will need to be successful,” said Nick Yoder, director of policy and practice at CASEL.
CASEL credited Rep. Rosa DeLauro (D-CT), chair of the Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Subcommittee, for championing the funding. DeLauro, in turn, said the initiative was inspired by the work of James Comer, a professor of child psychiatry at Yale University who helped transform schools by focusing on child development in addition to academic learning.
“I am proud to have provided funding for a landmark federal investment of $260 million for social-emotional learning in this year’s Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education funding bill,” DeLauro said in a statement to The 74. “Congress must invest in proven strategies that will help our kids, and I will not give up in the fight to make that a reality.”
Rep. Tim Ryan (D-OH) has been a longtime advocate for social-emotional learning, pushing several bills during his time in the House and helping to support its inclusion in the reauthorization of the Every Student Succeeds Act. From Ryan’s perspective, this moment shows that social-emotional learning is gaining acceptance and that people are starting to understand its importance. But, he added, there’s still progress to be made.
“It really is a turning point,” Ryan said. “But we’ve got a long way to go — we’ve got to get this bill through the Senate and there’s a lot of people around the country who have not been exposed to [social-emotional learning].”
Amid disagreements about raising spending caps with both House Democrats and the White House, the Senate has yet to pass its own spending bills. Time is running short, with just a month to go before the August recess and three months to go before the end of the fiscal year and another possible government shutdown, Roll Call reported.
How a Democratic-backed spending increase for a not-well-understood educational approach will fare among pressing issues like defense spending and raising the debt ceiling is a big question. But the concept of social-emotional learning is becoming more mainstream. Ryan has made it integral to his 2020 presidential campaign, and, in another first, he addressed the topic at the June 26 Democratic debate, demanding social-emotional learning and trauma-based care in every school.
“[Social-emotional learning] tells kids how to handle stressful situations, how to handle conflict better, how to have empathy, how to work on a team, how to best resolve conflict with their friends, their peers — these are all qualities we want kids to have,” Ryan told The 74. “By addressing the social-emotional needs of kids, you see an increase in test scores because they’re able to access parts of the brain that they need for learning.”
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Social-emotional learning has drawn attention from policymakers, teachers and funders across the country over the past decade, as research has found that teaching students skills such as self-regulation, compassion and collaboration can improve not just test scores but also graduation rates as well as lead to better mental and physical health as an adult. Recently, an Aspen Institute convening of 200 researchers, educators, students and parents released recommendations for how schools can better support the whole child.
Yoder, who travels the country talking with state educators and policymakers about social-emotional learning, said he’s also seen a growing interest in the topic from the business community, which is concerned with hiring employees who are good at collaborating and communicating.
However, some people caution that educators should not prioritize social-emotional learning above academics, especially in schools that are performing poorly. They also recommend that SEL be implemented with rigor.
“SEL will be counted as a dismal failure if it encourages educators to settle for pillowy paeans to ‘happiness,’ ‘self-esteem,’ and ‘inclusivity’ at the expense of harder things such as character, ethics, virtue, and civility,” Chester E. Finn Jr. and Frederick M. Hess wrote in a publication for the American Enterprise Institute, a conservative think tank.
Funding for social-emotional learning was just one of many items included in a large package of appropriations bills for fiscal year 2020. House Democrats passed the bills 226 to 203, voting along party lines, with seven Democrats joining all the Republicans in voting no.”
I see that most folks are out chasing what’s left of the American Dream and are “too busy” to take much notice, much less dig and see these Trojan horses, and soon they’ll be wondering what the hell and when did all this happen. I still catch myself lighting myself on fire but it doesn’t seem to do much. God wins, thank Him!
Maybe good can come from this… social emotional learning and whole child pedagogy is inherently good. Why not try to use this to our advantage?
Flipping their agenda would require that local schools control assessment and accountability policies. Since local schools can’t regain control over those things unless they give up federal funding, a locally-controlled SEL program won’t happen.
our NH state constitution also requires that the standards be tested. So even if the feds pull out, states may have it in state statute.
Corporate reformers steal it all from teachers and make it their own in troubling ways. I hear you! it makes me mad.
it happens over and over again and we, the teachers and parents, just let the good dissolve into the bad. And thus, our profession is gone. Language is a very powerful thing.
Those same Silicon Valley Execs don’t allow their kids to be apart of this.
if it is tied to accountability it is dangerous. And unlike math or reading test scores, SEL is subjective and often hidden. Think about the explosion of AI and use of meta data to profile and predict kids. ie: the NWEA MAP gives all students a separate “engagement score” based on how fast kids answer–and doesn’t matter if they got the question correct. Gates has already used this NWEA engagement score, tied it to pii data and survey answers to predict problem areas in kids’ future. WHO is making sure these SEL algorithms, data, predictions are accurate, fair, transparent, not misused? NO ONE. Canvas is using AI and monetizing student data. Google and Pearson are using AI, Personalized Learning is and data badges go hand in hand, to give corporations and employers, colelges a 3D view of the student… can the student even see or control what this SEL score is? College Board is giving every student an adversity score that they cannot see.
We all think China’s Sesame Credit is Orwellian and creepy. What is the difference here? Why would we be okay with scoring children’s emotions?
They will be developing behavioral badging. People need to think beyond our present situation.
we already have behavioral badges.
I guess I feel like all data is tied to accountability in one way or another. What you buy, where you go, what sites you visit, whether you punctuate, what meds you take (or don’t), whether you exercise, what you post on social media… we are all on lists and predicted and our data is bought and sold. You would think children should at least be a protected class.
We know child data is fuel for the Heckman equation.
all the data about you that I mentioned in that above post can be used to put you on a list for insurers, price fixing, Facebook’s patented social credit score. WSJ goes into it a bit. ⦁ What You Pay for Life Insurance Could Depend on Your Next Instagram Post (or gym fitness tracker)
they will embed certain character traits into the state standards and add them to the accountability system. Regarding SEL, I say address it, don’t assess it.
But we have to understand that there is tremendous growth in tele-therapy and digital medicine. My fear is that this will be linked to PFS Medicaid leading to children being diagnosed and treated with snake-oil digital interventions to profit impact investors. Once it’s embedded in schools, HIPA protections don’t apply. Also it puts families at risk for having their children taken away if they won’t comply with recommended protocols. It will be truly devastating and people just don’t the amount of power behind this. These are very twisted people.
It is a sad situation. Home visits tied to schools, and community schools (family surveys,in school mental health etc) bypass HIPAA and the data can be used / shared without permission and could be used to negatively impact families and children. These programs are being rolled out with no opt out, no control over personal data.
totally agree. Part of the way we stop this is if parents can connect the two. Most will hear character traits and be fooled into thinking we need to bring that back into the schools to bring civility back into our culture. They need to see that these character bills and character ed boondoggles are access points to be able to extract the data. If I say SEL is bad, I get shut down. But if I can say it in a way that promotes the organic way teachers address social-emotional issues (which they instinctively do) it helps them see the slippery slope created with assessing SEL. I know…I’m dreaming. This beast is so vast.
regarding home visits…I thought it was interesting how Ballmer phrased this:
“The earlier you get after the problem, the better. Truthfully, you need to really get all the way back to pre-natal care. A lot of the toxic stress that builds in moms and their kids can come in vitro. You really want to catch the mom as soon as you can, and the kid as soon as you can. From conception to kindergarten is a very critical period. And home visitation programs and the like, the key there is to try and drive Medicaid and you get into a place where child care/pre-K education is important.”
SEL is all over the place with programs. Many parents and teachers think it’s great. They don’t see the threat of the online assessments. Baffling. I have never understood character education. Never liked it as a teacher. Was concerned about the Josephson (Character Counts) disparaging study that claimed kids were essentially dishonest. This stuff permeates into the classroom based on the idea it will improve student behavior. Where’s the proof? Along with the data collection, parents should worry about the academic class time wasted.
Here’s the thing, there’s a good argument for helping children with this and it falls under SEL. Speak out against SEL and there will be someone who criticizes that you’re not in favor of assisting children who have undergone trauma.
Just another fix-it education gimmick. All smoke and mirrors. Education MUST stay broken in order for companies to make money off it. As long as the money is flowing we will be subject to more smoke and mirrors.
ACEs scores = profiling for impact investing. It is a “score” for a reason. That reason is to turn vulnerable children into commodities for speculative global markets
Trauma is the fuel for impact investing. They need an unlimited supply of children deemed cheaply “fixable” according to the data dashboards to reap their profits.
Thank you for sharing your post. I believe it. But if one opposes SEL, some educators and parents will argue its good for one reason or another.
Addressing trauma in school is one of the most difficult to argue against. I recently wrote and anti-SEL post and I was accused of not trying to understand students. I argued about data collection etc. but support has been established for SEL and some parents and teachers think it’s great.
I recently visited a college library and was stunned at all the books about SEL. It’s seen as a huge positive transformation of schools as you likely know.
What, I wonder is the long game going to be? Utopia, Distopia, or another short run before it is abandoned for the next hot topic? Or something I haven’t thought of yet?
Data-based Dystopia.
I found a SEL event that involves race baiting and other things of that nature that is set for next month and is partnered with Seattle public schools:
I also found that the CDC itself was supporting and pushing the whole child/SEL agenda through some framework called Whole School, Whole Community, Whole Child (WSCC): https://www.cdc.gov/healthyschools/wscc/components.htm
I know that the progressives are training public schools to treat transgender kids with hormones and to take them for transitioning surgery behind parents’ backs, but does anyone know of a case where this has actually happened?
I apologize if I misspoke! I hope I am wrong about schools being able to legally help kids to transition to another gender. But if they are not doing it now, I bet they will be in the future. If they are able to take 12 year old girls to get abortions without their parents’ consent, what would prevent them from helping kids to transition behind their parents’ backs. I believe that Planned Parenthood, LGBT activists, and the ACLU are training schools to encourage kids to become a different gender if they want to.
I can tell you this much…my Grandson is 20…when he was 18 Medi-Cal paid for hormone therapy. He now has breasts because of it and has many suicidal bouts.
Medi-Cal does pay for hormone therapy and the local health depts will hook them up. The health dept is family plannings other hand.Starting at the age of 12 and parents will have no clue. It makes me sick.
That’s complete bull crap. Should be against the law.
In California, children 12 years old and up have Sexual and reproductive rights, as well as confidentiality protections. They can receive “sensitive services” without parental notification or permission. The state even allows them to use their parents’ insurance and they cover it up so the parents don’t know their child used it. They also have a right to leave school grounds to get those services without being marked absent and without parental notification or permission; plus teachers are not allowed to deduct points if they missed class work, they have to allow them to make up missed work at full credit.
I have a friend whom I was telling that schools are doing this. Her daughter is an administrator at a high school in Fullerton and was a teacher there before that. Anyway, my friend said that she finds it very hard to believe that schools can take transgender kids to clinics so they can be treated with hormones, etc behind parents’ backs. She says that schools have to be very careful and don’t want a lawsuit from the parents. I told her that government-run schools can legally do this and that it is happening, as far as I know. She believed me when I told her that 12 year old girls can be taken for an abortion without their parents’ consent, but she still doesn’t think that they can help to change someone’s daughter into a son, or vice versa. So I was wondering if there is an actual case where this has happened that I can point to. I remember at one time reading about a court case where the parents lost their rights because they would not support their daughter’s decision to transition. But has anyone heard of a school actually taking a child to get puberty blockers or hormones?
so when you say that kids can receive “sensitive services” without parental notification or permission, does that include getting hormones and reassignment surgery?
and if there is a emergency on the school grounds you go two pick up your child but he/ she isn’t there and they cant account for your child then what lame excuse do they have?!
I was told in my district that every school has its own “plan of action” if a parent shows up when the child is gone
These poor kids are getting this stuff pushed down their throats and so many of them end up regretful and then suicidal. And the LGBTQ movement only pushes them further.
So sad. Now they want to pin the blame on people of faith who have the guts to say “NO, this isn’t OK.” So, we give kids carte blanche to do whatever their underdeveloped hearts and minds desire and they’re still committing suicide at higher rates than ever. How’s that working out for them? 😔 Kids needs boundaries. Kids need parenting. And kids need people who love them to say, “NO!” No judgement from me. Just a broken heart and many prayers lifted up daily. I’m going to add your grandson to my prayer board
I’ve followed ya’ll from Ohio, but haven’t been on in awhile. This post just stuns me….can you BELIEVE that this is even something that parents must deal with, that there are people out there pushing such evil things on the children of America, and they are our fellow citizens (well, plus those in the UN and around the world). This is crazy and evil!
The schools are packed with people who are influencing the kids and waiting for the smallest opportunity…like a child doubting his gender…they will swoop him up and they are on their way. They are waiting like vulchers.
Not exactly this situation but here’s a couple of articles where schools have crossed bounds. Like vaccinating a child without parent permission or even telling them
Schools pressure parents to the point parents feel they either choose to treat the kids with meds or face child abuse charges. To deny a child hormone meds is evidently abusive.
Mom in Texas had it happen to her college age daughter.
watch this video, this is my county and teachers/district staff are actually being coached by attorneys about how to lie to parents about send students off campus for abortion/contraception services etc
Its so sad seeing this happening:(I was 12 when we came to America ,my parents brought us here for freedom of religions and believes!When they where doing paperwork,they where told “in United States nobody will not touch your beliefs or force anything)So sad seeing everything changing!!I hope we all can stay strong together and fight for our kids !
please shed some light here. Santa Ana has a gender transition plan for students.
YES they have gender transition plan in place. Under Ed Code 48205 it doesn’t list every single medical procedure that is allowed. It only states medical, dental, chiropractic and so on. The law is vague for a reason.
Ed Code 48205 requires schools officials to excuse students from school to attend confidential medical appointments. The school cannot require that the student have parent or guardian consent in order to attend the appointment and cannot notify parents or guardians
ED CODE 46010.1 requires school districts to “notify pupils in grades 7-12 inclusive
and the parents or guardians of all pupils enrolled in the district, that school authorities may
excuse any pupil from the school for the purpose of obtaining confidential medical services without the consent of the pupil’s parent or guardians.
ED CODE 48205(a)(3) An absence for confidential medical services is an “excused” absence, which defines which absences are considered excused, states that absences for “medical, dental, optometrical, or chiropractic services” are to be excused.
ED CODE 44808, school districts and their employees are not held liable for student injuries that occur outside of school property except in very limited circumstances. These limited circumstances include if a school district, board, or person has (1) provided a pupil with transportation to and from the school premises ……
THE ABOVE ED CODES ARE FACTS. NOW, LET ME PUT IN MY OPTION AS TO WHY TEACHERS/SCHOOL OFFICIALS AREN’T PROVIDING THE ACTUAL TRANSPORTATION TO THESE APPOINTMENTS. IT’S TO PROTECT TO SCHOOL EMPLOYEES FROM BEING LIABLE. MY PREDICTION IS DOWN THE ROAD SOME OF THESE ED CODES WILL CHANGE TO ALLOW SCHOOL EMPLOYEES TO PROVIDE TRANSPORTATION.
You didn’t misspeak. Teachers aren’t doing the transporting but they can refer kids to school counselors and administrators who will either provide the transportation themselves or call and make arrangements for it from a 3rd party.
I thought I read that family planning and health dept will fill in for teachers who refuse to teach a class. But I dont have any idea where I saw it.
I haven’t read any comments, but someone posted recently that the CTA wants legislation that would permit that very thing!!!
I saw it too.
And another post from this group:
INTRODUCING OUR BELOVED PURPLE TEACHER WHO WAS ONCE PART OF RED 4 ED, UNTIL SHE SAW WHAT IT WAS REALLY ABOUT. NOW SHE IS ONE OF THEIR FIERCEST OPPONENTS. WE AT PURPLE FOR PARENTS, LOVE AND CHERISH OUR TEACHERS 💜 LISTEN IN HER OWN WORDS. I AM SHARING THIS WITH YOU BECAUSE RED 4 ED WAS DEFEATED HERE IN AZ, BUT THEY MOVED TO CALIFORNIA.
When my daughter was in elementary school, she checked out a library book that came from a popular children’s series. The very first page was awful. I emailed the librarian about it and she asked me to bring it in to look at it. I also let the principal know about it. The principal agreed to pull the entire series from the library. While I appreciated the great response, I was sad that other kids might have been exposed to this and that the books weren’t fully vetted to begin with. Then when my daughter went to high school, the library books were so much worse! My daughter pointed out some of these things to the librarian. The librarian didn’t care and she would just tell my daughter to find something else to read. It’s up to the parents to see to it that our children have access to appropriate reading material because the some schools clearly don’t care.
The latest DC grasp on education impacts all ages/grades. No joke…
“…would you wait 4 or 5 years to enact your household budget or a family emergency plan? No! You’d make sure once you set a budget you’d immediately begin going by it.
Not so with our federal government’s involvement with education. Nope, ESSA (Every Student Succeeds Act) was passed in Dec. 2015, we’re not far from its 5th anniversary. As federal laws go, especially for education, ESSA’s set to be re-authorized and funding extended in 2020.
One huge bone of contention about ESSA was the phrase ‘supplement not supplant’. (This was also in ESEA, Elementary and Secondary Education Act. ESSA is the re-authorized version of ESEA.)
Because Sec. DeVos has recently completed a new non-regulatory ‘Supplement, not Supplant’ guidebook for SEAs and LEAs (State Education Agencies, usually your State Dept. of Education) and Local Education Agencies).
The bottom line: While the document is supposedly a guideline, the language in ESSA is more of a mandate. Where will we most likely see ‘supplements’ in education? Title One funding, my Warrior friends. Title One, as we know, via ESSA, was made over to cover EVERY student, not those in the most need, as Title One was originally to cover. Title One funds, via ESSA, are to be used to label and categorize mental and behavioral health of EVERY student in the community, not simply the public school system.”
Here is a reality check- The merging of SEL and College and Career
Common Core-aligned standards and assessments are the perfect storms for the elimination of parental rights. Please take note of the number of CPS calls in Austin ISD alone. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xGZLEc2eXHA&t=6s
And the replies to this post:
You know there is movement to change some of the requirements to allow CPS to open a case on their own without any complaint. It is correct about parents rights being dissolved before our very eyes…because “it won’t be me, I’m a good parent”…..From the conversations I have heard CPS is “concerned” regarding the number of children “being taken out of the system” i.e. home schooling—because—there is no one with eyes on these children so more likely need us….concerned for the future.
Never is it addressed as to why there is more suicidal behavior. Could it be the curriculums they are promoting and that SEL is the reason? I know the english curriculum has become very dark (in high school). Guess they are more concerned over keeping this data mining train going and continuing to sell out kids and families.
They’re not just collecting data. They’re creating it. What can be measured can be manipulated. Hence the dark curriculum to desensitize them.
I still strongly submit that it is this confounded “sex education” that is the root cause for all this dysfunction among so many teens today. All else is secondary at best.
I’m still trying to find in our State’s Constitution where it says the required ‘free education’ includes walking all over parental, and student, rights. Can someone PLEASE explain how our legislators came to the conclusion it is their job to mess with our kid’s heads under the guise of educating them?
Here is a post that was shared by Alice Linahan:
Parents: In the 70’s, there was no pre-k. Kindergarten was not universal, and it was optional when available. Yet, nearly all kids left first grade knowing how to read.
Several government studies have demonstrated no lasting benefit in children enrolled into Head Start. These studies have spanned nearly a half a century. The medical reason is that children of this age are not developmentally ready to learn a curriculum. We used to know this before ‘Child Development’ was removed from mandated courses for aspiring teachers.
The difference between then and now is curriculum. In the 70’s most schools were using Phonics and Classical Math. Today, they are employing the failed Common Core curriculum of Sight Words and New Math which have been proven to be inferior. If you want proof, just look at our 3rd and 8th grade competency scores in Reading and Math.
The ‘Education Elite’, disciples of failed teacher and communist, John Dewey, continue to try to fix what they broke. Hey, Superintendent Johnson, maybe we should go back to the abacus. It can’t be any worse than what you are doing – reading with the $5 million dollar I Pads, the proven failure of the $150 million Read to Achieve program, and shifting to unproven digital education.
Here is the whopper quote of the day. ““Too many of our students are coming to us unprepared and we spend 13 years with them playing catch up, and that’s not a winning formula,” Davis said.”, ““If you could think of ways that our state could marshal its energy and commit to delivering to Mark’s teachers students in kindergarten ready to learn, his teachers will take care of them, and they’ll graduate, and they’ll be ready to go work in your businesses.” “
No, we do not need universal pre-K. We need a curriculum that has been proven to work, and teachers who are trained to implement that curriculum. What is new is not better.
To save America, we must save one child at a time. Join the cause. Invite a friend.
For Maryland lawyer Bradley Shear, his push to protect the data privacy of children became an obsession three years ago when his son, who was in the second grade, was accused by a teacher of googling a profane song in class.
Mr. Shear was convinced his son landed on the webpage by accident, but it brought to mind a troubling question: How long would this incident stick to his son’s digital record?
Starting next month, he won’t have to worry about it.
Mr. Shear convinced his son’s school district to wipe clean most of the digital data that the school and its largest outside vendors keep on more than 162,000 students starting as young as kindergarten. It is among the first school districts in the country to schedule an annual purging of student data.
Mr. Shear, who wants “Data Deletion Week” to go national, says he is worried that information stored on distant servers could come back to harm children who make mistakes on social media or with the apps that have become ubiquitous in classrooms.
“I’m a big believer in having a bad day,” he says. But “we’re entering a phase where there’s no such thing as a second chance” as universities and prospective employers are mining more digital clues when making admissions and hiring decisions.
Data generated in the classroom is becoming a heated front in the battle over digital privacy, but privacy experts say the issue is more complicated than it might seem.
“Nobody wants a mistake to follow a student for life,” says Amelia Vance, director of education privacy at the Future of Privacy Forum. Internet histories—what students have searched for that might reflect their innermost thoughts or questions—particularly aren’t useful, she says.
Many school districts have hundreds, if not thousands, of vendors that collect data through apps or online curricula and most are just now beginning to catch up to the proliferation of new tech tools, Ms. Vance says.
The digital data kept on students can help learning by improving the effectiveness of the software and helping track the performance of students over time. These benefits are minimized if the data gets deleted every year.
Mukta Pandit is president of Safal Partners Inc., one of the premier education consulting firms in the nation. She has led multiple engagements with federal, state, foundation and non-profit clients including the U.S. Department of Education, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Laura and John Arnold Foundation, Texas Education Agency, and Houston Independent School District. Mukta is currently serving as project director for the National Charter School Resource Center.
Prior to founding Safal, Mukta was with the Michael and Susan Dell Foundation for five years, where she led the foundation’s expansion efforts in U.S. education and launched international giving in India and Africa. Prior to MSDF, Mukta was an engagement manager at McKinsey & Co. Prior to McKinsey, Mukta served extensively in Information Technology.
Civil rights, disabilities groups urge Florida to stop building student database they call ‘massive surveillance effort’
More than 30 advocacy groups are urging Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) to stop developing a database of detailed information about students that is intended to prevent school shootings, saying it could harm young people rather than protect them.
Citing reporting by Education Week, the coalition of 33 civil rights, disabilities, privacy and education advocacy groups said in a letter to DeSantis (see text below) that the database in development is part of a “massive surveillance effort.”
“We are deeply concerned that the program will be used to label students as threats based on data that has no documented link to violent behavior, such as data on disabilities or those seeking mental health care,” the letter said.
“We are freeing up Colorado school districts to innovate by removing the bureaucratic barriers to innovative learning opportunities. Now districts won’t be penalized for exploring work-based learning apprenticeships, competency-based learning projects, capstone projects and other creative ways to engage kids and prepare them for success!”- CO Gov. Jared Polis
1:1 devices are being expanded to K-5 in Orange County Florida schools. This is the sales/spin pitch from the district, complete with the happy voice presentation.
So angry and sad for our littles.
Here is a post from a Nevada anti-Common Core group:
Here is a post from a Minnesota anti-Common Core group:
It’s all for control…
“This will involve testing the facial and object recognition system to make any necessary adjustments. District officials will be looking at camera angles and lighting and doing training.”
“In addition, district officials will engage in conversations with local law enforcement to coordinate responses in the event the system detects an issue that requires the issuance of an alert.”
“We’ll just work through those things,” Bradley said. “
Here is what someone shared in a Colorado anti-Common Core group
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Here is a post from the California anti-radical sex ed group:
Is FLASH sex ed curriculum being used in any of your schools? I have it in its entirety, if anyone’s looking.
And here are the replies to this post:
From what I have heard our school is using Flash 😤 Thank you for posting this!
What grade is this?
It depends, it’s being used at a friend’s middle school in Texas, super conservative district. In California, it has shown up in elementary school but I don’t know which age exactly.
😡5th grade!!!
First. Who fn cares about you sex life? Keep in the bedroom. Second I am so glad I was never FORCED to think about Abraham Lincoln sex life. Thrid I read that they choose a Mayor from San Francisco who was convicted of raping/sleeping with teenage boys.
Write an LGBTQ book report ?!?!?!?! 😡
I’d love to see it, more than 20 counties of the 55 in WV are using Flash. I’m just getting involved and I’m trying to expose this and bring awareness to the parents here. The Wise curriculum is also being used, it’s Planned Parenthood based too.
Here is a post from a Minnesota anti-Common Core group:
At the intersection of technology, artificial intelligence and humans comes neuralink and as early as next year!! Adults and Kids: Are you ready to personally join the internet or stand up and refuse?
“Neuralink described a “sewing machine-like” robot that can implant ultrathin threads deep into the brain.
The company is hoping to begin working with human subjects as soon as the second quarter of next year. …Like artificial intelligence, the idea of inserting a device into the brain that would allow speedy communication between humans and computers veers quickly into science fantasy.
This video about the program specifically mentions the Heckman equation and the 7-13% return on investment in early childhood interventions at timestamp 4 minutes and 15 seconds. Let me make this perfectly clear: while such programs are portrayed as benevolent, they have been developed first and foremost to channel global investment capital so as to generate guaranteed rates of return for financiers at the expense of the masses. As such, these “evidence-based” interventions will NEVER eliminate poverty, because its continued existence is a precondition for the proper functioning of social impact profit-taking enterprise.
Multiple Universities in United States suffer Data Breach
June 18, 2019
Universities in the United States have recently disclosed data breach incidents that exposed personally identifiable information of students and working staff. The three universities, Graceland University, Oregon State University, and Missouri Southern State University, stated that unknown intruders made unauthorized access to some of their employees’ email accounts.
The exposed information included, students’ full name, social security number, date of birth, address, telephone number, email address, parents/children, salary information, and financial aid information for enrollment.
I think there’s an agenda behind ‘mental health’ screening & awareness. Moving us towards the state assessing mental fitness using arbitrary measurements that most likely serve a political purpose. Florida is mirroring Andrew Cuomo’s initiative in NYS. #UNIBROW #MythOfTheRedState
If they say it is one thing it is always another.
In 6th grade kids are not astute enough to understand differences to determine if something is mental illness or not. But the “signs” they are given will be enough to destroy families.
This should be fun.
I will never forget when my kid in around first grade was told if I spanked or yelled at him he could call the police on me, he told me this after he had done something i was sending him to his room for.. i told him to go ahead and call the cops but by time they got here they would have a reason to arrest me..
Schools (government) does not know how to teach kids properly on certain things.
Here is a post from the California anti-radical sex ed group:
TIME TO ACT!!! CALL YOUR STATE SENATOR. TELL HER/HIM TO VOTE NO ON AB 493. DO NOT EXPLAIN WHAT IS WRONG WITH THIS BILL. THE PARTY IN POWER DOES NOT LISTEN TO ARGUMENT, REASON, EVIDENCE. INSTEAD, TRY THIS (politely):
IF YOU ARE A TEACHER, tell your senator you can not/will not teach under these conditions.
IF YOU ARE A PARENT, tell your senator you will home school, leave California, promote sit outs, opt out, do anything to protect your child.
IF YOU ARE A CONCERNED CITIZEN, tell your senator you are working very hard to break the strangle hold of the CTA, the party in power, that you are telling everyone to whom you talk to VOTE THEIR VALUES, etc.
IF YOU ARE A RELIGIOUS LEADER, tell your senator…(you probably already know what to say.)
IF YOU ARE AN ATTORNEY, tell your senator AB 493 comes close enough to compelled speech and may be unconstitutional.
FINALLY, IF YOU ARE SICK AND TIRED, MAD AS H–L, COMPLETELY FED UP, call your senator and tell him/her/whatever… Just do something.
ONE MORE THING: REPORT YOUR INTENTIONS/ACTIONS ON THIS POST. YOUR COMMENT WILL KEEP THIS POST NEAR THE TOP AND ENCOURAGE OTHERS TO ACT!!!
Here is a post from the Common Core Diva:
Warriors, would you want to live with a constant enemy? Would you like to see your home turned into a tool for the CCSS Machine?
What happens when workforce housing moves into our towns. *A follow up article to yesterday’s Agenda in America.
Visit Saratoga Springs NY…It is already here. They are building faster than they are renting. It is crazy. Many business spaces and apts. are still empty.
agreed. I am facing losing some of my property & possibly my home with in, in the name of IZ.
Here is a post that was shared in the ParentStrike group:
I haven’t said much in public about multi-million dollar ed-tech corporation Istation’s threats of legal action against me and two other North Carolina educators up to this point. But since the media has now published those threats I thought they deserved a response.
I found, according to an article at the pro-family 500 Mom Stronger site, that a teacher in Washington state was fired for mentioning to a co-worker that she opposed the Drag Queen Story Hour. Apparently, though she hadn’t known it before, the principal of her school was gay and did drag. Not only did he fire her for the crime of wrongthink, but he also threatend to try and charge her with a “hate crime”: https://500momstrong.org/blog/f/the-queer-caliphate
Looks like the State College School District in Pennsylvania won’t let parents see the sex ed standards. That’s usually a sign that there’s something bad in them that they don’t want exposed.
Here is a post from the California anti-radical sex ed group, albeit from back in May:
Update for San Luis Obispo county specifically Paso Robles and Atascadero district. Both are in lock step with each other in regards to the curriculum and opinions of the updated framework. The curriculum they use and WILL continue to use is to meet the minimum of the State law healthy families act in 2016. They have reviewed the new framework and have rejected all of its recommendations unless required to do so by law. I am currently reviewing every word and every video of the curriculum from K to 12. They have updated the curriculum back in 2016 and have zero plans to make any changes. In regards to gender identity studies etc, from what understand the majority or all is in relation to history teaching and their “contributions”. I was told there is no gender identity teaching until 7 or 8 grade, I was told flat out that the law does not require the above in kindergarten. The framework does, but the law does not. I’m a little confused about that part since everyone says otherwise. Santa Barbara county on the other hand has FULLY embraced and adopted the framework as its written.
This is 💩 !! iStation – owner of iReady (online “personalized” learning) is THREATENING TEACHERS with legal action if they speak against their product.
How Courts Are Dis-empowering Parents & Pushing Transgender Agenda
Recent developments in America’s courts and legislatures have brought home a reality that I discussed in this space last summer: Transgender activists seek to undermine parential rights.
Transgenderism is part of a movement that is hostile to traditional family life. The traditional family is based on the idea that the needs of children are supplied by parents with rights and responsibilities to meet those needs.
While the state can interfere in cases of abuse or neglect, generally protecting parents’ freedom is the best way to ensure that children are well provided for.
Wherever the state deals with children, such as in schools or in foster care, there are bound to be conflicts between parents and the state. This conflict in the sphere of education is why transgender activists spend much time trying to reform the way schools educate.
The state has greater power over foster parents than over birth parents because the state has assigned children to foster families, and it oversees the care they give. Transgender activists are sure to use those conflicts to spread the assumptions of the transgender movement.
Two developments—one in California and one in Delaware—in the past few weeks point toward greater developments in the spread of transgender ideology.
A bill has been proposed in Californification to extend state regulation of foster parents. Foster children are already provided access to medical and dental care, which helps defray the costs of foster parents. The proposed law would extend that state benefit to include “gender-affirming health care and gender-affirming behavioral health care” if the child, the foster parents, the state-appointed child advocate, or a lawyer asks for such treatment.
The gender-affirming care may include hormone suppressants and sex-reassignment surgery. Any attempt to treat a child consistent with his or her sex at birth would not be supported. The law blesses efforts to respect and affirm the child’s “non-assigned” gender identity.
Regulating foster parents is an easier wedge for transgender activists than going directly after parental rights.
Some recent court decisions suggest that this movement may go beyond foster parents. In Ohio, parental rights were transferred to grandparents when a court ruled that the parents were not “transitioning” their child, which the court deemed the right gender-related health decision.
Delaware indirectly undermines parental rights. The Deleware secretary of education released proposed anti-discrimination regulations that guide schools in how to provide reasonable accommodations to those who identify with a gender different from their “assigned” sex.
As an example, students can participate in the sports teams that are “consistent with the student’s gender identity regardless of the student’s assigned sex at birth” or change their names on their diploma.
The secretary also set up a process whereby the school is to recognize a new gender identity (and, for good measure, a new racial identity). Schools begin the process by discussing the change with the student and asking if the parents are “supportive” of the child’s self-identified gender or race.
Parents need not be consulted, if the student reports that the parents will threaten the child’s “health, safety, or well-being.”
Courts, schools, and legislatures that enable children to have autonomy over their medical decisions undermine parental rights and ultimately undermine the power necessary to raise and love children.
If children are able to define abuse and neglect, parental power is deeply compromised. This is precisely what transgender activists want. Those interested in the long-term viability of family life must resist those changes wherever they arise.
Here is a post from the California anti-radical sex ed group in response to an article about the California career pathways scheme:
You can opt out of the computerized education. sure you can’t stop the schools from logging your address etc into the system, but you can opt your kids out of the computerized education by NOT allowing them access to the computer. In CA the schools have to provide paper and pencil and real live text books (via the Williams Act). Your child isn’t required to complete assignments online either. They don’t have to log into the computer if you don’t give them permission to be on a computer. My kids are opted out of the “computerized education”. BTW, don’t teacher realize that computers will put them out of a job? When you can pack and stack the classroom with 60 to 1 ratio…yes, coming soon to the school room with computers on every desk, cut your cost by half (approximately) in terms of “labor cost”…that’s what’s coming to a classroom, likely high school first…if it’s not being done already in some district as a pilot. Remember opt out of the computerized education. To be sure your kids won’t be behind…that’s a ridiculous argument…they educrats like to use on parents. The educrats already opt their kids out by not allowing them to attend schools with computers. Bill Gate and Steve Jobs sent their kids to school that did not use computers. Why? Because they know something you and I don’t…computer for the masses…but for the classes of rich…no computer necessary.
And another post from this group:
RE: [name redacted]’s important post about California building a data system to track California’s children. Please see the attached map from the Education Commission of the States…. California is actually behind most other states in building their integrated data system. Please know that you will not move out of CA and avoid this tracking. Under Common Core’s data-surveillance reforms, this is what’s happening in EVERY state.
To add to the data surveillance, assessments were nationalized in 2015. This means that the major assessment companies agreed to become data interoperable. This means that ALL STATES are being pushed into a national, sexualized K-12 curriculum through data oversight.
I’ve posted this video presentation here before (see link below), but I hope more California parents will watch it AND SHARE IT. In it, I’ve tried to explain how Comprehensive Sexuality curriculum was always part of data systems reform. States’ school grading policies ensure that schools have to, eventually, integrate CSE into all subjects (unless they forfeit federal funding). That’s what the data systems are monitoring for—compliance.
Here is a post that was shared in a Utah anti-Common Core group:
ACTION: Call your US Rep and Senators. Say no to DeVos’s scheme and Cruz’s S634
As I tried to warn folks (along with many others) about the dangers of ESAs, vouchers, tax credits and charters and got no where; perhaps this information will do the trick. I have often stated the REAL agenda of Charters is to privatize education and destroy elected representation. The REAL agenda of vouchers, ESAs, tax credits for business is how they will get ALL students in ALL education environments under the federal umbrella (and regionalized). They have worked at the state level for years to get these schemes passed in order to make them federal programs. In the end parents have no choice and no voice. Choice of location but not what our kids are taught was not part of OUR bargain but it has been THEIR bargain all along. Betsy DeVos comes to TN to “convince” TN legislators to get on board along with her team that has infiltrated the Lee administration. CHOICE that is paid for by the state or federal government is not choice. Once they pay they make ALL the rules.
PLEASE read this carefully and understand what is taking place. Then share it with your friends, neighbors, teachers, and elected officials. Through their ignorance (or their greed) they have sold our children.
Anita Hoge created a shortened version that is 2 pages long, 1 page of discussion points and 1 page of solutions. If interested send me a MESSAGE with your email address.
I found this a while back. We’ve already seen these tactics used in Canada against Christian institutions and I’m sure they’re working on it now to go after our accreditation if we don’t bow down. I feel that’s their sweeping move to wipe out the last resistance: sure you can homeschool or go to a private college or school but if you don’t go with our agenda, no accreditation, no diploma, no job.
On December 12, the U.S. House Committee on Education and the Workforce approved a sweeping GOP overhaul of higher education. While dubbed the “PROSPER Act,” about the only thing that would “prosper” under this bill is the ability of colleges and universities to use religion to discriminate. Several proposed provisions violate the core principle that religious freedom guarantees us all the right to believe (or not) as we see fit—not the right to discriminate against or harm others. In a letter sent prior to the committee vote, People For the American Way, Americans United for Separation of Church and State, the American Civil Liberties Union, the Human Rights Campaign, and more than forty other organizations called for removal of the discriminatory provisions. You can download our letter, with footnotes, here.
Dear Chairwoman Foxx and Ranking Member Scott:
The undersigned civil rights, faith, religious freedom, LGBTQ, and reproductive rights organizations write to express strong opposition to Sections 115, 117, 495(c), 496(7), and any other provision of H.R. 4508, the Promoting Real Opportunity, Success, and Prosperity through Education Reform Act, that would allow the use of religion to discriminate. We support amendments to strike these provisions.
Religious freedom is a fundamental right, protected by our Constitution and federal law. It guarantees us all the right to believe (or not) as we see fit. But it doesn’t give anyone the right to use religion as an excuse to discriminate or harm others. These provisions would violate this core principle.
These provisions are designed to permit religious student groups and religiously affiliated colleges to disregard the rules, including bars on discrimination, all other schools and groups must follow. These broad, unwarranted, and unfair exemptions from laws and policies would result in taxpayer-funded discrimination.
SECTION 115: SANCTIONS DISCRIMINATION BY RELIGIOUS STUDENT GROUPS
Colleges and universities often have nondiscrimination policies that require officially recognized student groups to allow any student to join, participate in, and seek leadership in those groups. These policies ensure that all students have an equal opportunity to participate in student groups at public colleges and universities and that the schools do not subsidize discrimination with tax dollars and tuition fees. In a 2010 case, Christian Legal Society v. Martinez,1 the Supreme Court upheld one of these policies against claims that it violated the constitutional rights of a Christian student club.
Section 115 would create a special exemption just for religious clubs that would allow them to ignore such nondiscrimination rules and policies. As a result, it would force state schools to sanction and subsidize discrimination.
SECTION 117: CREATES FADA-LIKE PROVISION FOR RELIGIOUSLY AFFILIATED COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES
This section bars federal, state, or local government from taking “adverse action” against colleges and universities if doing so would have the effect of “prohibiting or penalizing” the institution for actions that are “in furtherance of its religious mission.” This sweeping provision is modeled after the highly controversial First Amendment Defense Act (FADA), and in many ways is broader and more harmful.
Under this provision, colleges and universities could claim a right to ignore laws and policies that conflict with their religious beliefs. It threatens to undermine nondiscrimination protections at the federal, state, and local level and could harm LGBTQ people and women the most. These institutions could claim a right to discriminate against a woman who uses birth control or who is pregnant and unmarried, a man who marries his same-sex partner, or someone who gets divorced, just to name a few examples.
The right to believe is fundamental; the right to discriminate—especially with taxpayer dollars—is not.
SECTION 495(C): CODIFIES AN EXEMPTION FROM STATE LICENSING AND AUTHORIZING LAWS FOR RELIGIOUSLY AFFILIATED COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES
In order to be an eligible institution under the Higher Education Act, a college or university must be legally authorized by a state to offer post-secondary education. This section, however, permits religious institutions to escape that requirement: it declares them eligible to serve as an institution of higher learning if they are “exempt from any provision of State law” that requires these institutions to be authorized as a “religious institution.” The effect is to permit them to operate as a college or university solely because they are religious institutions.
496(7): INTERFERES WITH ACCREDITATION PROCESS
Current law requires accrediting agencies to “respect the stated mission of the institution of higher education, including religious missions.” In 2008, report language stated unambiguously that this provision “does not change or alter current accreditation requirements . . . for the enforcement of nondiscrimination provisions.”2
This section of the bill, however, would create a sweeping exemption that would allow religious institutions to skirt accreditation requirements, including nondiscrimination provisions. The provision would bar an accrediting agency from applying a standard if the religiously affiliated college “determines that the standard induces, pressures, or coerces the institution to act contrary to, or to refrain from acting in support of, any aspect of its religious mission.” Thus, if the religiously affiliated college says an accreditation requirement—including nondiscrimination requirements for admissions, housing, employment, or student retention—interferes with what it says is its religious mission, it can still maintain its accreditation.
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We support amendments to strike all of these harmful provisions that are intended to create far-reaching religious exemptions. These provisions would result in discrimination and harm, and thus raise serious constitutional concerns.
Sincerely,
Advocates for Youth
American Association of University Women (AAUW)
American Atheists
American Civil Liberties Union
American Federation of Teachers
Americans for Democratic Action (ADA)
Americans United for Separation of Church and State
Anti-Defamation League
Catholics for Choice
Center For Inquiry
CenterLink: The Community of LGBT Centers
Clearinghouse on Women’s Issues
DignityUSA
Equality California
Feminist Majority Foundation
GLSEN
Human Rights Campaign
In Our Own Voice: National Black Women’s Reproductive Justice Agenda
Lambda Legal
The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights
Los Angeles LGBT Center
Mazzoni Center
Medical Students for Choice
NARAL Pro-Choice America
National Abortion Federation
National Asian Pacific American Women’s Forum (NAPAWF)
National Black Justice Coalition
National Center for Lesbian Rights
National Center for Transgender Equality
National Council of Jewish Women
National Education Association (NEA)
National Institute for Reproductive Health (NIRH)
National Latina Institute for Reproductive Health
National LGBTQ Task Force Action Fund
National Organization for Women
National Partnership for Women & Families
National Rural Education Association
National Women’s Law Center
NEAT – the National Equality Action Team
New School for Social Research
New Ways Ministry
OutServe-SLDN
People For the American Way
Planned Parenthood Federation of America
Pride at Work
Religious Institute
Reproductive Health Access Project
Secular Coalition for America
Secular Policy Institute
Secular Student Alliance
URGE: Unite for Reproductive & Gender Equity
Women’s Alliance for Theology, Ethics, and Ritual (WATER)
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“Palantir is the 800-pound gorilla of data analytics. It has created a massive surveillance apparatus …Palantir is big. But being the biggest player in the market doesn’t exactly encourage quality work or accountability.
Multiple problems have already been noticed by the company’s numerous law enforcement customers — including the company’s apparent inability to responsibly handle data — but complaints from agencies tied into multi-year contracts are pretty easy to ignore. Palantir says it provides “actionable data.” Sounds pretty cool, but in practice this means things like cops firing guns at innocent people because the software spat out faulty suspect/vehicle descriptions.
The Palantir user guide shows that police can start with almost no information about a person of interest and instantly know extremely intimate details about their lives. The capabilities are staggering, according to the guide:
If police have a name that’s associated with a license plate, they can use automatic license plate reader data to find out where they’ve been, and when they’ve been there. This can give a complete account of where someone has driven over any time period.
With a name, police can also find a person’s email address, phone numbers, current and previous addresses, bank accounts, social security number(s), business relationships, family relationships, and license information like height, weight, and eye color, as long as it’s in the agency’s database.
The software can map out a person’s family members and business associates of a suspect, and theoretically, find the above information about them, too.”
The Future of Privacy Forum
The Future of Privacy Forum, is a Project Unicorn partner and DC think tank funded by many tech foundations and corporations including but not limited to: Amazon, Apple, AT&T, Comcast, Facebook, Google, Microsoft, Verizon, Samsung, Sidewalk Labs (Google’s Alphabet, Smart Cities), Walt Disney, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, National Science Foundation. Hobsons (Naviance), Intel, Palantir, Pearson, Netflix, Mozilla name only a few of their big name supporters. Their K12 arm focuses on balancing student data privacy while supporting innovation and technology in the classroom.
Here is a post from a page called Parent Coalition for Student Privacy:
Anyone concerned about the privacy implications or otherwise of a company called SchoolMint – which runs enrollment systems in Chicago, Denver and elsewhere? The program is also owned by the same company that operates HeroK12, a student behavior management system and now SureWatch, a school surveillance/safety management tool:
It’s not clear what the plans are to merge the data systems, and do with all that data. “Efforts are underway to integrate these three product lines, Wreford adds. “As we think about the overlap between SchoolMint, Hero and SureWatch, what we’re excited about is the level of transparency and interaction that is possible.” For instance, a district that is using SchoolMint’s enrollment tool can share data about students and their parents with its campus safety systems. The end goal, he’s previously told EdSurge, is to assist schools in assembling an extensive data trail for each student’s educational journey, from enrollment to graduation.”
What may be of additional concern is that they are also selling “add on software” systems to allow individual schools to market themselves and do outreach to parents, and intend to use algorithms to be able to steer students to specific schools.
And another post from this page:
Baltimore County school administrators were notified of huge security breach days before it was reported & seemingly did nothing to secure numerous highly sensitive student data
Yet CoSN had awarded them highest privacy seal of approval. They explained “that the TLE seal is not intended to be an “end-all be-all,” the spokesperson said. “No one is perfect at data security, but it is a commitment to ongoing improvement and we need to see evidence of that ongoing improvement in order to have the seal renewed… It requires that districts look holistically at how they are protecting privacy and security… the program requires that there is an ongoing effort and commitment. It’s not that one gets the seal and sits back; it’s that one gets the seal and keeps going.”
Here is a post from the California anti-radical sex ed group:
Remember the article on consensual non monogamy (swinging, polyamory or open relationships)? More info on how the APA has been hijacked just like our schools.
Here is a post that was shared by a friend of mine:
Working on a story.. need your help. What do you think about Chromebooks at your child’s school? Good experience/bad experience? Risque material pop up, or searchable? Let me know! Plus, what school
And some replies to this post:
As a Kindergarten teacher for SPS I have noticed a huge difference in Kindergarten readiness now compared to 5 or 6 years ago. Kiddos are coming in unable to hold a pencil, use scissors, write their name, … their fine motor skills are really underdeveloped. They have gotten used to just swiping or tapping a screen. They are having more issues with focus, need much more help developing social skills, have a hard time working/playing independently without the stimulation from electronics, have a hard time just “being” (relaxing).
I totally understand that they will grow up and use electronics their entire adult lives. As a K teacher though, there are many more important things that they need to be doing when I have them those precious few months before first grade. I have been teaching for 27 years. I so miss what Elementary school used to be like 10 – 20 years ago. I know it makes me seem resistant to change, but I feel I was a much better teacher when I was empowered to give them more of what is developmentally appropriate for them. It’s not that they CAN’T do what is expected of them on the provided technology, but in doing so they miss out on so much more.
We have had great experience with our high schoolers using the chrome books. However, not so much with our middle school and elementary kids. I requested our middle schooler not to have the chrome book due to internet issues and they refused. Then when he lost the charger they tried to charge me for it, so I refused. There is no way to add parental controls on the ones we use and they have caused a lot of issues with our kids. The younger ones don’t need all of that screen time. Just my two cents for what it’s worth.
We have mixed feelings as well. My husband, who is a professor at MSU, believe that the personal touch of teaching has gotten less and less due to Chromebooks. The chromebooks are used more than actual teaching. We hardy saw any graded papers come home this year for my then 2nd grader. Because everything is done on the chrome book we always questioned whether he was doing good or not due to lack of paper evidence.
My 7th grader knows how to bypass all the software and play games and watch YouTube on them. So not very good security.
Both Hickory Hills elementary and middle school.
My daughter is an SPS student and was subjected to graphic content in a social studies link, provided by the district. Also the SPS online photo library had incredibly graphic photos that could be accessed with a single search word. The district, as of last year, did zero testing of curriculum prior to rolling it out to students and only made changes to inappropriate content AFTER it is reported and children had been exposed. Completely inappropriate.
We are at Republic School District. I have mixed feeling about them. I like that if my daughter misses school, she can get her homework through canvas via her chrome book. She can turn in assignments if she forgets instead of waiting until the next day. There is insurance that you can get so if anything happens you are covered. What I don’t like is they force chrome books on them. By mid day my daughter has a headache from the chrome books. There is nothing she can do because all of her assignments are on the chrome book. Teachers, doctors ect. tell you to limit children’s screen time but 95% of the school day my child is on a computer. They take reading tests, map tests and regular tests on the computer. So if my daughters eyes start to blur or she has a headache she has to push through it. I think chrome books should be used for research and to get assignments when gone but paper and pen for everything else
Republic mom here and I agree with [name redacted]. It’s convenient sure, but at what cost? My daughter was telling me that 90% of her classes require the use of the Chromebooks and that she rarely physically writes on paper anymore. That is TOO much screen time, especially when you mix in the extra screen time she gets at home from recreational use on her phone or watching TV. Shouldn’t these students be reading actual books and writing actual words on paper and using the computers for research purposes only?
I agree. Another problem for my daughter is that she has access to YouTube for teaching purposes but many times in class and at home, she is watching epic fails videos or other non-school material. The teachers can’t monitor what a room full of kids are watching.
I want pencil, paper, & books. They need to know how to use a computer, but not all have access to it at home. Children need to know how to do things without a computer. I taught school for 29+ years and my students did great without them!
my thoughts exactly. At our school in Purdy Missouri they use iPad’s & I refuse to let my children have one because I still believe in the pencil, paper & books. _______–
At our school (Wheaton), the jr and sr high school kids are allowed to use them at home after the parents pay the insurance. My biggest issue for awhile was that occasionally my kids would have homework and required internet access to do the homework. At that time we couldn’t get internet due to being very rural area. It seemed pretty unfair for families that cant afford internet or dont have access to it.
That was my first issue with it (and other work that requires internet access); some districts supply low-cost internet service to students who don’t already have it. I think the district should be willing and able to provide that before they can expect students to do any work requiring it. OR provide time, outside of class, for it to be finished at school.
I hate the schools moving into computers and stuff at school. My daughter struggles so much with it. Kids rush through to get done, and they make horrible marks because of this. I really think schools should go back to doing just old, pencil and paper.
My grandkids live in New Mexico in 1/2 grades. They did not have chrome books. They are reading at high levels and love their school!!!
our newest schools with the most tech are failing. Like failing bad in math and reading. Some of the lowest in the state. Tech cuts out full texts and kids only get a snippet. And math it no longer requires the correct answer. You get full credit for trying.
this is so true. My daughters school is one of the lowest ranking in the state of Arkansas. Almost all grades have some type of technology. iPads to chrome books
Our classrooms are turning into virtual classrooms. I am just a bit wondering why schools can afford the finer things such as chrome books and yet teachers have to go deep within there own pocket to buy classroom supplies. Or….my thoughts, teachers teach like 1980 and put that chrome book money to every student having free meals.
My opinion.
As a parent, I am concerned about the lack of parameters and risk of what materials they can search for or may be exposed to by classmates sharing what they have searched for. Despite what security is placed on computers, kids figure out how to get around them. We’ve seen the practice of allowing students to use Chromebooks during indoor recess…. It is impossible for teachers to monitor what everyone is looking at…. I don’t even let my kids “free search” the internet when I’m standing over their shoulder at home! Ha!
In general, I think using computers for so much of education takes away from the relationship that is needed between teacher and student as well as between classmates. If we are constantly teaching our children to interact with a computer to learn, be entertained, find belonging….. We are setting them up for unhealthy patterns of living. So much research has been done on how screens negatively impact children. I truly do not understand why there is still such a push for personal computer devices at such a young age in schools.
I’m not completely opposed to computers, I love that my 1st grader can build her own Google site 🙂 and I love our school! But I think chrome books should only be used under supervision for specific tasks, for a limited number of hours per day. (Calculating in how much time they look at a screen for videos/movies as well :-))
I’m a parent and teacher. Parent perspective- I have personal high school students. Both of my children have had success with the use of their Chromebooks. Our district has really good security features on them and will be adding a new one this year called GoGuardian. I feel like the use of Chromebooks and other technology is preparing my children for the future. We live in a technological society, so they have to be prepared to survive in it. Many jobs require the use of large amounts of tech., so expecting our children to not use it in the classroom is impossible.
Teacher perspective- I teach third grade, therefore the amount of time we spend on Chromebooks is considerably less than older students, but we do use them almost daily for at least a short time. For the same reasons I mentioned above, we have to teach our students how to use technology because their future will depend on it, but it is also important to teach them how to use their hands, whether for writing, experiments, building things, etc. It is definitely all about the right balance! I use mine in the classroom for them to do research, to share things with them without making 1,000 copies, as well as differentiation of their instruction. Like I said before, our district goes to great lengths to ensure security on our devices! I do feel that my students are safe using technology at our school.
if you are in SPS then you don’t actually have really good security and GoGuardian is more of a tracking program that will track locations than a filter program which SPS desperately needs.
My kids are using them in pre-school and again this year in Kindergarten at Republic. It is a horrible idea! Teachers and doctors are always preaching about less screen time this and less screen time that… but Republic does everything with these chrome books and do not even have regular hardback subject books anymore. It is ridiculous. I have a hard time being on my phone fore more that 30 minutes, I end up with a headache. I can only imagine what my children and other children have to deal with straining their eyes and headaches throughout the day… chrome books should not be used the way they are. Some students learn much better from reading out of a book not from a screen. It is a shame that children do not have to get a dictionary out and research in a library because they have these chrome books to search everything up on. Penmanship is non existent in schools today and i believe it is because of the schools decision to let kids do everything on these chrome books.
I dislike them very much.. I have been to a school board meeting to speak to SPS about this issue.. I have tried several different ideas that they tried to help me with to no avail .. I have an intelligent motivated child but with this electronic in his hand.. he is a distracted unmotivated child.. I beg SPS to go back to mostly paper and pencil.. I know it can’t be that full time.. I understand electronics are a part of our everyday lives but paper is the original way to learn and write.. we are changing our children’s brains with these electronics and not for the better..especially elementary and junior high children do not need these
Something else I failed to mention was now that we don’t get hard copy grade cards.. we never actually saw our children’s grade when school got out for summer.. we tried getting on parent home access and never could access it so now we don’t really know what they got.. we tried contacting their teachers but never heard back bc obviously it was summer by that point..can we at least get a hard copy of a end of year grade report???
I agree. I can’t stand that we don’t get a grade card for middle school.
One size does not fit all. Computers are great for classes where research and writing are the goal. Perhaps not so productive in classes such as reading and mathematics where the distractions they provide greatly outweigh any advantage. My experiences come from schools with and without internet access.
My kids were in school when the computers were implemented at the Reeds Spring High school, and they have since added them to the lower grades. NOT a fan. In our experience, most of the teachers relied too heavily on them and quit teaching, just assigned work to be done on their own with little to no guidance. The kids always managed to find ways around any blocks placed to do things they werent supposed to. I would be all for it if they could find a mix of computer assignments and actual classroom teaching and assignments. I understand the need for growth of technology in the workforce. I am a nurse of 33 yr, went from paper charting to computerized charting and medication administration, but they have lost the ability to interact with society due to overuse of screen time.
A LOT to say – my oldest had them starting in 5th, middle child in 3rd and youngest started kindergarten last year and had one …… all 3 kids bring theirs home every night. The school can’t protect our kids from the “bad” out there. Too many kids, SMART kids! They know how to get around firewalls and such. It isn’t always to do bad things either ….. my son is highly functioning autistic. Stays in a normal classroom. When he gets overwhelmed though, he can look like he is doing work but really playing games. It allows communication between students which is just more things I have to monitor and make sure he / she is safe. Technology has its place ….. but maybe toward the middle school /high school level
I don’t like them. Firstly, I limit my child’s screen time at home and don’t appreciate them being on it a lot at school. Secondly, I asked my child’s teacher what the purpose of them having them and being able to bring them home was and she didn’t really have an answer. All she could say was it is preparing them to use them in the future. No homework has ever been assigned, no information has been sent home telling us how they are even used at during school hours. I would much prefer textbooks and paper and pencil for my kids.
I liked the chromebooks! It allows students to work on their work even if they are sick and have to miss a few days. Most assignments were submitted through there so there was a digital copy which came in handy a few times when one of our kid’s got a 0 on an assignment he turned in, he was able to find the dated submission and get an actual grade. Also having the chromebooks means no one is left out when it comes to the tech advantages that other classmates might have. When I was in high school one of my best friends didn’t have a computer, so whenever we had to do online research she would walk a few miles to the library, and when it came to turning in typed papers she would use an electric typewriter… this was back around 2009!
In a world where people are looking more at phones and screens of many varieties I find this is only adding to the problem with learning to interact socially. Additionally, I’m concerned that these Google Chrome products sync personal devices once in the home. There should be an agreement between the State of Missouri with Google to where they can’t sync other unrelated devices with the Chrome book and capturing private information. Right now this is a colossal national issue with Google. This needs to be changed everywhere.
My granddaughter has one. She does not like it. She is a junior. She says that it takes away from the learning process and exams are much harder for her. Teachers do not teach much either. It is on the chromebook, make sure you have your work done and turned in by midnight. Technology is good but it can also cause harm. Kids spend way to much time on devices as it is.
I do not feel they are good for our children or my grandchildren. Some families cannot afford Internet at home and therefore have to spend time running somewhere that has wi-fi in order for the child to complete an assignment. Here again, this is too much time spent in front of a computer. Strain on the eyes! Go back to regular teaching.
I teach 7th graders n Dallas County R-1. I will be starting my 41st year teaching in August.
This past school year we went 1 on 1. Our students ( grades 7-12) were able to take the Chtome books home.
Some students had adapted well, and some have not.
I do not use the Chromebooks on a daily basis in my classroom, while some teachers do.
For me the biggest problem has been students forgetting theirs, or the Chromebooks not being charged.
We have had good experiences with them. They have blocked anything the kids should not be looking at. My only complaint is that legible writing has gone by the wayside. Kids do not know how to write letters, notes or even how to address an envelope. etc. Some of my fondest memories are notes from my husband when we were dating in high school. I wish SPS would incorporate hand writing along with computer skills.
Not a fan, my boys go to Plato which implemented Chromebooks last year full force! Teachers don’t get to teach they “babysit” now, this is why our school system is turning into a virtual school system! I know we have lots of “virtual” seated students at our school and that number will probably just keep growing. _____–
I think they are fine in moderation. My husband’s grandmother was a teacher in a one room school house and she used to say a good teacher can teach with a stick and some dirt. Meaning you dont need technology to be a good teacher.
As a taxpayer I’m livid! Teachers HaVE to pay from their pockets for BASIC supplies due to ‘frivolous’ district spending— ie: chrome books for EVERY child in the district. 😡
I’m against it. My daughter has a had a Chromebook since second grade, and she’s now going into 5th. To me it makes them very dependent on electronics and they don’t want to go outside and play. They want to keep their face buried in the electronics now.she wasn’t even getting her work done on hers she was watching videos every time I would check on her. In my opinion we shouldn’t Force electronics on kids they need more activities outside when they’re young. Maybe it’s a good idea for 8th grade and up but not elementary School. I think we’re teaching them not to be kids and to stay inside on their computer rather than outside playing and being a kid. I know they all have to learn computers, and I’m all for that, just not in Elementary school.
Not a fan at all!! Aurora uses MAC books… students are able to text friends who have iPhones during class from their laptops.. my daughter included.. not paying attention in class.. I personally feel they provide too many avenues for distractions from quality learning time.
I have a daughter at Carver MS now. I personally think they are teaching these kids to rely too much on technology, plus when the chromebook doesn’t work how it is supposed they can’t do their schoolwork etc. Then again I also don’t like that we don’t get paper report cards anymore.
Too many children are being entertained /occupied/babysat by these devices at home. Don’t know how effective they are at school. Just think they are overused & children don’t know of any other way to play & use their own imagination. Kind of scared for our kids.
hate them, books and paper, I don’t want to be responsible for it, especially since mine goes to after school programs. keep them st school in the classroom where they are used there and monitored by the teachers.
Not a fan. My son is in 5th grade at pittman elementary and he has had a chromebook since 3rd grade. I have as well as his teachers have caught him several times on youtube, or games instead of the sites he is supposed to be on for homework. He tries to use it for games as well to download. What ever happene to just regular pen and paper and textbook?
Nope don’t like them. My daughter doesn’t like hers. I don’t think the kids learn like we all did, by the good old text book. I understand there’s more information on the internet. I think chrome books are the easy way out. Im sure there are some teachers that like them but I bet most don’t. Flippin School District
I do not like them. Go back to school books and pen and paper.
Plus while in class most students are on web pages that aren’t school related and no matter how much they try to block them the kids find a way around it.
My oldest which graduated in 2018 was always in trouble over it and my 13 year old daughter is having the same experience.
My opinion the chromebooks are the worst thing the school has done to teach our kids
my experience with this had nothing to do with kids breaking the rules but with advertising and suggested articles and apps that appeared on the computers that were completely inappropriate. As a teacher, in my classroom on my school device on school WiFi with their “great” filters I had an ad for tinder for adults come up and start auto playing a completely phonographic video when searching for a script for a speech and debate class. My 12 year old daughter had the same as and another one that said ugly girls reply for sex. This was at school doing what she was told to do. Another parent sent me screenshots of the “suggested articles” that came up in her daughters chrome book while working on her assignment for class. The suggested articles were graphic in image and words and that was without clicking on any of them. And each time she logged back in to work on the assignment the suggestions got worse. This problem is NOT because kids are not following rules or because they are searching for things hey shouldn’t or because they are using their home internet. It is happening at school while they are actually trying to learn.
Terrible idea. Teachers do not want to teach or grade papers anymore. They just let the computer do it. Also the kids that have a problem with gaming and not being able to pay attention in class well you just made their day. Their grades fall off because of this. Sorry situation
I have teachers in my family that love their job!! They love their students and pray for those that struggle. They start their day before school begins and end their day long after school is out. They support the child that doesn’t have the support they need at home. They buy supplies for their students out of their own pocket. So we need to support our teachers instead of saying they don’t want to teach anymore.
I didn’t like them while I taught at Marshfield because kids could get around every block they had and manage to get to sites that were not appropriate.
My kids go to Ozark Schools. My daughter (14) and going to be a freshman, just got her chrome book last year. But, the assignments given from the previous years required the kids to use the computer for everything. The textbooks no longer exist and I believe that is hindering the ability to learn comprehension while reading. We have had issues with teachers not teaching at all and the kids have to figure out what to do for the assignments. I have tried to help instill the need and desire to read paper books and help with fine motor skills with both of my kids. IMO, they need to get rid of the chromebooks and go back to doing things with paper. Not all businesses are running with the new technology and kids need to learn how to do things with pen and paper. Technology with crash and we can’t rely on the “cloud” for everything to be stored.
With Common Core, we have had even more issues with homework. My daughter has been really good with math and when CC was introduced, she was in tears because she didn’t understand what they were asking. My husband is a math genius and he couldn’t figure out the problems.
Chrome books are descent but expect to be making another investment within 2 years! They initially were planned to go with a student from middle school up through high school! There is no way they can hold up. The ease of some of the applications/yes are nice-due to it being a google product! As a teacher, I would rather the students have Mac books or even Windows!
Chrome books are easy to learn and do great for storing information for students. I teach Middle School and actually want no part of them! However, they are better than nothing!
I hate them my daughter is gonna be in 6th grade this yr. Most the stuff they do at school is on them she complains about headaches almost everyday when she would come home from school last year. Also when she missed a day of school she could barely make up the work because they arent allowed to bring them home so she had to find extra time at school to do it.
Risqué material and ads are definitely commonplace. All kids know how to bypass filters to get to what they want. If they don’t know, their peer will show them. Kids switching their screens back to something appropriate when a teacher walks by. The Chromebooks also store everything. So I’m definitely uncomfortable with stored passwords and info about my children. Who has access? Why are we getting such deals on them for every student? Is SPS giving our students info back to the company? Also, my children have never liked reading. But using Reading Plus has made them dislike it even more. What happened to books? I get technology is important, and there is a place for it. It was called computer lab. Not a fan. Ask all 3 of my kids, they aren’t either. Springfield Public Schools-Cherokee And Kickapoo
As a teacher and grandparent I see both sides. Our school Green Forest Schools Arkansas have a strong filter and chromebooks are monitored when in use. They provide good games and are tools for research. Too much time and children become agitated and I have seen addiction in my fifth graders. We limit use at school and try to keep it in one class per day.
I always complained that both of my kids did not need another screen in their face!!!! Also they don’t use text books anymore because because the Chrome book has taken its place!!!!
Springfield Public Schools… This was a terrible idea. So much for parents having the right to regulate or control the amount of screen time their children are exposed to. It was a constant source of distraction…game play and social media use instead of homework. The funds used for these Chromebooks should be used to pull in educators to the students and not teachers that were more concerned with socializing with parents.
I have kids at Eugene Field elementary. The benefits of the Chromebook are incredibly slim next to the weighted list of downsides. I can see having personal Chromebooks for my future high schooler, but I am opposed to my elementary and future middle schoolers to have their own device. I appreciate you doing this story.
What’s happening in SPS is heartbreaking! Test scores at the bottom of the barrel, sexual predators getting to kids on chrome books at school and pornography popping up!
Not a fan at all, neither is our daughter who will be a Crane HS Senior this fall!
crome books were just fine in Sparta im more worried about schools not teaching cursive anymore.
I have chrome books in my classroom and they drive me nuts because half the time time they won’t connect to the WiFi!
I don’t have children myself but being around children all the time I think the should wait till middle/high school. Our kids today rely on technology to much and need to learn the basics including how to write in cursive.
I think that chrome books within the school have allowed students too much freedom to be playing rather than learning. They are a distraction, rather than a tool. Kids may have more access to learning materials, but they are not locked down enough to keep students focused only on the subject at hand. Therefore, students are playing, communicating with others online, etc during learning time. In addition, many times, the teachers do not know the programs well enough to be able to post homework constantly in the same way as other teachers. Therefore, parents (and many students) struggle to determine what homework assignments need to be completed. I, personally, would prefer to see students go back to having books in their hands, less screen time, and more paper tasks.
I dont like them. My son will be an 8th grader and started using them in 6th grade. Ive notice a little more of a struggle with him doing work and his grades. The difference i seen is that he is he works better doing work on paper and remembering if he turns it in, then doing his work on a chorme book.
Wilder is where I had a problem. Pop up kept, well popping up and they were the disturbing kind. They started the moment my son got his laptop and he was the one that kept getting in trouble for it. Even after he went to the teacher. Clearly they did not wipe it before and even after they took it to clean it, it still didn’t work. He finally stopped because he was getting into trouble and I told the school to keep there laptop.
Don’t like them. I noticed when our son was in 3rd grade that the teacher used the computer instead of teaching. I would like to see some papers that have been graded by a person not a computer.
I think that they are really handy for high school students, but I absolutely hate them not having real textbooks. My kids prefer real books even now in college. I’m glad they still had textbooks when my kids were in high school!
As a substitute teacher I think they are good in moderation. However, I spend much more time redirecting students away from games/youtube than helping them with assignments. Most everything that is inappropriate is blocked.
WORST THING EVER INVENTED. Not to mention ALL the vision trouble my kids have because of this. It’s made the average kid lazy….they won’t complete or deal with the chromebook it they don’t have to.
GO BACK TO PENCIL AND PAPER AND TESTS. Your futuristic hope is a major catastrophe! !!! Springfield public school systems
I don’t like them at all. Reading a book, taking notes with pen and paper and writing out reports the old fashioned way are a better way to prepare kids.
Computer’s have became a crutch that kids and adults alike depend on . I would say half the kids in college these days wouldn’t be there if not for computer’s . Dewey decimal system and about 5 books on a subject in the library is how it was done between 1986 – 1990 .
As a 4th and 5th grade teacher, I learned that there are MANY reasons to try to keep Chromebooks out of Elementary school. Children learn best in close relationship to caring teachers and other students, not sitting and staring at screens. The distractions created by the computers, as well as the never-ending battle to ensure that inappropriate material is not being accessed, turn teachers into computer monitors and take away from our time with students. Furthermore, there are serious health considerations connected with the overuse of computers, including digital eye strain, myopia, mental health problems, and screen addiction. For some mature elementary students, writing a final draft on the computer might be an acceptable use, but composing should be done with pencil and paper, as the distractions of the medium take away from the thinking process. Unfortunately, many teachers are forced to teach word processing and test-taking on computers due to the state achievement tests having been moved online.
Here is a post from the Minnesota anti-Common Core group:
DIGITAL BADGES: Another Encroachment on our Freedoms
Parents are just not following the IMMENSE changes to their schools. Many believed the Common Core Standards to just be bad standards, curriculum and testing. But there’s so much more! DATA! Without data, government and corporation wouldn’t be able to collect individual/personal information which keeps all these systems and initiatives afloat.
This article informs and exposes how corporations are working within schools to label your child (right or wrong) with digital badges from elementary on. These badges are with you for your entire life and information shared worldwide. Corporations are selecting your kids for future jobs right now. This is the so-called career pathway, the P-20 workforce. What does it all have to do with academics? Nothing and it’s incredibly dangerous to our freedoms.
“We’ll soon have corporate sponsors and badges to label your kids, help predict their workforce or college future. Take a look at the members listed in this newly created badging collaborative, funded by Lumina in partnership with NGA, Pearson, Broad, Walton, Exxon and Business Round Table, etc. They, along with the folks participating in the October 2015 Close It Summit want to know how your children feel, how your children think, so they can “predict workplace success” and close those pesky workforce gaps, with a corporate endorsed data badge. WHY? because education is not about teaching children anymore. Exxon reminds us that schools are job suppliers, children are products.” http://missourieducationwatchdog.com/the-business-of-badging-and-predicting-childrens-futures/?fbclid=IwAR3tHixWShKuNtooHaQps1FbRaefgy4RQQ8D5VKORQJk6QY_25kgb9VZLZY
Lumina’s BadgeToHire quantifies soft skills like resilience and critical thinking and matches college students to employers. Sound familiar? …Lumina’s Credly does the SAME thing for k12 students. Hmmm. Convenient. Interoperable databadges from kindergarten – college.
“On Wednesday, the nonprofit announced the start of a two-year research project to study how effective these “microcredentials” actually are in helping students from marginalized backgrounds secure employment. Supported by a grant from the Lumina Foundation, the BadgedToHire project will expand skills-training pilot programs at the University of Maine, San Jose State University and Central New Mexico Community College.
Because employer buy-in is essential to the success of such badges, each institution has worked with regional players such as Jaynes Corporation and national companies like Enterprise Holdings to learn exactly what skills they should incorporate into academic courses and career-preparation programs.
What Do Employers Want?
Companies want skilled employees, and talented students want jobs. Seems simple enough. Yet members of both parties often struggle to find their perfect partners.
“We have to prepare students differently for what’s next,” says Catherine Voss Plaxton, interim associate vice president of student services at San Jose State. “How do we make this simple, clear and convenient?”
Another difficulty is discerning exactly what employers are looking for. Research from multiple institutions shows that character and interpersonal skills (also known as soft skills, people skills and non-technical skills) are currently in demand. Written communication, problem-solving and teamwork skills were the ones most-frequently requested among the 172 employers who participated in the National Association of Colleges and Employers Job Outlook 2019 survey.
With curriculum and badges related to eight such qualities, including critical thinking, resilience and intercultural fluency, BadgedToHire aims to help University of Maine, San Jose State University and Central New Mexico Community College serve as more-effective matchmakers for their students and local companies.”
Here is a post from the California anti-radical sex ed group:
Found out today that my 11 year old read the book Drama by Raina Telgemeier. It is part of the Smile series. She read it on her Kindle without my knowledge and told me she deleted it as soon as she realized what the book was about but by then it was too late. I’m bringing it up here because this book is in a lot of school libraries as recommended reading for middle schoolers. The subplot is about twin brothers who are both gay and another boy who is confused about his sexuality – whether he is gay or bi. It includes boys kissing and being “flushed and sweaty.” It is a graphic novel which means there were pictures depicting this storyline. I am very careful but disappointed this one slipped through and damaged my daughter’s innocence.
So I just found a condom in my 13 year old kids room and he said he got it at the boy’s and girls club 😡
And yet another post from this group:
AB 493, the mandatory LGBT sensitivity training bill for teachers is going to the appropriations committee on August 12th and once it passes there it will go to a final floor vote by all 40 CA State Senators to be passed into law. EVERY concerned parent and teacher should be calling and writing ALL senators (especially those that represent your district) with their concerns to oppose this bill. All letters will be put in a binder for senators to read before they make their final vote.
I am a public school teacher and I testified against AB 493 at the State Capitol on July 10th because I had recently had a mandatory gender training (TK-8) and I felt it was important that everyone know the content in these trainings. Below in the comments section are the links for the “cheat sheet” I was given with action steps to take in the classroom from Queerly Elementary and my testimony is below. There is also a link for a video that is a must watch by Brenda Lebsack, an Orange Unified School Board Member, about the specific gender fluid concepts and vocabulary. Parents can NOT opt out from gender fluidity, gender identity, gender spectrum or sexual orientation lessons.
Teachers love all children and teachers don’t tolerate bullying or harassment for any of our students ever. Seth’s Law (AB 9) is already in place in CA! AB 493 violates parental rights and constitutional rights. It forcibly seeks seeks to indoctrinate public and charter school teachers in gender spectrum (sexual orientation and gender identity) sensitivity training. Biology is not bigotry!
The US Constitution is the Supreme Law of the Land! All citizens, as well as teachers, still have their first amendment rights to free speech without government coercion. California does not have the authority to dictate to teachers what they think or what they say about sexual orientation and gender identity. We need more CA parents and CA public school teachers to stand up against state-coerced indoctrination and state-coerced speech!
Tell your CA State Senators to vote NO on AB 493!
And another post from this group:
“We need to put this in the DNA of the U.S. or UN” and “not just the administration.” She said UN Women would work with law enforcement and the judiciary to “sustain the rights” and “keep the system accountable.” In the U.S., she said, that meant circumventing the national level to “seize the space in the cities” by transforming the private sector so they “become believers.”
Katlego Kai Kolanyane-Kesupile told heterosexual women and men in the audience, “We are more than you and essentially you need to learn how to become a bit more like us.”
CSE is a United Nations program. Now you know what the real goal of CSE gender identity/sexual orientation lessons are.
Here is a post from the California anti-radical sex ed group:
How is Mark Tucker’s vision impacting California schools and the nation’s schools today? One need only look at who succeeded Mark at the National Center on Education and the Economy: Australian progressive Anthony Mackay. Mackay plays a major role in handing US schools a national, sexualized curriculum.
Things to know about Mackay:
Here’s the announcement of Mackay taking the baton from Mark Tucker:
Here’s where Mackay spoke at the Collaborative for School Networking (CoSN) Summit this year alongside …..Linda Darling-Hammond who is California’s new State Board of Ed President (and helped control the federal policies for Common Core standards, assessments and school grading now enshrined in the Every Student Succeeds Act). By the way, CoSN is UNESCO’s digital learning lackey and they work with the State Tech leaders through the State Education Technology Directors Association. In addition, UNESCO credits Darling-Hammond with helping them sexualize most class subjects. It is NO COINCIDENCE that Mackay and Darling-Hammond were speaking together.:
Here’s where UNESCO thanks Mackay for helping them take control of the world’s curriculum and track kid’s “competencies”: (see page 4). Competencies are defined in terms of UNESCO’s political objectives which are anti-Christian:
Here is a picture that was posted in an anti-Common Core group:
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Here is a post from an anti-Common Core group:
Did Common Core/Public school harm your child? Share your story. Here is mine.
FOREWORD:
Please note that to this day, 5 years later than the end of my Son’s exposure to public schooling, he remains likely to turn himself upside down in any chair. He is now 12 years old. His Mother and I recognize that he is nevertheless always listening and is a very good and kind young man.
His (non-Federally funded) private school teachers recently honored him with an opportunity for an advanced STEM class that required 1 week without us nearby – and meets with actual Astronauts – and is planning a mission to Mars! We enrolled him and dropped him off at St. John’s University (Queens), today, July 21, 2019. I love that little monkey!
THIS IS WHAT HAPPENED TO HIM IN PUBLIC SCHOOL:
My Son’s public school kindergarten teacher, who was nearing retirement, mostly used traditional methods and was very caring. Boy, being bright (somewhat gifted) was able to complete his daily tasks. However, early into the year we became concerned about the terrible math methods being shown to him. I met with her promptly. She was very helpful/understanding/kind/empathic and told us not to worry about Common Core. She nevertheless was required to conform to the school’s protocol and assigned massive volumes of homework – all using these new poor and unproven alternate math methods and *even the math included peculiar twists on history and social justice. Revisionist history and sound spelling and other dreadful content corrupted much of his assigned work. Often, he was unable to complete all his homework before bedtime! More homework was assigned to be done on weekends! Nothing about this situation compared to my own prior relatively pleasant experience in Kindergarten. I *stupidly just let this slide.
As I am a capable math person, I took on the added Parental burden of learning the new Common Core math – such garbage! 5-groups and number bonds and filling endless STUPID LITTLE BOXES!! I taught the boy how to use these awful methods to complete his work as directed, and then also taught him how to use better traditional methods to do all these questions in his head. Twice as much work for us both! He cried nearly every single night before going to sleep. I sometimes cried too.
As the year went on, he developed emotional and behavioral problems that eventually caused us to refuse to complete any homework that exceeded one hour per weekday and we also refused ALL weekend homework. Boys/children need time to play!
Together, he and I struggled to make sense of all the homework – that mostly came from Pearson/Engage NY (another nightmare). Much of the package of daily homework came in the form of dittos that had major errors and sometimes my son and I determined that the questions had NO correct answer! The kid was losing his mind with this crap. I asked why we can’t just have a proper textbook? No answer.
Anyway, he survived Kindergarten and meanwhile the Wife and I joined some other angry parent’s and began a path of rallying and petitioning and other political activism to help rid America of Common Core. ALL these efforts failed miserably, including opting out (AKA refusing) the tests. These efforts had included: SPEAKING AT THE BOE meetings-Bus stop activism- GREEN LACES-BATS-LIOO-NYSAPE-PTACC-Protests in front of NY Senator Flanagan’s office-Rallies-Distributing flyers-signing petitions-supporting the now defunct NY party called STOP COMMON CORE (later renamed the progress party – although there’s been no progress at all since then) – attending anti-CC seminars et cetera. I did use this opportunity to teach my Son how to petition his government, which is nice, I guess.
When he entered 1st grade things became MUCH worse. His young teacher was unable or unwilling to provide him with the tender patience anyone would expect from any public school teachers. When I discussed my concerns with her, she seemed to be under extraordinary pressure to “teach to the tests.” These were the same tests we were refusing! I am not a fan of this woman.
His 1st grade class of over 20 students was divided into pods. Each pod contained 4 – 6 students and was led by the most capable child in the subgroup. My Son was the pod leader. He taught the math to the others. The other children in his pod teased him relentlessly (because they are children) and this caused further anxiety which exacerbated his very squirmy behavior.
We began to receive frequent reports of behavioral problems from him in school, mostly associated with his emotional and restless and sometimes dramatic nature.
His 1st grade teacher created a star-point system designed to keep him from squirming. The penalty for anything less than perfection was a loss of recess privileges. My son broke down completely.
He was NOT thriving. Crying all the time. The 1st grade teacher also implemented something called “whole body listening.” This is a form of behavior modification designed to stop kids from squirming. It’s an absolute nightmare-fyi. This exacerbated the problem(s) and caused him to have more frequent emotional meltdowns. She then recommended that he be placed in a “special” class that served to reinforce remedial students and the restless ones. We later learned she had placed EVERY male student that she had – into this new class. Being gifted, he found this class infuriating and stupid. I don’t blame him. The impact of this “special” class, in addition to all his other frustration, caused him to become suicidal. He would call himself stupid. He would hit or punch or pinch himself – often.
We arranged a 504 and therapy. At the end of 1st grade we removed him permanently from the public school system. He’s had MRI brain scans and multiple EEG’s-results thankfully – mostly normal. He’s had about 4 plus years of therapy (3 different therapists) and last year was told this therapy is no longer needed. As his parents, we agree with the Therapist. I am very glad to be done with that part of his recovery.
Currently enrolled at Smithtown Christian School (SCS), he is an exemplary student now with high honors in all subjects and he’s always in the spelling bee. SCS, not inexpensive, runs K-12 and uses textbooks based on proven methods like Saxon math and *we can see the superior curriculum daily. Both his wonderful 6th grade teachers realized that even when he’s upside down, that he is both listening and learning! His fellow students (that he’s mostly known for 5 years now) do not even mention this – and keep on learning without bringing undue attention to his quirks. We all laughed about this together at our latest parent/teacher meetings. As a reward/honor he is sometimes permitted to teach math to his classmates and has been advanced one grade in math.
He is NEVER going back to public school!
And some replies to this post:
I’m so sorry your son had that experience. I taught for 5 years before having my kiddos, which was well before CC. We pulled our oldest to homeschool him about 2 years before CC was implemented here. I am so thankful we did before having an experience like you describe.
Yes my kids grades have crashed and dont wanna go to.school anymore overloaded with homework
You are the master of all their moments that happen when they come home. Speak with their teacher(s) and refuse at least half of the homework. Let kids play!
I did that last year [name redacted] ..the amount of homework is insane
There’s going to be a huge bump of homeschoolers this year in NY due to the taking away of religious exemptions regarding vaccines. I suspect once parents realize how much better it is, they will help others pave the way out of public schools.
Not only did it harm the kids, it sent many inspirational teachers into retirement or into other fields of employment.
My son loved school and then came common core and the abusive testing. He started to dislike the lessons because they were boring. School became more intense and less fun. Prior to CC and teacher accountability, he felt school was fun and it inspired him.
same my sun shut down to point of refusal to do any work. Even after took xbox, tablets and phones held firm and they began harassing him all day. He deals with constant threats from teachers and principals. They even resorted to lies saying he was not doing homework, little did they know I took pictures of it and put in folders myself. They are getting more and more crazy
My son just finished an entire year of 9th grade US History without be required to read a single book. He read nothing but short passages (paper or online). He had a 92% avg in the class. Same with English. Minimal reading & writing & 90% grade. He has a 100% average in Spanish II and is barely able to comprehend basic phrases. Add in Home Ec (100%) and gym (100%) and he is considered a High Honor roll student. He once quipped, “I’m on the Honor Roll because I can say Buenos Dias, bake a muffin and kick a ball”. He’s not far from the truth.
Our principals publicly announced at a presentation on Standards Based Grading (SBG) that grades are currently being inflated by such practices as HW grades, participation grades, extra credit, test retakes, makeups, etc etc.. One parent showed me his daughters report card. In math she had 2 exams during the quarter. She scored 30% & 40% on the exams. Her grade for the quarter was 65%. 😳
Overall, NYS is now “passing” kids that score as low as 29% on Math Regents exams. I personally see the quality deteriorating even further as we move further and further away from academics and more towards a child’s feelings through SEL.
My kids are doing really well too in NJ public schools and are mostly challenged by good teachers. But there’s a lot of creative projects that my older kids did before common core that went by the wayside – like a presentation about careers in which my oldest son interviewed a rocket scientist and an animal research project in first grade tied to their zoo visit. Teachers have to spend too much time assessing kids.
I will say I as a parent pulled my kids out of public school. Common core is bad to the core. There is in fact to much that is hidden within the common core. We have researched it. It bought anxiety to my kids. One who was diagnosed with Autism/ aspergers. Which kids usually are diagnosed when they are babies. He was diagnosed at the age of 15. Common core is made by Bill and melinda Gates. People really need to wake up and research it. Look on youtube. Building The Machine. There is everything you need to know.
Please tell us about the “last straw.” What event occurred that caused you to finally leave the public school system?
They wanted my child to be on medication. So it is much easier for teachers to teach while my child would be like a zombie. There was nothing wrong with my child until the brain washing happened within the common core. My child was not a scientific experiment. But a human being. My child became bullied by Mainly Adults within the school district.
I pulled my child out of the Public school and ever since then.He is now back to normal just like he was before. He was no longer being brain washed his anxiety had stopped.
I pulled both of my children out of public school. My oldest, (now 16) was entering 5th grade. There were many a tears over homework. She developed migraines and was absolutely miserable. Once I pulled her and sent her to private school the migraines stopped and she is back to her old self. Private school is a sacrifice but one I am
Willing to make.
Please let us know about the “last straw.” What event occurred that caused you to pull them out of public school?
the final straw was my test refusal for my youngest and the principal telling her I had called and said it was ok for her to take the test !!! I pulled her out immediately and she did not finish the school year.
That is a nasty Principal, indeed! Hope you wrote his bosses a few letters too. Parents that push back against injustice and overreaching admin. are the only thing that protects any of the kids. You are awesome!
I filed a DASA report against the principal but unfortunately it did nothing!! She got away with it!!!
My son was in 5th grade when first year of common core fell on us. From 1st to 4th grade he was excelling way above grade level. He loved learning and he loved school. All of his teachers challenged him and gave him accelerated work. That was until 5th grade when his teacher told me that they were no longer allowed to do that and that he now how to academically stay with the rest of the class. That year I was constantly called because he was disturbing the class by talking and fiddling around. He finished his work fast, so he was going stir crazy sitting there waiting for the other kids to get done. The school even tried to tell me that he was adhd and would probably benefit from medication. I couldn’t wait until the following year, hoping middle school would be different because he would be moving from class to class each period and the work would be challenging. I couldn’t have been more wrong. He was still bored but now he was fighting with the teachers on how to do the work. He couldn’t do math by memory and he couldn’t show the work the way his brain did it. He had to do it their way. He started to dislike school and we had another year of struggling. That’s when I started to research homeschooling.
7th grade was even worse. The child who knew every SAT word in 4th grade and was always 2-3 years ahead in math was now failing both subjects. He had completely lost all desire to learn. They had successfully beaten him down.
8th grade was the first year we homeschooled. Within a month his love of learning was back along with his self esteem and drive. He was so thirsty for knowledge. He completed all 8th-12th curriculum in under 3 years and moved on to doing any free online college course he could find. At 15 we decided to have him take the placement exam for Suffolk county community college to see if they would let him take a class or 2 for credit. He broke the test!!! He scored so high that the test couldn’t generate anymore questions for him. The Dean approved him for full time and fully matriculated….at 15!!! After the first semester he was inducted into the honor society and joined the honors college. Two months ago he graduated from SCCC with his Associate Degree in Business Administration with high honors at 17! In just 5 weeks he’ll be transferring to a top university as a Junior. He’ll have his bachelors degree at 19.
None of this would have ever been possible had we left him in public school. He would probably be depressed, medicated, and failing. Common core destroyed his education. Homeschooling rejuvenated it and saved it.
My kid (9th grade) did really great reading small snippets of information within groups & getting graded on “the consensus”. 🙄
How has this educational technique [CC] harmed your kids. Are there any problems with reading comprehension?
A little difficult to know [name redacted]. There’re big problems w my boy reading almost anything for any good length of time. As it is, the public school never requires this anyway. Another issue making it hard for parents to gauge comprehension, etc.- is having most of the “content” on the computer! …while my son is happy enough to direct me to it, I’m often aghast by the long scrolls of minute directives- before his “cut & paste” “work” begins- if you follow. (?)
Oh yes, I follow. They are being taught to feel and react before they are taught to study and validate and analyze. It’s an awful substitute for an education. I am sorry. Did you consider your options?
My daughter is gifted. She is my last of 4 children. Common core came in when she began 4th grade. We only lasted one semester then I pulled her out for homeschool. We to were using EngageNY. I had already taught her ahead in math using traditional math. So when she began to learn the new methods she was very irritated. “Mom! Why are we doing this?! I could have completed 30 problems in the time it took to do these 4! This is dumb! In class the kids would have to retake a math test if they got a C or lower. All but my daughter and another gifted student had to retake every test. Some kids who previously were strong math students were now struggling. I was having to show parents how to do it. My daughter was basically the in class tutor. Over at the jr high they dropped algebra. If CC is followed the kids can not reach algebra by 8th grade. I raised hell with the district. I continued to even while I was home schooling. We have a really good math teacher in our district and when he found out I was going to homeschool he gave me a book from 2003. He said it was the one my older kids used and in his opinion the very best one. 👍 I educated our district about the issues with the math and fought for algebra to come back to the 8th grade. The kids need the opportunity to teach calculus by 12th. How they figured out how to do it was to start a 6 th grade honors math to play catch up. They bought the honors classes new books that had more normal math. When she was ready for jr high we went back to school. She had to be jumped up a grade in math because the books i was using was old 5th grade and common core is behind a year. Since going back The math has been good. Better books. The regular classes are still using crappy common core math.
Common Core however is also in English class it is packed with social justice, far left and left leaning persuasion. The books are terrible and I let the district know. I pay attention and counter that crap at home. Unfortunately she has had to learn a lot about politics so she can see when they are pushing it her and filter it out. Her 6 th grade book was full of death, fear and phobias. Predominantly fact based. Her 8 th grade book was pro immigration and illegal immigration. A lot on slavery and the Holocaust. So much extra time spent on immigration and the Holocaust. While in this same year we have that party calling Trump a Nazi and pushing for open borders and protecting illegal immigrants. Oh ya also grade 7 she spent a whole month on activism in her English class. Got to train up these child social justice warriors to fight the left wings battles.
There was even a chapter that was odd and not in character with the rest of the book. It talked about raising the driving age and lowering the voting age. Same year we have heard politicians wanting to lower the voting age to 16. Common Core is how they are bringing akkbthis to the kids. Forced our schools into buying the new books full of propaganda and ushered in all the stuff they learn on there tablets, iPads and computers that we never see as parents.
Who knows what is slipping by us and into our kids?
Also note the newer science textbooks are not nearly as good as the old books. If you look at a 2004 California science next to a 2012 it’s easy to see. The newer books look they are written for a younger child.much less content and dumbed down. Our new science standards are Next Generation Science and it’s lower than previous standards. Californias previous standards rated by the Fordsman institute was rated an A+. NGS is rated a C.
When CC came in we were hearing that the Sex Ed was also going to be revamped and was in the works. That is set to begin this school year. Join informed parents of California on Facebook to get further upset.
I taught public school for 11 years. 😐 My child was gifted and the options given to him made him hate learning. It was just more work. He was the exception to the rule. Most of my students struggled to do what was required of them in K and 1. The standards were written from grade 12 down and are developmentally inappropriate for most children. I taught kindergarten and first grade. I can go in depth if you need it, but it would take writing a novel to explain the multiple facets of the matter. I was unable to support what was happening with education and what I was being made to do against my professional training of best practices. I couldn’t stay in good conscience and promote common core or public education. 3 years into homeschooling my now 10 and 5 year old boys and we won’t go back. I have learned how easy it would be to reform education but there is much more at play and our poor, publicly educated children are the pawns.
As a teacher I can tell you this. Its been good and bad. The bad is the cost to the tax payer. We have bought and bought and bought resources to keep up with all the changes they have made along the way. Teachers have been teaching to these changes and the state has added to them and or abandoned them at times. Its like they make it up as they go along.
When I was in high school in the late 70’s (yikes!) VERY FEW students were recognized as top in my class. Compared to now days when 25-30% (or more) are labeled ‘top achievers.’ Considering that 50% don’t read fluently at grade level, I guess the others are ‘top.’ Good grief. About 8 or 9 years ago only about 6 students in my son’s 8th grade class received the Presidential Award for Academic Excellence. Two years later, about 50 students in my daughter’s class received the award. I believe the criteria had been changed from receiving all 95’s and above, to receiving all 85’s and above. So many proud parents…not paying any attention at all.
As most parents are generally struggling with a myriad of obstacles, including meeting their basic needs, the small injustices and suffering caused by public schools don’t get their attention at all. As the bar gets lower all the time and the schools decline, all of America suffers too. I meet recent high school graduates regularly as they are the cashiers in many local businesses. Many can barely think. They can’t make change without a calculator and sometimes, even with a functioning cash register, I still get incorrect change! These kids are going to be responsible for maintaining an orderly society in the future. We are just as screwed as they are. Common Core (and the other pet names for the standards and aligned curriculum) is NOT part of any valid solution to the needs of society. How is your daughter doing today?
My bright, imaginative, joyful granddaughter now hates school. Homework is a chore. Timed tests and pressure in performance on required state testing absolutely crushed her confidence. She is an active learner. Teachers have said “significant attention issues” . I’m a retired exceptional educator and the pace of the curriculum mandated to teachers is ridiculous. There is no place for individual learning needs or styles. Each classroom you visit follows same routine. Teachers are not allowed to be flexible and meet each child where they are. My granddaughter makes good grades, but hates going to school 😒
very well stated friend! I’m still searching for my words since leaving. It has taken a long detox period to realize what I thought to be going on was indeed true! These roots run deep!
Please tell us about the “last straw.” What drove you to leave?
there wasn’t really “one last straw”. It was everything combined. 11 years of compounded issues and seeing the progressive spiral into common core. Most teachers aren’t awake to the deeper political issues. Therefore they just put their head down and keep on being “good sheep”.
I wanted to speak against common core but my school system was quick to tell us that if we weren’t for common core, then they didn’t need us. It was considered it be insubordinate, although I did work behind the scenes and found out quickly it was pointless.
My initial motive to leave was a biblical conviction once having my first child. It took me a few years to get to the point to go. I loved my job and my community. I got tired of lying to parents.
My last PD made me sick to my stomach. I had read about it years before and couldn’t believe my eyes. It was about the culture of the classroom, GRIT, SEL etc.
I am very sorry. Some forces seem intent on ruining the future for as many children as possible. Some of them believe they are actually “helping!” They are continuing to hurt our kids and clearly hurt you too. You would be considered collateral damage. They are targeting our babies and their future.
Here’s another galling one. It’s the public school’s POLICY to side step parents now.
My most recent example: (may be familiar to some)
“Hi Barbara in Guidance, June 24th, it’s Mrs. Me again, I’ve sent you several emails referencing the March meeting YOU required ME to attend & accept teacher’s recommendation to AP course. Was really looking forward to your promised May call w Fall schedule. School closes tomorrow,
please advise.”
And they email your kid personally to his private Google school-account! “Class full. Happy summer!”
“it’s in children’s best interest
to advocate for themselves”- they always say.
of course they’ve been saying this since the 3rd grade 🙄… OR…
since CC washed in!
Anyone else notice this?
The only self advocating requested of the kids I know (from p.s.) pertains to some of them wanting to take the standardized tests *after their parents have refused. Some Principals bribe or otherwise threaten or influence our kids. This is entirely illegal of course. When parents wishes are not respected, parents have every right to sue – but this is often pointless and rarely successful. It’s more effective to leave the p.s. system and home school the kids.
if this thread is well followed, you’ll be barraged with public school parents who consider the schools’ elimination of virtually all parental involvement to be a top complaint.
The PTA are generally the Stepford Wife-conscripts the schools’ use in the battle against nice, anti-reform parents, & oh boy is it so often the Country Club set vs the Backyard Barbecuers 😆
You reminded me about my first (and only) PTA meeting with our local equivalent wives club. They worked to silence any anti CC sentiment and they spent 90 minutes arguing about cupcakes and clowns. They are cabbages. If they intend to get their hands on my kid – call an ambulance for them now.
Here is a post from the Christian Law Assocation page:
Our legal team continues to receive calls daily from concerned public school parents over transgender students using the same locker room as their opposite-gender children. School districts are too scared of lawsuits to stand up for privacy. Please keep this matter in constant prayer.
Here is a post from a friend of mine:
So the NEA is part of Education Reimagined – whose Board has folks from CCSSO, Knowledgeworks, Amazon, New Profit… and is supported by Czi (Facebook Zuckerberg). WHO exactly is protecting students from too much screen time, online data collection and profiling? Certainly not the NEA, who is in bed with BigTech.
See their Board and supporters here:
GPC tomorrow I’m allowing my son to attend and he can use his voice as well. He will be going to 9th grade. His grades throughout the year were good, my main concern is the principal is new, most of his teachers from this year are no longer with the school. Old principal tried telling lies in a meeting earlier and n the year. She literally told me the only reason my son got A’s was because of participation this is because we pulled him from sped by his choice and me opting him out of STAAR.. He is main stream tests above grade level in math, science, and social studies. Only reason he was listed as sped was because he was in speech but he hasn’t been in speech for 2 years. I know for a fact that is not the reason for the good grades he works hard. After we left she pulled my son into her office literally the first thing she said to him was “Don’t Tell your parents but they will not be able to opt you out” obviously we did. He is loved by his teachers who are usually a big support system for him as well. What concern’s me is the ones in the meeting will only know what the previous principal put on paperwork and not his teacher’s point of view. I’m also concerned that even though he’s moving up they’ll try and put him in STAAR tutorials or remedial classes for not taking STAAR.
And another post from this group:
Can someone help me, I know I have seen it on here & talked about on here and I thought it was said there was a form but I can’t find one…
Our current situation my son is going into the 8th grade barely didn’t pass both Starr test (he never test well on these) but his school grades a Great. But yesterday we found his upcoming School schedule online early and noticed they are taking away some electives and putting him in the “Math & Reading Skills Classes”… Last year in 7th grade they put him in the “Reading Skills Class” and all they did all year long is watch Movies and they take test over them how is that supposed to help with reading?
I do NOT want him in these CLASSES how can I get him back in his electives??
And yet another post from this group:
I’m new to the group and honestly did not realize I was able to opt out of taking the staar test. My daughter struggles with taking test and this is the first time we have ever had an issue with her being threatened with being retained. She just finished 8th grade and may not be able to passed to the 9th. She went to summer school and took the 3rd staar test, and just got the results back and she did worse on this one than the last.. they have not contacted me for the meeting but I can not let her retake the 8th grade. We held her back in 2nd grade because she was struggling with math but every since then she has been doing ok. She passed all of her classes in order to be promoted this year but did not pass the math staar. Now I am really stressing because I do not want her being held back another year, I know she knows the material and she has been having tutoring over the summer plus we enrolled her in http://www.mathhelp for extra support, she also went to summer school. I just don’t know what else to do! I am scared that they are going to retain her this year and not pass her to the 9th grade. My anxiety is through the roof. I wish I would have know she could have opted out, I honestly thought it was mandatory and she would have had to make it up or be retained. Any advice for when I have my GPC meeting, I have no clue what I need to say or do, but I am going to fight for her to be promoted.
Here is a post from a group called 500 Mom Strong:
This is a video that was shared by Lifelong.
Lifelong was one of the vendors at King County Library System’s #TeenSEXpo on June 22, 2019.
At the #KCLSTeenSEXpo event, one of our moms recorded them telling her that one of the missions of Lifelong is “queering sex ed in middle and high school”.
Lifelong really means this. Remember the Comprehensive Sexual Education (CSE) bill that didn’t make it to the floor of the State Housethis past legislative session? Well THIS is just a sampling of what that bill would bring to our middle schools and high schools in Washington state!
And both Lifelong and King County Library System have many lobbyists, who lobby our state legislators on this and dozens of other radical legislation which negatively impacts kids and families.
In the last KCLS Board meeting, their lobbying efforts were specifically reported on to the board. Specifically, it was stated that a lot of “good” legislation was passed this last session, and that next session the KCLS lobbyists will pushing legislators to pass “good legislation” that didn’t make it to law this past session.
Make no mistake!
This video is exactly what is being pushed into our schools. And after KCLS Teen SEXpo, it’s being pushed in our libraries, too.
HEYO is Lifelong’s Health Education Youth Outreach group
Lifelong
HEYO
CSE
In a Nevada anti-Common Core group, someone posted this Bloomberg article:
To which I replied: I know what’s next: “personalized learning”.
To which someone else replied:
BINGO [my name redacted]
“U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos announced this month that North Carolina and Georgia now are two of four states in the nation to be granted greater flexibility to assess student achievement in innovative and creative ways. North Carolina will begin this coming academic year to take part in the innovative assessment pilot program, which is part of the federal Every Student Succeeds Act.”
I posted this in a Minnesota anti-Common Core group:
While looking up an Illinois foster care bill in the Illinois register, I found something from Illinois HHS and it appears to be called “Great Start”:
DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES NOTICE OF PROPOSED AMENDMENTS 50.420 Provider Registration and Certification Requirements 50.430 Provider Background Checks 50.440 Payment for Child Care Services SUBPART E: GREAT START PROGRAM Section 50.510 Great START Program 50.520 Method of Providing the Wage Supplement 50.530 Eligibility 50.540 Employer Responsibility 50.550 Notification of Eligibility 50.560 Phase-in of Wage Supplement Scale 50.570 Wage Supplement Scale 50.580 Evaluation SUBPART F: CHILD CARE COLLABORATION PROGRAM Section 50.610 Child Care Collaboration Program 50.620 Approvable Models of Collaboration 50.630 Requirements for Approval in the Child Care Collaboration Program 50.640 Notification of Eligibility 50.650 Rules and Reporting for the Child Care Collaboration Program SUBPART G: GATEWAYS TO OPPORTUNITY CREDENTIALS Section 50.710 Gateways to Opportunity, the Illinois Professional Development System 50.720 Gateways to Opportunity Credentials 50.730 Application for Credentials 50.740 Framework for Gateways to Opportunity Credentials 50.750 Professional Knowledge 50.760 Gateways to Opportunity Registry
Wasn’t there something from Minnesota called “Great Start” that involved child care?
YES!! Good job, [my name redacted] and thanks for sending us this information. It was our BIG free daycare and home visits and a dozen other things, all within 35 pages.
Yes, Illinois is a bit ahead of us thanks to Rahm and Pritzker. But it’s the same concept. HF 1 didn’t hold the creditialing but another bill that went through the Tax Committee did. There were 3 Republicans on it, but I testified against it and shocked the room with my facts about the Anti-Trust Law and Hobb Act Violations. So they pulled their names off and the bill stalemated. It would have given teachers with a high “Career lattice” through DEVELOP, a tax credit as well as a tax credit for parents who took their kids to a 4 Star rated Center.
Here is a post from the California anti-radical sex ed group:
My Childs first year of Middle school, we attend the Registration Day and I’m left SPEECHLESS! Everyone was pointing the finger, Not 1 Person knew what I was talking about when it Came to the New “CSE” it’s like they were all told to act stupid. Not the School office nor the Counselors had any answers, even tho the School District itself reassured me the same day the school would have Opt Out waivers available because of recent “Parent uproar” their words not mine. I feel I’m about pull my child out. Any suggestions would be GREATLY appreciated for Homeschooling or Private school. TIA.
And some replies to this post:
Do you mind sharing what district you are in? I have a feeling SRVSD will be the same way
WCSD
Our neighbors who are elementary school teachers received a directive end of last year about how this was being introduced. It said to not speak to anyone about it accept [outside party contact info].
They said its getting weird !
Here is a post from Lynn Davenport:
Some of my previously published articles on LinkedIn have been centered around lucrative edtech companies and years of failed interventions from the corporate education reformers seeking to privatize public education. As a parent of public school kids in Dallas, I see the shift from academic achievement towards more of a workforce model of education. The two should not be mutually exclusive. In order to plant seeds of independence and employability, children must be given the necessary foundation rooted in academics. Once the foundation is laid, exposure to career and college opportunities should be explored. It was once said by C.S. Lewis, “If education is beaten by training, civilization dies.” Schools are now starting as young as elementary school to slot workers for the global workforce.
Here is a post that somebody posted on the page of a friend of mine:
I’ve been working in database programming, website development, computer security, and digital marketing for almost thirty years. I can tell you that as surely as the sun will rise tomorrow, there is no such thing as an anonymous electronic survey.” I believe it. Some parents in my school system were asked to fill out a school climate survey in conjunction with the Virginia Dept. of Criminal Services and I was amazed at how easy it would be for them to decipher who many of the respondents’ children were. This article is a good reminder to parents: When they ask if your child can do surveys in school on back-to-school forms, say no. If there’s a specific survey parents would like their child to participate in, they can just opt them in. Also, as you’ve posted before, if your child’s school participates in NAEP testing, you can opt them out of the personal information questionnaire portion.
Here is a post from the anti-CBE group:
Ed Week has a paywall, so here’s an article that made me say, “Uh oh.” Now, maybe he’s talking about good old Ed Reform, but something tells me that there’s much more to his agenda, especially when he says, “…we have many tools in our 21st Century arsenal.” Surveillance, perhaps? Biometric devices for students to wear? Teachers and counselors in my building are beginning to suspect that the policies we’ve been forced to implement have caused the increasing mental health issues in our elementary students. I wonder if this was the goal all along, so that their dangerous behavior justifies ramping up of government surveillance and loss of privacy rights.
“There are some challenges educators shouldn’t have to face alone
By Christopher Morphew
July 31, 2019
This year’s 20th anniversary of the Columbine High School shooting, in which 12 students and one teacher were tragically killed, was a somber reminder of how deeply the fear of mass violence has penetrated the fabric of our nation’s school systems. High-profile incidents—in our civic offices, churches, workplaces, music venues, schools, festivals—continue to make safety a front-of-mind issue not just for students and their families, but also for classroom teachers, school staff, and school and district leaders. Their job requirements now include preparing for and responding to school violence—or trying to prevent it from happening in the first place.
When school shooting incidents have occurred in the past, in my role as dean of the Johns Hopkins School of Education, I’ve been asked by reporters what we were doing to solve the problem. Frankly, I haven’t felt satisfied with what I had to say or what we could contribute. The jobs of teachers and principals are different today than decades ago, but our nation’s teacher- and administrator-preparation programs haven’t evolved to ensure that the next generation of educators are prepared to tackle today’s complex challenges. I am convinced that if higher education institutions—especially research-oriented schools of education like ours—want to remain relevant to the K-12 profession, then we must adapt to the changing needs of our K-12 schools and better prepare the professionals who lead them.
Creating safe and healthy learning environments is one of the many multidimensional, interconnected challenges that today’s educators and schools must face. Many schools have gravitated toward measures of questionable effectiveness, including arming teachers, hardening school buildings, purchasing biometric scanners, and updating emergency protocols. But in our conversations with district and school leaders, they frequently ask us specific questions that go beyond school violence and security and reflect more closely their day-to-day reality: How do we roll out an effective safety plan? How can we promote the mental health of our students and staff? How can we address issues like bullying, suicide, discipline, and school climate?
We should have concrete answers for them. We as an institution have a long legacy of transforming the practice of medicine through rigorous application of evidence, an on-the-ground presence in Baltimore schools grappling with some of these issues, and numerous researchers who study different pieces of the school health and safety puzzle. Yet our research efforts on this issue lacked coordination and a common focus, and we had few courses and practical resources to offer our students or educators currently in the profession. So, more than a year ago, we began methodical preparations to launch a new cross-disciplinary center at the university, with our school of education leading the way.
We began by broadly examining how school safety was being addressed across the country and found many different groups offering different solutions—some good, but many lacking any kind of evidence base. We found other institutions of higher education and organizations making important contributions on certain facets of the issue. But no research university had pulled the many pieces of school safety and health together in a multidisciplinary effort—from education to public health to applied physics—dedicated to tackling this challenge comprehensively and holistically.
We’re hoping to do just that with our new Johns Hopkins Center for Safe and Healthy Schools, which we launched this spring. We want to provide schools, communities, and policymakers with knowledge and tools to make informed decisions, and to provide educators and families with the best practices to foster a safe and healthy school climate. This means revamping our own teacher- and administrator-preparation curriculum to include the best research and practice in safe and healthy schools as an integral part of training 21st century educators. We are still very much in the early going—pioneering different tools and ideas, planning to measure the evidence of our impact, and striving to learn all we can from our successes and failures.
We hope that our experience will propel other schools of education to rethink how they can best prepare teachers and administrators. School health and safety is just one area where schools of education can prove our critics wrong by demonstrating we have much to contribute to solving the greatest problems of our day. Collectively, we have many tools in our 21st century arsenal, among them data analysis, learning science, entrepreneurial savvy, and innovative research that transcends disciplinary boundaries. But perhaps our most effective tool can be a passionate commitment to the evidence-based improvement of our schools and our children’s future.
Plenty of other new and evolving challenges face K-12 educators and schools, and I hope our colleagues will launch similar initiatives where they have expertise by identifying, connecting, and adapting all of the levers at their disposal, whether they be research, academics, tools, or training. I also anticipate foundations and individual philanthropists will fund more focused and holistic initiatives that are led by schools of education and designed to help solve the most pressing problems in their local communities and nationwide.
Christopher Morphew is the dean of the Johns Hopkins University School of Education.”
And a reply to this post:
Important context: Johns Hopkins was the first school of public health and was funded by the Rockefeller Foundation. Today the Bloomberg Foundation is the major funder of the John’s Hopkins School of Public Health. Behavioral health data is a key element for interoperable social impact databases and Johns Hopkins has hosted numerous conferences with the National Interoperability Collaborative. Beware of their plans for “evidence-based” improvement. https://stewardsofchange.org/events/12th-annual-symposium/
we have one to one devices in Baltimore County and every kid I talk to (which is quite a few) and teachers all HATE it. they talk about the loss of creative interactive learning with their teachers and classmates, how there’s little eye contact anymore in the classroom, how they have headaches (and back aches lugging the every day in their backpacks). Lost data, lost work, lost chargers etc. Wish someone who had the power to change this would actually listen to those affected by crappy policies.
Here is a post from a Nevada anti-Common Core group:
Regarding the recent data breach reported by WCSD, Pearson (AimsWeb) is one of hundreds of vendors WSCD shares student data with, without parental consent. Here’s some of the others:
We can’t be in the dark anymore…
It is imperative for us to understand what is actually being done.
As seen in the graphic presented below…
“The illiterate of the 21st Century will not be those who can not read and write, but those who can not learn, unlearn, and relearn.”
As written in a very important report by Betsy Kraus…
”Behind the alluring “education-speak” of such terms as “Transformative, Outcome Based Education (OBE), Effective Teaching (also OBE), Robust, Relevant, Critical Thinking, Personalized Education, Virtual Learning, Continuous Improvement, and 21st Century Skills”, lurks the “rot” to destroy Christian civilization.
The entire Cyber-System, its curriculum, personalized learning, computer
cybernation, assessments, and methodologies, including business and private school board models that are applied to public charter schools and other schools must be exposed and abolished.
Rejecting “Common Core” alone will not remove the System. This System was in operation long before either Common Core or its Standards were imposed upon schools, and it is now coming into full bloom.
We see it in full bloom as Texas’ Deputy of Governance, AJ Crabill receives the Education Commission of the States’ (ECS) highest award, the ‘James Bryant Conant’ Award on 7.11.2019
As Robin Eubanks pointed out, “if you are not familiar with ECS, they have meetings where the top legislator from the education committee of both chambers in each state plus someone from the Governor’s office all come to hear their pitches. It’s thus the perfect way to get coordination in each state that fits a national or global template. Meanwhile, the politicians can insist “it’s state led” or “this is what business says they want.” It’s what politically connected businesses who prefer cultivating lobbyists to satisfying consumers desire. The schools make a great vehicle for pushing changes in attitudes, values, beliefs and behaviors.
Below is a list of the crony-capitalist/Public-Private Partnership companies who have ponied up to be formal sponsors of the Education Commission of the States.
By the way: Abbott , Patrick and Morath’s hired Deputy of Governance, AJ Crabill’s highest attainment of education is a high school diploma. Technically, he could not get a job as a 1st year teacher. But hey, he was a great Obama Community Organizer in Kansas City. Check it out here:
There is an important book people need to know about called ‘Patterns for Lifelong Learning’, written in part by former President of Notre Dame, Theodore Hesburgh. It is the blueprint for what we see happening in education. Diana Anderson wrote this article about the book, Theory of Unlearning & The Common Core.
“Lifelong Learning is more of a process than an outcome, as a step toward this outcome is unlearning how you think about the world; unlearn any adherence to dogma, loyalty, and heritage that finds you different than your global neighbor. The Theory of Unlearning is the opposite of extended learning. Schools in Soviet Russia called it re-education. Behavioral psychologists positioned the Theory of Unlearning into educational realms: Kurt Lewin called it ‘unfreezing’, Jack Mezirow more poignantly called it ‘transformative learning.’ Inherently, cooperative grouping of students and the emphasis on critical thinking skills set up the environment for practice in unlearning and relearning new paradigms of thinking about the world. The Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts set the environment for students to participate in unlearning practices.”
And another post from her:
Time to wake up folks!
Hmm-$5Billion In Fines For Stealing Psychological Data From Users…
Yet, the Feds Steal Psychological Data From Students, Create Dossiers & Target MentalHealth Interventions Without Telling Parents…Oh But, Hey- That’s OK
Our Kids Are Captive Prisoners Of *Psychological Abuse
*Experimental Conditioning, DataMining, *Reprogrammed
PennsylvaniaDOE Did It For 20 Years Before Anita Hoge Stopped Them.
ESSA IS ChildAbuseInTheClassroom. StopItNow!
Hmm-$5Billion In Fines For Stealing Psychological Data From Users https://t.co/sfFODBRp3K@Slate#GroupThink Feds Steal Psychological Data From Students, Create Dossiers & Target MentalHealth Interventions Without Telling Parents…Oh But, Hey- That’s OK @perrych NOT @HogeAnita
I heard from the Alabama anti-Common Core rally today that they are sneaking a state ballot measure to do away with elected state school board and make it appointed, in supposedly conservative Alabama.
Here is a post from an Alabama anti-Common Core page:
Just what Betty Peters former state school board member is warning about on fb live stream –8:20pm
UN Agenda 21 (2030 Agenda, The Green New Deal) is not about climate or the environment. It is all about creating a global boogie man (climate,environment) to put fear in the heart of good people in order to freely hand over their freedom and liberty for a life of slavery. This plan will dictate where you live, how you live, what you eat, how much money you make. It will control all production, consumption and all human activity. If you don’t know what it is please do some research and don’t be sucked into their lies and schemes. I created a website a long time ago when I did presentations on A21 but since then changed my focus to education because it is in the classroom that our children are being indoctrinated to become global citizens. If you can to visit the site (it hasn’t been updated in a while but the info is still relevant) here is the link
Well here you have it right from the leftists mouth. The Green New Deal is about destroying America not about the climate. AOC is being funded to push UN Agenda 21 (2030 Agenda, Green New Deal) and spreading lies and fear to force compliance. She is a communist through and through. Do these useful idiots think they will have a seat at the table?? They are being used to push the globalist agenda and when it is done they will be standing in the same bread lines as us. WAKE UP. Learn the truth about A21, 2030 Agenda, Green New Deal (they all have the same rootsin UN Agenda 21) Even Betsy DeVos signed us up to support the 17 SDGs. Sustainable Development Goals in 2018. Education is how they are changing the country and I think you can agree it is obvious. Here is another article about it:
EVERY teacher should have stood up and WALKED OUT of this indoctrination session. I blame the teachers that stayed seated and said/did NOTHING. PARENTS where are you????? Tax payers is this how you want your money spent??? If you do not nip this in the butt immediately you are just a bunch of bobble head dolls and should be ashamed. This kind of stuff is what promotes racism and hate.
John Holdren – Obama’s Science Czar – Head of the “Green Team”
In a book (Ecoscience) Holdren co-authored in 1977, the man now firmly in control of science policy in this country wrote that:
Women could be forced to abort their pregnancies, whether they wanted to or not;
The population at large could be sterilized by infertility drugs intentionally put into the nation’s drinking water or in food;
Single mothers and teen mothers should have their babies seized from them against their will and given away to other couples to raise;
People who “contribute to social deterioration” (i.e. undesirables) “can be required by law to exercise reproductive responsibility” — in other words, be compelled to have abortions or be sterilized.
A transnational “Planetary Regime” should assume control of the global economy and also dictate the most intimate details of Americans’ lives — using an armed international police force.
And yet another post from her:
What does the UN consider unsustainable. Here is a PARTIAL list and it can be found in the UN Biodiversity Assessment Report which is the blueprint for UN Agenda 21 (2030 Agenda)
Paved/tarred roads/highways/rails
Logging activities/harvesting timber
Power line construction
Ski resorts/Golf Courses
Fossil fuels
Agricultural equipment
Pesticides/Fertilizer
Grazing of livestock: cows, sheep, goats, horses etc.
Plowing of soil
Building of fences
Dam/reservoirs/straightening of rivers
Single family homes
Consumerism
Industry
Private property
Population Growth
Home Schooling
Source: UN Biodiversity Assessment Report
And some replies to this post:
Thank you for your posts!! I’ve read all this and more…too many people on this country simply do not get it..,my family thinks I’m nuts and discount anything I say regarding the UN, EPA,Bilderberg Group,George Soros,New World Order, All newborns chipped by 2030,Abortions up to and after births, Selling parts of Baby for profit…they never watch the news and have no idea what is going on!!
How do we overcome this “lack of knowledge and acceptance of horrific truths”???
I tried to educate people and have been for over 10 years now. I used to lecture on Saul Alinsky, Agenda 21 and education. People come, they listen, they gasp in horror then go home and turn on the TV to watch the latest football game but never have any time to fight back, attend city council, county commission or school board meetings let alone get engaged with what their kids are learning. This indoctrination has been going on for years and the parents today have already gone through the system.
Population growth?
Western countries have begun to depopulate. So these globalists are importing replacement populations of peoples that overbreed. How about they focus their agenda on those third world populations that can’t stop having 20 to 28 babies per father. 28 is not an exaggeration when a man has 4 wives.
I believe that part of their junk is like I see happening here in FL – no longer mowing the fields and empty areas at the side of the highways
it’s the nature of mankind, and the robbers-rapist-pillagers know mankinds nature,,, most people will watch GOVCO kick in their neighbors door, or shoot a man in the back,, they won’t get off their ass until THEIR door is getting kicked in,, instead they “VOTE” hoping that someone else will “protect” them,,, when “protection” by GOVCO means being locked in a cage… it is sad…….
And another post from her:
Their words not mine….
In the UNESCO program called “United Nations’ Decade of Education for Sustainable Development.” It is their stated goal in this program to steal one generation of children and teach them to place loyalty to the state above loyalty to the family. Once this objective has been realized, it is a simple task to then inculcate the children with the basic tenets of sustainable development. These tenets include:
End of national sovereignty
Abolition of private property
Restructuring of the family unit
Restriction of individual mobility and opportunity
Abandonment of constitutional rights
Relocation of people into smart growth zones
EVERY issue we face today aligns directly with the 17 UN Sustainable Goals (SDGs) and that includes the climate change hoax. Betsy DeVos committed to support these goals. They decided on climate change because climate affects the entire globe. They had to find an issue (global boogie man) that affects all humans everywhere in order to control ALL human activity and spread global communist control with the UN leading the world.
Here is a post from Shannon Joy. It doesn’t have to do with education, but I’m sure coupled with the education and “mental health” data mining that it will further the attacks on the 2nd Amendment:
RedFlagLaws are back door GunControl …
From MISES.com
Due process rights are put on the chopping block. Anti-gun family members, friends, or acquaintances can levy dubious accusations to justify the confiscation of law-abiding gun owners’ guns. They can take these accusations to a court of law, even if the individual in question was not charged or convicted of a crime. In turn, due process rights are turned upside down, as gun owners are presumed to be guilty and must then prove their innocence.
Indefinite time frames for gun confiscation.
The duration of ERPOs is unclear — which could end up being weeks, months, or even a year. Gun owners would then be forced to go to court multiple times just to win their Constitutional rights back.
Red Flag Laws have Bipartisan Support
What makes red flag laws even more dangerous is the bipartisan support they currently boast. It is no secret when both parties come together on legislative matters, nothing good can come out of it.
(My addition) These laws place the state as the sole arbiter of what constitutes ‘mental health’ opening up all sorts of potential abuses.
Political insiders constantly remind us that Republicans are staunch supporters of the Second Amendment.
They contend Republicans play a pivotal role in defending our gun rights, and any criticism directed toward them is unjustified.
Here is a post from a page called FundEducationNow.org:
TTN DUVAL: Show up. This is your chance to tell Sen. Aaron Bean & Rep. Cord Byrd – that you DO NOT want them to rob you of your right to elect school boards or prevent you from casting your ballot to approve money to repair public schools. These folks want Mayor Curry to appoint school boards as stated in proposed local bill J-1.
The bill will be voted up or down at the October meeting of the Duval Delegation. Read more: https://bit.ly/33bU8tr
Delegation members:
Rep. Wyman Duggan,
Rep. Jason Fischer
Rep. Cord Byrd
Rep. Clay Yarborough,
Rep. Tracie Davis
Rep. Kim Daniels
Sen. Audrey Gibson
Sen. Aaron Bean
This action will:
-Strip voters of local control
-Grant power over Duval’s $1.7B public ed budget to ONE person
-Significantly impact the rights of minorities who already lack representation on most Jacksonville boards appointed by the Mayor
And another post from this page:
FL: NO investment in counselors but plenty of cash to mine student data, invade privacy & blur the lines between FERPA, HIPPA & law enforcement.
Here is a post from a Minnesota anti-Common Core group:
Governor Walz announces an EXECUTIVE ORDER to reauthorize the Children’s Cabinet. This Cabinet has existed as a policy group and is completely behind the Great Start for ALL Minnesota Children. #1 priority of this session.
More later tonight so we can study the executive order and Children’s Cabinet goals to date.
Langauge of the EO on Placing Children at the Center of Government, August 7, 2019.
Here is a post from a South Carolina anti-Common Core group:
Time will tell… but seeing SC has NOT made any real
Progress in Education for the last 19 years she’s been on EOC .. I’m not holding my breath.
He should have looked to Jane Robbins or Sheri Few or Alex Newman…or anyone who understands the threat our present failed in line with Common Core Standards present to children… NOT someone who is all on board with the Marc Tucker Dear Hillary letter.
And here is the post that was quoted:
“Governor McMaster has made an excellent choice today in naming Melanie Barton as his senior education advisor. Her wisdom and expertise have been a tremendous asset to the EOC over the past 19 years. While the committee will miss her, the citizens of SC are gaining a passionate advocate for young people. She believes in the capacity of all children to learn and grow, and works tirelessly to see that all children in SC are given the educational opportunities to become successful in school and life.” — Ellen Weaver, EOC Chair
Here is a post from a Utah anti-Common Core group:
We got an email from Canyon School district with this letter attached…. Anyone know how to opt out of it from day1? This is getting ridiculous
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And here are the replies to this post:
Go to the principle now and tell them you want the opt out form now because your child will not be doing this. However be prepared to know that they will still probably do it, you just won’t be told about it.
Opt out but until you child is old enough to tell you it will still happen.
Get a lawyer & cite civil rights (freedom and privacy) violations, as well as Constitution right violations.
State law requires OPT IN!
😱 seems the opposite of what the letter is stating. How can they do that if they don’t get an official opt in? Also, is this what they are calling the Comprehensive School Counseling Program that came up when I registered in skyward?
My sister (in Canyons Ddistrict)is flipping out and feels alone! You mom’s sshould all go in together to show you are not the only ones opting out!
I’m in Jordan district but I’m sure it’s just presented in a different package.
I’m curious to know if this is state wide and canyons is the only one providing this form. 😠
say no and refuse to participate
This will be testing behaviors and attitudes, not school-type knowledge. It looks like the new Social Emotional Learning has arrived.
I just got a notice about SEL in the Davis school district.
https://le.utah.gov/xcode/Title53E/Chapter9/53E-9-S203.html Here is the law. It is very clear that this is an opt-in type of behavior. Canyons parents should be very upset that this is going on. From our state school board meetings last week it was very clear that information collected can be blocked but never really erased.
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The Student Risk Screening Scale – Internalizing and Externalizing (SRSS-IE) – is an adapted version of the SRSS (Drummond, 1994) and is available free-access. The SRSS-IE modifies the original 7-item SRSS with the inclusion of 5 new items characteristics of internalizing behaviors. The SRSS-IE includes the original seven items and the new five items with all items rated on the same 4-point Likert-type scale: never = 0, occasionally = 1, sometimes = 2, frequently = 3. For more information on the new secondary level (middle and high school) preliminary cut scores, please consider reading the SRSS-IE MS HS Brief.
Items include the original 7 items (1) steal; (2) lie, cheat, sneak; (3) behavior problem; (4) peer rejection; (5) low academic achievement; (6) negative attitude; and (7) aggressive behavior, and newly added and retained items (8) emotionally flat; (9) shy, withdrawn; (10) sad, depressed; (11) anxious; and (12) lonely.
We encourage you to read the following articles to learn more about how to use the SRSS-IE at elementary as well as middle and high schools.
Note. The following preliminary cut scores are now available for the SRSS-I (elementary: SRSS-I5, middle and high: SRSS-I6). Please note the item peer rejection is included in the SRSS-E7 and SRSS-I6 when used at the middle and high school level. The two subscale scores are used for decision making.
Elementary School Middle and High School
SRSS-E7 SRSS-I5 SRSS-E7 SRSS-I6
(1) steal;
(2) lie, cheat, sneak;
(3) behavior problem;
(4) peer rejection;
(5) low academic achievement;
(6) negative attitude;
(7) aggressive behavior
(8) emotionally flat;
(9) shy, withdrawn;
(10) sad, depressed;
(11) anxious;
(12) lonely
(1) steal;
(2) lie, cheat, sneak;
(3) behavior problem;
(4) peer rejection;
(5) low academic achievement;
(6) negative attitude;
(7) aggressive behavior
(4) peer rejection;
(8) emotionally flat;
(9) shy, withdrawn;
(10) sad, depressed;
(11) anxious;
(12) lonely
Don’t forget that Canyons is part of the “Student Success” partnership grant program in which third parties such as United Way can shop student data to find kids to fill their programs to qualify for additional state and federal funds. Like most government it’s an ineffective and intrusive solution looking for a problem.
Here is a post from an anti-Common Core page:
Another DATA BREACH – NY Schools notified – Pearson
The Brighton, Brockport, Pittsford, Spencerport, Victor, Webster and West Irondequoit school districts have all confirmed to 13WHAM that they were impacted.
Pearson, the company who provides the system which was breached, says they’re looking into it. Possible data accessed includes students’ names, date of births, and in some cases email addresses.
Incident affecting 13,000 Aimsweb customers occurred in Fall 2018 and districts are finding out now (July 2019)
Here is a post from the California anti-radical sex ed group:
I just picked up my kids from their first day at school. My junior high aged child gets out 10 minutes before my kindergarten aged child who attends the same school as but gets out 10 minutes before my other children. 🤷♀️ I had told my junior high aged child that I desired for them to pick up their sibling and then meet us by the pick up for our other children (on the other side of the school). Evidently the school didn’t place my junior high student as a pick up alternative, even though I requested it so I went to the office to correct the situation. Should have been an easy fix, but here’s the exchange that occurred…
Me: I need to place my junior high student as a pick up alternative for _____.
Office: What grade is your child in?
Me: 8th at __________ junior high.
Office: what’s their name?
Me: __________________.
Office: Okay, since they are a minor I will need to call their school and get permission from their principal for them to pick up _____.
Me: Ummm. I’m their mom and the only one who can grant permission for my minor to do anything. I sign permission slips for them not the school, so why do you need permission from the school principal? I’m saying it’s okay. They are literally just taking them over to the other side of the school and meeting us where we have to pick up our other kids.
Office: We still have to call the school and get permission from the school principal because they’re a minor.
Me: what does being a minor have to do with whether or not I can give permission for my child to do something?
Office: we just have to make sure it’s okay…
???
Another example of schools trying to override our parental authority.
And some replies to this post:
They have to verify that your child’s file shows that you have custody. There are legal barriers in place to prevent a non-custodial parent, an imposter or someone with a restraining order from showing up to change to take your child. Take a deep breath and let them do their jobs. 😊
they already know this. It’s the same office personnel I’ve dealt with for the past few years. They know my name and ALL of my children. They literally said because my child was a minor they had to get permission from the junior high school principal before my junior high student could be allowed to be on the pick up list for my kindergartener. That oversteps bounds. I am perfectly fine with people double checking that “approved by parent” people are picking up my children, but a school principal does not get to determine who I put on my approved list. Their job is to ensure that the person picking up is someone I said was safe and okay.
They feel they have more rights and control over our children. If Pan gets his way they will.
And another post from this group:
My stepson came home from Denair Middle School with this paper, that was handed out to the 1st and 2nd period 7th grade kids in Luis Davila Alvarado’s class. Per the principal that called my husband, they stopped it after second period and reprimanded the teacher. The teacher said that because he was transgender and the kids had lots of questions, he thought this would be beneficial to them. Which is the most bullshit excuse I’ve ever heard. Feel free to share this post, and contact a school official. the decision to file a formal complaint will be made by my husband or his ex wife I don’t care what you identify as, that’s your decision. But NO ONE has the right to ask my child these questions that have absolutely nothing to do with what you are teaching in a classroom.
7th. His teacher is transgender so maybe it’s just this teacher, I’m not sure
It’s a sign of the times unfortunatly, i for one would see about pulling my kid from this person’s class! Personally i don’t care what anyone does in their private life but DON’T push your personal beliefs on children it’s wrong and using your job as a teacher to do so is unconscionable!
Unfortunately it is part of public ed code now and is completely legal to teach and expose K-12 students to alternative lifestyles.
it falls under health and sex ed. New laws passed last year that loosened up all of the boundaries with this stuff. This worksheet has been distributed in kindergarten classes, so I’ve heard, and if districts support it, it is totally protected under ed code in public education.
UPDATE: [spouse name redacted] got a call from the principal because of my post. the school was already aware of it. The teacher, Luis Davila-Alvarado, passed these papers (NOT an assignment, optional to fill out) in the first and second period before admin found out and stopped it. Per admin, the paper was passed out because the kids had lots of questions about the teacher telling them that they can call him Mr or Mrs. so he passes out that paper so they wouldn’t be confused. Which is the most bullshit excuse I have ever heard. So that’s the status right now.
If my child has that teacher she will be pulled from that class..!!!!
Unfortunately in the world we live in, if you pulled your child from that teachers classroom because of your personal beliefs then you would be labeled a racist, a homophobe or a non conformist to progressive ideology!
I don’t care what people think about me..!!!!I’m not having that sick bastard teach my child.
Here is a post from the Minnesota anti-Common Core group:
The Children’s Cabinet is generally a policy setting organization while aligning and organizing all matters the state wishes to address for children. Federally pushed, Children’s Cabinets are in most, if not all, states. This article states some of the trends across the nation and includes Minnesota.
In January 2019, on the heels of gubernatorial elections, twenty new governors assumed office in states across the country, bringing with them new policies, priorities, and people. One critical and under-recognized area of impact? State-level children’s coordinating bodies–often known as children’s cabinets–which bring together state and sometimes private agencies whose work promotes the wellbeing of children and youth. Moreover, some state legislatures have recently taken action on children’s cabinets. Half a year into these new administrations, where do states stand?
Which Governors Are Reinvigorating Children’s Cabinets?
New governors in at least four states–Kansas, Maine, Minnesota, and New Mexico–are placing renewed emphasis on Children’s Cabinets. Moreover, several governors bring prior experience as members of Children’s Cabinets.
In Kansas, recently-elected Governor Laura Kelly (D) has appointed a new leadership team to head the Kansas Children’s Cabinet and Trust Fund, which Governor Kelly herself served on while a state senator. Naming non-profit consultant Kim Moore as Cabinet Chair and former State Representative Melissa Rooker as Executive Director, the Governor plans to reinvigorate the work of the Cabinet to realize her vision of universal access to high-quality early childhood programs across the state. Celebrating 20 years since its inception, the Kansas Children’s Cabinet and Trust Fund is directed by state statute to make evidence-based recommendations for investments in early childhood programs using funding from the Master Tobacco Settlement annual payments.
In Maine, former Governor LePage quietly shut down the Children’s Cabinet functions during his time in office since 2011. New Governor Janet Mills (D) announced plans to revitalize Maine’s Children’s Cabinet, which are now underway. Established by statute, Maine’s Children’s Cabinet met in May for the first time since 2010, bringing together Commissioners from five departments with the Governor’s office and staff. The cabinet outlined two main focus areas for the cabinet: 1) creating a comprehensive early child care and early education system and 2) supporting at-risk youth and their families.
In Minnesota, Governor Tim Walz (D) declared setting the state’s children’s cabinet as a priority for his administration. Governor Walz and Lieutenant Governor Flanagan have since relaunched the state’s children’s cabinet, led by Erin Bailey. Like other state cabinets, Minnesota’s children’s cabinet consists of commissioners from across state departments.
In New Mexico, new Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham (D) is reinvigorating the Children’s Cabinet after a reduced presence under the prior administration. Each of the new secretaries appointed by Governor Lujan Grisham to her 11 cabinet posts, plus Lieutenant Governor Howie Morales, sits on the cabinet. Mariana Padilla serves as the new director for New Mexico’s Children’s Cabinet, which is administered through the Governor’s office and outlined by state statute.
Which States Are Legislating Cabinets for the First Time?
In North Dakota, Governor Burgum (R) signed a bill in April that created a children’s cabinet with members including the Governor, Chief Justice, legislators, the State Superintendent, tribal representatives, and parents. The bill signed by Governor Burgum also creates a commission on juvenile justice that reports to the cabinet and which expires in 2025.
In North Carolina, 2018 legislation under Governor Cooper (D) created the North Carolina Child Well-Being Transformation Council, also called the Children’s Council, for the purpose of coordination, collaboration, and communication among agencies and organizations involved in providing public services to children. Located administratively in the General Assembly, the Children’s Council consists of 25 members ranging from legislators to leaders of public and private youth services to children’s advocates. The North Carolina Children’s Council has two full-time staff: Council Coordinator Vaughn Crawford and Council Assistant Laura Holt-Kabel, who are both full-time staff of the General Assembly.
How Else Are States in Transition Addressing Children’s Cabinets?
In Colorado, Governor Jared Polis (D) continued the Colorado Statewide Youth Development Plan upon taking office in January 2019. The legislation, originally signed in 2013 by then-Governor Hickenlooper and written to require a biennial update, identifies key issues affecting youth and aligns strategic efforts to achieve positive outcomes for all youth. The plan remains largely true to its origins, though has been updated under Governor Polis and incorporates new strategies, revisions, and priorities.
In Ohio, Governor DeWine (R) issued an Executive Order that created some shifts in staffing and organization of the state’s children’s efforts. Governor DeWine established a Governor’s Office of Children’s Initiatives, bringing with him a director who had led similar work when DeWine was Ohio’s Attorney General. The power to convene Ohio’s children’s cabinet now lies with this Director of Children’s Initiatives. New Executive Director of Children’s Initiatives, Sarah LaTourette, brings her experience advocating in the State General Assembly for children’s efforts.
While Virginia has previously had a children’s cabinet, Governor Northam (D) reestablished the children’s cabinet via Executive Order when he assumed office in January 2018. The new version of the cabinet, chaired by First Lady Pamela Northam, places a new focus on early childhood.
In Georgia, Governor Kemp (R) issued an Executive Order transferring the Children’s Cabinet to the Department of Early Care and Learning, which previously served as the fiscal agent, and created both an Executive and Full Children’s Cabinet. The Cabinet is co-chaired by Early Care and Learning Commissioner Amy Jacobs and Executive Director of the Governor’s Office of Student Achievement Joy Hawkins while First Lady Marty Kemp serves as honorary chair.
Wisconsin’s new Governor, Tony Evers (D), has brought into office a mission to reinvigorate Wisconsin’s Early Childhood Advisory Council after serving as the head of the Council for the past eight years as State Superintendent. Governor Evers brings with him to Co-Chair the ECAC his previous Chief of Staff, Katie Domina, maintaining institutional knowledge about the Council across the transition.
What to Watch for in States
States to keep an eye on for new developments include California, Connecticut, Idaho, Kentucky, Missouri, and Oklahoma. In some of these states, legislation is in the process of being passed so cabinets may be forming soon. In others, governors have publicly expressed interest in beginning the process of forming or revitalizing their children’s cabinets.
One key finding in the Forum for Youth Investment’s 2017 Biennial State Policy Survey was an overwhelming response that children’s cabinets were struggling with a lack of funds. As new, reinvigorated, or continuing children’s cabinets move forward, will funding follow? And what other support, such as staffing or policy priority, will their work receive?
Think Small’s Lobbyist is Cisa Keller. She was the former Lobbyist of New Horizons Academy, a franchise child care center, until 2015 which was right after the Block Grant that funds CCAP was finalized at the Federal Level. There are many others who ha e similar timing. It’s all a Ponzi Scheme
Did you notice that Walz and Flannigan will chair the cabinet themselves? That’s a little different…
Behind the paywall, without the ads. These aren’t my words, but take the time to read them….they represent the pitfalls of pouring government money into a system that is open ended and can’t be useful until redflag laws start. Red Flag laws punish students before they have even committed crime and do not allow for due process which is required by law. You will read that in the panhandle of Texas, students have already been referred for mental health….but, nothing in the system requires they return to the system…RED FLAG laws will close the loop and take student freedom. We already have enough laws….
AUSTIN — Texas lawmakers reacted to a rash of mass shootings, including one at Santa Fe High School, by pouring $5 million this year into expanding a small telemedicine project out of the Panhandle that screens students at risk of hurting themselves or others and refers them to help.
But records obtained by the San Antonio Express-News and Houston Chronicle show that the project housed at Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center hasn’t lived up to its own targets.
Few of the more than 200 students screened since mid-2013 followed through with their aftercare plans for counseling or medication, according to the project’s grant filings and interviews with school districts.
What’s more, the virtual referrals have come at a steep average cost of roughly $11,600 per student — more than what the state pays school districts to educate a child for a full year.
Summer Martin, president of the Lone Star State School Counselor Association, said the state could be using that money to boost the number of school counselors in a state where there’s an average of one for every 430 students.
“Don’t get me wrong, we need the help for sure,” she said. “But that could have gone to school counselors who could have gotten a lot more resources to those students for a much smaller price tag.”
It remains to be seen how the project — known as the Telemedicine, Wellness, Intervention, Triage, and Referral Project — will use the additional $5 million to expand beyond roughly a dozen school districts in the Lubbock area. Lawmakers dedicated the money at the recommendation of Republican Gov. Greg Abbott, whose office has funded the project since its inception with over $2 million in grants.
A spokesman for Abbott said it has been successful. And spokesman John Wittman called the average cost-per-student — calculated by dividing the grant funding by the number of students screened — a “simple math trick” that “does not accurately capture the effort to implement a pilot project of this nature in West Texas with a lack of available mental health services.”
“There are documented instances where students have been identified through this screening process that intended to commit acts of violence against fellow students, faculty, or themselves,” said Wittman, who referred further questions to Texas Tech. “TWITR does not conduct its own psychiatric care and is intended to identify students that need mental health care to protect those students and improve the overall safety of participating ISDs.”
The project’s successes have sometimes involved the police. In grant filings and public statements, TWITR officials highlighted 25 times when a student deemed dangerous or suicidal was removed from the classroom and sent to juvenile detention, another school or a hospital.
In one case, a student was detained by a school resource officer and a search uncovered a note, map, names and plans to purchase a handgun, the project reported to the governor’s office in 2017. In another, a suicidal student left school grounds and was quickly found by a school resource officer. The student was then sent to a juvenile detention facility, the project reported.
It’s not clear when — or if — the children returned to the classroom, which should be the goal, said Annalee Gulley, Director of Public Policy and Government Affairs at Mental Health America of Greater Houston.
“All communities, all students and all youth are better served when nonviolent youth are able to return to campus following rehabilitation,” she said.
Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center didn’t make project officials available for an interview. A spokeswoman, however, said the project is one tool to address student mental health and its cost shouldn’t be judged by those who are screened, but rather by the thousands of children in West Texas who have access to TWITR in their schools.
Kendra Burris, Vice President for External Relations at Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, also said that TWITR staff don’t have the power to remove a student from school, only administrators or parents do.
A mass shooting in El Paso last weekend has renewed the debate over how to confront gun violence and has prompted some calls for mental health care.
During the most recent legislative session — after 10 people died in the 2018 mass shooting at Santa Fe High School — state lawmakers scrambled to boost school safety by investing $100 million in building upgrades such as bulletproof glass and by beefing up student access to mental health services with extra funds and requirements for a statewide plan. Schools will also be allowed to have an unlimited number of armed staff to help guard against shootings. The changes are expected to begin rolling out this fall.
School staff refers students to the TWITR project and parents must give permission for their child to participate. A child psychiatrist then screens students during two telemedicine appointments, which the child’s parent or guardian must attend, and can refer them for in-person visits, recommend medication or direct them to counseling.
School districts say the project quickly connects students with psychiatric care in rural areas where services are scarce and wait times can be long. Abbott trumpeted the program as a statewide model in a school safety plan his office rolled out after the Santa Fe shooting last year.
Education advocates agree the idea is a good one, but question the cost and effectiveness.
No students who participated in TWITR during its first four years complied with aftercare plans, the project reported to the governor’s office. Texas Tech left that number off of its grant reports in the past two years.
Burris said it’s hard to track what happens to a student after a referral is made due to health care privacy laws.
“As we develop this project plan, our goal is really to focus on the access, to give the student the access,” she said. “We found it was a lot harder to track the after-plan.”
School administrators said follow-through depends largely on the parents. Even families who agree to participate may not have the time or money to ensure their kids receive the recommended care, especially in rural areas where a clinic may be far away.
Of the 15 students at Frenship ISD referred to the TWITR project last school year, about half have followed through with the recommended care, administrators said. Plainview High School officials told the Houston Chronicle last summer that about a third of the screening appointments are canceled because a parent fails to show up on campus.
The project helps the school make a quick connection to a psychiatrist once a student’s situation is “over our counselors heads,” said Richard Dean, Executive Director of Administrative Services at Frenship ISD.
“To me it’s about the welfare of the student,” he said, “not about whether he is going to be the next school shooter or not.”
amorris@express-news.net
Here is a post from Alice Linahan:
Beware- Today Governor Abbott announced a new set of round table meetings in the wake of the El Paso shooting.
He stated: “We need new and different strategies that go above and beyond what we did in the aftermath of dealing with shootings that took place at the school in Santa Fe,” Abbott said, referencing the 2018 shooting at a high school that killed eight students and two teachers. After that 2018 shooting, Abbott similarly called for roundtables.” https://www.texastribune.org/2019/08/07/el-paso-shooting-greg-abbott-roundtables/
In America, with freedom comes individual responsibility. Remember that as you read the information below.
There was a time when local community schools meant true local control with a locally elected school board.
There was a time in America when kids actually learned reading, writing, math, and history in public schools. And, there was a time when teachers were taught how to teach reading, writing, math, and history in college.
There was a time when kids actually did love to learn in school.
What did it produce… The greatest economy in the world.
While elections divide us- And, unelected bureaucrats like the Texas Commissioner of Education Mike Morath regulate us, and while America’s children are being shot in their classrooms; all of us are being controlled.
We are witnessing today what could be described as the grandest expansion of the Nanny State in the history of America. We believe this expansion to be one of the most diabolical, intricate, and subversive schemes to plague the landscape of American public policy toward Socialism.
A view from the classroom of today would astound onlookers that mental health and social, emotional, and behavioral interventions have replaced academics. With these wrap-around mental health services and interventions into personalities, values, beliefs, and dispositions at school, teachers are expected and forced to monitor and collect personal behavioral data on our children that has nothing to do with education. Data is collected, logged into state longitudinal data systems, shared, and ultimately, exposes our children to ‘surveillance capitalism.’ This personal data is freely given and used by outside contractors, foundations, and businesses to create software, curricula, activities, and programs that delve into changing the personal qualities of children and their families according to a government set of objectives.
Schools represent a “captive audience” and as such, prime targets for social policy change.
From a purely educational viewpoint, this could be termed “The Destruction of the American Educational System.”
From a health care perspective, this could be viewed as “The Subversion of the World’s Finest System of Health Care.”
From a societal vantage point, this could be described as “The Subduing of the American Family.”
However, because of the integration of business and labor, this could also just as accurately be dubbed, “The Collectivization of American Capitalism.”
Analyzed from a public policy perspective, it could be called “The Demise of Representative Government.”
All of these titles would be accurate because each of them describes different appendages of the same program. What is involved in the “Medicalization of Our Schools?” At issue is Medicaid with screenings and interventions that take place under the cloak of prevention and “health.”
Here is a post from the California anti-radical sex ed group:
🔥 Parents and California Residents 🔥🔥
Even outside of Comprehensive Sexuality Education, the indoctrination may occur if your child has a teacher choosing to push this…just look at these actual quiz notes in 6th grade…LOOK at the 4th point on the right. A teacher tells the class what will be a correct answer on a QUIZ to, “have one or no children.” 😡
This came from a science class in PGUSD (Pacific Grove Unified School District) in Monterey County.
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And some replies to this post:
UN Agenda 2030
yes… It’s all about population control. But why? What is the long term goal here?
Get rid of as many people, so the greedy elite has more resources.
I’m very curious on my daughters science class… we’ll see how it goes. It sounds like it’s going to be indoctrination.
and keep encouraging her to bravely assert her 1st amendment rights to walk out with what goes against her moral beliefs.
This assignment is from a 6th grade science class.
my daughter is in the 7th grade and her syllabus is a little shady. I hope she’ll do the right thing without fear of getting into trouble
it’s hard work as a parent to undo the approximately 35+ hours (give or take) each week of inaccuracies and indoctrination our children may have been taught through various curricular materials. I am thankful for the great teachers out there and they need our support and our voice. Not every family has the ability with work, etc. to homeschool or pursue a private school but it may be worth considering. We are giving Inspire Charter Homeschool a try this year. I hope your daughter will stand strong also. If your schedule allows maybe you can pick her up just for lunch now and again and be a voice of truth and encouragement in the middle of her day.
One or no children?!?! This is awful and reminds me of a communist China – 1980! Even they don’t promote this anymore!
precisely. This is awful! People need to wake up…I hope the word keeps getting out about all these concerns so more parents can protect their children.
Where did these notes come from? Is this a real picture?
yes this is a real picture from 6th Grade Science class submitted to me by a parent.
It’s amazing you actually got to see this! I feel so much is done via apps and computers that we see less and less of what is being taught.
that’s the whole idea.
a parent submitted this to me and permitted me to share this from their child’s workbook.
the quiz itself was online and this was part of the notes for the quiz that came home
I am going to ask if I can volunteer in my granddaughter’s 5th grade classroom this year. I want to nose around a little…. And, of course, Protect my granddaughter if any of this is presented while I am there! 😳
As a teacher I am not surprised. Many teachers are indoctrinated themselves to believe: THEY care, know, and understand what is best for Your children. They live in a culture that denigrates faith, elevates feelings and mandates approval. It’s shocking to hear how gullible they are. I urge everyone to find an alternate way to educate your children, grandchildren. There is little, very little reason for those with all the power to change direction. They feel invincible. They own CA. My hope is that voters will now look at candidates record of voting.
They do own CA and are teaching their ideology in schools so the next generation will continue on in their paths. What hope have we when the vast majority of kids still go to PS? 😭
This happened on the FIRST day in our school
I raised 3 boys in the public school system. All 3 graduated from some form of alternative schooling (charter school, independent studies, one did adult school) It was usually some bullshit that the school did that caused me to pull them. Now raising my granddaughter and preparing to battle the indoctrinators again. Stand your ground! Call them on their bullshit. And dont let them fill you kids full of lies. I ridicule bad teachers in front of my kids just so they can see not all adults know what they’re talking about.
This is not new. My husband was taught this in school 25yrs ago. That it is irresponsible to have children. They will destroy the planet etc.
you’re right…This effort had been ongoing for decades. They are just bolder now than ever before.
Bill Gates right there!!!! Wow
so someone else knows the truth about Bill Gates and his population control YAY.
Here is a post from the California anti-radical sex ed group:
I have received a few messages from people stating they asked their childrens teachers and their district offices about the “Condom Relay” and “Condom Negotiation” activities we have mentioned as well as the normalization of oral and anal sex and the repeated mention of masturbation and sexual pleasure throughout the sex Ed curriculums. According to the parents, they were told that we are “misinformed” and another teacher stated we were making up “crazy claims” which were “simply untrue”.
I understand that these teachers and staff members may not want to believe that something as inappropriate as these activities would be recommended by the California Department of Education since many of us parents were also in disbelief when we found out. I also understand that the district staff and teachers may not have had the time to do the research several of us parents have in order to find this information. I also understand that not every school decided to use these activities.
That being said, the fact that some teachers and district staff have not seen these activities or lessons themselves does not mean they do not exist nor that they are not being used in other schools. Each district gets to select the curriculum that they would like to adopt and each curriculum may be tailored by staff members in order to take their communities needs into consideration. Although tailoring the curriculum may be a way to eliminate SOME of the inappropriate material, I have yet to see a curriculum which does not include concerning information or activities.
After spending approx a year reviewing the new framework, recommended resources, recommended websites, and assignments, I more than ever believe that parents should take full control of talking to their children about sex themselves and opt-out of ANY and EVERY sex ed curriculum the state of California may recommend.
I will attach photos of some of the assignments and lessons many parents were told do not exist. I found these lessons through out the several different sex ed curriculums I reviewed and were approved by the California Department of Education. Some schools are using these activities, some decided not to use them and other schools have not seen these.
The sources of these assignments are the following curriculums:
*Positive Prevention Plus
*Rights Respect Responsibility
*Teen Talk
*Be Real Be Ready
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Here is a post from an anti-Common Core group:
Age 16. Accepted to NINE LAW SCHOOLS.
Schlitz was home-schooled after her parents decided to withdraw her from public school in the fifth grade because they didn’t believe she was being taught properly.
I’ve found an alliance between Chan Zuckerberg Initiative, Coalition for Community Schools, Communities In Schools, and StriveTogether called Together for Students:
According to this site, the following guys got the grant money for this initiative:
Birmingham, AL (United Way of Central Alabama)
Chicago, IL (Thrive Chicago)
Dayton, OH (Learn to Earn Dayton)
Fresno, CA (Fresno Cradle to Career)
Lehigh Valley, PA (United Way of Greater Lehigh Valley)
Memphis, TN (Communities In Schools of Memphis)
Milwaukee, WI (United Way of Greater Milwaukee)
Nashville, TN (Metro Nashville Public Schools)
Vancouver, WA (Vancouver Public Schools)
Washington, D.C. (DC Public Education Fund)
I found a partnership between StriveTogether and two groups called Transforming Education annd Student Success Network. It appears to involve some SEL cause that ties to the college and career ready career pathways globalist mumbo jumbo.
I tied the following groups to this effort:
Cincinnati, OH and Newport & Covington, KY (StrivePartnership), Marin County, CA (Marin Promise), Lenawee County, MI (Lenawee Cradle to Career), Northfield, MN (Northfield Promise), Bellevue, WA (Eastside Pathways), Memphis, TN (Seeding Success), Bexar County, TX (P16Plus Council of Greater Bexar County) and Norwalk, CT (Norwalk ACTS)
This group Susan Crowne Exchange appears to be promoting the 21st century anytime anywhere learning agenda: http://www.scefdn.org
Here is a post from a friend of mine:
NWEA + Khan teaming up for SEL and CBE .
Two high-profile education organizations—Khan Academy and NWEA—are piloting a new tool designed to match a student’s test results with online instructional materials recommended to help that student learn a given subject in school.
Called the MAP Accelerator, the new platform will pair findings from a student’s performance on the NWEA‘s MAP Growth Assessments with Khan Academy resources to address the specific skills a student needs to master in his or her learning progression.
Teachers will receive the recommendations based on each student’s MAP Growth results and will be able to choose which assignments to make, given the learning opportunities identified. The assessment is typically given three times a year: at the beginning of school, in the middle and at the end.
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More than 150,000 students in four school districts will begin a pilot of the MAP Accelerator in math in English and Spanish for grades 3-8 in September, including the Clark County School District in Nevada, according to the organizations. The first pilot test will last one year, and English/language arts will be introduced as a new pilot for the 2020-21 school year.
MAP Growth, which was released for K-12 in 2001, is an adaptive assessment that helps identify where a student is on a learning pathway. NWEA sees matching Khan Academy resources with its assessment as an opportunity to help teachers faced with students’ diverse academic needs, said Chris Minnich, the CEO of NWEA.
“We’re taking the guesswork out of it for teachers. We want to empower them to have ‘what’s next’ for students,” he said.
“Students will have a personalized course based on their MAP Growth work, and we’ll use the mastery mechanics of skills-based practices, unit tests, and course challenges,” said Sal Khan, the founder of Khan Academy.
The organizations are recommending that the platform be used 30 minutes a week to make a difference, and they say it can work in conjunction with any curriculum schools are using. By identifying gaps in a student’s learning, and pairing them with practice, the program aims to allow students to tackle “far more questions in their zone of proximal development than they’re typically able to do,” Khan said.
Educators have the final say on which assignments students receive based on their assessment results.
Besides Clark County in Nevada, the districts that will pilot the program are three in California: Madera, Pajaro, and Glendale County.
Khan said the idea of combining NWEA’s assessments with his organization’s learning resources came in a casual conversation with an ed-tech investor friend who said that companies had been pitching him on “the Khan Academy narrative around personalization and differentiation.” That investor suggested Khan speak with NWEA about a possible partnership between the two non-profits. Khan was familiar with the MAP assessments because they had been used as a measurement tool in his organization’s previous efficacy studies. A week later Khan reached out to Minnich.
“We talked about how tests really aren’t going to move the needle for kids; tests themselves don’t teach kids anything,” said Minnich. “We’ve got to make connections.”
The two groups are interested in serving “the most marginalized students in America,” said Khan. “You could be Superman or Superwoman as a teacher, but when you have 30 to 35 kids and a lot of them have gaps from two, three or four years ago, there’s no way to address those gaps … that is not incredibly resource-intensive.”
A focus on efficacy will drive the pilot, Khan said. “We want to be as transparent as possible. If it doesn’t work, I don’t want anyone using it,” he said. Their focus will be on, “How can we get better by looking at those efficacy results?”
Khan said he has had 70 percent of his 210-person organization working on the integration of Khan Academy resources with NWEA’s assessment indicators for the past year. “District rostering alone is very complex,” he said.
As for implementation, he believes that NWEA’s large district support and training staff will help teachers understand how they can implement the accelerator.
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And another post from her:
What does your face reveal about how big of a financial risk you are?
One of the world’s largest insurers thinks the answer is quite a bit. It is using facial-recognition technology on potential customers as part of its efforts to assess risk when it sells them financial products
Ping An Insurance Group Co., China’s largest insurer and one of the country’s largest financial conglomerates, routinely scans the faces of customers and its own agents to verify their identities or examine their expressions for clues about their truthfulness.
Since 2016, the company has used its proprietary technology to screen individuals applying for loans at its consumer-finance arm. “Micro expressions,” or brief, small and often involuntary movements on people’s faces, are one area of focus the company has been analyzing.
The efforts are a reflection of what’s going on throughout China, where facial-recognition technology has become a feature of daily life. Unfettered by regulations or privacy concerns, Chinese authorities use it on public streets, subway stations, at airports and at border controls.
Chinese insurance companies may face fewer privacy concerns from consumers, compared with their Western counterparts, says Tjun Tang, a Boston Consulting Group senior partner in Hong Kong, though he adds that Chinese consumers are becoming more concerned about privacy in recent years. “If the consumers are willing to share the data, that’s helping a lot,” he says. “It allows machines to learn.”
Ping An uses its facial-recognition technology mainly to verify customers’ identities. When people open accounts with the insurer, they are often asked to submit images of their identity cards and complete a series of tasks including opening their mouths and blinking when they use the company’s facial-recognition program for the first time.
After setting up the accounts, customers can purchase some life- and health-insurance products after scanning their faces with their smartphones. They can also connect directly with insurance agents in video meetings or submit claims after Ping An’s software recognizes their faces.
Shi Haojing, a 28-year-old airport worker in Shanghai, says she scans her face with her smartphone camera when she needs to speak with an insurance agent and collect or make payments on her Ping An policies.
“It is good that things can be done without leaving home,” she says. “Everyone is getting lazier.”
Ping An also uses the technology in its insurance business to gauge customers’ health. In one new application, facial scans are used to estimate the body-mass index, or BMI, of customers who want to purchase a policy that makes lump-sum payouts of up to one million yuan (about $145,000) when they are diagnosed with any of 100 critical diseases. Policyholders get discounts on their monthly premiums based on how much body fat they have, as calculated by the scan. Individuals judged to have a BMI under 30 can receive a monthly discount of 6 yuan (about $0.87) on the product, which the company sells at a starting price of 30 yuan a month. A BMI of 30 or higher is considered obese.
“Just the face itself contains a wealth of information about an individual’s health,” says Michael Powers, a professor of risk mathematics at Tsinghua University in Beijing. It may be possible to glean from a person’s face whether the individual is a smoker, for example, he says. But such use of facial-recognition technology hasn’t yet been commercialized widely, in part because there are concerns it could be used to discriminate against some groups of people.
Some critics say the technology isn’t really being used to set prices for different groups but instead is a kind of marketing tool for the company to generate attention and make consumers more familiar with AI.
Cliff Sheng, a Hong Kong-based partner at consulting firm Oliver Wyman who has closely studied uses of technology by Chinese insurance companies, argues that there are more reliable ways than facial recognition to acquire users’ BMI. However, Mr. Sheng does say he thinks that the technology can be useful to insurers as a marketing tool because it gets people’s attention.
A spokesperson for Ping An says that its BMI-measuring feature using facial recognition is provided to the consumers as “a benefit,” and that its underwriting process takes into account a variety of other factors and data points.
In its lending business, meanwhile, Ping An says it uses its technology to analyze the faces of loan applicants in real time, searching for “micro-expressions” that reveal their emotional and psychological state. Such expressions typically occur within fractions of seconds and are hard for people to control, and loan officers make more accurate judgments on the applicants’ credibility based on this information, according to an article posted by Ping An on its official WeChat social-media account in China last year.
For large loans, applicants often have to answer questions in an online video meeting that typically lasts 10 to 15 minutes. Ping An records and analyzes how the applicant answers questions, and looks for signs of eye-shifting or other suspicious behavior, which would be flagged by its system.
Ping An in January said it has made more than 500 billion yuan worth of loans with the help of its micro-expression technology. It also said the technology has helped shorten its average loan-approval times to two hours from five days.
Zhou Wei in Shanghai. She can be reached at wei.zhou@wsj.com.
Appeared in the June 11, 2019, print edition as ‘The Financial-Risk Secrets That May Be Hidden in Our Faces.’
This post is from a Colorado counselor and has nothing to do with religion, but is refreshingly honest. You may be surprised at what information insurance companies get, what sensitive mental health info is shared with future employers. It’s the reason many folks who can afford it, are paying out of pocket.
Privacy… but not if you are poor.
Here is a post from the California anti-radical sex ed group:
IPOC Members;
Please note that Planned Parenthood and its minions are fighting tooth and nail to discredit and remove all funding from SRA (Sexual Risk Avoidance) programs. They falsely accuse these programs as being ineffective. Inform yourself on what they say and the jargon they try to through our way. This is critical to understand. We need to fight back! We will not be bullied by PP any longer!!! Parents, stand up!
Here is a post from a Colorado anti-Common Core group:
By Jeff Hunt – – Monday, June 10, 2019
ANALYSIS/OPINION:
The state knows better how to raise your children than you do. That was the clear message sent by Colorado legislators during this contentious legislative session.
Bill after bill, many of which were written by special interest groups like Planned Parenthood and One Colorado, sought to strip rights and responsibilities from parents and hand them to the state.
Take for instance one of the most contentious bills on comprehensive sex education. Since 2013, the state of Colorado has defined comprehensive sex education and forced any district teaching sex education to do so in line with Colorado’s newfound progressive agenda. This legislative session, they further expanded the definition of comprehensive sex education to embrace LGBTQ perspectives while attempting to specifically ban religious perspectives. You read this correctly, the legislature sought to solidify in statute the specific banning of religious perspectives when it comes to teaching human sexuality. Teachings like chastity before marriage, monogamy, and the importance of a both a mother and father, were sidelined because of their religious foundations.
The 2019 comprehensive sex education bill, written by Planned Parenthood, was a violation of religious freedom and parental rights.
Colorado state Rep. Mark Baisley asked the right question during a packed committee meeting, “Who defines healthy sexual relationships?” This is a parent’s role, not Planned Parenthood’s.
Rather than allowing parents to share values with their children regarding healthy sexual relationships, the state has forcefully assumed this responsibility.
While some of the more egregious aspects of the bill were amended out, the bill is a continuation of the state’s efforts to force a more and more progressive sexual worldview upon Colorado children. This isn’t education, this is Planned Parenthood indoctrination.
Two other bills that passed usurp the role of parents when it comes to treating a child’s mental health. Do you have a child struggling with gender identity? Counselors in Colorado can now only counsel your child to embrace transgenderism. This means encouraging the taking of hormone medication and changing your child’s lifestyle, even if it’s against your guidance. Again, the state thinks it knows what’s best for your child.
Do you have a child struggling with depression? Children as young as 12 years old can now see counselors in Colorado an unlimited number of times without your consent. You have no idea what your child is talking about with the counselor, what issues your child is facing, or how the counselor is guiding them. Again, the state thinks it knows what’s best for your child.
Parents, rightfully so, came to the Colorado State Capitol in record numbers to combat this state takeover. They packed committee rooms, testified until late into the night, held rallies, sent tens of thousands of emails and made their voices heard.
Sadly, parents lost rights this legislative session, and Planned Parenthood is patting itself on the back. Planned Parenthood gained more control over the children of Colorado. Parents must not forget what happened during this legislative session and must continue to build the movement to regain our rights.
The threat to parental rights is not limited to Colorado only. Like many liberal agendas, this is coming to a state near you soon.
Loving parents are the most important factors in the development of healthy children. Removing parents from establishing relationship values or guiding the mental health of their children is the wrong approach.
• Jeff Hunt is the director of the Centennial Institute.
The Polis agenda is closely tied to Planned Parenthood (aka Murder Incorporated), the agenda of the LGBTQ (One Colorado), the GunGrabbers, OPEN BORDERS, and Antifas!
Is what Colorado citizens want? Only those too lazy to think and will follow the other sheep over the cliff.
CALIFORNIA HERE WE COME!
TIME FOR THINKING CITIZENS AND INDUSTRY TO TURN THINGS AROUND OR SEEK SAFER GROUND AND PREPARE TO LEAVE
And another post from this group:
“The bill clarifies content requirements for public schools that offer comprehensive human sexuality education and prohibits instruction from explicitly or implicitly teaching or endorsing religious ideology or sectarian tenets or doctrines, using shame-based or stigmatizing language or instructional tools, employing gender norms or gender stereotypes, or excluding the relational or sexual experiences of lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgender individuals.”
District misleading Jeffco parents about controversial curriculum.
Last Friday Governor Polis signed into law one of the most controversial pieces of legislation of the past session: House Bill 1032, which restructures the content of comprehensive sexual education. While the legislation sparked outrage and received historic attention that perhaps helped soften some of its provisions, the adopted version of HB 1032 remains a serious usurpation of local school board power by the state government. However, beyond the light of statewide media attention, similar overreaches are taking place at the local level, including at one elementary school in Jefferson County.
When it comes to human sexuality programs, parents still have the right to opt their children out of instruction with which they disagree. But what about K-12 instruction that touches on controversial issues outside the scope of human sexuality education? Do parents have the right to ask for alternate assignments when their children are to be exposed to resources that are controversial or to topics that are sensitive in nature, or which directly contradict a family’s values and beliefs? The answer: it depends on the school district and in some cases on whether districts decide to abide by their own policies.
Over the past year one elementary school in Jefferson County has been working to introduce a curriculum built by AMAZEworks. The package includes over 100 colorful storybooks and accompanying lesson plans, all of which are designed to “[foster] social-emotional learning through the lens of anti-bias education” and cover an extensive list of topics which include “race/ethnicity, immigration, religion, socioeconomics, disabilities, gay/lesbian/transgender family members, divorce/blended, aging, foster care, incarceration, death, deployment, and adoption.” ReadMore http://ow.ly/z2gA50uyCK1
UPDATE: It looks like the plan to do away with the parental notification about abortions stalled in the spring 2019 legislative session of Illinois. However, the villains in the legislature plan to bring it back as early as the fall. If passed, it could eventually lead to schools taking kids out for abortions without notifying parents like what is currently being done in California: https://www.northernpublicradio.org/post/pritzker-signs-bill-making-abortion-fundamental-right-illinois
Found from this article that 13 states, California among them, currently don’t require parnetal notification for children get an abortion. I’m curious if like California, the schools are also aiding in this process:
Here is a post from the California anti-radical sex ed group:
I have a co worker that told me last week that her 5 year old has 3 kids in “transition” in his class. I was like”Whhhhhhhhhhatttt?! “4-5 year olds are changing their gender! What is wrong with these parents?!!! (And I live in Michigan!)
Here is another post from this group:
I did a search on the History/Social Science framework. For the 11th grade, Alfred Kinsey’s name comes up as a person who students may consider for the LGBT movement. They also mention Harvey Milk, of course. It doesn’t reference how both of them committed criminal sexual acts against minors.
The framework is not required instruction but some districts may use it so parents need to be aware. The framework is also what sets the stage for future publications by textbook companies.
Here is a post from someone on Alice Linahan’s wall:
Samuel Stillman Greene (1810-1883) on behalf of the Boston Masters for their famous Remarks on the Seventh Annual Report of the Honorable Horace Mann, Secretary of the Massachusetts Board of Education, in which they took to task the sight-reading method that had been adopted by the Boston primary schools in 1837 and produced a literacy disaster. And it was this critical essay that revealed who originated this new method of teaching reading: the Rev. Thomas H. Gallaudet, the director of the American Asylum for the Deaf and Dumb in Hartford, Connecticut, who taught the deaf to read via a sight method and thought that this method could be adapted for use by normal children.
However, in 1929, no one seemed to have read what the Boston Masters wrote in 1844. And as we know, when we ignore or forget history we are bound to repeat it. Not only was Dr. Orton unaware of what had been written in 1844, but educators of today are not aware of what Dr. Orton wrote in 1929. He said in as diplomatic way as possible:
I wish to emphasize at the beginning that the strictures which I have to offer here do not apply to the use of the sight method of teaching reading as a whole but only to its effects on a restricted group of children for whom, as I think we can show, this technique is not only not adapted but often proves an actual obstacle to reading progress, and moreover I believe that this group is one of considerable educational importance both because of its size and because here faulty teaching methods may not only prevent the acquisition of academic education by children of average capacity but may also give rise to far reaching damage to their emotional life. NOTE, Emotional Life…Sight word memorization is a constructivist philosophy…Back as far as 1844 this was noticed…And Here We Stand…
Here is a post from a friend of mine:
Jeb
Why do Carnegie Units still reign supreme in our education system? Discover the not-so-great reason in the latest Ask Why video produced by 180 Studio in partnership with Education Reimagined. You go, Gisele! https://t.co/Yu0IVdAI47
🎯Two Alexa suits filed… one is federal and seeks class-action. If you are in these states, have kids, you have laws that require consent for voice recording and you might want to take a look.
“It alleges Amazon’s failure to obtain consent violates the laws of Florida, Illinois, Michigan, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Pennsylvania and Washington, which require consent of all parties to a recording, regardless of age.
The proposed class only includes minors in those states “who have used Alexa in their home and have therefore been recorded by Amazon, without consent.”
Aside from “the unique privacy interest” involved in recording someone’s voice, the lawsuit says, “It takes no great leap of imagination to be concerned that Amazon is developing voiceprints for millions of children that could allow the company (and potentially governments) to track a child’s use of Alexa-enabled devices in multiple locations and match those uses with a vast level of detail about the child’s life, ranging from private questions they have asked Alexa to the products they have used in their home.”
Here is a post from an Alabama anti-Common Core page:
ALERT!ALERT! The tie they used to bind all of US–Appointed Boards…how convenient! Alabama is being pushed with narrative that Appointed Ed Board will solve it’s education problems. But looking at the big picture, appointed boards may have been key to Common Core’s leading the country to being in the bottom of 35 industrialized nations. Also AL appointed board’s rubber stamping of unwanted charter school gives parents a peek of the Common Core path.
Legislators caught red-handed!! Bait and Switch on Common Core Repeal Bill in Alabama. Here’s the confirmation that shows Bill SB397 was not about repealing Common Core but truly getting total control of education and the appointed board would decide to keep the Common Core Standards or not…duh!! Can legislators imagine why parents are mad? Nine years of untold number of children harmed and these families were just thrown under the bus.
Here is a post from the Christian Law Association page:
Our offices were recently contacted by a public school parent who was shocked to discover his kindergartner had been assigned a pro-LGBT book to read at school. Our attorneys were able to advise this concerned father as to their rights to “opt out” of objectionable material. If your students are facing similar issues, call our offices today.
Here is a post from the California anti-radical sex ed group:
Hi, I’m a grandparent of a 2,5,&7 year old who visited this past week. Because of informed parents of CA. my ears were on alert. I am schocked at what they are teaching these young impressional children.
Not only normalizing perversion but meditation came up. I asked them what is meditation to you & the 5 & 7 year old immediately went into cross legs and hand posses. I was schocked as the shared it’s to empty our minds Gramma.
My ??? Is empty your mind? These are beautiful kids who are being taught right and wrong not to empty their minds. PLEASE BE AWARE GET INVOLVED AND TALK TO YOUR KIDS!
And some replies to this post:
it shouldn’t be taught in school. Eastern religion IS about emptying the mind so you have room for whatever they want to put in it.
It’s not ignorance, it’s just that some families do not want children learning yoga because the roots of yoga stems from Vedas- the Indian holy text, which three major religions came from, Hinduism, Jainism, and Buddhism.
when I began researching this topic I found one source of information whose knowledge came from practicing the New Age herself. Her information aligned with the information I retrieved from multiple sources. I had very little knowledge when I began my research. I remember a bizarre experience I had doing yoga when I was younger and didn’t know much about the practice itself (I thought it was just exercise). Then for me, everything made sense about that experience after researching. I am happy to share about what our school did if you’d like to know. This article and multiple articles from this website have been helpful to me in addition to my other conversations.
Meditation comes from Eastern philosophies and once you begin to unwrap what is going on you will better understand why parents are concerned. Some in Christian circles will say they go into the “silence.” Either approach, that of “emptying your mind” is causing many to have altered state experiences. During these times, they claim to be given special words from God. Bottom line, mediation is also a form of Eastern Religion and should not be used as a calming method in public schools. I have several people I know who regularly meditate and actually experience some pretty bizarre things. Similar to a high. Again, not to be taught in public schools. It is teaching a religious practice. In 1959 there was a major case where prayer was removed from public schools for the same reason.
this group is focused on parental educational concerns and specifically CSE but SEL (Social Emotional Learning) is an educational concern that parents may also have. Some of the parents in this group have researched different forms of SEL intensely and have taught me additional and helpful information. For my part, I researched mindfulness meditation, MindUP curriculum, buddhist singing bowls, Tapping (EFT), various school apps in use, yoga, etc. I talked with Buddhist temples, I talked with the owners of New Age Spirituality stores, I talked with a woman who was previously involved in the New Age and the occult. All of this was very eye-opening.
It could be used to brain wash them
Parent or family-sponsored SEL/meditation is appropriate. State-sponsored SEL/meditation is not appropriate.
Anyone interested in understanding the concerns behind SEL needs to watch this.
I hadn’t heard about this program in California schools. Is it already in effect?
The part about parents being allocated to the sidelines as just cheerleaders for the government programs versus the school being cheerleaders for parents and helping with their children’s learning was pretty concerning to me.
Yes, SEL has been implemented with Common Core curricula. It’s been going on for about a decade.
This is a Serious spiritual battle- it’s crafty, and it starts in the mind!!!
.. you need to be praying, and talking with your kids-it is All about your kids and the Family values…the Bible says, satan is out like a roaring lion, to see who he is going to devour-to Kill, Steal and Destroy!
A tremendous, Rebellion!!!
A warfare for their very Souls-
Here is a post from a Minnesota anti-Common Core group:
READ this tragic letter written by a parent who has now removed her children from the Minnesota school district. Yesterday, I posted the thoughts of a teacher who decided to leave teaching based on many factors. In this case, we have an email letter demonstrating the grief and pain this family and children have endured over years in a district. Some people say “the system is broken.” In truth, “the system” has been removed from the local decision-making of teachers and parents. And it’s been happening incrementally for over 30 years. Regulations and policies from “on high” have replaced good ole’ common sense. Non-profits and foundations are more important to superintendents (and school boards and legislators) many times than parents and teachers (and students). There IS a way out! But you have to be willing to step up and stand up for this next generation. (The email is anonymous only because we were not sure about publishing the identity.)
“Greetings,
I am a parent of six children who have all had varying experiences within the Forest Lake Area School district. The purpose of this communication is to bring attention to our experience over the last eight years at Linwood Elementary School. We have not felt comfortable doing so until we had alternative placement for our children.
While I commend the FLAS district for implementing the Olweus Bullying Prevention Program in 2005, it is severely lacking. On paper it looks like forward progress but in reality it is new wallpaper on a dilapidated building.
There is not a meditation program in place to give children a healthy, safe space to work out grievances between peers or staff. This results in chronic bullying which can lead the bullied child to developing long and short-term symptoms. Bullying can result in isolation, shame, school avoidance, anxiety, suicidal thoughts/ideation, self-harm, and psychosomatic symptoms such as stomachache, headache, muscle aches, to name a few.
Children are regularly discouraged from tattling, which fosters an unfettered victim/abuser environment. While verbal and emotional abuse are on a different plane than sexual abuse it all starts with a power exchange. In the current climate of the metoo movement and the Larry Nassar case we can clearly see that this is a systemic issue beginning at a young age. Being told that tattling is not okay, without giving a safe space to voice themselves, causes irreparable damage to the victim. We are trying to raise our sons and daughters in a different, better world.
Our children are being taught that when they are bullied or victimized they need not muddy the waters. As a parent of six, I can empathize with staff and teachers in regard to nitpicking and tattling. Yet, if there were less stress to meet the demands of Common Core and standardized testing results there might be more time to teach the child as a whole person; educationally and emotionally. Positive mental health does not start after elementary school, in fact that is where it begins.
Our sixth grade son saved a classmates life this year, after the child had endured chronic bullying about his ethnicity and immigration status. The child confided in our son that he was going to go home and take his life. Our son empathized with this boy after having endured bullying of his own. On one occasion, it resulted in a permanent scar to his face. Our son was scared to break the confidence of his classmate but did so knowing a life was at stake.
While we were lucky enough to stop it in time, it never should have gotten to that point. If there had been an adequate, safe space for the child and his bullies to discuss the abuse it could have been avoided. In the days and weeks following the incident there was no mention of what had transpired. No one addressed the bullying, nor did anyone sit down with his classmates. This was a perfect time to discuss how what they hear at home, on the television, or on the bus had no place in the school setting.
Students differences are not celebrated effectively, thereby making it that much easier for slurs of all kinds to be used without a second thought. Two of our sons have encountered racial slurs being flagrantly used towards them despite not being a person of color. In this school year alone they’ve been called “stupid ni**er,” “trans faggot,” and “little gay boy.” We have thoroughly explained the origin of these words and how it does not dictate how they carry themselves in the world; other children may not be so lucky. While sensitivity training is appropriate for a workplace setting, what protections are in place for our school aged children?
Bullying does not end with the students. Our youngest son was in third grade when he endured bullying at the hands of his teacher. She would take his snacks, throw them in the trash, and then publicly accuse him of stealing them from her. She would regularly have him stand in the front of the class so she could mock him. This went on for months before we realized how bad it was. We consulted with staff and were told to have our son report these incidents to the principal as they occurred.
We explained to him that it wasn’t his fault and how even if an adult is awful to you, you have to remain respectful. By the end of that school year, he had lost so much valuable educational time. He was constantly worried about answering wrong or anxious for the next time she would use him to make a point to his classmates.
Earlier the same year, I verbally requested that our son be assessed for Special Education services. She agreed and made note of it. During our last scheduled parent/teacher conference I mentioned my concern with his lack of mastery in core subjects. At this time, I brought up the question of when would the assessment be concluded? Her response was that she didn’t see a need for those services and recommended summer school instead. Our son, who was emotionally traumatized for nine months, was not going to spend one more day sitting at a desk. We politely declined.
The subsequent year his fourth grade teacher was on board and completely understood the need for Special Education services. At that time we had him fully evaluated and the school’s process began. It took until the last half of fifth grade to get his 504 plan into action. Our son went two and a half years without the help he needed. I’m still not sure if all of it was a result of losing funding/staff downsizing or if it was because the FLAS’s special education system is antiquated and lacking. Either way, our son is the one who has to suffer the consequences. He is headed to sixth grade with a deeply lacking toolbelt of skills and knowledge.
His older brother did not experience anything better. While he has the protection of an IEP (Individualized Education Plan) for speech services, his Attention Deficit qualifies as a part of his target goals. We fought to get him services starting in first grade. He had a difficult time staying organized, completing multi-step tasks, and lower than average grades. His IEP does not get followed on a consistent basis. The concerns we have expressed throughout the years have “fallen on deaf ears” more often than not.
In previous years we have voiced our desire to retain both of our sons, on different occasions. We did not make the request without serious research and consideration. Retention is not something to be taken lightly, we did so because it was in our children’s best interest. If a parent can withhold immunizations based on their medical/religious beliefs we should have a right to have a say about whether or not our children are prepared for the next grade. We were told we did not have the right to request such a thing. Our children may be in the care of school, day in and day out, but at the end of the day, we are their parents.
The world our children are living in now is filled with polarizing ideas, questionable ethics, and the deep seated desire to change what has clearly not been working. It may seem inconsequential now but our children spend approximately 2,678 days in school, from kindergarten to graduation. During this impressionable time they are indirectly learning how their voices compare to the world around them.
As a mother, I am my children’s advocate. As a parent, I am appalled at how the Forest Lake Area School district is complicit in letting down the parents and families of our next generation.
Respecfully
And another post from this group:
Morning, friends!! “Woohoo!” states the Minnesota State Longitudinal Education Data System. Evidently legislative funding was passed to keep the SLEDS and ELCS (Early Childhood Longitudinal Data System) fully funded for 2020 and 2021. The MN SLEDS system is the very one whose 40+ contracts a year haven’t been audited in 10-15 years. This is the same SLEDS whose system was purposely configured interoperably in order to share with other states and via the SIF, other countries. The SLEDS are administered by the MDE (MN Dept of Education), OHE (Office of Higher Learning) and DEED (Dept of Employment and Economic Development). So, congrats! If the testing companies, corporate foundations, non-profits or universities aren’t sharing/selling our kids “profiles”- $$$- the government is or helping. Apparently, DATA makes the world go round!!
New Funding for SLEDS!
We are excited to share with you that the Minnesota Statewide Longitudinal Education Data System (SLEDS) and the Minnesota Early Childhood Longitudinal Data System (ECLDS) have been granted ongoing state funding for fiscal years 2020 and 2021.
The new bill, signed into law on May 26th, expresses the intent of the Legislature to support the mission of SLEDS and ECLDS for providing policymakers, educators, administrators, workforce leaders, researchers, and the general public with the most recent data to inform public policy and decision-making. This funding will secure our continuous reporting on early childhood development and students’ educational progress toward career and college readiness, and into the labor market.
In addition, the new bill adds ECLDS’ essential role in the P-20 Education Partnership for evaluating the effectiveness of early childhood and the long-term relationships “among early care, education, and workforce outcomes”.
Our efforts to provide you with integrated data will continue to expand. Both SLEDS and ECLDS have become reliable data sources that can assist you in finding solutions that lead young children and students to successful outcomes in education and the workforce.
We are committed to our mission and appreciate your support.
The SLEDS team
Here is a post from a friend of mine:
BE AWARE of NWEA student engagement score ( HOW FAST THEY CLICK) and how that data is used to PREDICT
NWEA collects voice for k-3rd grade. reading:
NWEA MAP Reading Fluency Assessment now has Voice Recognition
For parents of students, k-3, remember that the NWEA MAP Reading Fluency Assessment has implemented a new voice recognition tool. Parents should ask to opt out. Then ask who is this data shared with? How is it used?
“Warren’s choice of education policy advisor for her campaign is also concerning. Josh Dulaney spent two years in the classroom via Teach for America and studied at the Harvard Graduate School of Education, two organizations aligned with modern education reform. If her idea to appoint a secretary of education who has taught in a public school classroom includes consideration of TFA products who taught for just two years, traditional public school teachers are unlikely to be impressed.”
Here is a post from a Nevada anti-Common Core group:
CCSD families must refuse this test, en masse, to ensure that the pilot fails. That way kids everywhere may not be subjected to NWEA’s new form of personalized learning.
And here is a reply to this post:
This past school year the Kindergarten Team at my school (that means a few other area school in our zone are also on board doing this) are planning to do this for this coming school year of 2019-2020. Kindergarten already had been doing MAPS, Brigance, ST Math, Imagine Learning, ESGI, AIMSweb, EngageNY, SAXON, and Reading Rangers just to name a few. Poor little kiddos being assessed non-stop and only a maybe 15 minute recess to relax and play. This is NOT developmental education!
Here is a post from the California anti-radical sex ed group:
Parents, if you are new to this group you’ll notice we are very concerned about Planned Parenthood. Do you know why? Well, they sponsored AB329, a Planned Parenthood staffer sat on the CFCC committee to help develop the framework for the California Healthy Youth Act and they are deeply involved with the curricular materials and promotion of CSE (Comprehensive Sexuality Education). *Web URL’s to references below are listed in the comments.
In our District Planned Parenthood bribed teens with a condom and a Starbucks gift card when they spoke in classes if students made an appointment to go see them.
Also concerning is what they push and promote to young children…like the book, “It’s Perfectly Normal,” which has a recommendation in the front of the book from Cecile Richards, former Planned Parenthood CEO. Did you know that this book is recommended by the California Department of Education? I found the book there which is why this book is already being used in California.
Scarleteen.com and Amaze.org are two awful websites that Planned Parenthood recommends to young people.
Their website glossary includes a favorable paragraph about Alfred Kinsey, a man born in 1894 who had a special interest in the sexual responses of children and who collected data from sexual predators of sexually abused children (317 of them) and published that in his book in the well-known Table 32 and Table 34.
The corporate plans of Planned Parenthood are not always immediately noticed in the U.S. but there is more awareness now with California’s CSE mandate.
When you want to know what Planned Parenthood would like to accomplish in the U.S., you can sometimes find it first from what the IPPF (International Planned Parenthood Federation) is promoting or from the Planned Parenthood groups in nearby Countries…look at what is being marketed to teens by Planned Parenthood in Toronto, Canada:
Over 600 teacher openings in Metro Nashville school district.
They are destroying the teaching profession and it is by design.
To redesign and transform the teaching profession is one of Pearson’s goals and who did our Governor and Commissioner of Education just hire? PEARSON.
These teacher shortages are all part of the plan. Oh but never fear….Pearson is here to save the day.
GET YOUR KIDS OUT WHILE YOU STILL CAN.
And some replies to this post:
Why do you need a teacher these days? All you need is a facilitator in case a computer crashes!
That is the goal. The computer will do all the instructing. Problem is no one will know what is being taught to our kids. Personalized learning is all about personalized indoctrination and parents think it is all so wonderful. This is CBE/OBE. It is how they will change values, behaviors, attitudes and dispositions of our children starting a young age. College is soon enough.
Teachers are being changed into facilitators. Future facilitators will be paid less than teachers. Think about it
and classroom sizes will increase along with eliminating segregating by grade. why not when everyone is sitting looking at a screen with headsets on.
so much for what they call ‘socialization’
ALL…BY…DESIGN. I also feel this big push for STEM skilled workers is to drive the costs down for engineers bc the market will be flooded with STEM applicants! Grrrrrrrr 👿
And another post from her:
TN Governor Lee said at a big event this weekend that he will get rid of Common Core by the end of the summer.
How many Tennesseans were told at Town Hall meetings, by your elected legislators, that THEY got rid of Common Core??
Truth: Common Core standards were codified into federal law via ESSA. TN has an approved ESSA plan. Is Governor Lee prepared to buck the federal government? I HIGHLY doubt it. We are ready and will be watching this closely.
And yet another post from her:
Please take another hour to hear the words, backed up with proof, from Charlotte Iserbyt about the plan to overtake the education system in order to promote a one world government.
This has been taking place for over 100 years and if you are naive enough to think you can do anything to stop them now you truly do not grasp the depth of this issue.
There is only ONE solution at this point and that is to stop sending our children into the belly of the beast. They can only accomplish their agenda through our children. Time to STARVE THE BEAST.
The Antony Sutton book that Charlotte discusses in the beginning is available for sale on the internet. BUT the Lines of Credit, Ropes of Bondage is out of print but is available for free. It is only 48 pages long. Here is a link to the book: https://www.biblebelievers.org.au/lines.htm
It appears that the scheme to change from the nasty end of year assessments to more “personalized learning” assessments is something called PACE (Performance Assessment of Competency Education) in NH:
As we expand the definitions of ‘mental health’ and mandate new screenings at a breakneck pace … it might be prudent to PAUSE and remember how easily large government bureaucracies can abuse psychology to further political agendas and quell dissent.
Here is a post from a Nevada anti-Common Core group:
I am a Kindergarten teacher here in the 5th largest school district in the nation and we are REQUIRED to insure ALL of owur Kindergarten students are using iPads for ST Math, with Imagine Learning , Renasiance/STAR/Reading Ranger Program, EngageNY for math, and SAXON for Literacy/handwriting/Language Arts, beginning reading program. I have been in education as both a teacher and administrator for nearly 3 decades and strongly believe in DEVELOPMENTAL EDUCATION that allows the child to naturally develop and master everything. They need lots of time to process what they encounter and learn about. It takes lots of time to master fine and gross motor skills. I think we are rushing these children, demanding much from a child to PRODUCE in a finite, defined time. I believe that parents should KNOW what their child is expected to do, because they are a huge part of getting the job done by the time their child is expect to “graduate” or officially be “promoted” to the first grade.
To my knowledge, NO. Only persons who have looked at these have been within the educator community, that I know of. Usually, these decisions are made at the TOP, then they present it, sometimes will bring in the very people from the organizations to do a presentation with a Q & A afterwards (I am thinking many years ago with the AIMSweb & Imagine Learning, and several others) and the more recent like ESGI, ST Math, Reading Rangers, EngageNY, and MAPS are Top-Down then Literacy Specialist to an intro of program, Q & A, and peer pressure, on the spot vote (no time to research on own then come back to it for a vote) and with the SOT meetings/Parent & Community with neighborhood school meetings, usually virtually 1 parent shows up, the TOP presents it (and this is after the fact with teaching staff) there will be discussion (remember there is 1, maybe 4 parents, the most that I have seen in this failed REorganizaion Plan’s SOTs since pushing it on the schools for “management”. Lots of politics, and all this is controversial because each person may agree or disagree on the merits of these. There’s really good people with a heart of gold trying to teach, but at the same time, there is a beast system that tends to roll right past the parents, students, and teachers, even what the businesses and community want. I am happy to meet and share what my personal experiences are for the last 15 years here in Nevada’s educational industrial complex. I do exercise careful wording of things, just an FYI.
Here is a post from the Minnesota anti-Common Core group:
It seems our state and federal government place a great deal of emphasis on student bullying and mental health and yet… they continue to allow programs to spy and store data on each kid. Guess what? Many of these kids get it. They know that their every word is being recorded. Campus Shield, Securly and Gaggle are just 3 companies or initiatives that steal away student private conversations, facebook information, online curriculum and their character traits and values. Who do these companies benefit?
Which foreign country is sending sizeable gifts to your Alma Mater?
“The Department of Education is going after U.S universities over supposed ties to foreign governments, after some allegedly took huge quantities of foreign cash and hid it from regulators.”
“At the top of the list are Georgetown University and Texas A&M, which have taken hundreds of millions of dollars from the government of Qatar, a middle eastern nation with suspected links to international terrorism.”
Unfortunately, the full list of universities is not revealed in the article (researchers?). Countries involved are Qatar, England, Saudi Arabia,, China, Canada and Hong Kong.
Here is a post from a Utah anti-Common Core group:
Now is the time to write State Legislators & urge them to drop the testing completely.
And here are the replies to this post:
How can they with ESSA requirements ?
The next planned move is personalized learning software which bombards students with assessing and remediation daily.
People will xheer when the yearly state assessments are gone only they will be unwoke to the daily assessing via screens and wonderful marketing of personalized learning.
We’re already headed down that road. That can be the next fight. Right now, we have a little bit of leverage with the whole state of Utah upset about the testing. The only way out of the testing & ESSA requirements is to say no to the federal money. That’s what we have to convince the legislature to do.
if you can show the cost of the requirements tied to the funding and show it supercedes the funding received it cannot be denied.
Is this the 21 mil they want to sign?
Yes, that’s what the legislators are being updated on. The State Board signs the contracts for the testing & it sounds like that decision has already been made. But the State Legislature has the power to stop the testing altogether by taking the requirement out of statute & not appropriating the funding.
When I wrote to board@schools.utah.gov 6/7/19 this was the reply I got: “Hi [name redacted] – Testing is mandated by the Legislature. We don’t have an option to stop testing. -Linda Hansen” That is it, no thank you for writing or great idea we will consider it, just that it is all the Legislatures fault.
This 👆👆👆 is what they told me
I tried and they told me it was impossible! 😬
This is what I got back.…
“Thank you for reaching out suggesting that we eliminate testing for Utah students. Unfortunately, we are bound by Utah law and code to be responsible for and have “general control and supervision” over of the academic success of students in Utah. If we don’t have testing, we would not be meeting this need of our state constitution and for us to be responsible for the “education of all Utah children”.
Changing the constitution requires all citizens in utah to vote in favor of the change.
Please continue to share your ideas.
Thanks for reaching out.
Representative Melissa Garff Ballard
Utah House District 20 “
They are not bound by Utah law and code, they change it every year. That’s their job. It does not require a constitutional amendment. This kind of testing has not been around forever & the legislature was able to generally control & supervise education without it.
Rep Ballard was the one who wanted to get rid of our elected State School Board & replace it with an appointed “rubber stamp” board. So who would have all the power & control then?
Here is a post from Karen Bracken:
Just in case you are among those that do not realize ed reform in the US is global and run by the UN.
“The task before UNESCO… is to help the emergence of a single world culture with its own philosophy and background of ideas and with its own broad purpose.” [1] Julian Huxley, the first head of UNESCO, 1947.
And some replies to said post:
And the first leader of the UNITED NATIONS was Brock Chisholm. Everyone should learn everything they can about him. Valuable info, however sad and terrible.
The Radical Roots of the World Health Organization
Where do we stand today with these organizations? Trump has removed us from certain aspects of UNESCO I have read – will research.
“Education” stayed in the UNESCO agenda with Betsy DeVos signing us onto it late last year. Does DJT not “get it?”
Yes he has BUT what does that REALLY mean. I am very skeptical that his action was nothing more than smoke and mirrors. UNESCO is still very much alive in the US education.
You are 100% correct. The US signed on to support the Sustainable Development Goals of UN Agenda 21 (2030 Agenda)
Here is a post from the Choose to Refuse Common Core group:
“We can’t silently ignore this brazen indoctrination in this otherwise reputable homeschool program. If you use Khan Academy, stop. Not only that, contact them to let them know that you will not support an organization that purports to educate when their true intention is to indoctrinate.” – Activist Mommy
Had to pull my 6th grader from FLVS World History when an entire unit was on Islam. One page was dedicated to Christianity and the Jewish faiths.
And a reply to this post:
Yep! In World History book at Pinellas County schools in High schools!!
Here is a post from the Utah anti-Common Core group:
Listen to the Education Interim Committee meeting LIVE at this link.
THEY WILL BE RECEIVING AN UPDATE ON RISE. THEY ARE ALSO DISCUSSING EARLY LEARNING & COMPULSORY EDUCATION/TRUANCY.
Google dominates with its “free” products. …Interesting that YouTube ranks #3 in teaching specific content.
“School districts across the U.S. accessed a total of more than 7,000 ed-tech products in the 2018-19 school year, and individual school systems use an average of 703 different digital tools every month, according to an online analysis of the top 40 ed-tech products released today by LearnPlatform.
That’s a 40 percent increase in the library of ed-tech tools identified on the ed-tech management platform compared to 2017-18. And it’s a 28 percent increase in the average number of products used in individual districts, compared to 2017-18, when the number was 548.
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Google Products Take Top Spots
The Top 40 analysis was drawn from data using LearnPlatform’s Google Chrome Extension that schools uploaded for free. That tool gives the researchers insights from more than 10,000 participating educational organizations, representing over 1.1 million learners. The findings are based on usage of 3,428 ed-tech products and 6.7 billion data points from educational organizations using LearnPlatform’s Google Chrome extension.
Google products dominate seven of the top 10 positions on the list, with Google Docs ranked #1. This classroom tool is used by 86 percent of all digital tool users studied. Gmailis a new entrant on the list; it is also categorized as an operational tool used by nearly 59 percent of districts.
“It looks like, with Google’s intention to support all aspects of education, they are touching each of those,” said Karl Rectanus, the co-founder and CEO of Lea(R)n, the company whose platform districts use to organize, streamline and analyze their ed-tech. The penetration can be explained, at least in part, by the fact that “if you’re on a Chrome browser, you’re accessing Google Docs,” he said.
Rectanus said it’s important to note that this analysis “speaks more to the comprehensive nature” of the use of the various suite of Google tools, “rather than a competitive advantage against other content or other operational tools.”
‘Content’ Category Sees Biggest Growth
LearnPlatform also analyzed ed-tech tools designed and used to provide specific instruction to students. Their use grew by 10 percent over the most recent year. YouTube, at #3 on the overall list, was the top content product for usage, and Khan Academy ranked 15th.
iReady, Nearpod, and PBS are three newcomers to the Top 40 since the list was started three years ago.
Categories that lost ground were reference and assessment—each losing 5 percent of the product usage “pie.” The top reference tool was Wikipedia, which ranked #8, and the top assessment tool was Kahoot!, which ranked ninth. Grammarly, a reference tool, appeared on the list for the first time this year.
The top social networking tool accessed is Pinterest (#14), with Twitter and Facebook in more distant positions.
In the learning management system category, Google Classroom led at #5 on the list, with Canvas the #16 LMS tool.
In the operational category, Clever and Google Sheets are newly added to the list.
Now in its third release, the ed-tech top 40 list has generated interest from a variety of companies and interest groups that follow the K-12 market.
Education leaders in states and districts, as well as foundations and ed-tech providers themselves, are using the list “to get a better sense of the landscape,” said Rectanus.”
“passage of the FY 2020 Education, Health, and Labor Appropriations Bill. This legislation would provide a critical shot in the arm to schools across the country, ensuring adequate resources to boost student learning, ensure safe and welcoming learning environments for all students, and support principal and teacher professional development. Importantly, the bill provides $2.6 billion – a $500 million increase – for Title II, Part A, the only federal funding source dedicated to the preparation, training, and support of teachers and principals, including professional development opportunities. The bill increases funding for other vital programs as well, including Title IV, Part A, which provides schools with resources to increase access for in-school mental health services. Additionally, the legislation includes $260 million for a Social and Emotional Learning (SEL) Initiative to support SEL and the whole student…”
Here is a post from the California anti-radical sex ed group:
Just wanted to show that this issue is a nationwide one. We just left California because of the liberal chains that were holding us down there. We came to the most conservative state we could find. They are pushing this here too. This was done by the Boys and Girls Club. My understanding is that parents were not notified that this was taking place so no opt out was offered.
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And some replies to this post:
This is why leaving California is not going to solve the problem. CSE and all it’s tentacles are national and global!
Exactly, we must hold our ground and fight the good fight, not flee the fight…
and “As California goes, so goes the country.” It’s imperative we fight … we’re on the front lines! 🙏🏻💕
It is because the boys and girls club is a nationwide organization that is very liberal.
I 100% completely understand the want to move and to protect your children. But a few months ago I realized that while CA is unfortunately ground zero, this will spread like cancer. This is beyond equality and treating people well, this is full on disgusting indoctrination. But till people stop apologizing and being afraid of being called words, this will spread everywhere. Parents can no longer “dial it in” and put their kids in front of a screen. This is our cross to bear as parents and it starts at home.
I’m in California … My son’s school had pride month.. they had one day where they dressed of the opposite sex.. so some boys wore dresses and some girls wore boys clothes.. I’m trying to convince my son to go to a charter school … and hopefully eventually I want to homeschool…
wow, you and my wife and I are paddling in the same boat.
Which school district if you don’t mind me asking? You can pm me if you don’t want to share publicly.
Oxnard high school district
Same thing happened with your kid’s school?
my kids go to LAUSD schools, I’m moving my kids to charter and even thinking of homeschooling. For those thinking of homeschooling should check out Connections Academy.
And another post from this group:
Many of our members are considering moving out of California to escape this. Problem? This is already going on in other states, it’s just. It mandated. Yet. What happens here tends to spread. We MUST stop CSE here in CA to save the other states from following this dangerous road. CSE is an international program begun by the UN so it’s goal is to cover every human being on the planet. Only one thing stopping it. YOU!
We can’t flee to some paradise. There is no paradise. We must defend the paradise we have now before the sess pool seeps into every state, every county, district, and school…
The cess pool is already here and its slime is seeping into every family sadly. TV shows..music..public functions..only thing u can do is teach your children how to navigate it.
i disagree, because we actually are a large majority. if anyone could mobilize parents and everyone, to one massive march, and storm all the office of each politician, we could reverse it, by outnumbering and being louder for once. too much passivity. who is good at mobilization???
Well Colorado is also Democrat led..I’m going to a red state..this is not ok with the majority of parents regardless of politics, but politics is what’s pushing it.
Do an online search for current sex Ed curriculums in Red States. You’ll find many are revamping it to be “inclusive” and are pushing for “youth reproductive rights”. And many want to include k-12. Do the research behind the partners or health experts giving input. You’ll find it goes back to liberal agencies or “experts”.
Goes back to kinsey and his freakshow of molestation.
This cancer seems to follow no matter where people go. So either we can fight it now or leave and let our children fight it when it comes to the state Californians move to. I’m hearing about it everyday from my brothers and sisters in OR, NV, WA, even WY now.
I prefer to fight now while I have the health and energy to do so so my child won’t have to face that possible cancer later in their “safe” state.
That’s just my convictions. To stay as long as I can to try and turn my beloved state around.
Because I know. It really doesn’t matter where I move. It will effect the future generations. We’re really only putting off the inevitable by deserting our home state.
We moved back to California from a conservative midwest state to take care of family and its bad here but its already creeping in back there too.
Good people need to come together and stand their ground in the state in which they live. Running away from problems only strengthens problems. And the issues today are as important as issues many have fought in the past. You start by doing the very thing the enemy fears, you commit to organize and educate and vote against the destructive behavior against families that believe in decency and traditional godly family values. And become the example of traditional family values by standing United. Remember the psychological game the enemy is playing is too demoralize good people. The enemy is annoying but is defeated so don’t give in to the nonsense, understand the game.
Godly people are righteous now show your faith by your actions. Be the example. 🇺🇸 Remember the challenges of those that came before you, they didn’t give up they believe in fighting for you now you fight for the future of the ones you love.
It’s in Canada and Scotland, as well.
Hate to tell you Texas (red state) has their share of alternative lifestyle proponents. They are mayor’s, they’re on City councils, schoolbords, etc. They are everywhere and pushing their agenda as hard and fast as they can. We have to at some point take a stand and stop this madness!
It all over the world, just check the news in Argentina, Mexico, Ecuador and Spain.
This is an attack on mankind by the NWO. If this isn’t worth going to war over to stop their attack on our children and our family values and morals, I don’t know what else does. Now they’ve gotten personal. The only way to stop this is to rise up and fight fire with fire. That’s the only way we can stop their onslaught, each and every one of us, take a stand and fight with everything we’ve got. I don’t mean a war of words I’m talking about going after the groups and people responsible for pushing this agenda. They need to be permanently silenced. That is the only way yo save our country, our values, our families and our children. The only way.😖 Our children and their future lives and their future children are worth fighting for IMO.
And yet another post from this group:
This is from SIECUS, the Sexual Information and Education Council of the US. They have been around since the 60s and are the ones pushing the new sex ed, called comprehensive sexuality education (CSE). They tweeted recently that “comprehensive sexuality education is a vehicle for social change. full stop”. Please see that we have TWO school districts that have partnered with their secondary organization (SEPAC), here in California. PLEASE push back! Their stated goals are to influence legislators, get policies put in place locally and state wide, and increasing their activists nationwide to push this on our kids. FIGHT THIS!!!
We are thrilled to announce the first cohort of the Sex Education Policy Action Council! Led by SIECUS, the Sex Education Policy Action Council (SEPAC) is a brand-new initiative to build the power of state and local advocates actively working together to advance comprehensive sex education.
Hailing from 25 states across the country, SEPAC members are already leading the charge for sex ed in their communities. In bringing these powerhouse sex education experts and advocates together, SEPAC will strengthen members’ advocacy skills, identify new opportunities and strategies to inform federal, state, and local policy and legislation, and share best practices for movement building across the country.
From peer-learning sessions to speaking truth to power on Capitol Hill, SEPAC members will work closely with SIECUS, developing the tailored strategies needed, right now, to advance sex education that meets the needs of young people in 2019.
What are the goals of SEPAC?
SEPAC aims to advance comprehensive sex education policies in communities across the country. We do so by:
Advancing support for introducing and adopting policies at local, state, and federal levels
Growing cross-movement coalition partnerships
Increasing the number of elected officials and policymakers prioritizing sex education
Building capacity for state and local activists through sharing information, resources, and model legislation
Who is SEPAC?
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Alabama
Alabama Sexual Health Coalition (members include:)
Alabama Sexual Health Network
Alabama Campaign for Adolescent Sexual Health
Alabama Solutions
1917 Clinic
ACLU Alabama
Planned Parenthood Southeast
URGE
Medical Advocacy Outreach
AIDS Alabama
Magic City Wellness Center
YellowHammer Fund
Birmingham AIDS Outreach
Arizona
Planned Parenthood Arizona
California
ACLU of Northern California
Los Angeles Unified School District
San Diego Unified School District
Planned Parenthood California Central Coast / Planned Parenthood California Heads of Education
Planned Parenthood Affiliates of CA
Colorado
Planned Parenthood Rocky Mountains
Georgia
Planned Parenthood Southeast
Kansas
Let’s Talk, Inc.
Kentucky
Sexual Health Promotion Lab
Maryland
Maryland Department of Education
Michigan
Michigan Organization on Adolescent Sexual Health (MOASH)
Minnesota
Planned Parenthood Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota (MNNDSD)
Healthy Youth Development-Prevention Research Center, University of Minnesota
Mississippi
Planned Parenthood Southeast
Missouri
Teen Pregnancy & Prevention Partnership
Nevada
Planned Parenthood Rocky Mountains
New Mexico
Planned Parenthood Rocky Mountains
New York
Planned Parenthood Empire Acts
New York Department of Health & Mental Hygiene
Stop the Shaming
Peer Health Exchange
Girls Inc. of Long Island
Children’s Aid
North Carolina
Equality North Carolina
North Dakota
Planned Parenthood MNNDSD
North Dakota Women’s Network
Oregon
Oregon Youth Sexual Health Partnership
Girls Inc. of the Pacific Northwest
Portland Public Schools
South Dakota
Planned Parenthood MNNDSD
Tennessee
Girls Inc. of Chattanooga
Women’s Fund of Greater Chattanooga
Texas
Texas Campaign to Prevent Teen Pregnancy
Utah
Planned Parenthood Association of Utah
Virginia
Virginia League of Planned Parenthood
Virginia Coalition of Sex Ed Reform (VACSER)
Washington
Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction
Girls Inc. of the Pacific Northwest
Wyoming
Planned Parenthood Rocky Mountains
When comprehensive sex ed policies are put into place, young people learn the accurate, complete information they need to ensure their own lifelong sexual and reproductive health and well-being. Just as importantly, they also receive a foundational understanding of concepts like bodily autonomy, consent, reproductive decision-making, healthy relationships, and LGBTQ acceptance and inclusion.
That’s why we cannot wait to see the incredible impact that this group of committed leaders is about to make on the lives of young people everywhere. For more information or any questions regarding SEPAC, please contact Jennifer Driver, SIECUS’ State Policy Director.
Fiercely yours in this fight,
📷
Christine Soyong Harley
President & CEO
And some replies to this post:
Great, my school district is on their list…. : (
If you’re going out state on vacation this summer – PLEASE share information on CSE because it’s not just staying in CA. If you warn and inform (especially the right people with influence), other states could possibly beat this stuff back before it takes root.
Here is a post from Alice Linahan:
WARNING: If you want to know who turned Texas PURPLE and who will very likely turn Texas BLUE; look no further than the Republican Party of Texas (RPT) 2020 Victory Chairwoman Stacy Hock. She has already done a huge amount of harm to our great state from her Bush led FakeSchoolChoice to the push for Gov. Abbott’s Mental Health School Safety legislation that came straight out of the Democrat Party Platform.
Whether it is the Bush Clan/Betsy Devos and Obama with their “Connect All Schools”, “Learner in a Networked World” plans or Texas Commissioner of Education Mike Morath and his philanthropic advisor Stacy Hock and Laura and John Arnold (major Planned Parenthood donors) through their Evidence-Based Online Digital Learning/Predictive Analytics plan, through Artifical Intelligence (AI) are very dangerous.
All these people, (whether they know it or not), are leading America and our children to the same end game. In this new age of Artificial Intelligence, (AI) is being used to turn our children’s minds into a new form of capital, via predictive analytics technology. Predictive analytics uses mined education data to create software programs that have the ability to predict and modify the behaviors of ALL students. Students, who are the next generation of Americans, are now seen as an investment vehicle, a product, to be managed via Total Quality Management (TQM) for a globally controlled workforce, in a globally controlled economy.
This audio is a good reminder of why the agenda by Stacy Hock and other wealthy individuals to push Mental Health legislation, Fake school choice and vouchers, along with taking over ISDs, and eliminating locally elected school boards is so dangerous to our communities.
As President Trump begins his 2020 Presidential campaign, we must remind him of his past promises. CHOICE is a trap. Please read the Obama agenda that mirrors and sets all the precedents for CHOICE to become a reality in a Trump administration. Save the Republic. Read the link here: https://www.capitolhilloutsider.com/warning-mr-president-do-not-be-hasty-to-implement-choice/
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And some replies to this post:
Who IS this person??!! Was just given her little flyer this past weekend. It looks like another push to replace the bad lawmakers with more GOP pick BAD lawmakers. Her resume isn’t very impressive. Why can’t they choose grassroots people in our communities for these jobs? I nominate every precinct chair to STOP following the leader and go find candidates!!!!
Stacy Hock,, I call her money bags. She is loaded. She sits on the board of Texas Public Policy, She was a HUGE advocate and pushed real hard for school Choice. She now heads up the 2020 Victory Campaign in Texas. RINO in my opinion.
I already had this on my radar. Oh and of course novody EVER let’s the rural community outside of Austin, San Antonio or Houston know what’s up.
I’ve known Stacy Hock for almost a decade. She’s incredibly bright and hard working and committed to permanently preventing Democrats from regaining control in Texas. She helped support our efforts to win seats in Travis County when that was an incredible long shot. She helped TPPF grow and bring on strong leadership and advance great policy.
She’s a native Texan who is raising her family here because she cares about our state. She returned here after getting degrees from MIT in computer science and electrical engineering and ran an IBM software unit working with Wall Street firms. I’d put her qualifications up against any dozen other people volunteering in Texas politics, me included. The Party is lucky to have her serving.
Those who criticize her without knowing her should know better. Those whose criticism is that she’s donated money should think for a minute about the fact that the job – Victory Chair – is literally to raise millions to beat Democrats. Having donated money is a pretty good job qualification. Not sufficient by itself, but sure should be a requirement.
im not criticizing im asking for a better and more clear view of what her job is. Im asking for a better and more clear view of what she will do to help us find better more conservative candidates. We need money donated to our grassroots activists and our grassroots candidates. The push to support incumbents who are NOT supporting our platform isn’t giving anyone the warm fuzzies. Who is she currently looking for and why isn’t she contacting people other than the urban click? Or maybe she is reaching out and as usual we haven’t heard anything. Who did she get elected in Travis county? I mean seriously we are the arms and legs of the party!!! I worked my TAIL off for our special election in this horrificly blue area. I have to drive HUNDREDS of miles to get any kind of training or information. Please!!! Please stop accusing and start helping us!!! We are going to turn straight up blue without some arms reaching out here. Im tapped out!!!!
Texans can see where Abbott has taken our state with Stacy Hock. It is NOT Conservative and it is NOT what Grassroots Republicans are for. You are making a HUGE mistake. Just like Cruz did and those following him pushing Jen Bush, Betsy DeVos and Stacy Hock’s “FAKE School CHOICE”.
do you even have a clue where the Next Generation of Assessments and Accountability comes from? Have you read the NEXT GEN Commission Report that Stacy Hock was a part of? This is NOT about knowing someone through access at RPT fundraising events. This is about knowing the agenda of those who want certain legislation passed. Such as SB10 and SB11..
what good does it do to keep Democrats from office in Texas if Republicans are going to vote the same way as Democrats?
I am a precinct chair and i support the platform. We get punked out if we stand for conservstism or don’t support progressive money makers. I never get answers from some of these people. I swear it’s really discouraging. So…out here we do our own fundraising. We do our own training. We have to be self sufficient out here in no man’s land. Its not easy and a lot of us just give up abd hand it over. Its a shame the direction some think we need to go…but there are still some of us trying…no matter what the obstacles. And THAT gives me hope.
I’m not giving up. But I won’t support TX politicians who refuse to vote the way TX citizens want them to. I’ll campaign for Trump only. I’ll contribute to him only. The rest of them are betraying “we the people”…looking in our eyes, lying and smiling as they do so.
actually not all politicians are refusing to do the right thing. We have a handful that are fighting the good fight. Trump will not save our State. We the people will. We have to be active and we have to be engaged. Facebook can be a useful tool to help organize and get our message out. But the best method to fix this mess is to engage within your community. Support the good Texas politicians or we will lose our great State!!!
Folks: … It’s BOTH political Parties … from the local, county, city, state, and Federal … they have become a permanent ‘ruling’ class of professional politicians … they work for their PARTY .. NOT us. From ‘open’ borders, to property taxes, to COMMON CORE/College and Career Ready Standards .. ‘they’ have been ruling over all of it – all of it – and where are we now? We will NOT be voting for a single incumbent Republican. Cute puppies and promises will not work on us again. … We need to clean out BOTH political Parties and replace them with office holders that intend to represent us and our values and principles .. and follow the US Constitution and the Texas Constitution only. Their ideas and judgements be d*mned.
exactly!! Yes we need to clean them out. How do we do that? Who isthey
my neighborhood is at least 50% Beto supporters. Huge change since I moved here in ‘93. Maybe “all” is a generalization, but list the wins that we’ve had in last three sessions in TX, [name redacted]. We’ve had some great bills that were well written. Supposedly a “Republican” majority and still no victories.
I agree. Mainstream Republicans hate Trump because he messes with their “gravy train”. Yet these self described Republicans make us promises and then when the bills don’t pass, make excuses.
so we need to replace these lawmakers yes? My entire district is mostly Democrat!! We had a special electiin and replaced a crimibal Democrat with a Republican who went in and passed the some of the same bills the Democrats authored. Its absolutely absurd the 💩 sandwich they’re feedibg us.
Here is a post from the Choose to Refuse Common Core group:
LGTBBQ Up In Arms After Utah High School Students Burning A Rainbow Flag
SO… IT’S OK TO BURN AN AMERICAN FLAG,… BUT THE GAY COMMUNITY GETS “Up In Arms” WHEN ONE OF THEIR FLAGS IS BURNED,… CAN YOU SAY “HYPOCRITE” BOYS AND GIRLS??
A couple of Football players at Kearns High School are being booted off the team after they filmed themselves burning a rainbow flag and then one of them said: “All gays die.” The incident happened during their summer break, not on campus.
“Granite School District officials are determining the proper punishment, which could include community service or school suspension for the student who posted the video and another who reposted it.
“There’s no place for that in our program at all, and it won’t be tolerated,” said Matt Rickards, the team’s head coach. “It’s potentially a hate crime, so it sickens me.”
“We want to make sure every student who walks through our doors feels safe and secure in the environment that they’re in,” said district spokesman Ben Horsley. “Whether it was done intentionally with a threat in mind or for humor’s sake, it’s inappropriate. And we’re going to address it in a very serious fashion.”
“The video was also forwarded to the Unified Police Department, but detectives there determined no crime was committed since nobody was directly threatened in the video, and thus no charges — including possible hate crime charges — will be filed, Unified Police Sgt. Melody Gray said.
“Burning the flag is not a crime, and because our hate crimes law is an enhancement to a crime there is no crime committed, therefore (there is no hate crime),” she explained.
Here is a post from an Arizona anti-Common Core group:
The Arizona State Board of Education will meet about changes to sex ed rules on Monday, June 24, 2019, at 10am–1535 W. Jefferson St, Conf. 122, Phoenix, AZ 85007.
Here is a post from the California anti-radcial sex ed group:
In 1988 California Teachers Association (CTA) the primary teachers union in CA and the US sent me a packet outlining their goals to support/include lgbtqia favoring hiring, curriculum, books n materials in our public schools.
2 Years ago 2017 my district of West Contra Costa Informed every employee at our all district mandatory meeting that WCCUSD proudly supports the LGBTQIA community as they waved the rainbow flag in our faces.
Not 1 regular employee was ever allowed to vote on this issue.
(This is an example of liberation democracy). This was decided by the administrators and union leaders.
FYI Out of 1500 teachers the union president was elected by under 300 votes. I confidently repeat this bc I counted the votes even though I did not vote given only activists, radicals and provocateurs were running.
WCCUSD is a large district with mostly minority students at present. Our academic levels since the 60’s should prove we deserve to be closed if state educrats cared about students futures no matter what their ethnicity or income levels are.
CTA published 4 or more posters they asked teachers to display in their classrooms.
My least favorite was “There’s No Room For Hate”
The message is meant to silence/target ALL WHO HAVE THEIR OWN OPINIONS.
These posters are VERY EFFECTIVE !
Even in boring Moraga, a 4 school district near Walnut Creek in the SF East Bay, many administrators think that parental notification and parents insistence on preserving their autonomy over sexuality, family, relationships, sexual behaviors, medical intervention is saying you oppose equal access to education for minority students!!!!! In their minds ONLY bigots do not want children to learn how “ normal “ lgbtqia life choices/behaviors are.
100% False.
Adults who recognize the harm of homo/hetero indoctrination, adults who value family and the protection parents can offer when their child faces struggles is the issue.
Schools have become the hammer/gun/app of many ideologies pointed at kids, payed for by taxpayers.
Here is a post from the Choose to Refuse Common Core group:
PRIVACY? We don’t deserve no stinkin’ privacy…
The possibility that the unique patient identifier system may be linked to a database containing information regarding gun ownership is especially disturbing given the bipartisan support for “red flag” laws.
Warriors, five Fed bills which could be enacted. While one expands government & further aligns curriculum to the UN’s model, the other 4 will continue to cradle to grave job manipulation via education. Is THIS really what we will accept? It isn’t just Common Core, anymore. It’s CTE, CBE, and, STEM. All for College/Career Readiness. In every choice & corner of our nation.
Warriors, as the G20 Summit approaches, mainstream media is all over it, BUT, here is EVERYTHING being left out. Includes the G7, G8, the ILO (Int’l Labor Organization), the UN, and more. Education impacts you HAVE to learn about!!
Here is a post from the Minnesota anti-Common Core group:
All a part of data collection… Don’t cough, laugh or even cheer lest you be reported for aggression. Keep up with your local school district. Are you attending school board meetings? Go with a friend and establish accountability that is missing in many districts. When you can’t attend, view the meeting either live or the archived video. Agenda packets are publicly available. Ask for contracts with 3rd parties. All is publicly available.
Real ID Is the same, and connected to everything on a person, so the government knows everything about you. Ugh
exactly and that includes your mdical history where you doctor what for how often and what meds you take.
yes and it is going to be like Argentina with Mandatory Adult vaccines schedule (there are hundreds of them in the pipeline now) “Show Me Your Papers”
Also found out in California they put an emergency clause that starting July 1, if you do not have a REAL ID you cannot purchase ammo for firearms. UGH we need to push back !
Eventually this technology will be in every airport, bus terminal and train station. Probably also in every sports stadium, mall, school and who knows where else. There will be no avoiding it.
Next comes the mark of the beast
yes and I don’t think it is that far off ..note that how they phase out one thing for the new and even now many will not except checks nor money orders the next step looks like phasing out credit cards and replace them with the MARC . You won’t need to do Banking Every place of business will have you place your hand and it will give a read out of credit you have based on your work record which is all computerized .. those who do not work but recieving SS and or SSI chip in the hand gives the same cedit .. Scary thing is that came to me in late 1960’s is that those who have an irreversable mental and physical condiction will be considered a burden on society having nothing to contribute this may not stop with the old but uneducated along with those having irreverable mental and physical disabilities That right there would give government reason to discontinue SS and SSI giving more funds for government to play with. BTW it matters not the both SS and SSI are TAXES that came off Workers wages it is NOT WELFARE but BIg Bro already sees SS as being WELFARE.
this is basically what Google is partnering with China to develop right now as I understand it
It’s laughable that they speak to this information not being sold or used for other purposes. The guise of terrorism was the excuse for the Patriot Act and this is another step to removing our privacy. People need to stop trusting the gov’t and truly scutinize the long-term impacts.
It’s bullshit. I don’t even like the license plate readers mounted to the rear deck lids of police vehicles. They want to track your every move.
We long warned that school choice and vouchers would prove to be a trap and that the Gaystapo would go after Christian schools that didn’t tow the line on same-sex “marriage” and other matters, and we were proven right in Maryland: https://www.frc.org/updatearticle/20190626/unchartered-territory
Here is a post from Lynn Davenport:
Data centers are an integral part of moving us to a Smart City surveillance state. It’s going to be hot in Midlothian 🔥
“To support these kinds of cutting-edge computing technologies, IT experts and urban decision-makers will need to invest in a wide range of solutions. While traditional centralized data centers will still be an important part of any smart city’s digital computing infrastructure, smaller decentralized data centers spread across an entire urban area will be an essential supplement to a smart city’s processing power.”
Google’s massive $600M data center takes shape in Ellis County as tech giant ups Texas presence. North Texas is one of the country’s biggest hubs for data centers:
Here is a post from a Nevada anti-Common Core group:
Nevada has been storing an incredible amount of data on students from kindergarten through the grave. In NV both Infinite Campus and the state’s SAIN system store student data FOREVER. Unlike the author, I do not think this is good for our children.
This should be a huge RED FLAG that Gov. Abbott’s appointed Commissioner of Education Mike Morath wants “New Sex Education Standards” that include “Healthy Relationships”. Who defines what “healthy relationships” means? Why is the STATE deciding and setting standards that should be the right of parents to decide NOT the STATE?
Important to note: The Texas Freedom Network (TFN) is an organization that was founded by former Texas Governor Ann Richards’ daughter Cecile Richards, former president of Planned Parenthood nationally.
The House of Representatives voted Wednesday to approve what would be a record-high funding level for the U.S. Department of Education in nominal terms, although there’s a long slog ahead before Congress sends a final spending bill to President Donald Trump for his signature.
Title I, special education, and social-emotional learning would be big winners under the bill crafted by Democrats, who control the House. And in keeping with much of the mood in the 2020 Democratic presidential primary, charter school funding would get slashed by nearly 10 percent.
Here is a post from the California anti-radical sex ed group:
This is on page 41 of the 7-8th grade health framework. Talking about “spiritual abuse” being “insisting on rigid gender roles”. Every person of faith should seriously consider the repercussions of this!
🔥Parents Beware, Santa Barbara Unified School District using a few guest speakers and one of them is PLANNED PARENTHOOD🔥
Good afternoon,
We have an adopted textbook for high school that is rather old. I can get a copy for you to review. We are going to look at a new textbook next spring for reviewing. In addition, currently we do use guest speakers from our community, including groups such as WHAT IS LOVE? (which covers topics such as positive relationship building and avoiding dating violence) and PLANNED PARENTHOOD (which covers more of the Sex Ed aspects) to address aspects of the CHYA that the textbook does not cover. The textbook is adopted at the district level, but individual teachers may decide on which organizations they use for guest speakers as long as we have an approved contract with the organization. Our Health teachers do meet in the summer for planning the year ahead, so they have very similar curriculum overall.
Sincerely,
Anne Roundy-Harter, Ed.D.
Director of Secondary Education
Santa Barbara Unified School District
aroundyharter@sbunified.org http://www.sbunified.org
805.963.4338, x6274
Here is a post from a Utah anti-Common Core group:
The big story here is that the National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE) is cosponsoring this LGBT Pronoun Pride campaign with Oreo.
The Federalist article states:
“While it sounds benign, this [NCTE] massive organization that affects millions of teachers all over the country—and helped write Common Core—has been politically far leftist for decades.”
Parents in California need to know that the NCTE often uses research from California’s newly appointed State School Board President Linda Darling-Hammond to justify their anti-family political and sexual rights agenda.
What has Darling-Hammond done to force the secular humanist, sexual rights agenda on schools?
Darling-Hammond’s education policies are enshrined in the Obama administration’s Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA). She was the administration’s chief advisor on federal/state policies for: standards, assessment, teacher training and school grading policies. The objective was to nudge states into a national curriculum using Common Core standards and big data. Her appointment in California signals to every state in the nation that a national curriculum is right on track to being enforced through federal policy.
The Every Student Succeeds Act is the reason that the K-12 curriculum Frameworks in California (and all states) are now about progressive-defined social issues, not academics.
Parents need to know that :
• Social Justice is what K-12 assessments are assessing children for.
•Social Justice is what schools are being graded on.
• Social Justice is what teachers are being trained in (Social-Emotional Learning).
This creates a stranglehold on schools. It rigs the entire education system so that teachers are forced into compliance and children are forced to agree with anti-Christian thought.
Consider the idea that when you tell your child to go to school now, and to “get good grades”, what you’re really telling them is “go to school and be the best at despising Christianity.”
The ONLY way to stop Comprehensive Sexuality Education curriculum from becoming THE focus of all K-12 education is to restore local school’s control over:
•Standards
•Assessments
•School grading
•Teacher training
•Data sharing
What has happened to assessment policies in the US to enforce the Social Justice, sexual rights agenda on schools?:
For starters, the US Department of Education co-hosted Teaching Summits with the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) from 2011-2013. The Summits were designed to change teacher training and assessment practices in the US.
Who’s the OECD?:
The OECD is a world policy organization and Planned Parenthood partner based in France that changes nations’ K-12 assessment policies so that nations’ children can be graded on their allegiance to the UN’s sexual rights and political agendas. https://www2.ed.gov/…/…/internationaled/teaching-summit.html
Linda Darling-Hammond works closely with Andreas Schleicher who heads assessment and big data policies for the OECD. Together, they hold unchecked power over what teachers and online curriculum must teach.
When I heard about this group called Arabella Advisors being used to support the anti-Trump movement with Dark Money (https://capitalresearch.org/article/crc-exposes-left-wing-dark-money/), I decided to do some further research, especially when hearing that they were tied to social impact investing.
Hey anti CCSS/Fed Ed Warriors: the US House Committee for Education and Labor is celebrating a new change in DC, which began 7/1/19. The Strengthening CTE Act ramps up mandates & funding for all the States. CTE is short for Career Tech Ed. CTE is adult Common Core & workforce prep, not academics.
If you thought the pigeonhole testing for Johnny & Suzy to determine what job they will be assigned is over, it is far from it.
Here is a post from the anti-iReady group:
This is so disturbing. Another example of the far-reaching negative impact that high-stakes testing can have.
“The district’s moves make sense in light of state requirements that place a heavy emphasis on academics above all else. The state requires nearly every student — including those with the most severe disabilities — to take a state test annually measuring progress in math and English. Their performance determines the school’s rating.
One teacher said it can take weeks to administer the test to profoundly disabled students, and it is nearly impossible to get a child exempt from taking the state test, no matter how extreme the disability.
Teachers believe this focus on academics is contributing to the increasingly violent nature of Oak Park, saying students with severe disabilities will lash out when they cannot express themselves and that what they need is greater social development, rather than trying to learn about the same topics as their peers.
‘Injuries will be on the rise in my opinion if OP continues in this ‘academic’ direction,’ one teacher said in a text message.”
And here is a Brighter Schooling post that was quoted:
“The school has shifted away from life-skills training and instead focuses on academics, despite many students operating at a cognitive level below a second-grader. At the same time, a statewide teacher shortage has made it impossible to fill staffing positions. Only a small portion of the staff receives annual training, and teachers say they do not know what they are authorized to do when a student gets violent.
Some of those issues had been developing for years, but when Brenner arrived back to school in August, it felt different. Much worse.
Brenner cautioned that a new school policy of grouping students by age rather than ability would mean some of the school’s most helpless students would be sitting alongside some of the most violent ones. When Brenner saw his roster, he was shocked at the mix — children in wheelchairs sitting alongside the most violent student in the school.
Grouping students by grade level and instituting standard bell schedules were just two manifestations of a nationwide trend toward normalizing the special education experience.
Florida lawmakers eliminated ‘special diploma’ options for students with disabilities in 2014, mandating that students with disabilities must learn the subject matter as their peers. Students classified as being intellectually disabled are taught using ‘Access Points,’ an alternative curriculum that mirrors what mainstream students are learning.
The curriculum has little focus on life skills, and instead teachers present a modified version of traditional academic subjects like biology or algebra, customizing their lesson plans to the student’s ability.
…parents of children operating on a toddler’s cognitive ability are frustrated by the state’s insistence that their children learn the same topics as students in mainstream schools. Instead of learning how to help mom set the table, students get massively watered-down history and science lessons, one teacher said.
‘The curriculum now includes topics such as kinetic energy and the rules of probability being presented to special-needs students, many of whom don’t have the capability to count to 10 or even know their last names,’ one parent wrote, requesting anonymity.
It is like ‘expecting a paraplegic to walk … and on a deadline!’ another teacher wrote in an email.
Oak Park teachers had once used minikitchens within their classrooms to teach life skills, but the district removed the microwaves, stoves and refrigerators this year. District spokeswoman Tracey Beeker said the appliances were removed because of safety issues.
The district’s moves make sense in light of state requirements that place a heavy emphasis on academics above all else. The state requires nearly every student — including those with the most severe disabilities — to take a state test annually measuring progress in math and English. Their performance determines the school’s rating.
One teacher said it can take weeks to administer the test to profoundly disabled students, and it is nearly impossible to get a child exempt from taking the state test, no matter how extreme the disability.
Teachers believe this focus on academics is contributing to the increasingly violent nature of Oak Park, saying students with severe disabilities will lash out when they cannot express themselves and that what they need is greater social development, rather than trying to learn about the same topics as their peers.
‘Injuries will be on the rise in my opinion if OP continues in this ‘academic’ direction,’ one teacher said in a text message.”
Manatee just approved a 19-20 $900,000 expenditure for Professional Development AND Reading AND Math Program Materials on Nay 29. There’s the updated info for a country whose ONLY documented remedial program for Dyslexia is iReady.
What’s our highest county expenditure so far?
And some replies to this post:
“The program is research based.” Ummmmm. According to whose standards?! I’m going to share the documents in the teacher group.
Bahahaha!!!! Research based because the research was done by CURRICULUM ASSOCIATES! It’s not done by an unbiased third party. It’s a joke.
And our kids are being used as lab rats in their grand educational experiment that is making this company one of the fastest growing companies in Massachusetts. It’s awful. Our kids are testing their product for them. You all have seen the videos of the mistakes and the poorly written questions with no answers. And we tie teacher pay in grades k-2 to this hot mess.
right which is not legitimate research.
By law it needs to be EVIDENCE-BASED. This is a great video by Sally Shaywitz explaining the difference to congress.
how do we get this through to our board members. It’s like they don’t care. They should already know this, right? It’s like we preach to a brick wall over and over again and we are ignored. We don’t even have the state backing these children up and making the local districts provide the proper resources for the law that the state wrote! Why won’t they enforce it? Thank you so much for this. I will tag one of our board members on this on a page that I know he is on. [name redacted] I hope your district is doing it right. It’s just not fair to our kids.
sadly they are not. At the beginning of 18/19 school year I contacted Just-read Florida the state agency put in place to make sure the district’s were complying with regulations. When I told them what was going on they said I needed to take it up with the district. The district says the state, Just Read Florida approves their plans so what is the problem? 🤷🏼♀️🤦🏼♀️
That is exactly what happened here in Manatee. [name redacted[ contacted them and Just Read told her the same thing. What is the point then. Shame on them all. Im paying to train myself the third week of July in OG. I used to teach reading recovery and my area of expertise has always been early literacy. I plan on tutoring, although I would love to go back to the classroom. I just don’t think I can do it again. I can’t bear to make kids cry and do developmentally inappropriate things just for a test score. I am more then a score just like my students are. No teacher deserves what the state is putting them through. It is worse when the local districts go along with the state. IT leads to malpractice, leaves kids miserable, and drives teachers from the classroom.
just called out Saunders and the board on this very subject asking what they offer that is explicit, systematic multi-sensory and evidence based which those last words they left out of the SPP. I’m curious the response I will receive.
And said iReady is none of these things and Just Read confirmed this.
I’m told by many teachers that Sally’s work and the NRP have been debunked
show me the evidence !!!!
Anytime I mention the science or reading many say NRP has been debunked 🤷♀️
Those who signed the letter against the PBS newhour are big names who sell curriculum
For instance: Gay Pinell of Fountas and Pinell signed it
PBS recently aired a special on dyslexia bringing much needed attention to the issue. Those who profit off of reading failure and perpetuate bad practice want PBS to do a new show essentially denying the existence of dyslexia and denying the science of reading. This has to stop. We need to stop allowing companies to profit on illiteracy.
yes I understand but my point was Sally Shaywitz’s research is backed by evidence, independent replicated research.
If someone says something isn’t true that doesn’t automatically make it untrue. These curriculums (iReady, Reading Plus, Fountas and Pinell) do not have the Evidence with independent replicated research. Or any evidence at all for some.
According to Florida Administrative Code schools must use evidence-based interventions.
Funny thing is, when I list my reasons for opting my kids out, I mention the lack of it being evidence-based. Not one administrator tried to tell me otherwise.
do you opt out of iReady assessments in elementary? That is our plan next year
I am fine with another national evidence based assessment such as SAT-10 or DAR but we will refuse iReady and FSA.
yes I did this year when my son started showing early signs of anxiety 🙁 and I plan to for my daughter when she starts kindergarten this year.
this year we used iReady score as a good cause exemption for FSA for my 3rd grader this past year. But I don’t want to use that for my 1st grader.
Glad you hear it !
my daughter’s kindergarten teacher is actually excited I’m doing it too. She lost 18 days of instructional time when my son was in her class, because of technical issues from iReady
oh yes I remember you saying that. So ridiculous. Good for you 👍🏻
OMG, band instruments and equipping the new school?!?! While important, that is certainly not what the taxpayers voted for. We expected more STEM classrooms, elementary schools with STEM based learning which means manipulatives, using their hands to learn, engineering. The taxpayers certainly didn’t vote for her to add more computers solely for testing purposes. She’s talking from both sides of her mouth again. If she screws this up and we don’t see an increase in STEM curriculum, choices and classrooms, she won’t get the money in 2022.
That explains how we are getting more and more CBE, more laptops, and iPads. Enough is enough. It’s not why I voted for the referendum and beg for more $ from taxpayers. Very frustrating to see this!
$141,000 spent on a Single Sign-On (SSO) software will be voted on tomorrow night at the board meeting.
ClassLink allows students and teachers to log on one time and have access to all of the apps used in the district for data collection and mastery based instruction. Only one password and website to log into. So much easier instead of trying to remember so many user names and passwords for the ridiculous number of mindless screen time apps we have our children tethered to in Manatee County.
Imagine if we put that money into actual teachers instead of an easy link to all of the apps we are using to REPLACE TEACHERS. Imagine if we used this money to purchase multi sensory instructional materials that were third party independently researched and reviewed.
This just allows your kid a faster link to spend more Screen Time and less FACE TIME with our highly trained highly qualified TEACHERS.
And another post from this group:
Flashing words….Speed reading in Kindergarten….
Kindergarten I-Ready
And the replies to this post:
That is too fast.
So….multi-million dollar program that can only be used by kids who have computer at home or have kids make flash cards at school during class and take those home? Hmmm. Apparently, a teacher did not design this.
majority do this at school.
I don’t allow my kids to participate (as you can see why) as it should be teacher led but when you have 19 5-6 year olds on computers at the same time with headphones it isn’t being teacher led.
So we do it together at home only.
Something I need to say about all this online education for children. Computers cannot replace teachers or parents. Nothing beats the teacher centered classroom and the Socratic method of educating children.
agree! They will argue that a 30-40 min block isn’t replacing teachers but it is. Where I came from up North they would have reading and math specialist to help the kids. You won’t find that here in Florida. Put them on the computer.
We always have time for 30-40 min computer lab but we can’t oblige by the PE mandate what is was designed for. 150 min of PE a week but my kids have PE 5 days in a row ever 3 weeks but including extra recess time and go noodle/ movement during the day.
speaking of computer class, why do they ha e computer class and NO typing class? That’s total
Mismanagement.
That is wrong for so many reasons. Focusing on speed when it comes to learning words is more likely to be counterproductive when it comes to the whole purpose of reading—a deep understanding of what is being read. This approach can also cause unnecessary anxiety and stress.
This whole focus on “speed” in education is completely misguided. Learning isn’t a race. Being fast at these skills doesn’t equate to being better and humans can no longer compete against the speed of computers and AI anyway. Finally, some of our greatest thinkers were slow learners.
Here is a relevant quote from the amazing inventor and entrepreneur Dean Kamen:
“I’m a very slow reader. I’m a very slow learner. I’m a pretty slow thinker, but I stay focused on something until I think about it in enough different ways that I would look at you and say, I understand it now.” [Dean Kamen
This irks me.. i told my k’s teacher i wasn’t comfortable teaching her to speed read (fluency). Fast forward a few weeks & she tells me my daughter is trying to read to fast & is having a hard time understanding what she is reading.. DUH! You can’t expect a K to do both
I found this guy, though it might be a gal, not sure, called Byron White, tied to StrivePartnership.
I knew Digital Promise had a role in these microcredentials and whatnot but wasn’t, till now, aware that StrivePartnership and those guys were.
Here is a post from the California anti-sex ed group:
Brand new shirts from the NEA (National Teacher’s Union). Corrupt! Defund them!! Teachers please OPT OUT of your Union Dues they are funding this madness!! Teachers Unions are but a front and money making machine for the Communist Party!! (A.k.a. Democratic socialist party)
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Here is another post from the California anti-radical sex ed group:
This document is being distributed to Arizona and Washington schools. Why is Planned Parenthood allowed to question districts on whether they are complying with CSE or not? The collusion between Planned Parenthood and schools is unconscionable. Find out how Planned Parenthood is influencing your school.
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Here is a post that I found from a California page:
Brenda, a California public school teacher and school board member who is fighting for parental rights and childhood innocence, shows how The Human Rights Campaign sends books to teachers for use in classrooms to indoctrinate little children in gender ideology. Most teachers are against pushing social agendas and would much rather focus on teaching kids to read, but teachers’ unions (using teacher monies) work in partnership with The Human Rights Campaign to push this agenda onto kids.
I am a recently ousted board member that started getting a reputation as a prude because I wanted to review our new health curriculum as well as the athletic conference agreements. Also took flack for actively wondering why 17 magazine was in our JH. It is a tough fight.
I found this group, a supposed school choice group, promoting “personalized learning”. BTW, the group they cite in this tweet had Bill Gates as a donor last year:
Here is a post from the California anti-radical sex ed group:
Based on a topic I replied to in this group this week (Sex Ed law in Homeschooling or Charter Schools), I asked the Orange County Board of Ed a few questions and below are the answers.
1) When is the new Sex Ed law enforced at all public and charter schools? What is the deadline to have embedded it into the annual curriculum?
ANSWER: Instruction in traditional public schools was mandated to begin January 2016. For charter schools, the instruction must take place one time in Middle School and one time in High School starting with the next school year, 2019-2020.
2) May homeschools omit the Sex Ed framework?
ANSWER: My contact here at OCDE has not seen anything that exempts homeschools. If a publicly-funded homeschool has to adhere to all mandates for public instruction, then they have to adhere to this as well. That said, parents are allowed to opt out so that they can go through that process if they wish to opt out of the instruction, but the homeschool can’t just “omit it.”
3) I was told there may be a loophole. Can you confirm? I was told that self-study charter schools (Ex: Inspire) may provide curriculum to homeschools that may omit the Sex Ed. Is that correct?
ANSWER: No loopholes. The California Department of Education is paying very close attention to this instruction. Schools cannot simply omit the instruction. Again, the only way that instruction is not provided is in the case of a parent opting out (done passively where the parent has to put in writing that they request their child not receive the education- they can’t fill out or sign a provided form). FYI- Instruction must be skill based, which may pose a challenge for an all online program or self-study program. Blended instruction can work if there is some self-study, but an opportunity for group-based work and instructor-led instruction that reinforces skills is specifically called out in the law.
Looks like the ACLU was instructing California teachers on how to help kids get abortions wtihout parental consent:
Here is another post from the California anti-radical sex ed group:
Our health dept here has a post regarding sexual assault and here is the link it provides….to Teen Vogue. I would like to know what you guys think about it please.
“My sense is that when people hear the term “deeper learning,” they presume it means learners will have time and support to delve into subject areas; that they will be able to learn deeply about a given topic. Sounds great, doesn’t it? I believe what “deeper learning” is actually about is using digital platforms and IoT to better analyze LEARNERs as human capital. It is more about them learning US and categorizing us than it is about empowering students to learn about the world. It is about risk scoring people as human capital for financial speculation and social control.”
Here is a post from the California anti-radical sex ed group:
There is a hearing on Wednesday, July 10, before the Senate Education Committee on AB 493, which would require public schools (including charters) to indoctrinate their teachers with required LGBTQ “training.” Please contact your State Senator to oppose, and if anyone wanted to attend the Education Committee hearing on Wednesday, we would encourage you to do so. -David Schmus, Executive Director, Christian Educators Association International
The gauntlet is thrown and San Diego Unified is the example. This totally biased article appears in today’s San Diego Union Tribune, Local section, pg. B-1 (The linked article is, apparently, three days old) – the only mention of the Bible is to knock those who honor God as bigots and losers. It’s propaganda. No mention of how they are sexualizing all students using the through CSE and manipulating families through SEL.
CAUTION: From the article: This week, (which would be at the board meeting on July 9 – tomorrow!!!), “The San Diego School Board is expected to approve resolutions recognizing June as Pride Month and calling for the state to pass AB 493, which would require statewide staff training in schools on how to support LGBTQ students.” I think approving “statewide staff training” in schools is the plum here.
Please pray the mercy of God! All of Calif. will eventually be impacted by what is decided here. We truly need a lot of people to show up at tomorrow’s meeting.
Remember, we are always loving and honest. These are times to show forth the best of the Gospel message by wearing the full armor of God.
Here is a post from a teacher in California, albeit from last October:
Many residents in OUSD are asking about the Article I wrote for the OC Register. They want to know, “Who was the one person on the board who voted to implement the sex ed curriculum?”. Kathy Moffat is the one person who voted in favor of it. I am attaching the article. (please see notes below article) Feel free to share.
I, Brenda Lebsack, am a Trustee for Orange Unified School District and a teacher in Santa Ana Unified District. I am writing (representing only myself) in response to the Register article about OC School Districts Resisting Calif Sex Ed (AB 329). Orange Unified rejected Teen Talk, a new state sex ed curriculum, (vote 6-1) on May 30, 2018, due to community opposition and controversy over medical inaccuracy. I voted against Teen Talk for 7th & 8th graders.
To clear up misinformation about why this was rejected, I hope to shed light on some facts. On May 24th and May 30th, many people from the community attended our board meetings expressing concerns. This diversity of people consisted of: Muslims, Catholics, Protestants, Mormons, of varied ethnic backgrounds: Hispanic, White, Asian, Samoan, Romanian, Middle Easterners. Disapproval was expressed about Pansexuality, Asexuality, the Queer Umbrella, anal sex, anal/oral sex and one view taught as fact on sexual orientations and gender identities.
Direct Quotes used from Teen Talk were:
p.86 – Pan means any or all. Someone who is pansexual might find themselves attracted to men, women, non-binary people, trans people, gender queer people, and many more!
(yes, the exclamation point is in the text)
p. 84 – Gender Queer – Umbrella
Genderspectrum.org is noted for definitions:
A child may have a Non-binary gender identity, meaning they do not identify strictly as a boy or a girl- they could identity as BOTH, or NEITHER, or as ANOTHER GENDER ENTIRELY. Agender people do not identity with any gender…. Descriptors for gender identities are rapidly expanding; youth… today no longer feel bound to identity strictly with one of two genders, but are instead establishing a GROWING VOCABULARY for gender.
p.. 162 – low risk in getting HIV – Protected ORAL SEX ON ANUS.
Concerning Medical Accuracy, a CHOC Hospital Pediatrician attended our meeting and stated: “In reviewing Teen Talk, students are not being told medically accurate statistics regarding the effectiveness of condom use in anal sex. They are not being told the truth that anal sex is the highest risk behavior for transmission of HIV and other STD’s especially since condoms are not FDA approved for anal sex.”
Note: AB 329 ( Calif Healthy Youth Act) requires information include all FDA-approved methods of reducing the risk of HIV.
When Teen Talk was halted on May 30th in Orange Unified School District due to reservations about medical accuracy and realizing we needed more community input to comply with Ed Code 60002, which states, Each district board.. shall promote the involvement of parents…. in the selection of instructional materials, ACLU sent our district a letter stating,
Parents do not have the right to dictate what curriculum is used or what information is provided to students in public schools. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit has ruled that parents do not have any constitutional right “to prevent a public school from providing its students with whatever information it wishes to provide, sexual or otherwise, when and as the school determines that it is appropriate to do so.”
This letter from ACLU confused me. In Section 51937 under AB 329 it states: The Legislature recognizes that … parents and guardians have the ULTIMATE RESPONSIBILITY for IMPARTING VALUES regarding human sexuality to their children.
As a Trustee of OUSD, I was elected to represent my community and to also uphold the law. Although Teen Talk is considered the highest approved curriculum in compliance with AB 329 according to state experts and is recommended by the ACLU, I know we have the option to choose another curriculum that better reflects our community and still meets the requirements of the law. I believe Irvine Unified is the only district in Orange County using Teen Talk for their Middle and High School students. It might work for Irvine, but it does not work for Orange Unified. This is the beauty of local control.
Our desire in OUSD is to have curriculum that is medically accurate and inclusive for ALL students. The goal of comprehensive sex education is to increase knowledge so students can make well informed decisions concerning their sexual health. That goal will be met, but not through Teen Talk.
Note: This is my unedited version printed on Aug 12, 2018. Here is edited version
NOTE: p. 162 “Oral sex on anus” was removed from OUSD revised version which the OUSD board voted to halt on May 30th, however Pansexuality and Gender Queer Umbrella was in the revised version.
This person also shared a Youtube video:
I found the following comment on this video:
My son came home for months, every day, upset about the insanity and perversion being taught in his public school. The final straw was when he was asked BY THE TEACHER how he identified, and he simply said, “I’m (name). Why do I need to add more?” HE was promptly sent to the office, suspended pending an investigation into his HOME life to try to prove I was raising him to be a bigot. In the process, some of the students and staff were made aware that I voted for Trump, and things went from bad to worse. They actually tried to get me in trouble with CPS (Child Protective Services) by calling in and lying, telling them he was being raised in a racist, homophobic, and mentally abusive environment. (Obviously, it went nowhere, but it did result in me being very…abrasive with the school because of it.) Long story short, after fighting with the school for the remainder of the school year, most of the teachers and a large portion of the student body began to call him a racist, a sexist, and even a Nazi. It got bad enough he was actually jumped by a group of kids because of all of this. As a parent, I had to make the hardest decision I ever made with regards to my children…and I allowed him and both of my daughters (who were also targeted simply by proxy, although not as heavily) to public school. He is now 18, graduated from a good home-schooling program in May, and is headed into the Navy at the beginning of October to try to become a Corpsman (medic) (eventually he wants to be a pediatrician). I did my best as a single dad to raise all 3 of my children for the past 14 years, and I am proud to say that both of my daughters and my son are all drug-free, child-free, and headed into lives of promise and success. I firmly believe that if I would have allowed them to remain in the public compost heaps they call schools, they would have never had the educational acumen to be as successful as they are promising to be. We as a country need to step up and get rid of every politician, lobbyist, celebrity, administrator, teacher, and activist that wants to push these kinds of agendas. It is literally ruining our children, and our society. We should always endeavor to teach our young folks to be accepting, kind, understanding, compassionate, and open to anyone that does not look, live, or believe the way they do. But they should NEVER be taught such sexual insanity at such a young age. THAT is EXACTLY why we have skyrocketing numbers of kids having kids, one-parent homes (yes, I am a single parent, but that was because my wife DIED at age 26, not abandoned her children to go make more), and criminal systems and school overflowing with misled, uneducated, and dangerously under-parented juvenile delinquents of both sexes, all races, doctrines, cultures, and creeds. We need to wise up before we sleep through this and end up by absenteeism raising the generation that will forever destroy the greatest civilization in the history of mankind.
Here is a post that was shared in the Choose to Refuse Common Core group:
Personal data will be the new oil 🍏
A new source of value will emerge as ambient computing and AI make it possible to constantly track behaviors and interactions (online and in the physical world) and instantaneously convert them into mineable data streams. Over the next decade, more people will realize that their behaviors, practices, and even their biological information are generating considerable value for enterprises and organizations. As a result, a marketplace
for personal data will develop. As expressed in a 2011 report by the World Economic Forum, “personal data will be the new ‘oil’—a valuable resource of the 21st century.”19 Already people are becoming aware that their health data is an asset that they can choose to share or not. Ownership of one’s personal data will drive a new set of entrepreneurs who will actively guard their data assets and expect remuneration for their use. They will have new demands for companies that currently extract socioeconomic, social, location-based, financial, and other types of personal data as part of the service offering, and enterprising individuals will be keen to monetize their personal data assets.
IFTF Dallas 2026 study:
In response to the arguments about the Home Depot boycott by the Left as well as comments by me that Home Depot and Lowes have attacked religious freedom bills and good bathroom bills, the Common Core Diva replied:
I found this post in the California anti-radical sex ed group:
So Big Pharma is also behind the push to get our kids to have sex. They have sex and get STDs and then need medicine. Infuriating! Get CSE out of our schools!
UPDATE: I found from the California anti-radical sex ed group that the evil bills that had already passed the House that would force teachers to kowtow to the LGBTQP agenda have now passed the Senate Ed. Committee.
Here is another post from the California anti-radical sex ed group:
I was reading the East Whittier District notice to parents.
ITs there in black and white.
Absence for Confidential Medical Service School authorities may excuse any pupil in grades 7-12 from the school for the purpose of obtaining confidential medical services without the consent of the pupil’s parent or guardian.
Growth and Development and California Healthy Youth Act (Sex and HIV/STI Education) The California Healthy Youth Act requires school districts to provide pupils with integrated, comprehensive, accurate, and unbiased sexual health and HIV prevention education at least once in middle school and once in high school. It is intended to ensure that pupils in grades 7-12 are provided with the knowledge and skills necessary to: 1) protect their sexual and reproductive health from HIV, other EWCSD Annual Notification to Parent/Guardian 18 of 25 Revised 8/9/18 sexually transmitted infections, and unintended pregnancy; 2) develop healthy attitudes concerning adolescent growth and development, body image, gender, sexual orientation, relationships, marriage, and family; and 3) have healthy, positive, and safe relationships and behaviors. It also promotes understanding of sexuality as a normal part of human development. The East Whittier City School District will provide instruction, as required by law, in comprehensive sexual health education, HIV/AIDS prevention education, and/or will conduct assessments on pupil health behaviors and risks in the coming school year. Parents or legal guardians have the right to: 1. Inspect the written and audiovisual educational materials used in the comprehensive sexual health and HIV/STI prevention education. 2. Request in writing that their child not receive comprehensive sexual health or HIV/STI prevention education. 3. Request a copy of Education Codes 51930 through 51939, the California Healthy Youth Act. 4. Be informed whether the comprehensive sexual health or HIV prevention education will be taught by district personnel or outside consultants. 5. Receive notice by mail or another commonly used method of notification no fewer than 14 days before the instruction is delivered if arrangements for the instruction are made after the beginning of the school year. 6. When the district chooses to use outside consultants or to hold an assembly with guest speakers to teach comprehensive sexual health or HIV/AIDS prevention education, to be informed of: a. The date of the instruction b. The name of the organization or affiliation of each guest speaker Parents may, in writing, request exemption from such instruction. A parent permission letter will be sent home with students. Parents will be notified, in writing, when they may preview films and materials. Parental support of school staff is essential in educating students in these critical areas. Discussion of these subjects at home is encouraged. Please refer any questions to your school nurse. Teachers and/or credentialed nursing and counseling staff will be providing materials and discussions on the topics listed below to the grade levels listed below: Topic Grade Levels Growth and Development 5th Sexual Health and HIV/AIDS Prevention: Positive Prevention Plus 7-8th Education on Sexual Harassment School social workers/counselors/administrators will make presentations to 4th-8th graders to advise them of behaviors that would be identified as sexual harassment and possibly warrant disciplinary action.
And another post from this group:
Listen to AM 590 now
They are saying that they have hired a company to train school districts how to get around the opt out for sex ed
And some replies to this post:
which school district are you referring to? And what company has been hired to circumvent the legal opt out? You must be referring to AB 329?
I have researched and all districts in Southern California have contracted with Cardea Services. This is extremely dangerous to our children
Wow. They’re poison.
I watched some videos from an actual meeting with Cardea from someone who is going to these meetings undercover. It is much worse than I thought.
Cardea Service is extremely dangerous to our children. I am going to send a FOIA request to my district requesting all curriculum and any curriculum which may include handouts or curriculum sponsored by Planned Parenthood, or Cardea.
Someone correct me if I’m wrong… districts only have to show you the curriculum that was selected by the district, but they are not required to show any additional lesson materials that teachers have discretion to choose and use (not just the garbage suggested on the framework, but ANYTHING they believe is aligned with CSE). This is a MAJOR loophole that means anything goes!
I am getting various answers on this question. I do believe anything originating from Planned Parenthood is bias and by law cannot be utilized. I definitely am concerned as what you said is correct and I will be watching all the textbooks and handouts my grandson brings home like an eagle. Sending a school district a FOIA not only places them on notice they are being watched but also makes them nervous. I can only try to be part of the solution to save our children. The other very disturbing issue I found, if a teacher refuses to teach the x rated sex education curriculum, the district has the option to call in a subcontractor and I have been told that would be Planned Parenthood. I do believe many teachers will have an issue with teaching this disgusting sex education. If anyone from Planned Parenthood comes into a school to teach our children they are open to a large lawsuit. I don’t know if it is factual but after reviewing some of the curriculum it is beyond disgusting and I tend to believe they will utilize Planned Parenthood. This is nothing more than to gain control of our children instead of waiting to gain control of our children in college.
Good for you for being so proactive for your grandson! I am researching all of this but it is confusing. Sadly, I don’t see anything in the law that rules out Planned Parenthood (although a group of citizens In Anaheim got them banned from that district!). In fact, PP helped develop and is promoting CSE worldwide (at Untied Nations, for example). It is great that parents and grandparents do whatever it takes to find out what is being planned by teachers, but we need the laws changed to close loopholes that make it very hard (if not impossible?) to do so.
PP is not ruled out…they have their hands in this thing at almost every level. What you need to remember is that districts have the ability to choose which curriculum they will use, which could be one that was written by PP, or not. You have to go directly to your own district to find out what they plan to teach. And even if they say they aren’t making any changes, that means “not yet”. Some districts, such as my own, have not YET implemented anything new, but eventually it will be in every district (although maybe taught with a different curriculum). There are 6 curriculums that are “approved” by the state as meeting the new requirements, but schools are not limited to those choices; however, most schools are choosing from one of the six. All six are equally bad. You have the right to review the chosen curriculum your district is using. Call the curriculum specialist in your district and ask to make an appointment to review the curriculum (and all additional supplemental materials) available.
Back in 2007, my daughter came home from Kindergarten and began to tell me that her classmates had taught her that ladies can marry ladies and there also was an incident on the playground where a boy was asking girls if he should pull his pants down. Kindergarten!!!! We decided to homeschool not long after…
They directly attack abstinence only approach and demean those who promote this, and call it shaming. This has nothing to do with inclusion…everything to do with evil & violation of our religious freedom and parental rights.
Here is a post from an Ohio anti-Common Core group:
NOT LEGAL IN OHIO.
Cleveland Metropolitan School District presents harmful curriculum to students. Here is the analysis of Making Proud Choices Curriculum. Program Description: Making Proud Choices is essentially a how-to manual for sexual activity. It implies that many, if not most, teenagers are sexually active and teaches them how to negotiate condom use and obtain consent for sex. This program promotes acceptance of diverse sexual orientations and gender identities and even contains same sex role play scenarios for teens to act out. Making Proud Choices encourages detailed condom demonstrations using penis models and suggests ways to make condom use more pleasurable. This curriculum includes DVDs with sexual discussions among teenagers and lessons on reducing the risk of STDs, not on eliminating the risk by practicing abstinence.
I will write my reps, but can someone post some talking points to share about some key reasons why this is bad? I am not involved enough to know all the details, but I still want to voice my concerns and sound like I know what I am talking about when I write to my reps.
SEL is a progressive-pushed scheme to shift K-12 from academics to progressive-defined values, attitudes and behaviors. SEL is rife with the LGBT and Planned Parenthood’s Comprehensive Sexuality Education agenda. See my comment above.
Watch Democrat Congressman Ryan talk about SEL being the new Common Core. He’s right. SEL was THE endgame for Common Core. The major assessment companies have already agreed to assess SEL. It’s an end run around local curriculum control. In fact, it’s the road to a national curriculum. https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=OZZr4G2tUqI#fauxfullscreen
SEL is an acronym for social emotional learning. Pretty much, an excuse to make kids feel bad about themselves for not going along to get along in their beliefs. This means it is about re-programming their belief systems. It is about constantly putting feelers out to find out how the child feels and thinks, and what the child’s opinions and beliefs systems are, so that they can steer the kids toward what they want and shape their personality and belief systems.
Doing SEL and Comprehensive (not sex ed) sexuality ed together means ti push kids into believing that to be an acceptable person in their peer group (popular and well-liked), they should probably explore whether they want to be this sexuality or that (explore LGBT). This is serious indoctrination using emotion.
And another post from this group:
The quotes below from educrats and avowed Socialists should send chills down your spin. This is how they think and what they believe.
“Public education has served as a check on the power of parents, and this is another powerful reason for maintaining it.” – John Goodlad, Developing Democratic Character in the Young, pg. 165“[schools] should liberate students from the ways of thinking imposed by religions and other traditions of thought.” -John Goodlad, “Education and Community,” in Democracy, Education, and the Schools, Roger Stone, pg. 92.
“Most youth still hold the same values of their parents . . . if we do not alter this pattern, if we don’t resocialize, our system will decay.” – John Goodlad, Schooling for the Future, Issue #9, 1971
“Parents do not own their children. They have no ‘natural right’ to control their education fully.” – John Goodlad/Developing Democratic Character in the Young, pg. 164
“Enlightened social engineering is required to face situations that demand global action now.” – John Goodlad / Schooling for a Global Age, pg. xiii
“. . . a student attains ‘higher order thinking’ when he no longer believes in right or wrong. A large part of what we call good teaching is a teacher´s ability to obtain affective objectives by challenging the student’s fixed beliefs. . . . a large part of what we call teaching is that the teacher should be able to use education to reorganize a child’s thoughts, attitudes, and feelings.” -Benjamin Bloom, psychologist and educational theorist, “Major Categories in the Taxonomy of Educational Objectives,” pg. 185
“I walked out of jail and into my first teaching position—and from that day until this I’ve thought of myself as a teacher, but I’ve also understood teaching as a project intimately connected with social justice.” -Bill Ayers at the World Education Forum in Caracas, Venezuela in front of Pres. Hugo Chavez
“It is my expectation that Teacher Education for Democracy and Social Justice will become a rich resource for continuing this multi-layered conversation-from democratic belief to democratic action-that is the hallmark of educational renewal.” -John Goodlad’s forward to “Teacher Education for Democracy and Social Justice,” Nicholas Michelli and David Lee Keiser
And yet another post from this group:
I’m tried searching through the group, but I’m kind of in a time crunch and not finding very readily what I’m looking for. Can someone point me to an article or other reliable information in regards to a bill (?) that would make homeschool kids ineligible for certain scholarships? Thanks.
Here is a post from the California anti-radical sex ed group:
I’m in northern California.
Here’s an article a physician friend wrote about medically inaccurate info on HIV taught by schools:
HIV Education and How Not To Do It
June 28, 2018
Photo: Visual Hunt
by Andrè Van Mol, MD
My home state of California requires HIV education as part of junior high and high school sex education curricula. School board members from various counties asked me to review elements of some available courses that they suspected were flawed. The ones presented to me were inaccurate and likely misleading and harmful to students, putting at particular risk the very group most in harm’s way: males having sex with other males (MSM).
A few land mines are lurking in the field of our state’s educational laws. California Education Code 51931 “definitions” section details that only “medically accurate” information can be taught. Seemingly fair enough. Also, Code 51933 states: “(4) Instruction and materials shall not reflect or promote bias against any person on the basis of any category protected by Section 220. (5) Instruction and materials shall affirmatively recognize that people have different sexual orientations and, when discussing or providing examples of relationships and couples, shall be inclusive of same-sex relationships.” Translation: All must affirm. There cannot be a discouraging word about sexual orientations. As you shall see, that gets tricky.
One curriculum explained that among behaviors considered “low risk” for HIV transmission was “vaginal or anal intercourse with a condom.” The same curriculum also lumped “vaginal, anal or oral sex” to imply equal protection through condom use. And with that, we say goodbye to medical accuracy. Condoms are not FDA approved for anal intercourse. Next, pooling oral, vaginal and anal intercourse together is inherently misleading. A rectum is not a vagina. Viruses have far easier access to blood through rectal vascular beds than through thick vaginal walls.
Furthermore, a 2013 U.S. Centers for Disease Control (CDC) report found that even a 100 percent use of condoms for anal intercourse failed an estimated 30 percent of the time. That is not low risk. The CDC’s “HIV Among Gay and Bisexual Men” webpage says: “Anal sex is the riskiest type of sex for getting or transmitting HIV. Receptive anal sex is 13 times as risky for getting HIV as insertive anal sex.” This seems an important detail for students to know, but it seems they don’t get this information. It would be one thing to state a degree of protection is afforded for various sexual practices though regular condom use, but quite another to broadly and vaguely generalize results as “low risk.”
California Education Code 51934(7) states: “This instruction shall emphasize that successfully treated HIV-positive individuals have a normal life expectancy, all people are at some risk of contracting HIV, and the only way to know if one is HIV-positive is to get tested.” Obfuscation is a poor substitute for clear warning, and equivalency arguments are misleading since things are rarely equivalent. This requirement of the code is easily misinterpreted by adolescents to mean all intercourse and abstinence are of nearly equal risk—“all people are at some risk”—leading to a sense of futility in prevention efforts. That is the wrong message to send. And there is more.
“Normal life expectancy” is a bit of a half story about HIV positivity. As one HIV-positive person asked of this program’s statements, “Who tells the students about the fist full of medications I have to take every single day and what happens if I miss a few days?” (Statement paraphrased by me). Who indeed. I am thrilled for people with HIV that the treatments have improved along with the life expectancy, but flippancy toward infection and its transmission—and a panacea view of treatment—can ruin it all for someone or many. A 2009 report from the Netherlands found that the benefits of “highly active antiretroviral therapy and early diagnosis” have “been entirely offset by increases in the [sexual] risk behavior rate.”
As one astute school board member pointed out during our review process, the California Education Code also says in 51934(2) that instruction is to include: “Information on the manner in which HIV and other sexually transmitted infections are and are not transmitted, including information on the relative risk of infection according to specific behaviors, including sexual activities and injection drug use.” She immediately recognized the code’s requirements are in flagrant contradiction of each other.
Medically accurate information on the relative risk of HIV infection from sexual behaviors looks much like this. The CDC reports that gay (men having sex with men, MSM) and bisexual men (MSM&W) account for the majority of new HIV cases in the U.S. “Gay and bisexual men” were estimated to be 2 percent of the U.S. population. Yet MSM represent 70 percent of new HIV infections in the U.S., and “Gay and bisexual men accounted for 82 percent (26,376) of new HIV diagnoses among all males aged 13 and older and 67 percent of the total new diagnoses in the United States.” “Gay and bisexual men aged 13 to 24 accounted for 92 percent of new HIV diagnoses among all men in their age group.” The CDC reported in 2016 that, at current rates, one in six MSM will be diagnosed with HIV in their lifetimes. MSM have 83 times the lifetime HIV diagnosis rate of heterosexual men (MSW) and six times the lifetime HIV diagnosis rate of men who inject drugs. To be forewarned is to be forearmed.
We are not in the dark as to why the HIV statistics are so poor in men having sex with men. According to a team led by Professor C. Beyrer at Johns Hopkins, MSM are more likely to have HIV, to have HIV variants and to spread HIV. There is more risk for transmission for each sex act with each person having anal-receptive sex. Only MSM can be inserters and receivers (pitchers and catchers). MSM have far higher rates of anal-receptive sex than women.
Students are poorly served by HIV awareness curricula that make generalizations and inaccuracies regarding the relative safety of sexual practices, exaggerate and blur the efficacy of condom use in them as though equivalent, and functionally tell students HIV infection is nothing because with medications you’ll live as long as anyone else. Reducing stigma associated with HIV is a goal of these programs, but in the name of that they seem to be clearing the way for more students to contract it. HIV awareness programs like the ones I’ve seen make students less aware, more naïve and more at risk.
Here is a post from Michael Farris:
Free College For Everyone Shouldn’t Be the Goal
At a dinner, I once sat next to the President of one of the largest banks in the world. He never went to college. He went straight from the Swiss schools (typically at about age 15 or 16) into the bank’s apprenticeship program.
He was not atypical. Comparatively few people go to college in Switzerland. About 2/3rds of Swiss adults went into similar apprenticeship programs in a wide variety of fields.
Of course there are few opportunities to learn socialism, radical feminism, or queer studies in the apprenticeship model. But despite that “shortcoming” there are high paying jobs that last a lifetime.
Having founded a college, I, of course, believe that colleges can be a wonderful way to prepare for life. But they are not the only way.
If the radical demands that we see coming from the progressive left gain momentum, it may be time for a massive retooling going away from the system that produces far too many antifa and other radicals, and pursue something more like the Swiss system.
We should all be alarmed by the outcomes arising from most colleges. It’s not only too much debt. We should all be alarmed that most colleges are purposely aimed at a radical political reformation.
As a taxpayer, I don’t want to fund that anymore.
Here is a post that was shared in the California anti-radical sex ed group:
This is a 4th grade reading level book that my elementary son has been reading. He brought this to me upset and knew it was inappropriate. Why?! Why in the world would this be included in a book geared towards children?! Published by Scholastic (who I plan on contacting).
Another reminder, parents, to be having consistent conversations with our kids about sex. Our culture has sexualized every dang thing, even children’s books about baseball. 😡😡
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And here are the replies to this post:
Scholastic should take notice. I had the same thing happen with one of the free books they sent for my Grade 3 library. Thankfully an older sibling read it first and told her mother, who contacted me. I instructed them to throw it away. So disappointing!!
Do you remember the title of the book? I can mention that when I contact scholastic as well. I posted on their FB page but plan on calling and talking to someone.
Good idea. “Ungifted” by Gordon Korman. It is set in Middle School, but Reading level is listed as 8 and up. Even though there is an inappropriate sex education discussion.
Wow!!! I had to do the same thing last year. My son had gotten a book from the elementary schools literacy night. It had references to women and cuss words! I took it to the principal and he removed the books. I was so upset!!
Before I retired , I was beginning to see quite a few books 📚 with questionable content. One of my jr high students brought me a book because of what they had read. I was glad they told me and I took it to the librarian, who promptly took it out of the catalog and removed it from circulation. Sadly, we aren’t able to read everything before hand. I am also sad that many elementary books have sexual content because we have to be politically correct! Sorry, but political correctness is not good!!
This is just further erosion. Scholastic has peppered their presentations with anti-Christian “tidbits” for over 50 years! We’ve been their when nobody would listen, and that includes the school administration and other parents!
How crazy is that! It’s really sad that this is what is being published for 4th graders. I went to Barnes and Noble last summer and asked for recommendations for [name redacted] who was just out of 6th grade and everything was teen romance or violent. I’m just said thank you and walked away in disgust.
the teen section in Barnes and Nobles answers all the questions of what’s going on with our youth. Terrible it’s the offerings of literature.
Scholastic is known for this kind of propaganda! They have a book reading “contest” in public schools that includes a transgender book… group of kids are ages 3rd to 5th grade…we preview everything unless explicitly gospel based. So sad that children are being sexualized so young!
😤😤😤 my oldest daughter was in 4th grade when she brought a book home from public school that you read the first couple of chapters and then skipped around the rest of the book for various endings. One of the endings was a very detailed description of how you committed suicide. The librarian was a Christian woman. Who’s sister had committed suicide. She took the book and destroyed.
Scholastic just had an entire month of celebrating LGBTQIA+ with a myriad of pride books.
My daughter is in 1st grade and ordered a book from Scholastic called The Prince and The Knight.They fell in love and got married
I spoke to a friend who teaches in public school in my area in Folsom Cordova USD. She is a strong conservative Christian. She said in that district for next year, this curriculum is SUPPLEMENTAL which means she can or does not have to implement a thing ( to which she said she will NOT) after that she does not know, and will resign if forced. We are going to lose GOOD TEACHERS over this, and have nothing left but loonie liberals. It is CRUCIAL for parents to ask directly in districts that have not mandated, but given supplemental rights, the teacher what they plan to do or not do with this curriculum the next year.
“Supplemental.” Hmm. That means, at the very least, that the proverbial foot is in the door. This agenda will not be satisfied to settle for being only a supplement. They want first door in the the line-up!
that’s how I understood it from her. That they said one year…so I’m going to take it as after this school year it may be mandatory not supplemental
Oak Park is a very small district and has been considered a model school district in the area… which is now unfortunate because other neighboring districts will use this curriculum as a model for their schools
Surprise, surprise! When will parents begin the revolution? Really, this is okay??? Don’t allow this. If the majority walked out, things would have to change!
And yet another post from this group:
As many know, AB 493 sailed through the Senate Ed Committee on Weds. 6 YES votes including Republican Scott Wilk, District 21 (Santa Clarita, Lancaster, Hesperia). My Senator, Ling Ling Chang, R, District 29, abstained, and this was after I met with her and staff.
Before 493 goes to the Senate, it must pass through the Senate Appropriations Committee. This could happen as early as August 12, which is the first day (Monday) of the last session of 2019, Aug 12-Sept 13. If it passes in the Senate, it will return to the Assembly. All of this must happen before Sept 13 when Sacramento will recess until January, 2020.
Pat Bates (Dist 36) and Brian Jones (38) are the two Republicans on the Appropriations Committee. The others are Portantino, Chair (25), Bradford (35), Durazo (24) Hill (13), and Wieckowski (10). I spent Weds afternoon in Pat Bates’ office discussing the situation with a staff member. Yesterday, I called a staffer for John Moorlach.
Most critical is that we talk to all Republicans to be sure they know that we expect them to be present with a NO vote. Trying to gain an additional 10 NO votes in the Senate seems to be a virtual impossibility but we must make the effort. The best way would be to approach your Senator at a townhall event, meet with her/him during the recess, try to engage a staff member. Then there’s the Assembly members. Use this opportunity to meet your state representatives. View this as preparation for the reintroduction of SB 673 in January.
American Association for Psychoanalysis in Clinical Social Work
American Dance Therapy Association
American Foundation for Suicide Prevention
American Group Psychotherapy Association
American Psychoanalytic Association
Anxiety and Depression Association of America
Association for Ambulatory Behavioral Healthcare
Clinical Social Work Association
College of Psychiatric and Neurologic Pharmacists (CPNP)
Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance
Global Alliance for Behavioral Health and Social Justice
NAMI, National Alliance on Mental Illness
National Association for Rural Mental Health
National Association of State Mental Health Program Directors (NASMHPD)
National Board for Certified Counselors
National Council for Behavioral Health
National Federation of Families for Children’s Mental Health
National Register of Health Service Psychologists
Sandy Hook Promise
The National Alliance to Advance Adolescent Health
The Psychotherapy Action Network (PsiAN)
Treatment Communities of America
Here is a post from the Minnesota anti-Common Core group:
Human Capital Bonds. Making money off people who have opioid addiction? It appears to be the investment trend of our government. Didn’t Minnesota just pass a huge bill to help with the opioid crisis? They’re making money off our children for early childhood education, too.
Desperate for guidance….My senior was just notified on Friday May 24th she can’t walk the stage with her class on this Sunday. With only one Biology Passed, very close in Math but not passed as well as the remaining courses. She’s 504 as well. I can’t get a refund for buying cap and gown why do they wait until the last freaking minute to return test scores? ??These kids work hard have their credits and because of this foolery of an assessment they can’t participate.
And here are some replies to this post:
Go to a local junior college and take the tsi. Take those scores to the school and ask to sub them. She needs 2 passing scores to take them
That is despicable that they waited so long to tell you.
Has she earned all of her credits? If so, consider this. It is a fully accredited private school diploma: https://cveprogram.com
If you go the TSI route, this article has a link to the scores needed to substitute (from TEA’s website). Note that qualifying scores on the English TSI can substitute for both the English 1 and 2 STAAR. A qualifying score on the math will substitute for Algebra 1. TSI scores are returned immediately.
If they are not helpful, start calling elected officials.
What high school are you dealing with?
Sam Houston in San Antonio TX
I thought if they passed courses but not assessments they were allowed to walk stage and be handed an empty diploma. Just what I’ve heard don’t want to spread false info. This is what I worry about with my upcoming senior this fall. She has finally passed three of the five. But has struggled to pass English one and two. I pray I don’t have to deal with any of this with her and pray by the time my 6th grader gets to hs something has changed. Prayers for you and your daughter. I know this is terribly hard for y’all.
Its been happening for years. I was just told this am by her counselor that last year kids were not allowed to walk either.
STAAR is a crony politician’s test to justify crony charter schools…vote out Abbott and Patrick and things will change.
I feel ya, girl. We just found out last week that my senior boy can’t graduate tomorrow because he passed all his classes, but failed 3 STAAR tests (Biology, English 1 and 2) and because as a newcomer he was exempted from taking English 1 as a Freshman, that counted a s a failure when he had his IDG Committee last Thursday. He too is 504. We are absolutely devastated with the news and I can’t believe that Conroe ISD can’y do anything in his favor. He had done a portfolio for his meeting and everything. But because the education laws say that a student can only fail two instead of three and go to an IGC to be able to graduate, this particular “law” messed everything up. Plus the school failed to tell us that the exemption was going to count as a failure for him in senior year. My husband and I were so ticked off, you can imagine how we felt! He doesn’t want to go through the ged thing in August and taking an TSI test isn’t an option on such very short notice. He has a plan A for June and if plan A doesn’t work which I’m just going to let him get one try, we are going for plan B which will be the CVEC program from the private school in FL.
Here is a post from a Florida anti-testing group:
Today, Geneva Elementary in Seminole County gave i-Ready Excellence awards during their 5th Grade Award Ceremony.
And here are the replies to this post:
So did Lake Silver yesterday in Orlando. My daughter got one for both math and reading. 🙄
Redbug gave a president award for kids with straight A all year and got 4&5 on last years FSA which we didn’t take my son missed out because of
That stupid test !
He did not miss out. You have taught him an advocacy skill. That will serve him much longer that a score or an award based on a lie.
oh I know I just wish he wasn’t singled out for not taking the test it’s been a hard year for him at home with family issues and it would have ment a lot
For him to be recognized for his accomplishment of straight A’s
And another post from this group:
“Have our children had their educations disrupted, their schools turned into test-preparation factories, merely so our state can celebrate a few points improvement on a national standardized test?
Or has standardized testing been given “squatter’s rights” on our children’s school year to encourage the expansion of public funding to private, “school choice” options?
We fear the latter is closer to the truth.
Either way, we agree with Mercedes, “this is not a work of excellence.””
I have spent the last 5 months trying to have my son’s Pii deleted from CA after we decided to not participate in it. We received notice the information would be obfuscated 🤦🏻♀️ and I responded with my concern about it still not being completely gone. I also wanted more information about IReady being peer reviewed and have evidence based research to its validity since it’s being used as diagnostics in grade progression of all things and also because it was being referenced as an assessment.
Below is the response I received from our district (Clay) and they actually included a response from CA to why it was obfuscated rather that deleted.
Notice all the links they provided for IReady validity is research done by CA itself 🤦🏻♀️🤦🏻♀️🤦🏻♀️🤦🏻♀️. I’ll keep you posted as I press them on PEER REVIEWED, EVIDENCE BASED RESEARCH.
I also included the information from the Student Code of Conduct which she references stating the district can share any Pii without parental consent. I know I have read somewhere about COPPA…if someone can help me with that, I would appreciate it.
And some replies to this post:
I have asked these same questions in St. Johns County and was met with basically the same non-answers. What is even scarier (at least in my son’s particular school) is that they are using the diagnostics for the children, but they are NOT using any of the iReady tools. So where are they really getting this so-called “individualized instruction” if they’re never using any of the tools the diagnostic is supposed to recommend? I have also asked if there is peer-reviewed research on the effectiveness of the diagnostic and they can’t answer me, either. It’s sick, honestly. CA has basically scammed school districts all over the country and are making money hand over fist with absolutely no real evidence that it works. And in the meantime, we’re subjecting kids to crazy amounts of testing and judging their intellect based on it when they might never have even been on a computer before (or used a computer in any other situation aside from the diagnostic). It’s horrifying. Oh – and please don’t try to ask to see a sample question set – it’s like you’re asking to see classified documents. I simply cannot understand how I’m not entitled to see what types of questions my kids are being asked. I’ve offered to pay for a login and everything – and still they won’t hand anything over. I’m not done fighting this in St. Johns, either.
My child’s iready scores came back saying he tested out of phonemic awareness but when I requested a formal eval it showed his PA skills in the very low range. Like frighteningly low. They said the iready diagnostic shows he’s making gains……so they basically ignored the eval by their own diagnostician for the iready diagnostic report
I am in st.johns county too and my daughter is on RTI and when I told them she won’t be doing I ready next year they said they don’t know how they will measure progress then. I was like I guess we will have to go back to paper pencil method. I was told by Lynn Atkins with the district that I ready has a 17% inaccuracy rate. My son measured at a 7th grade level at the beginning of the year but a 3rd grade at the end of the year. My 4th grader was complaining that the she had not done anything that was on the iready in school and my 1st grader said there was multiplication on his and that isn’t taught til 3rd grade
My son is in 1st grade is having trouble with blending words. He knows all of his letter sounds, can sound everything out great but is just having trouble hearing the word when he’s trying to blend the sounds together. His comprehension is excellent (I know from working with him, and his teacher has said the same), but he got progressively worse on comprehension on the last diagnostic which makes literally no sense. He also maxed out of the test on Phonological Awareness – like WHAAAT? He is having trouble blending but he maxed out? I’m seriously getting so frustrated and I can’t believe I’m treated like a crazy person because I want to understand the types of questions he’s being asked. He is already starting to feel like “he can’t do it” which is insane to me. He’s 6 years old. Why are we doing this to our kids? You can sit a 13 year old in front of a test and tell them – you will see questions you don’t know the answers to, and it’s okay – but if you do that to a 5, 6, or 7 year old they don’t understand. They just feel like they don’t know something and they don’t understand why. I proctored a test at my son’s school because I wanted to see what the environment was like, and I saw 6 year olds getting so nervous they were in tears. How is this good? The last thing I’ll say is that I teach a graduate school course. If I gave my students a test, and then refused to tell them what questions they got wrong and just said, “Well, based on your answers, you need to work on X, Y, Z, and I’m going to put you in a remedial program, but you can’t actually see what specific questions you didn’t get right,” I would literally lose my teaching position. It makes no sense.
Here is a post from someone from Florida:
For those who wonder why I am frustrated with FL public schools and the high-stakes testing that determine EVERYTHING about our educational system here: this is the practice benchmark test Z brought home.
Note the question and his answer, and then look at the sentences below, and tell me how a child is supposed to tell, based on this information, that “Africa” as opposed to “Middle East” is the correct answer to this question. There is NOTHING in the text that makes it clear that Africa has “the most” cheetahs. They are supposed to infer that, based on the statement that Namibia is “home to a large number of cheetahs”. But pointing out that one country has a large number of something is not the same as stating it has the most. This is NOT an example of good deductive reasoning. It is, in fact, an good example of making an illogical assumption based on insufficient information.
Now imagine a child who speaks no English at home trying to make sense of this question.
These tests are the most poorly-written, confusing garbage imaginable. They have a built-in failure rate of 30% and kids who make As and Bs all year can be forced to repeat 3rd grade if they do not pass this nonsense. Too many fails and the school rating drops, and its funding drops, teachers don’t get raises, etc, etc.
Ending Common Core does absolutely nothing to solve this. Nothing. This is why people opt out of the tests as acts of civil disobedience. This is why it matters who we vote in. This is why parents pull kids out of public school and stick them into privates on vouchers and scholarships – some think, by design. This is why people homeschool.
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Here is another post from the Florida anti-testing group:
Has anyone tried to have iReady removed from their student’s school issued device?
And some replies to this post:
I tried to have it removed from our district portal. It’s a nightmare that is still haunting me. Our district and CA have a partnership with Performance Matters and that’s where I am now with it. CA said the information was obfuscated, not deleted as their website claims would happen. It’s very troublesome.
you were able to get your student’s id/log in info removed, right? What happens if your student clicks on the icon or attempts to log in?
an error message appears
And another post from this group:
Is anyone here familiar with LULAC who is giving Saunders their state’s top award?
“Manatee County Schools Superintendent Cynthia Saunders will receive the state’s top honor on Saturday from the League of United Latin American Citizens for her efforts in expanding educational opportunities for Latino children.
The school district plans to launch a dual-language immersion program next year at Daughtrey Elementary School and is establishing a community school providing a bevy of services at Manatee Elementary. Next year Palm View Elementary School will be the first school in Florida to implement “Woz Career Pathways,” a program developed by Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak. All three schools have large populations of students from Latin America who are learning English.”
How does someone get an award for programs that are planned to be launched. There is no data that they even work or if Saunders will even follow through with them.
Saunders is negotiating with the state to keep her teaching license because she was found guilty of targeting Latino children whose families spoke no english to re code as homeschoolers so as to inflate graduation rates for the district for her personal financial benefit.
Does this seem absurd to you?
Saunders also has our ELL learners spend the majority of their state mandated reading block on iReady and Imagine Learning. In some cases I have been told by teachers that these kids are spending the entire 90 minutes being taught by a computer and not a teacher.
I did notice that one of the biggest sponsors of this event is Curriculum Associates, the iReady company.
Are there seriously no other administrators or teachers across the entire state of FL who have actual programs in place that are showing great results with data to prove it that are changing the lives of Latino students instead of hurting them?
Do these people in this organization not read what has been out in the media based on the investigative reporting by Ryan McKinnon and the Sarasota Herald Tribune?
Stand Up and Fight – An Open Letter of Resignation
There is no business model that can fix education. Students are not products and services that can be quantified. They are living, breathing human beings and their complexity cannot be reduced to cells on a spreadsheet.
Each child comes with their own set of needs, strengths, and abilities. Teachers must be provided the freedom to address those in the way that they professionally know is best based on their training and education.
My expertise is in a Language Arts classroom, so this is what I see most clearly. Students can analyze the hell out of a text. But testing has chipped away at the time teachers have to help their students write to inspire, write to express, write to create, write to change the world. Because what matters, in today’s education system, is one single way of writing. The thing is, our students are whole people, and this only provides them a chance to show a tiny sliver of who they are.
It’s not only Language Arts, though. This toxic testing nightmare has stripped students of the opportunity to foster their creativity in every single subject area. Children are being denied the right to express themselves in their own unique ways. They yearn for the chance to be artistic and imaginative, to be inspired and inspire others, and to innovate and build and solve. They are capable of more than simply working toward a test score. They deserve more.
And it is time for me to stand up and fight for them and the profession I love.
After twenty years, the decision to resign did not come easily. In fact, it has taken me two months to process and collect my thoughts and to muster up the courage to share them here.
Leaving my stable, secure career as a classroom teacher was risky. I was willing to risk everything because giving it all up feels like freedom in comparison to the restriction in which I was living.
My decision to walk away was not impulsive. It was years in the making. I almost walked away last year. I almost walked away two years ago. When I finally gained the courage, it wasn’t the administration, the school, or the students. And it certainly wasn’t my wonderful colleagues. None of those things drove me away. Instead, I was battle weary from years of working in a broken system. And honestly, I could not face another testing season.
I thought this transition would be more difficult than it has been. I thought I would be devastated and depressed. But I haven’t been. Now, I realize why. The truth is, I have been grieving the loss of my profession for years. I was grieving the time I used to have to foster meaningful relationships with my students. I was grieving a time when I was trusted to teach well, based on my training and knowledge. I was grieving a time when student creativity was valued over a test score.
But that simply isn’t the reality anymore.
Over the past six years, I changed grade levels, campuses, and roles. I even returned to the school that felt like “home” with the people who I consider family. I searched tirelessly for the thing that would reignite my passion for teaching and renew my sense of hope for the future of the public school system. No matter how hard I tried, I just couldn’t find it.
And I’m not alone. This has been called a silent strike – teachers exiting the profession prematurely or retiring early. But I, for one, will not leave silently. Although I can no longer work within this broken system, I will stand and fight from where I am now. I will work to fix it.
I am not writing to encourage others to leave teaching. This was a personal, individual decision that I made to preserve my physical, mental, and emotional health. But if you do decide to walk away, as I did, please do not be silent. If you’ve already exited or retired early, for your very own unique reasons, please speak up. This shouldn’t be a silent strike. It should be the loudest protest of all time because speaking up for public education is speaking up for our children and, quite frankly, for the foundation of our democracy.
To my colleagues who continue to work for change within their classroom walls, I am standing by your side. I support you. I know you are doing what is best for your students, even with mounting pressures, longer task lists than ever before, and mandates upon mandates. I applaud your strength and dedication. I can’t wait to meet Bella’s amazing teachers during her upcoming journey as a public school student. I hope they are just like you.
To my former students, you are the reason I stayed for twenty years. As a teacher, I learned so much from you. And now, I marvel at your continued success, your ability to achieve your dreams, and your capacity to tackle the obstacles of life. I was proud of you then, and I am proud of you now – every single day.
To the Polk Education Association, I thank you for your tireless efforts to quell the overwhelming tide of negativity. I know that you fight tooth and nail for every single right, benefit, and dollar that PCPS employees get. I am proud to have been a member of the union. I may not be working from the inside anymore. But I will be here, battling right alongside you. After all, you’re the ones who taught me how.
I’ll be honest. When I was a Polk County Public Schools employee, I didn’t take a stand each time there was an opportunity to do so. But I know that I did not take this career risk to sit on the sidelines and watch.
I’m standing now.
I am standing for our students.
I am standing for our teachers.
I am standing for public education.
In solidarity,
[name redacted]
And here are the replies to this post:
I’m right there with you. *You were always so amazing! A Truly gifted, caring teacher! I remember when you first came to our “school” . I was in awe with how your classroom looked, how happy, cheerful, encouraging .You always were so optimistic! I was always inspired by you 🌠! Unfortunately, after many years, I saw things deteriorate & crumble right before my eyes within the public school system. (I knew I was at the end of my rope & it was truly heartbreaking. I would come home from work, sit in my car & cry for about 30 minutes, before I could even go inside. That’s how bad things got for me! *This year my daughter graduates👩🎓 from high school with honors, I am so grateful & glad to say we are officially finished with high school! I’ve been homeschooling my 11 yr old son.. because he definitely didn’t fit into the confines & structures of the public school system & he does not “test” well. I knew he would not get the kind of education that my daughter received. [name redacted] I love💖 YOU to the moon 🌙& back🌙! If you’re happy, then I’m VERY happy for you!! I know that you only ever had your students best interest at heart & I applaud👏 you for your 20 years of educating, & shaping the 💖hearts & minds of so many young people! 💋
wow. Powerful. I had no idea you left this year. I think about leaving almost daily and am frozen with fear about what I’d do instead! I no longer even recognize the district I started working for 19 years ago. What have we become???
I am beyond happy for your decision. You were always there when you knew how hard it was for me in school and in general many years after I left your classroom. I’ve never had anyone do that for me. I appreciate it more than you’ll ever know because you CARE. I love this post and I can only hope that this will go beyond Polk County and will be seen throughout the state. I was afraid for myself in school and I am afraid for my kids in the future. I am not afraid to tell the people around me that I struggled in school, cried everyday because of “testing”, and hated going most times because of how the school system was set up (and more not just testing). I know what I’m capable of and I will always tell myself that these particular things do not define my intelligence and creativity. I thank you for all of your hard work and determination. Although… please do not give up because I know what you’re capable of doing and our present/future needs you! You will always have my support, love you girl! 😇❤️
Thank you for all that you’ve done for your students throughout all the years! You taught me and so many other students how to WRITE. And write WELL. I will never forget how much your class taught me and prepared me for the rest of my education/life. You are such a wonderful lady. This post was so powerful to read. I hate to hear how frustrating it is, but I know that you taking a stand will help make a difference! Again, thak you for all that you’ve done. ❤️
As much as I hate to see that you have been robbed of your passion or love for teaching by a system or group of people that have no idea what they are talking about, I can’t help but feel that the experience has inadvertently fueled your passion and enabled you to fight against them! As a nurse, governed by business-minded leadership, I understand that people (education/healthcare), can’t truly be measured as in productivity. Hospitals are held accountable for the decisions of individuals regarding their own health, just like teachers are held accountable for students who choose not to study or do their homework. Those teachers who are still teaching have no voice due to fear of losing their job, just as it is in healthcare. We are forced to stay silent. I am so happy to see that there is someone who is educated, and has the ability to speak eloquently, using professionalism and relevant information, about the life of a teacher in the public school system. I pray that this does not fall on deaf ears, and that those with the power to make an impact, join you in your efforts.
I’ve told you before, how much my kids enjoyed having you as a teacher, and the impact you made on them. You may not be teaching right now, but I have a feeling you will again. After you’ve succeeded in what you are currently being called to do. Good for you, a language arts educator, using your voice to make a difference 😘
your departure is a sad day for education. You are incredibly passionate about what you do and put your heart and soul into your passion. Your sentiments mirror why dedicated teachers can no longer pursue this path; it feels like trying to work with shackles on. Your 20 years have been a blessing for your students. I am beyond saddened by the damage done to public education by our legislators. Wishing you well!!
I understand completely and admire your courage. Many of the best and brightest , like you, are leaving education. We are all losers.
First, Thank you for 20 years of service to our kids. As a parent of a child in NE Polk it’s appreciated.
It is sad to hear of good teachers leaving a profession they once loved. It’s also unacceptable that today’s society sits by idle and is more upset about who directs a movie or a TV show is cancelled.
I struggle every year with keepibg my son in public school due to the insane pressure of testing, seen first hand as a volunteer and as a proctor on FSA exams.
Kindergarten kida should not be stressed about a reading test on a computer when they don’t even know what a mouse is.
Third grade students should not have panic attacks during a test, nor told despite your A honor roll or A B honor roll if you fail this ONE exam you don’t go to Fourth grade.
I don’t think this is a Republican or Democratic issue as much as TOO many parents are uninformed and refuse to stand up for thier children and schools and say to the school districts, state and feds enough is enough.
Of everyone who has said Kudos for your decision, who has said to thier kid’s school, the district, the state and federal government enough.
I urge each of you to write letters to the administration of your child’s schools, the district and all our reps at all levels of Government. Email them. Then just resend the same email every week.
That was a very powerful and meaningful statement from you. I have two daughters who are leaning toward teaching careers. I hope the fact that more teachers are retiring than entering the profession causes lawmakers to fight for the types of changes teachers and students both need. Good for you for taking a principled stand. Proud of you cuz!
I know this was a hard decision for you and a huge loss to the students you would have taught. Everything you wrote is true. I have another dear friend who has decided that she can’t teach anymore under the circumstances. Good luck to you.
I am speechless!!!! This is the MOST AMAZING THING YOU HAVE DONE!!! I have always admired your passion and ability to create an “outside the box” environment for your students to thrive and grow in!! I am proud to have been a former teacher with you!! You are so eloquent in explaining the situation we face today. I too feel exactly like you! I personally could no longer ask my students to comply with a system that did not have their best interests at heart!! I retired early after 37 years. I was 58. Four years away from early Social Security. But my spiritual, emotional, mental, and physical health was taking a heavy hit from the stress and wrongness of it all!! I have fumed and spoken out on behalf of teachers everywhere. I applaud those who continue to be there for the kids!! I became weary!! I believe in public education with all of my ❤!!! Thank you [name redacted] for your courage and conviction to speak out. It encouraged me to add my two cents!! I would love to see you some time soon. Thank you again for making and continuing to make such a huge difference!! Love you!!
This article is spot on. I feel so sorry for our students who spend endless hours practicing for the tests instead of being creative in their learning!
This! This is why so close from the finish line, I just can’t finish.
Testing is toxic and sad. The best days of your life are childhood, and they put so much pressure on children to meet insane, stressful standardized testing guidelines. Some of the times I learned the most is when I was allowed to express creativity, I know that’s how a lot of kids learn too. 😭
Thank you so much for having the courage to stand up for the children and the teachers. These tests used to be used to show where the students needed help not stop them from graduating. I’m sorry you had to go through this. Sending prayers for you.
I am so moved by your story. Mine is very similar. I left my district of 18+ years after the horrendous regulations that were put in place to maintain and improve test scores. It was the hardest thing I ever did, but I could no longer stand behind the instruction we were being forced to deliver. Thank you for your courage in sharing your experience.
You want the reality of k-12 education, then no need to talk to your PhD colleague… it’s time for you to get in the trenches… Go talk to actual teachers from a wide demographic of schools, find teachers on Twitter and talk to them, read their blogs, Etc. Hearing your daughters perspective on things is 1 side of the issue… What students e it’s not always the Clearview. However, I will say that an [name redacted] goes to a pretty decent School overall AND she’s in the IB Program. Not too long ago, I seem to remember he’s thinking out loud that maybe it would be a good idea for you to get in the classroom… so maybe that was a call to you. Maybe you should seriously consider getting your temporary certificate so that you can get in the classroom. There’s no better way to get in the trenches then to physically get in it and live in it day after day after day. As much as people would like to simplify the problem with education or try to err on the positive side, the reality is it’s more than a little problem it’s an all-out War on education that’s happening right now. And that’s not trying to be negative at all. It’s just the reality.
Conscientious Objectors unite. I too am grieving.
Correctly expressed. Retirees and former Employees are the ones who can safely advocate for Public Education. We have the experience, and knowledge of what is happening in the Classroom, and what NEEDS to happen in the Classroom. I continue to stand beside Teachers and Students. Retirees and former Teachers with recent experience, please join me in taking a stand with me. God Bless America, and God Bless Public Education.
Yes! I recently resigned and I couldn’t have said it better myself.
Very well expressed. I am sorry for the situation you and all teachers face every day. I hope somehow things can and do get better. Thank you for all you have done and given to your students.
After 38 years I retired from teaching agriculture for those same reasons (I left Polk county years ago)
As a mom of an upcoming high schooler I thank you!! Many moons ago I wanted to be a teacher to help shape young minds as I loved kids. Seeing what my son has had to go through (testing) and now reading your open letter I’m siting here with tears in my eyes because it should not be this way! There shouldn’t be a fight for our kids education. I thank you for all you have done and for you holding on – your students are the lucky ones to have had such an amazing spirit!! Nothing but best wishes for you and what your future may hold. 💜
Here are some more posts from the Florida anti-testing group:
The Sarasota school board meeting where iReady execs bragged that their product is fabulous fir children with dyslexia is the biggest lie we’ve heard from the company thus far. We already have it in writing that it’s not to be used with dyslexic students. It’s also stated in a Baltimore Public School Board Meeting. It’s laughable that Sarasota Board Members didn’t call that into question.
shame on those Sarasota board members. Taking a company that is all about profit at their word. Where are the peer reviews ? No one wants to attach their name to it. Misconceptions from parents ?? We are in it. There are no misconceptions. It’s complete garbage
I posted this in the Florida anti-iReady group:
I believe, based on some posts that I’ve found, that I can guess the long term goal of the tests like STARR, PARCC, SBAC, RISE, MAP, etc. I believe they want to go to more “personalized learning” like I-ready. What their real goal is is to data mine and behavior manipulate, not from end of year tests, but from everyday assessments. Personalized learning is really code for them assessing you in an “individual” way so that the parents will have no idea what’s going on. I also believe this to be a scheme to phase out the teaching profession and replace them with “learning facilitators”.
Here are some of the posts I found as evidence:
Thanks Alison Hawver McDowell for posting this:
Did you ever wonder about all the data Canvas is collecting? Well, evidently it’s about helping people “grow” “from their FIRST day of school to their LAST day of work.” The fact that Instructure (Canvas’s parent company) just bought MasteryConnect (formative assessments) indicates we are moving rapidly towards a technocratically-engineered program of “life long learning.” I’m sure the social entrepreneurs (Greg Mauro of Learn Capital, I’m talking to you) looking down from Power Mountain outside Salt Lake City are quite gleeful right about now.
From Cheri Kiesecker: Zuckerberg is lead investor in MasteryConnect. Google /Gsuite is partner w Canvas.
“Instructure, Inc. today announced it has signed an agreement to acquire MasteryConnect, a longtime partner and innovator in the design and delivery of formative and interim assessment that supports personalized and mastery-based learning. Through this acquisition, Instructure will accelerate the shift occurring at the state level as they replace high-stakes, end-of-year testing with innovative assessment models”
Lynne Taylor (the Common Core Diva) said: of course the assessments are rigged for such. It is part of the agenda embedded in ESSA. Plenty of info, if needed.
I found this group called Project Unicorn that pushes for “data interoperability” and they have tons of these vendors, including Achieve 3000 and Curriculum Associates, working with them.
It is my belief that, like how they made Obamacare so bad that it would break everything so that then they could advocate for single-payer or some government-run healthcare scheme as a “solution”, they are making the tests bad on PURPOSE so that people will flock to these “personalized learning” vendors as a “solution”.
I received the following replies:
Hmmm, well I know several parents that do their child’s iReady for them at home. It’s excruciating. So much for their personalized learning.
well you are not alone in your belief and i woudprobably say this is almost fact
and parcc is already going by the wayside replaced by pearon’s revamped CBE tests
Nailed it!
Florida will replace the FSA with the SAT for high school graduation accountability. It’s ridiculous.
Here is a post from a South Carolina anti-Common Core group:
I wanted to post about an experience I had today, attending a school program at the Arts Magnet school where my kindergarten granddaughter goes. Each class did a piece of history and in each I noted the nuances of progressive propaganda. Can’t go through all of them, but the costumes and songs they sang reflected a politically correct, revisionist view of history. It began highlighting an inspiring array of Native American dancing and songs. A few early settlers costumes were seen but seemingly just a token visual of their existence with no skit depicting anything they experienced or contributed.
The 4th graders dressed up in Civil War era costumes. Black students were chosen to wear Yankee attire, and a female student wore the highest ranking officer’s uniform. White students were given Confederate outfits (no exceptions here) and there were many more students in Yank vs Confederate costumes, indicating that it could have been more evenly depicted but I’m guessing they wouldn’t put any black student in a Confederate uniform. They also did a skit about slavery clothed in the expected garments and sang a little ditty about the way of life in that era, staged with cotton branches laying about.
5th graders did a thing on the “Great Depression” and carried crafty signs with ‘Hooverville” emblazoned on them, dressed in roaring 20’s attire, dancing to a song ending with them all falling down on the floor, depicting the crash of ’29. The signs clearly sent a subtle but obvious message that Hoover’s administration was responsible. Truth and facts tell us that Woodrow Wilson and his Fed Reserve were the catalyst along with other collateral damage that ensued.
There was not an American flag to be seen in the auditorium although they did sing a song about being Americans. I noted on one wall there was a poster about a learning segment spent on “Liberty and American DEMOCRACY”. They’ve been calling our Republic that for 50 + decades now, and few actually know the difference, nor have they likely ever heard John Adam’s quote: “Democracy… while it lasts is more bloody than either aristocracy or monarchy. Remember, democracy never lasts long. It soon wastes, exhausts, and murders itself. There is never a democracy that did not commit suicide”
Lots of other historical ‘slants’ I noted in the 2 hour program were so tenuous, I won’t go into them but I was thinking to myself, “I’ll bet the teachers don’t know any different. They were probably indoctrinated the same way”. Then I thought of all the schools around the country doing the same and how the art of liberal brainwashing inculcated through such gradual, entertaining means, seems ‘too big to fail’ at this point. I don’t know how we can turn this around given all that is going on now in the entire scope of education, not to mention the broken immigration system. It’s overwhelming to think about!
Here is a post from a friend of mine in New York:
Facial recognition software. First in nation.
$4 million from the Smart Schools Bond Act. Yeah the $2 billion dollar bond we opposed. The one we the taxpayers are on the hook for 30 years.
LOCKPORT — The Lockport school district in Niagara County on Monday is poised to become the first educational setting nationally to use facial recognition technology as part of its security system.
Here is a post from the California anti-radical sex ed group:
Please inform your friends and family who are parents! Parents feeling badly about their kid getting teased or simply a lack of effort to take time to understand what would be taught made them not opt out and made these kids see and hear things they can’t unhear and unsee.
The Capistrano Unified School District has completed its first week of Comprehensive Sexuality Education instruction. One of the teachers who works at a CUSD middle school shared this report (parenthesis were added to make some things more clear, since letter was redacted to protect this teacher’s identity):
We are one week in on our sex-ed lessons and have some feedback for you.
The number of opt-outs has risen to about 45 or more, total. (There are) new students joining (the opt out class) each day as (students) share the (Sex Ed) discussions at home, or are very uncomfortable with the material.
The students opting out are the really good kids, usually GATE or very high achievers, with traditional families and parents who are involved. But even then, we would have expected many more.
The peer pressure to NOT be singled out by opting out is quite high.
The instruction is still so explicit that most of our students would never have heard of the sexual activities. So, as they leave class you can hear them (saying things like), “I didn’t know you could do that.” Since these thoughts have never crossed the minds of most of our students, the seeds are now planted and there is a LOT of discussion about sex now. Granted, we had small groups of boys who would look at porn regularly on their cellphones, even at school, but this is a very small percentage; same with the idea of sexual activity. A very small number of our students are having or thinking of having sex. But, everyone now has this graphic information and one boy even approached his teacher and told her he was very uncomfortable because the lessons make it seem like he is expected to be having sex now.
One of my nicest girls just opted-out yesterday. She is brilliant and has a great family. I had forewarned my families at Back to School Night and several times during the year with personal emails advising them of the availability of the materials to review, giving them links, meeting dates, etc. and even parents like this one did not look into it until now, midway through, when her daughter came home and asked to be opted out.
At the beginning of the week, the kids were fairly interested, wanting info on how their bodies work, changes, anatomy, etc. But, once this new stuff started being drilled into their heads, especially the how-to parts, the kids started coming into class asking when this was all going to be over. By 40 minutes into the period, the teachers would ask if they had had enough for the day, and the resounding answer was yes! They said they’d rather watch (a movie). The next day … same deal.
I have a Special Ed aide that is a great mom, fabulous values, wonderful relationship with her daughter who is in 8th grade at our school. She knew about everything as we discussed it and I gave her materials all along. She did NOT opt out, I think feeling the peer pressure, and she is in the science classroom during these presentations. She and her daughter were stunned, and this is with expecting the worst.
She is now going over the lessons this weekend to see if she will opt out for next week. This is the obstacle: Most parents just don’t read their emails, investigate for themselves, and let things go. Most parents will not hear the details from their kids and will never know.
As for the teachers, one of them has been breaking out in a rash. The others definitely do not want to be doing this, and we have just one teacher who doesn’t seem to care much.
Next week, sex-ed is about rape, trafficking, and all the rest …
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My daughter is in 4 th grade and came home upset with what the 5th grade girls had seen and shared. Some of the 5 th grade girls were crying they were so upset and scared by what was shown. It’s a shame!
So on point regarding so many detached parents doing little to no research on what is happening in the classroom. Very sad our beloved teachers are faced with this. Heartbroken for the kids, this curriculum has absolutely stolen their innocence.
It is pornography! The LBGT is pornography! Planned Parenthood advocates murder! Why would you allow a public school to take such control of your children? California lives in a cesspool!
This is nationwide. If you haven’t yet, be ready for the news that it is at your school.
That’s what I thought today when someone asked how many people are thinking about moving out of California. PP goal is to have this insanity go world wide. We must fight for our children and grandchildren! God help us!
Capo district here. This was the last straw for us, we pulled our daughter out after 7th grade. My daughter said, “mom, even if I wanted to learn this stuff now, the last place I’d want to learn about it is in front of these kids. I don’t think I could look at them the same way ever again”. She says there are kids that are sexually active but most kids just want to stay Kids. Wanting to stay a kid is very different from the childhoods of the now adults making these laws. Back then all we wanted to do it get older, do older stuff. This is NOT how the majority of kids feel today. I have observed this through children I interact with and read a study I wish I could provide a link for here. Let them stay children, the time for sex and adult problems will come soon enough. The problem is the parents supporting this are dragging all the innocent children with them. That’s criminal! Make the program optional, after regular learning hours.
And this material is mild compared to the new Framework in California that has been approved by the STATE for the beginning of the year. With NO OPT OUT opportunity.
Sex Ed (which is what this post is referencing) is once in middle school and once in high school and you CAN opt out. What you can not opt out of is the gender lessons (gender identity, gender expression, etc.) that can be woven into any subject like History or Language Arts, K-12th.
This is their plan:
1.) Plant these ideas early
2.) Influence the kids to be hypersexual or at least think that activities such as urine and blood play or multi partners are run-of-the-mil stuff (“Oral sex is like hugging a fried”) ??
3.) Lower the age of consent (so if a 50 year old wants to “date” a minor it’s no longer statutory rape),??
4.) Rebrand from child molester to “minor attracted” and place this group of child molesters under the protected umbrella of LBGTQ
5.) Place PP as a resource, &
6.) Remove parental authority/consent or at least drive a wedge between parent and child by allowing kids to hide trips to PP or perform an abortion…. Do you see how it is all connected?
She is spot on… this is real and is happening right before our eyes…
I want to say that every Capo teacher my daughter has had, with one exception, was amazing. I also know that many do not agree with this sex Ed but have no choice, it’s law.
My son is a 5th grader, we opted out. He said his friends were coming back to class with stomach aches, some feeling like they would throw up. Many said they did not want to hear this information or they said they should not be hearing this until they are in college. Out of the mouth of babes……so sad
those are trauma responses. Those children are being emotionally and mentally violated. Heartbreaking.
What grade are they teaching this in?
depends on your school district. Comprehensive Sex Ed (CSE) is mandatory for middle and high school. It is not required for elementary, but it’s permissible (legal). That’s why it is so important that you contact your district curriculum director and make an appointment to go in and check to see how they plan to implement AB329 and SB48. Take someone with you, take photos of anything that is questionable or not age appropriate and keep notes on who you talked with. Also, if you choose to opt your child out of the CSE, contact your school principal, homeroom and Science teacher – in writing. Explain to your child/children why you have taken this step. Good luck..
I opted my daughter out. There were three others in her class who did the same. The children whose parents did not opt out brought up to my daughter several times how uncomfortable they felt and that the whole thing was just weird! As the lessons continued, little by little more students began opting out. I think at first, parents do not realize the vulgarity of it all and once they do they regret having their kids in there in the first place!
Capo family here with an 8th grade daughter. Her school is in the middle of these lessons right now. My daughter was “in” for the first 2 lessons (there are a total of 6 lessons for 8th grade, and 6 different lessons for 7th grade). These first 2 lessons for 8th grade were the most mild topics; I had reviewed all the material. They covered the topic of pregnancy, where they learned about the egg, sperm, fertilization, and a developing baby (fetus) – it actually looks like straight forward stuff like from the “old days” of sex ed. The next four lessons will each have some valid content, but are also tainted with many of the unnecessary topics. I was going to have her opt out of these next lessons anyway, but, I have to share what came out of our discussion tonight. We talked about the first 2 lessons which were the mild lessons with nothing controversial. But, she still felt uncomfortable with the way it was presented. She felt it was presented in such a way that sex was not treated as a private and personal thing. Basically, it was not being treated with the respect it deserved. So, I didnt have to tell her I was going to opt her out of the next lessons, because when I told her SHE could opt out of being in class for the remaining lessons and we could just discuss topics together as a family instead, she said that she definitely wanted to do that. So, SHE will be opting out of the the remaining lessons by HER choice!
Yes! And we parents can still save our kids by teaching them to stand up for themselves in these classes like my classmates and I had to do years ago in my school. Because we as kids stood up to these adults and call it for what it was they stopped teaching it to us. I believe that we need to make sure our kids know they have the power and right to say no and not cave to any vulgar and inappropriate teachings and pressure no matter from who it comes from.
I am so with you on this. It is crucial that they know that they can/and must stand up for what’s right. It’s not just the adults. No matter what the outcome. I always tell them, One person can move mountains and you each be that person to stand up for this blessed country, your faith, your right. Well said!
Here is a post from Shannon Joy:
No. No. No. No.
The state DISSOLVING a democratically elected local body (a school board) established by federal law and affirmed by multiple Supreme Court decisions is completely, absolutely wrong.
Here is a post from a California anti-Common Core group:
My 6 year old is a very smart kindergartner. She’s top of her class, but HATES going to school. All we do is work work work, she says. I literally am in tears for her because I hate seeing the dread on her face. When my now 15 year old was in kindergarten it was so different. I just don’t understand how parents can come together during a teacher strike but for education in general I hear crickets. 😭
And here are the replies to this post:
I don’t understand it either. Do the best you can do for your daughter- refuse everything that is killing her spark. Most people don’t understand that California is a social promotion state so absolutely nothing in K-8 matters (except for high school level language and math in 7 & 8 which only counts towards graduation.)
thankfully, we are moving out of state (NV) beginning of next year. Her teacher is great but I can tell he doesn’t like the pressures against him. He actually strongly recommend I have her tested in 2nd grade for the gifted program. I wonder if she just bored, but I know it’s not just that.
Do you work outside of the home? If not, I would pull her out of school since you’re moving out of state anyways. I gave this advice to my neighbor with a Kinder who was also hating school and moving out of state and it was awesome for him. More time with family and more authentic learning at home.
My son strongly dislikes school too. He’s in 5th grade. They never get to play he says … sit, sit, sit. Or are made to run laps instead of having free play or getting recess. No indoor games or activities on rainy days. It’s absolutely disheartening. I feel you.
my cousin is in 4th, never had school issues but now he says he “done”. To the point where my aunt has had to meet with the principal twice this month. He also says his teacher is stressed out because it’s testing time. 😞
Along with mandatory vaccinations, California just completely scares the hell out of me. You question one thing and you get bombarded. It’s a shame.
Omg! 😭This was me exactly 3 years ago! My bright 6 year old daughter told me she hated school because all they do is work work work! She said exactly the same thing!And don’t get me started on all the hw she had after school! Not enough time for gymnastics and sports. It was the hardest decision, but with the support of some knowledgeable parents about academics, I pulled both of my kids out of public school elementary and put them in a local private school with no Common Core curriculum. We may be tight on $$ now but their smiles and desire to go to school and learn are far worth it!
My biggest concern is that a good majority of these poor kids are going to get burnt out way to early and lose interest in going to school all together. What is wrong with this education system? If these kids are getting burnt out in Elementary, just imagine what is going to happen when it’s time for high school, where their education really matters. We will most likely put our kids back in public school again during high school.
I argued this to my husband who likes to just sugar coat things and say we all had homework in kindergarten. Umm NO! When I compare the work she brings home to my now sophomore daughter, it is a drastic difference. At first it started as I miss you I want to be home which is not unusual. Then comments now and then about when will the weekend be here to flat out ugh, I don’t want to go to school every single morning. She tried to be excited but then something will happen like having to miss PE to do work and then all hell breaks loose. Thank God there’s only a few weeks left. ___–
Just heart breaking! I remember my daughter tried to get her grandpa (a Dr) to write her a note that she was sick behind my back. That’s not normal behavior for a bright child, that was a cry for help! It certainly wasn’t normal for her and she never gets sick.
I’m a high school teacher and have taught for 32 years. Probably 99% of us agree with you, but we have little to no power to change things. Parents are the ones with the power; you’re the ones who can effect change! Someone has to be the one to get the ball rolling, though. Raise your concerns at the next PTA meeting. Get other like-minded parents to go with you to a Board of Education meeting. There’s power in numbers! Teachers will support you, but this can’t come from us. Believe me, we don’t like this either. I won’t teach junior English anymore because of how stressful all of the testing is. The first year SBAC testing was added, I got a nasty case of vertigo that left me incapacitated for almost two weeks. If change is going to happen, the best bet is for it to come from parents.
Educrats are always experimenting on children (not talking about teachers, here, but the educational politicians who create this nonsense), it’s just more obvious now. Kids are taught to the test and really aren’t learning much of value. My youngest is graduating high school next month. I home schooled him all the way up to sophomore year, as well as his siblings. We read A LOT of books, which taught history, geography, social studies, etc and we added in science, math, and other subjects. His junior year, I asked him if they were reading any books for his different classes. Nope. Only textbooks, were they are getting mere dry kibble nuggets of “knowledge.”
My 8yo tells me that they are learning Cursive next year. He’s in an elementary school in Oak Park, CA. I’ve had private convos with 2 of the teachers and a principal at this district. They HATE common core, and do all they can to limit the stupid crap in it. Knowing these things gives me hope.
I’m in Agoura. Would you happen to know what math program they use? We use GoMath and its heavily CC aligned. I have a 3rd grader.
I’m feeling your pain right now. My 5th grade son is in the middle of state testing and it’s ruining his confidence and self esteem
Have you all seen the lunches recently? The so called healthy ones? Either a bag with 3 baby carrots or 2 cherry tomatoes and a slice of zucchini and a tub of salsa. Most get thrown out because they aren’t even ripe. Least here in California anyway. Check out the school, seriously folks. These “meals” are the most some kids are getting. Ask your child, the lunches can be a reflection of the education experience.
Here is a report for Illinois by Fight Crime: Invest in Kids, a subgroup of the sinister Council for a Strong America. It suggests that by the early childhood push (require kindergarten, more preschool, etc) that kids will be less likely to be criminals if they go through the government’s parent replacement program:
This article here mentions ReadyNation (another member of Council for a Strong America) and Fight Crime: Invest in Kids are pushing this early childhood stuff. It also mentions the early childhood education scheme being one of Pritzker’s top priorities (which it naturally would as he and his partner James Heckman profit off of all of this!)
Hage’s company Charter Schools USA built a school in my district, so I looked into them a while back. CSUSA works with Summit Construction (https://tinyurl.com/yyof2qy4) and Red Apple Development (https://tinyurl.com/y3sb3add; see map) to build new charter schools. They contribute to the campaigns of FL reform leaders to the candidates and/or to PACs that help elect them. (See CSUSA contributions in 2018, including a $350K contribution to the $1.2 million FL Education Empowerment PAC. Other contributors: John Kirtley, who heads Step Up For Students and American Federation for Children, and Jim Walton, Walton Family Foundation). This PAC spent $1.1 million on school choice marketing in Florida. Bit of trivia: ~$50K went to MVP Strategist owned by a frequent commenter on Gradebook, Shawn R. Frost, in the last half of 2018.)
Hage was founding director of the Florida Charter School Alliance with Miami-Dade’s Judith S. Stein (https://tinyurl.com/y5kg7yrt) and Ignacio Zulueta (Z brothers made millions in real estate and charter school deals; https://tinyurl.com/ybpprfme), John Kirtley (founder, Step Up for Students, which manages $1 billion FL Tax Credit Scholarship voucher program), Patty Levesque (CEO of Jeb Bush’s Foundation for Excellence in Education); Emilia Fanjul (daughter of Pepe Fanjul, Fanjul Bros., a sugar and real estate conglomerate that expanded into charter schools around 2000; https://tinyurl.com/y2gzwdm2). Current board of directors: https://flcharterschool.org/board-of-directors/.
Hage was Director of Research for Jeb Bush’s Foundation for Florida’s Future (Foundation for Excellence in Education) where he worked on education, tax and welfare policy reform. He served on multiple boards including Broward County’s Charter Task Force and the State of Florida’s Charter Review Panel appointed by the Senate President. He also assisted in the early development of the first charter school in Florida, the Liberty City Charter School, a collaboration between Jeb Bush and T. Willard Fair, President of the Miami Urban League (source: Bloomberg).
A 2012 Florida Trend article, describes his Tallahassee charter schools:
“Governor’s Charter Academy, a $11.4-million public school that opened in August with 515 students in grades K-6.
The school was designed to be tour-friendly. Classrooms have glass walls, microphones and speakers so that someone standing outside the room can see and hear what’s going on inside. The principal can observe a teacher in action, for example. And a disruptive student removed from the class can still hear a lesson while sitting in the hallway. Sixth-graders learn on iPads, and teachers use Apple TVs and laptops.
‘We designed things here that we thought would be innovative,’ says Jonathan Hage, CEO of Fort Lauderdale-based Charter Schools USA, which built and manages the school.
Education: Bachelor’s degree, political science, University of Colorado, Colorado Springs. Master’s degree, liberal studies with a focus on economics and public policy, Georgetown University.
Family: Proposed to his wife atop the Washington monument. He had known her since the third grade. Sherry Hage now works at Charter Schools USA as chief academic officer.”
Here is a wise post from the California anti-radical sex ed group:
STOP. Just stop. Stop letting people tell you what you can opt your child out of and what you cannot. Almost every other post in this group mentions something like “I was told I can opt my child out of the Sex Ed portion but not the Gender Ed (or LGBTQ) portion.” STOP. Stop giving YOUR power as a parent away to the state. If you can’t move out of state, if you can’t afford private school, if you can’t or don’t want to homeschool – and your only choice left is to keep your child in traditional public school – then STOP. Stop letting other people tell you what is right for your child. I’m still undecided about my children’s educational choices, so I’ll share with you my thoughts on the matter… If I keep my kids in traditional public school I will (and in many ways already have): 1. Be 100% informed and involved in your local school district and in your child’s school. 2. Make yourself known to the principal, assistant principal, nurse, health clerk, teacher, teacher’s aides… anyone who may come in contact with your child or who may make decisions for your child in your absence. 3. Make your wishes known REGARDLESS of the AB329 law in person (conference) and in writing. Have a letter drawn up and put in your child’s cum folder. Make copies for everyone. 4. Meet your PTA President and explain why your school’s PTA should be a PTO instead. (PTA was/is a supporter of AB329.) 5. LOOK AT EVERY BOOK, WORKBOOK, etc., especially in the upper grades. Don’t let your local school district fool you into thinking their curriculum choices are benign. Last May, I checked out all materials (from the middle school’s library) that my incoming 6th grader would be learning from, and I took pictures of anything concerning. Doing this will give you an advantage, of sorts, to be prepared for the “Mrs. So-and-So, when do you plan to teach about Harvey Milk?” talk. 6. Have CONSISTENT discussions with your child’s teacher(s) and request that he/she email you their syllabus and weekly updates, including books to read, worksheets to complete, and tests/quizzes to take. (Many upper grades teachers post this information on their class websites.) If you notice that a certain objectionable topic will be taught on a certain day, KEEP YOUR CHILD HOME. And don’t pander to the teacher… “What can my child do to make-up this assignment?” Don’t give the teacher that much power. 7. Talk to your child, over and over again, about his/her rights in school. If your child expresses discomfort related to his/her physical, emotional, mental, or spiritual health, your child has the right to GET OUT OF CLASS and go to the office/nurse (your child should then contact/call you immediately). No teacher can force your child to read, listen to, or watch ANYTHING that is objectionable to you or to your child. Don’t just have this discussion once with your child… this needs to be a scripted response in case your child’s teacher tries to teach something that is completely unaligned with your belief system. 8. Network, network, network. Talk to other parents in your community. This one’s been hard for me, because even in my conservative community I get a lot of “crickets” from friends – I assume they think this could NEVER happen in our school district. 9. Pass out IPOC flyers (on public property, not school property) and attend IPOC meetings. 10. Opt your children out of state testing. 11. STOP voting for Democrats!!!
AGAIN… don’t let anyone tell you that you can’t opt your child out of questionable and/or objectionable material! Contact attorney Nada Higuera for pro bono advice, if needed.
And some replies to this post:
EXACTLY my thoughts!!! Thank you for taking the time to type this! It’s all about staying in constant communication with our children and teachers! Ultimately the teachers will be the ones making choices for their classrooms. ❤️🙏👐
I would add: If your child’s class uses computers or iPads, opt them out of all digital lessons or deny permission to use electronics in the classroom. Too much data is gathered and safety filters on these devices are not adequate. There could also be assignments that you, as the parent, will never see because they never come home. Anything online can always be printed to be completed on paper and brought home.
Some parents shy away from pulling their kids out because of fear of violation of truancy laws. Or something “serious” like that. But what if the worst happened and a parent were cited and it was taken to court and the WHOLE ISSUE became a matter of a public trial and/or lawsuit? I can’t think this is anything the Dept. of Ed. wants to get out into the public domain. God forbid some parent should get persecuted in this way, but the state has just as much to fear from publicity. Parents should keep this in mind when they confront the school system. As [name redacted] has said, we don’t have to act like the slaves of Sacramento.
Loving your neighbor as yourself means you will protect your neighbor kids and all the kids of California by fighting in the voting booth, staying engage, sharing this info with people (even when they don’t get it and give you a five mile stare) and fight like crazy at the state level too. Kids are worth it. Every single one of them.
I am so surprised by the cricket responses from my conservative friends. Everyone has the wool pulled over their eyes and doesn’t think this stuff is real.
I’m experiencing the same thing only in another realm – people who should care, don’t. I’ve noticed that at the slightest challenge in life, some people just pull the blanket over their heads. I think, wow, if you can’t even stand up to something like this, how will you ever stand up to larger injustices, as people throughout history have had to do?
Agree. I tell people in person about this all and they mostly respond with “hmmm”. Meanwhile I am getting heart palpitations every time I read posts on this group.
It’s all very sad.
Finally! A voice of reason. Stop asking permission and start laying down expectations. It’s a state/school/district, not a legal guardian or parent. We tell them, they don’t tell us. When we stop with our expectations and thinking for ourselves in the best interests of our kids is when we become sheep. We are NOT sheep! We are NOT complacent!
Great post and you are right saying about the crickets from parents. In fact I got laughed at when I showed one parent what the sex ed material contains. She laughed and said the school would never teach anything like it and that my source is basicaly full of crap. Some parents are in denial and fully trust the schools. That is how we were programmed!
The denials are pretty scary, to me more scary than the curriculum itself. I say this because this curriculum, as bad as it might seem to us it’s not the final step. Much more to come. Each time they roll something out they want to see how much people are aware and each time full grown adults are blind to it, they are more embolden. This is why seemingly it’s “gotten so bad” but not really, it’s been in the works for a long time.
I came from a country where this madness was being implemented in national level
We prayed a lot
We went to streets
We made so much noise
Result:
The President (communist) was impeached, the curriculum was banned, and now things are way better
We need to do more noise
These politicians care a lot about votes and media attention
Where are you from?
Brazil
I would add (to my original post): if you can be a substitute teacher or a volunteer in your district (specifically in your child’s school), that will help the cause. You will teach multiple subjects in many different classrooms. You will network with other parents and will get to know every teacher in your child’s school. You will have more support from the teachers, staff and administration because you, in turn, supported them when they needed someone to cover their classes or when they needed help with volunteering. I am very much a presence on my kids’ school campuses. Teachers and staff know that I am there to help and to give support, but that I also expect respect and support in return.
We have to protect our children – that’s number one, without a doubt. Usually I don’t understand people who deny reality, but, I do understand being overwhelmed and not knowing what to do. Most parents have full time jobs, some more stressful than others, are single or have unsupportive spouses, and are frankly just trying to get through each day meeting their responsibilities. Now along comes a perversion laden leftist indoctrination curriculum that threatens their tenuous balance in daily life. It would be tempting to look at that and say “maybe it’s not that bad.” Unfortunately, it IS that bad! [name redacted], all your advice in theory is great! But I’m thinking – the mothers who have the time to substitute teach or hang out at the school are probably not holding down a job outside the home and are in the best position to homeschool. Mothers who can’t homeschool because they must work full time are the same mothers who can’t spend time at the school. It is really a terrible situation with no easy answers and certainly no single answer that suits all. Everyone has to figure out what they are going to do to protect their children from this crap, but the first step is to acknowledge that there’s a serious problem that needs dealing with.
this is why everyone with any bandwidth must engage. We need to be an army fighting at the top down and cheering each other on. It’s truly a war for the hearts and minds of the next generation!
There’s the checkmate.
Step 1: Convince women they don’t need no man (1970-1980). Glorify single motherhood through media (ie: Murphy Brown).
Step 2: Marginalize men, fathers, husbands in media (1990-2000). Eventual decline in family unit (Phase 1).
Step 3: Keep raising taxes so both parents (if there is even both parents) must work.
Step 4: Increase population but don’t improve infrastructure causing more and more traffic – working parents are drained so they don’t have enough resources to properly raise children (Phase 2).
Step 5: Infiltrate schools.
Step 6: Parents you’re looking pretty stressed financially, mentally, and emotionally there – don’t worry we’ll take care of your kids. Thanks. We got it from here. (Phase 3).
I agree! I was told by a teacher once “you as the parent are the best advocate for your children” I talked to the teacher if that did not work I talked to the principal and the science teacher! I also spoke to the school district superintendent a couple of times if I was not happy with the direction things were going at school for my child. I got to know everyone in the front office, secretaries, school nurses, volunteers, crossing guards, janitors etc., be involved and listen to your kids.
Absolutely. As a former public school teacher I see how many parents don’t know their powers and rights and just take whatever teachers and schools say as the word of god. Stand up for your kids. Go to the office, write emails to the teachers and principals. Make your face and presence known and make them all uncomfortable! They don’t like that and will be more likely to work with you. You have the power as parents. Unfortunately, the more kids who pull out of the public school system the better…and that is probably the strongest message to send to the state—but I know not everyone can do that. If you can find a way to pull out if things don’t go your way and get bad enough, do it. The best way to hurt the public schools is by pulling their money from them. Even for a year or two as this stuff goes through. If they see that they might be more likely to make changes to the curriculum and these laws…but it’s doubtful. It’s hard to go back once something has been done. I never in a million years thought I’d want to homeschool but I’m feeling more and more forced into it these days.
Omg I LOVE YOU! Iam In OR & I do this EXACT same thing! Every week Iam putting out small fires !!!BUT I do not care I will be in charge .
Love this and love this group!! We have recently lived this in our district (RUSD) with a new principal to our school, community & district. She has overstepped her boundaries with this mama 100%
I’ve had to talk with my 11 Y/O about her rights and given her instruction to walk out of class,our teacher is in a rough spot because she loves her students and this principle has not even been open with her staff or communicated with them 😟
Many parents have contacted the district with our concerns, most of them about how our children no longer feel safe and supported by administrators. Our particular issue is regarding AB1266 where any student who identifies with an opposite sex, can & will be able to use facilities (including but not limited to the restrooms & locker rooms) regardless of the sex listed on that students enrollment. Our district has no actual plan to protect the “UN” protected-class & these kids are feeling neglected, their emotional distress is at a never before seen high. The mental health of the entire school body is not even being discussed over fear of being sued by one student. It’s a whole mess of things….I found this group by chance and boy am I grateful for it ❤
Here is another post from the California anti-radical sex ed group from someone from the oak park district:
My school has officially approved “Gender Identity Curriculum” for K-5. I cannot opt out. This is essentially a “welcoming school”. Is there any way I can fight this? Can I get a religious exemption for my kid? HELP?? (I know I can leave, but I’d want to fight this).
And another post from this group:
I think something funny is going on with AMAZON! I mean, any parent who reads these books (based on recommended age range) would NOT be ok with the material and how it’s presented. So how the heck can all these positive reviews be written? I have attached links to all these books….just look at the reviews! ?? I SEEN these books today and skimmed through and I felt like ??!! I can show pics in comments if needed of the content material but it’s pretty explicit. I do notice none of the amazon reviews had at least 1 page to show of this book… I feel like buying them just to post MY review and snapshot of pics but 1- I DO NOT want to support these people and 2- my review might not get published because I want to show that this is straight up pedophilia/pornography! I know every parent has their way of speaking to their children but I do not think these reviews are legit. Do you?
I agree. I believe the reviews are staged. Amazon, Facebook, Google, Microsoft and other big tech firms have agreed to use algorithms to support the UN’s sexual rights agenda (The UN and Planned Parenthood worked hand in hand to create the Comprehensive Sexuality Framework and to nationalize online curriculum). See the big tech groups’ support of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development’s (OECD) Artificial Intelligence Principles. The Principles are backed by groups like the anti-family, anti-Christ Southern Poverty Law Center.
Parents don’t seem to realize that these big tech firms worked with the Obama Administration to nationalize K-12 assessments—to control local curriculum. These Amazon reviews are similar to the curriculum reviews that teachers are starting to get for online curriculum, ie; “Use this curriculum to help your students get the best test scores.” They are training (propagandizing) teachers to groom children as sexual rights activists.
I was looking up StriveTogether (a group that appears to be nearer the root of all of this corporate crony rot) and “kindergarten readiness”. Interestingly, I found this 29 community partnership with these groups for birth to three work.
I found these groups tied to it. Furthermore, thanks to the kind article they posted, I found these 29 commmunities tied to whatever this partnership is.
National Association of Counties
National League of Cities
Center for the Study of Social Policy
National Institute for Children’s Health Quality (NICHQ)
StriveTogether
Pritzker Children’s Initiative (PCI)
Sorenson Impact Center, housed at the University of Utah’s David Eccles School of Business
Center for the Study of Social Policy
Boston, Massachusetts
Denver, Colorado
Guilford County, North Carolina
Los Angeles County, California
Kent County, Michigan
Multnomah County, Oregon
Orange County, California
Onondaga County, New York
Ventura County, California
Volusia and Flagler Counties, Florida
National Association of Counties
Boone County, Missouri
Champaign County, Illinois
Dauphin County, Pennsylvania
Pierce County, Washington
Ramsey County, Minnesota
Washington County, Virginia
Watauga County, North Carolina
Tarrant County, Texas
I found another group with all of the same players as above and then some! I found it by trying to look up connections between StriveTogether and Child Trends. This group here appears to have both of those two entities involved. Both the NCIT and the partnership above are involved in birth to three work.
Found this from Data Quality Campaign, a Gates-funded group. In particular, they mentioned this about the report (above) from Child Trends:
“Last year, Child Trends released an extremely compelling summary of research on what they called “integrated student supports (ISS)” that illustrated why it matters that data belong to and follow students, and not get stuck within bureaucratic silos. These “ISS” initiatives—sometimes called community schools or collective impact networks—prioritize similar strategies: they carefully assess individual students’ needs and coordinate with trusted community partners to get those needs met. They take a whole-child perspective and are rigorous about using data as the currency for communicating with each other and with families about what’s working, what isn’t, and what’s next.
What Child Trends’ analysis confirmed is that these strategies are powerful—consistently increasing the attendance, reading and math achievement, grade completion, and overall GPA of students—and that they are worth the public and private dollars we spend on them.
It would be a no-brainer to expand these strategies if it weren’t also so difficult. And a central difficulty for most of these communities is how to share and use data: how to ask the right questions, empower educators to act on the answers, and use FERPA as a guide for safely sharing data rather than as an excuse for locking it away.
DQC is very proud to have partnered with StriveTogether this year to create a new set of resources to help communities tackle this challenge head-on. We structured these resources around seven principles that our organizations have seen work again and again, in communities across the country to help schools and their partners create the kind of student supports that Child Trends’ report endorsed. And because we know that schools need partners they can trust, we helped to advise StriveTogether’s terrific set of student data privacy best practices for nonprofits and community-based organizations.”
Here is another post from the California anti-radical sex group:
This is what San Juan Unified School District is doing to us, the parents. I just received a letter from them about MANDATORY orientation for sexual education class. The letter was received on 5/30/2019, dated 5/20/2019 but actually sent by them on the 5/28/2019, as you can see on the postage/envelope. It informs me that my child is already enrolled in this class and the orientation is MANDATORY. Also, it tells me that I can examine the instructional materials on 5/30/2019 from 3:00 to 4:00 PM, by appointment. Also, they tell me that if I don’t want my student to participate in Comprehensive sexual health or HIV prevention education in summer school to provide a written notice by 5/30/2019. The letter by itself is very confusing about options and due dates. It doesn’t give you time to call them and ask questions about the program. THIS is outrageous. They don’t give us time to review the material or to even write them a message by the due date set by them. You can read the letter by yourself.
Here is a post that was shared in the California anti-radical sex ed group:
Here’s “Woody” – the condom demonstrator, starting in the 8th grade. Maybe it would be better named as the “Weber.”
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Here is a post that I found shared in a Colorado anti-Common Core group:
Flocabulary – first time I’ve ever heard of this, yet it is evidently permeating the public schools. Parents, you must WATCH this short video, but I must WARN you, that it’s vulgar and horrific – sadly, it’s what’s being taught to innocent children. If you haven’t been convinced to pull your kids out of public school, this just might be the straw that breaks your camel’s back!
Here is a post from the California anti-radical sex ed group:
🔥🔥PARENTS BEWARE!
Dr. Walter Ralston Intermediate School – Garden Grove, CA🔥🔥
Will be teaching Sex Ed TODAY in Social Studies. Apparently, they started yesterday.
Parents are saying they didn’t know! Parents said school told them emails when out. School told ME they sent letters. PULL YOUR KIDS NOW!!
Amd another post from this group:
Got this from one teacher
I work in a large urban school district (in Senator Pan’s district actually). Last week I had to attend an “equity training” where we were informed of new policies our board just adopted for our district. Some goodies include:
A gender fluid student must be allowed to use whichever restroom “they” choose, based upon whichever gender “they” identify with on any given day. If one day “they” identify as male they use the boys bathroom…if the next day “they” identify as female “they” can use the girls restroom. And we are not allowed to question this or stop it because we don’t have a right to pry into their confidential gender equity rights.
Repeat above for locker rooms
(This one’s my personal favorite) If a student wishes to be known as a preferred name and gender, and chooses to have their gender changed in our database we have to honor that. The new name and gender (or non gender) will be entered and the “dead” name and gender will be noted. To not address a student as they choose is discrimination. When a student makes this change two student IDs will be issued, one with the dead name and one with the new name. A student does not have to have parental permission nor a legal name change for us to honor this…(and here’s my favorite part)…. We can NOT notify the parents/guardians unless the student requests it!!!! Can NOT tell parents!!! This is regardless of age. This is not just for students 18 and up this is for all students, right down to Kinder (and K-2 is where I’m seeing the most gender confused kids in my district btw). So we have to address kids by a name their parents didn’t give them, create IDs in these non legal names, and remember to use the kiddos dead name when calling home…and at no point are we allowed to say “Hey Mom and Dad, Suzzie now goes by Bob at school” all because “protecting students confidentiality is our top priority” and “some parents just don’t get it and can’t accept their poor kids for who they are.”
I swear I am living in the Twilight Zone…and I quit the job, next week is my last week in this Matrix.
Incredibly disappointing-HOWEVER-there is victory in the number of parents who showed up and the amazing ACCURATE and truthful info they gave in testimony. WCSD showed tonight that they don’t care about parent voice.
I would have preferred the trustees to have said’ “We have already made up our mind on how we are voting, if you would like to stay and make a comment, please do so” rather than staying for 5 hours to see it through, and end as predicted.
I was there tonight and spoke at the meeting, asking them to vote no.
By far the majority of the people who showed up to the meeting were opposed to the new curriculum. They seemed to be almost at capacity since they needed several overflow rooms.
Time to pull kids out of school!!!! Homeschool
Even if you opted out your kids will be exposed by the kids who don’t opt out.
depends on the activities your children attend. Think about it you would be teaching your children about sex with curriculum of your choosing for support not strangers and their opinions from some government approved curriculum.
And so what if your children run into public school children. It isnt common anyway you would be too busy with socializing at meetups you wouldnt really run into them much.
We hardly see them on our block anyway the past few years have been quiet on our block. the kids must be inside playing on their school issued chromebooks.
We are hiking biking swimming etc.
And when we want to go on a vacation as a family we can. The school isnt dictating when we get up when we can go somewhere or how long we can be ill.
I sm surprised so many families let the school dictate so much of their everyday lives.
They flat out didn’t give a crap that for the first time-Parents flooded the board room and 5 overflow rooms to oppose!
Gear up everyone-this is not over!!! Settle in for the long haul-we are not making this easy on them.
there will be another meeting for lesson one that they are reworking. They didn’t get everything they wanted and now that the door has been opened, they will push for more changes constantly. The vote last night was just for this to be taught to 9th grade. We’ve already been told the vote next time on this will expand it to 9-12 and then lower grades. Parents were AMAZING and it was the biggest turnout ever. We need to keep adding to that turnout.
Disgusting!!! What is evil is good… what is good is evil!!! There is a sin problem and closed eyes and hearts
So Scott Kelly was a yes vote?
Yes
I posted in an Ohio anti-Common Core group the following:
Just curious, has anyone in Ohio encountered transgender lessons, stuff about anal sex, oral sex, dental dams (which, apparently, from what I heard from a description of a school pamphlet, appear to be some sort of condom/contraceptive to be used for oral sex in order to reduce STD risk and I didn’t care to investigate further), Planned Parenthood sex ed with referrals to abortion clinics, drag queens, gender pronoun edicts to staff or students sent by the school board or some jerk educrat ruling from on high, any books about same sex couples, transgender kids, etc being read, etc?
I received the following replies:
The Washoe County, NV, school board just passed Chapters 2 through 6 of the curriculum. They have to rework chapter 1. See John Eppolito on FB Protectnevadachildren.
What goes on in Washoe County (Reno) will work it’s way to Clark County (Las Vegas) for another fight. The drag queen came through Las Vegas story time last summer and Boulder City last fall.
Yes. It is everywhere. Cuyahoga County Board of Health (mini California?) strongly promotes these ideas on their 216teens.org webpage and it is in several schools. Six large Columbus school districts are bringing in Syntero for mental health- who has a Lgbt group for teens teaching these ‘inclusive’ topics. Come to Protect Ohio Children meetings that are being held across the state. Go to ohiovaluevoters.org to register. Ohiovaluevoters has just helped facilitate the cancellation of two drag queen teen only public library events. Next meeting is in Lorain, Ohio this Saturday.
Someone needs to build a “sex wall” on behalf of and for our children!
And yet another post from the California anti-radical sex ed group:
So, this says materials used by outside speakers must “align” with the liberal “CA Healthy Youth Act.” Yet it doesn’t state that parents may review these materials. It sounds like a loophole that will allow things in that a parent never gets the opportunity to preview and opt out of. I guess we also need to be asking what outside group is speaking, and demand to see their content and lesson plans ahead of time. This sure requires a lot of trust on the parents’ part. I think we need bold parents to keep their kids out and monitor the teaching of the lessons, and share everything publicly!
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And some replies to this post:
I told our children if they go to an assembly that is clearly inappropriate that they text me and I will personally go down to the school and take them out of it. The problem is they will most likely be so embarrassed and fear “rocking the boat” that they may not do it.
It’s hard for adults to look different, if we’re honest with ourselves…
When I was young my mom gave us a code word for if we were ever a friend’s house and wanted to be picked up. It was “is Aunt Jennifer there yet?” which would create the excuse to be picked up. Perhaps you could think of something for your children (that might involve a little white lie to their friends) like “my mom has to pick me up early today for xyz”
A must watch!!!!
Protect our Kids Conference, Temecula -watch this on YouTube
Most of the time the “outside speaker” is planned parenthood.
And that is disgusting! I don’t want to think about what is in their printed materials, let alone what they would say to our kids, even beyond the printed filth! 😡
Here is a post by someone from Michigan:
Michigan does NOT require Sex Ed be taught in our schools, yet many do. Parents and communities members need to check what children in your public schools are being exposed to and take a stand. If the School Boards do not eliminate offensive materials, PULL YOUR KIDS OUT!
Public schools are a disaster. They seek first and foremost to undermine Christ in every possible way
Yes, however, we are seeing local districts in WA develop tactics to implement by hosting parent only workgroup meetings with a max of 50-75 parents. SB 5395 will be back with a vengeance in the 2020 state legislative session. A massive opt out of Sex Ed campaign has launched with yard signs in a few districts. It’s also school board campaign season and there are tactics to keep the issue fresh and alive!
Dexter Public Schools are a mess and driven by Leftists and Progressives that call themselves Republicans. Laura Jones in particular.
Michigan parents have the right to pull their student out during reproductive health as well as view the content.
exactly. Tho some report harassment of kids pulled out. Seriously though, why do PreK kids need to hear about gender choice? And why does any kid need diagrams on alternate methods? Sick.
I didn’t see that with my youngest who went through Pre K in KPS..nor in the elementary did they discuss gender choice other then boy/girl (he’s now in 4th grade and just recently completed sex ed at Gull Lake).
Like I said, MI schools are not required to teach sex Ed. Your local boards CAN control this.
By the way, have you looked at Light if Christ Academy at St Ann’s? An excellent NOT Common Core classical curriculum. If you really want your kids well educated, this is an awesome choice!
CSE will get embedded into the curriculum over time.
And another post from her:
Local school districts have been aggressively marketing this “Shared Time Services” program to local private schools. First, how does this program survive the Blaine Amendment? Manpower instead of money to religious schools? Second, the program is a net revenue producer for public schools. As a taxpayer, I consider it fraud. Teachers hired into the public schools NOT teaching public school kids. Pupil-teacher ratios are a lie. And finally, these teachers must be MI certified, ie Common Core indoctrinated and not necessarily aligned to the values and morals of the private school. Another example of how “the state” is using money to get THEIR way. We should ALL oppose this charade.
Parents, See what is happening in public schools. This is NOT the exception! Even if you are an atheist, this should outrage you!
“As a Christian and 11th-grader at La Plata High School in Maryland, Caleigh Wood was taught that “Most Muslims’ faith is stronger than the average Christian.” She was also required to profess in writing, the Islamic conversion creed, “There is no god but Allah, and Muhammad is the messenger of Allah.” Ms. Wood believed that it is a sin to profess by word or in writing, that there is any other god except the Christian God. She stood firm in her Christian beliefs and was punished for it. The school refused her request to opt-out or give her an alternative assignment. She refused to complete her anti-Christian assignment and consequently received a failing grade.”
Here is a post from a Utah anti-Common Core group:
Does anyone know about Modern States classes? It says it’s a series of on-line classes for free to prep students to take CLEP tests and AP exams. I’m wondering how influenced they are by Common Core ideas.
“Modern States, the New York-based charitable organization behind the effort, has funded production of online courses taught by college professors. The courses prepare students for introductory College Level Examination Program (CLEP) exams in Economics, Sociology, Algebra, and other areas. “
And some replies to this post:
Two of the named people are Steve Klinsky and David Vise. Does anyone know anything about them connected to Common Core “values”?
Judging from this article, they are solely focused on Common Core-aligned test prep. It’s a corrupt system that simultaneously profits the College Board and data investors—while narrowing curriculum around Common Core. ASU is THE model for reforming college courses to Common Core and they are partners in this program.
Word to the wise: If something is “free”, there is always a catch.
This is coming quickly to Monroe County as leftist agitators mobilize a small but loud group of Urban/Suburban families to accuse suburban schools of institutional racism. (Without FACTS or proof BTW).
Here is a post from the Minnesota anti-Common Core group:
This is a huge breach. Excellent job reporting, Ann Costantino.
excerpt:
“It is unknown how long the records have been open to thousands of students and employees and whether there was a larger scale breach of the data.
The Baltimore Post reached out to an information technology contact at Baltimore County schools on Wednesday night prior to publishing this story. The contact confirmed that the error stemmed from a “share all” function on Microsoft Office 365 and a search bar that permitted any user to search for any subject – without restriction. Microsoft and the district have since fixed the error and are working to identify other areas of concern on the platform.
Along with student projects and staff presentation materials, records detailing some student assessment scores for PARCC, MAP and PSAT have been available for anyone with a log-in and password, which includes 114,00 students and thousands of teachers and staff members. Some information – such as PARCC assessment scores – were modifiable, although official scores are kept behind a firewall, according to a district employee.
Detailed personal student discipline, suspension and special education plan data were also open for view, along with some special education referral letters and emails. Medical information for some students and staff members, as well as all student contact information were also open for viewing.
In some cases, students’ home addresses and official student identification numbers were also available for examination. Additionally, some staff meeting notes and specific details from some Individual Education Plan (IEP) meetings on student and family history were also available…”
Schoology COSN TLE privacy seal BCPSbreach
Great Start for All Minnesota Children Act: Short-Term Battles Won; Long-Term Battles Remain. Summary of the 2019 legislative session regarding HF 1 in particular. Great Start initiatives are found not only in the Education Omnibus, but also Health & Human Services, Higher Education and Jobs Omnibus.
Big policy (statutory law) changes did NOT happen for which MACC is tremendously grateful to the Senate there. However, expanded funding for Home Visits and Early Learning Scholarships did The ELS are the vehicle for the HF 1 Birth to 3 initiative which equals free or nearly-free childcare for All. The legislature moves forward with Great Start via incremental funding expansion.
Here is a post from someone on Alice Linahan’s wall, which also quotes her:
Once again, Texas is in the forefront. Have you ever wondered why all the media uses the same language, and subtly changes the language as your ears become accustomed. Start listening for mental health to be tied to threat assessment. Think about the 50 identically designed SLDS. Think about evidence based policy making. Realize, our state like the other 49, is slated to provide documented mental health to our students through a school psychiatric wrap around. And now, at the federal level, each citizen will be provided a mental health threat assessment. Only in America does the population give up their freedom so easily.
Thanks Alice Linahan
All in coordination with the State level SB 11!!
The P-20W system of control is locking in place like a set of gears.
America’s schools are hastily erecting a massive digital surveillance infrastructure, often with little regard for either its effectiveness or its impact on civil liberties.
Social media monitoring companies track the posts of everyone in the areas surrounding schools, including adults. Other companies scan the private digital content of millions of students using district-issued computers and accounts. Those services are complemented with tip-reporting apps, facial-recognition software, and other new technology systems.
Florida offers a glimpse of where it all may head: Lawmakers there are pushing for a state database that would combine individuals’ educational, criminal justice, and social-service records with their social media data, then share it all with law enforcement.
Or companies like Securely….
Securly also began offering “sentiment analysis” of students’ social media posts, looking for signs they might be victims of cyberbullying or self-harm.
In 2016, the company expanded that analysis to students’ school email accounts, monitoring all messages sent over district networks. It also created an “emotionally intelligent” app that sends parents weekly reports and automated push notifications detailing their children’s internet searches and browsing histories, according to a presentation delivered at the conference.
Then, in 2017, Securly also began monitoring all that information for potential signs of violence and attacks. It added a tip line, plus a layer of 24-hour human review of flagged threats schools can opt into.
Florida law directs new office to “coordinate with the Department of Law Enforcement to provide a centralized integrated data repository and data analytics resource to improve access to timely, complete, and accurate information.”
Work on the new repository has already begun. According to the law, data sources must include, at a minimum, the state’s departments of Children and Families, Law Enforcement, and Juvenile Justice; local law enforcement agencies; and “social media.”
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Here is a post from Alice Linahan:
GOVERNOR ABBOTT has signed SB11 giving the state access to collect private personally identifiable data, monitor, and provide state intervention into your child’s mental health! Their access point? Your children’s school. Much like at the federal level, our politicians are using a crisis to impose more control.
Here is a post from a Utah anti-Common Core group:
We need to do better. We need to support the good members on our State School Board. We are all busy with our lives & a thousand other things, but they cannot stand against national standards alone. We all need to do better.
Go back & watch the meeting today & you will see why.
And here are the replies to this post:
How do we do better? There is so much going on all of the time that we have to watch. How do we know when to write the board members? I feel like I’m sinking in all that I have to watch. It’s difficult to keep up.
I feel the same, it is really hard, but I also feel that we failed & left it all on the shoulders of a few. I think we can do better at posting when to write in this group, that’s the easy part, but the problem is we’re strapped so thin, we can’t help people understand what to write. That has to be on them to study. We just need more people actively involved again.
When I’ve gone, I can’t see that it’s made any difference. I don’t mean to sound jaded, truly. I’ve gone, I’ve prepared remarks, I even requested a hearing. I’ve never seen a group of parents make any difference in a board’s decision in the six years I’ve been paying attention and trying to give input. So sorry to sound so discouraged. I just see that board as another impervious government entity who’s forgotten whom they work for. 😦
I can understand that too. I think I’m going to switch my thinking & instead look it as supporting my friends. They can stand & say parents don’t want national standards (or any other issue that’s brought up), but unless the other board members are also hearing from a lot of parents, they won’t believe them. It might not change their minds, but at least it will give the good members some proof, some kind of back up when they need it. The last fight with the health standards was really discouraging, the science standards seemed a hopeless cause, but I just watched amazing women fight for everything I care about while I did nothing, so I’m going to try not to do that again, no matter how daunting it seems. We’re all tired, we’ve been doing this for a long time & this isn’t the only issue we care about, so it is very difficult.
It’s difficult! And this makes me want to cry. I’ve attended school board meetings in CA and then here. So few parents cared and school board members seemed unconcerned. And the opposition seems to be a few steps ahead.
The article may claim that they were just talking nice ways to fight racism, but Shannon Joy has told us on her show that ROC 2 Change is actually a race baiting group:
As you can see, these guys have been at the following New York school districts:
Spencerport Central School District
Brighton Central School District
Churchville-Chili School District
?Brockport Central School District
Rochester City School District
Greece Central School District
Penfield Central School District
West Irondequoit Central School District
Per Karen Bracken:
This article is critically important for all parents in every state to read. PLEASE take the time to read what is being shared. She knows what she is talking about. I have many good friends in TX that have been fighting this legislation and today the Governor of TX signed SB11 into law. Texas is the first but they will not be the last. THIS is exactly what ESSA was all about. It never was an education bill. It always was a mental health bill. What better way to control how our future generations think, what they believe, their attitudes and dispositions than to control their mental health. These programs will make healthy people believe they are sick. Especially if they refuse to conform. I pray that this is the straw that breaks the backs of our parents and makes them see that public school and charters and soon private school too (via vouchers) are not safe for your children. It is time for parents to do some real soul searching and do whatever it takes to protect their kids. The only answer at this point is to get your kids out of the system. If you want to you will find a way, if not you will find an excuse. Public schools are no longer about academics. They are all about changing the world view of future global citizens.
Pearson a humanitarian hoax. And TN just hired them to create our children’s assessments. There are many very good, informative links in this article. CALL GOVERNOR LEE’s OFFICE. Tell him we do not want Pearson in our state. 615-741-2001
This applies to charters in ALL states not just FL. They are a business and the bottom line is their priority and no manner of denial by those pushing charters can change the facts. Charters and vouchers is how they will privatize education which IS the real agenda.
This all sounds great but how will this team address the fact that all the books published today, GED, SAT, ACT and the international PISA are all aligned to Common Core standards? How will this team address the ESSA plan FL had approved by DeVos and the threat of losing federal funds for not adhering to ESSA? Common Core aligned standards are codified into federal law because of ESSA. Common Core is global. It was implemented, under the tutelage of Sir Michael Barber (Pearson), in such a way that it cannot be undone. This is why they aligned all the books and tests (GED, ACT, SAT, PISA). There is so much more to this story. Barber and Pearson’s goal is to support and infiltrated the UN SDGs (Sustainable Development Goals/UN 2030 Agenda which DeVos openly supports) in all education (indoctrination) and they are winning. The big picture is much deeper than the standards. I remain skeptical and it would be wise for others not to be falsely blinded into thinking the problem will be solved by changing Florida’s standards.
What does Pearson, the Middle East, Tennessee and Governor Haslam all have in common???
Now we can add Governor Lee to the list.
Pearson has been hired to write assessments for TN. PARCC hired Pearson a long time ago to write their assessments so in essence we have PARCC back in our state. Pearson is a foreign company with a globalist platform. Pearson wants to own ALL aspects of education across the entire world. they are in bed with Bill Gates, UNESCO, AIR, PARCC, IMS Global just to name a few.
CALL GOVERNOR LEE AND TELL HIM we do not want Pearson in Tennessee. 615-741-2001
So now they are rebranding tests just like they rebranded the Common Core standards. Bottom line……only the name changes and parents should be happy about this??? So NJ still has Common Core and PARCC just some new names. 4 tests or 6 tests Common Core and PARCC is not good for education.
Whether President Trump understood this or not the fact remains Opportunity Zones which have been pushed by this President and his tax cut policies truly has benefitted the rich and famous and also has promoted UN Agenda 21 (2030 Agenda). There apparently was a lot left unsaid to the public about tax cut legislation and what was included in the Jobs Act part of it.
Here is a post (by Lynne Davenport) shared by Karen Bracken:
Education and workforce are two separate things. After nearly a decade of serving unemployed people in Dallas, I know this to be true. We can’t skip over the necessary basics of knowledge and learning to satisfy the needs of business interests. A solid education can be the ticket to lifelong employment. Employers needs skills and trained workers but not at the expense of academic learning for the individual.
Eric Johnson is talking about appointing a workforce czar if elected on June 8. What does that mean? Listen to the audio from his meet & greet with Dallas elite:
Cato Institute’s Neal McClusky warned about a workforce czar after Trump’s attempt to merge the Department of Education and the Dept of Labor last summer:
“We cannot trade in education and labor secretaries for a new workforce czar, and that appears to be either the goal of creating a Department of Education and the Workforce, or at least its likely outcome. And it’s tied to this idea that everything should be run “like a business.” https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/…/upon-further-review-do…
This is a bipartisan effort that dates back to the 90s:
“Marc Tucker, author of the infamous Dear Hillary Letter, and President of NCEE, The National Center on Education and the Economy, has long had a vision of transforming American education into workforce pathways and linked data pathways like those in Switzerland and Germany.
Interestingly, US Secretary of Ed, Betsy DeVos also likes the Swiss education-workforce pipeline and wrote about it, just days prior to the White House announcement of the proposed Ed-Labor merger. http://missourieducationwatchdog.com/googles-economic-inte…/
Eric tagged the Dallas Regional Chamber in his workforce czar post. Let’s examine the DRC’s role in education and the home rule takeover attempt of 2014:
“Since 2011, Educate Dallas, a PAC backed by the Dallas Regional Chamber (the local Chamber of Commerce), has raised $661,953 in cash on hand for its school board war chest, and the Dallas-based education reform PAC Kids First, led by millionaire tech CEO Ken Barth, has raised $661,616. The majority of their donations come from Dallas’ famous aristocrats, including Barth, Ross Perot, Ray Hunt—an oil heir with a net worth of $5.8 billion—and Harlan Crow, a real estate heir and buddy of Clarence Thomas.”
Here is a post that I found in the California anti-radical sex ed group:
“A major conservative commentator is blowing the whistle on what may be the most extreme push for homosexual indoctrination and forced adherence to pro-LGBTQ ideology ever. On the table is a bill in the U.S. House of Representatives for homosexuality and transgender ideology and even sexual practices to be required teaching in all venues of education:
No exceptions – that means, including in private and religious school settings.
Eugene Delgaudio, President, Public Advocate USA, called the “Student Non-Discrimination Act” nothing short of a deceptively named campaign for indoctrinating an entire generation of American children with pro-homosexual propaganda.”
I live in Iowa. The state visited by everyone who desires to be president. This affords me opportunity to meet every single candidate. Every single democratic candidate believes that government functions as a ‘parent’, the better parent for every child. Every democrat in our state legislature believes the same thing and desires to eliminate parental choice in education. I’m sure this is consistent in USA.
You cannot fix or win this battle by opting out of a sex ed curriculum since these government approved beliefs are woven into each subject. Textbooks have inserted political values into the books our students must use in classes. Online versions permit minute by minute ‘updates’. Geography has become a cultural study of equal rights and minimum wage rather than rivers and mountains. History is revised to approve and glorify leaders of socialist agendas that ‘failed but they meant well’ scenarios. Don’t get me started on literature choices used in middle schools. Parents, we must opt out of government controlled corporate education now or we will lose another generation to the distorted perversions seen in gender fluidity discussions with 6 year olds.
You control the schools not a superintendent or educator. You can recall school board members. Go into the school, sit in the office until you see the curriculum, visit a classroom without an appointment. Remove your children from what you deem inappropriate education. Homeschool or find a private option if you can. Remember federal dollars are tied to “everything goes” education. Research the laws. Become an expert in your rights. Teach your child their rights.
In the long run, a full ride scholarship earned at the cost of a child’s lost soul isn’t worth it. Take a risk!
You are the parent and have authority over your children. Don’t believe the lie masquerading as a ‘school law’. We withdrew our child at age 8 -mid year- and literally ran to a homeschool cooperative in another city. He thrived. As I learned and gained confidence, with support and guidance from new friends (those who knew much more than I did), I became active lobbying my legislators. My legislators didn’t know a whole lot about homeschooling and I was able to educate them to our positive outcomes (testing) and bring my child with me to meet them. Many ways to educate a child (think state house field trips).
Take back your children! I encourage you in other states to stand up, speak out this summer. You are never alone in these issues. Find a supportive friend, an attorney (HSLDA and state groups), and a guide (someone who knows more legal stuff than you about navigating the laws) and take back your student:s education. You may surprised to hear from teachers who are struggling privately (usually threatened with loss of their jobs) with using these textbooks and implementing these rules. Check out the homeschool laws in California and write letters of support for laws that protect your parental rights. If I can do this, you can do this. We are in this together.
And yet another post from this group:
So, my kids sat out today, and I did register. My wife called into the school to tell them why my kids won’t be there. They did not know anything as to what she was told about the sex ed. My wife only told her about the transgender conversations that will start at kindergarten. She knew NOTHING about it, and also got a little pushy telling her that she needs to inform herself and call the school board, and that the school is in more of a conservative district (which it is). Why do the teachers and school employees know nothing about this??? She found it to be disgusting and that they were not teaching that stuff, but still knew nothing about it. Was she playing dumb? Or are teachers in the dark? How could this story be so quiet?
And some replies to this post:
I am a teacher and only found out about all this on Facebook. We teach nothing of the sort and have heard nothing of the sort either 🤷🏼♀️
You have been kept in the dark on purpose. Read on.
If it hadn’t been approved by your local district by now, it isn’t coming for next year. She was not playing dumb. Tons of districts are not enacting this. It’s a recommendation not a mandate. Districts and teachers have local control. Keep fighting at state and local levels but don’t expect teachers or staff will have a plan or even have this on their radar.
It’s appalling to me that they are not aware of what is going on with legislation that absolutely affects the ability for them to do their job. I find any teacher principal administrator that isn’t aware of what is happening to be completely negligent and derelict in their duties to our children
As a teacher, I must disagree. If we are never asked to teach something, how in the heck would we know about new legislation that MIGHT require us to teach something in the future? I follow political news closely, especially what our CA nutjob legislators have been enacting with their Democrat supermajority in recent years. I even campaigned for a conservative candidate for Assembly last year. However, I am just hearing about this through FB!
I have worked at a school for years, and our school, and school district does not teach this stuff. And as far as the sit out or whatever it is, it only hurts the kids. They are now behind and have to make up work that they missed for no good reason. Always check with your school before assuming something.
This filth was approved and voted in to start next year. The sit out does not hurt the kids!! It had to be done. And there will be many more in the near future. And you who are still in the dark, hurry and investigate. This is not sex ed. It is Social Studies and is mandatory for all teachers to cover it!
it does not hurt the kids one bit! That is a lie educators tell kids and parents. One day to stand up to protect their innocence is way more important than any classwork they missed!! It is not going to be detrimental to their education. It was for extremely good reason.
It’s not assuming. I checked with my conservative district and school and still chose to keep my 3 out. It’s not just about the sex Ed… It’s about all of the indoctrination going to be happening starting at kinder level.
it does not teach yet just wait for the fall , when the new school year starts.. not all teachers know about this but it’s all over . The schools are being quiet about it. _________–
I understand that you work very hard for your students and families. However our children will be with us long after they pass through your class. We MUST teach them to stand for what we/they believe, especially in this culturally perverse society they are growing up in. WE will take an active interest in how and what they are taught and protect them as best we can. This disgusting, pornographic material IS coming your way whether or not you have heard about it. And the whole homosexual agenda is now being laced through ALL curriculum materials. So yes, we chose and choose to take stand.
She’s not playing dumb. Most of the principals don’t know either. They don’t follow the news, and there’s no training for stuff like this. Until each school district decides what to do and trains the teachers, no one is likely to be aware of any changes.
Plus the news is not really informative except on topics of their personal interest.
This curriculum is designed to be a sleeper that slips in and spreads until it is difficult to stop
I’m a news junkie, always have been. But as I talk to friends and neighbors, the most they know about current events is that Trump tweets a lot, and Game of Thrones has done … whatever they do. The vast majority of people I meet simply do not pay attention to any of what I consider critical issues, outside of Hollywood. My mom is one of them. It stresses her out to hear about violence. I get that, but I consider my duty as a citizen to keep track of what my representatives are doing, and what is happening on the world stage. It IS absolutely appalling, and it’s one significant reason why our culture is declining and our government is growing. We the people are supposed to be a “check” on the government, and we’ve been falling down on the job for a long time!
I am a para educator in Tracy school & saw staff members about a month ago leave a meeting disgusted, appalled, aghast, saying “I’m not reading that book” & others shaking their heads in disbelief not knowing what they would do
Our teachers have had several staff meetings already this year and even have skipped lessons planned . They know !
Yes, they do know. My friend is a Kindergarten teacher in Santa Ana Unified. They also had staff meetings about this curriculum in advance. She’s livid about it!
They know!! See how the “Los Angeles County Board of Education” tried to INTIMIDATE parents today! Video by Informed Parent leader Aileen. 👇👇
But, what are they going to DO about it? They need to come together and DO SOMETHING. Just like the parents. This is WRONG. If they cannot stand up now, about this, for God’s sake, (literally) WHAT WILL BE NEXT!?!?
It’s hoped that pressure from parents will change this situation. However, after rallies and parents’ testimonies at the State Board of Education in Sacramento, the Board is adamant in enforcing this framework. Also, here’s what Informed Parents recommends as one of its next steps. Be sure to see the video link attached to this petition. It will prove that the PTA is not advocating for parents in this matter.
Put yourselves in the shoes of conservative teachers, and understand that liberal district leaders have ZERO interest in our opinions about Common Core, Sex Ed, PBIS (which removes punishments and increases misbehavior), etc. We speak up and all we get is eye rolls, comments like we can’t handle change, less favorable duty assignments, possible grade or room changes, and/or poor evaluations. There will be pushback as there is for naysayers in any organizations. Parents have leverage! Teachers do not!
The principal and asst. superintendent at our middle school in Encinitas hadn’t watched all the videos they are playing for the kids in our school. I opted my son out and the alternative assignment is a punishment. It’s super difficult and he has to check into their learning commons (library) and have a proctor check him in and out. It’s like he’s in detention with a very lengthy alternative research project/assignment. I told him that because I opted him out that I’d do most of this assignment for him whereas most of his friends who were opted out went home crying and their parents put them back in. Guess I’m doing 7th grade homework through the end of the school year
Good for you for not caving!!
It’s because I want to teach our son my morals and values, not the teacher teaching him hers. The other parents are simply pulling their children out on the day they play the transgender video, as “by law” you can’t opt out of it. But I don’t want him filling out their paperwork which goes into that part of the lesson. So I can’t even allow him to attend science class for the end of the year
A local church brought teachers who attend together last Sunday to discuss what this means for them and how they sqaure it with their faith. Half the teachers said they hadn’t heard anything and half said they have seen disturbing directives that are making them (the teachers) pull their kids and consider homeschooling if not a christian private school at the very least.
I’m a teacher, and I didn’t know anything about it until I read Rebecca Friedrichs’ book, “Standing Up to Goliath.” My colleagues didn’t know until I told them. My District, Saddleback Valley Unified (Orange County, CA) is just now getting around to informing the teachers about the Social Studies curriculum which includes lessons on the contributions of LGBTQ people. It was the main topic of our staff meeting last week. We haven’t heard anything from the District yet about the Sex Ed curriculum.
I’m in SVUSD. Thank you for being an informed teacher. If you are on this side, I would love to have you on our SVUSD page as well. Would you consider being out liason and “informant”? It would be wonderful to have an ally on the inside who will be honest and forthright about what teachers know and are being told.
I could be putting my job in jeopardy if I were to do that. Also, I am retiring—in large part because of this-on June 13. 💙
My sons teacher at Stella Brockman wasnt told anything either, but told me she was glad I kept him home.
I’m a teacher and we received an email yesterday about it. I learned about it earlier on FB from Informed Parents and told my principal and coworkers about it and no one believed it. After they received the email they are shocked and sickened by this. Many talking resigning/ retiring. I believe the state doesn’t want anyone to know until it’s too late to fight it. Catch us all by surprise
The way it works is…. First they get it into the frameworks then the standards then the curriculum then the teachers are REQUIRED to teach it.
exactly! Most of us who aren’t in the education business don’t understand the process… But this has been well planned and has been in the implementation for years. While we are in the pot and they’ve been turning up the heat…
From what I’ve gleaned after four days of intense research: The ‘SexEd’ portion is mandated for middle and high school students. This had been in effect since 2016. The law requires it for those two groups, but made it optional (legal) for school districts to include it in lower elementary grades. Some are, some aren’t. I think teachers in those districts that have no intention to include this in the elementary grades are unaware of the danger. The proposed texts for these lower grade classes is wildly inappropriate and borderd on kiddy porn. Some of these texts were eliminated from the framework recently due to the bravery of concerned parents who actually used their comment time to READ excerpts of these books (I have screen shots of many of these pages – wow!). The State BOard of Education was exposed and embarrassed and they backed down. Except, these texts are still available in the online library. Dirty little secret not widely known. They are still available for liberal educators to access. Supplemental materials don’t have to undergo a curriculum review like framework materials. Parents can opt out of this for middle School and high school parents and for any elementary student if their district has adopted it. For all the good that will do. Once the genie is out of the bottle…..
Now, the gender identity crap is mandated for all ages beginning in the 19/20 school year. The proposed curricula is bound to be confusing for many students. Parents cannot opt out of this. Period. It will be woven into each and every subject. English, Social Studies, math, PE. If your child is in a public school, they will be subjected to it.
If an elementary district elects to include the Sex Ed into their curriculum, it triggers the HIV, LBTQXYX training. Which, again, is mandatory.
To add to this, I have read that PP employees (or ardent supporters) have been entering credentialing programs so they are prepared to step in and cover the Sex Ed curriculum. The framework/standards require “subject matter competency” and most teachers either don’t want to teach this stuff or aren’t qualified. So PP is now the only game in town. Viola! See how this works?? 😡
This is what I’ve pieced together. I think (hope) I’ve finally cobbled all this info correctly.
I welcome updates….
A friend and neighbor who are teachers were told not to talk about it and if they had questions to communicate with the contacts listed on their directives that were passed out and no one else. 🤨
Can’t trust the schools, our children are already damaged, just research the statistics and the fact that we are 47th in the nation academically. These schools don’t even know the state mandates and they are the experts molding our children. Be must be warriors for our families. Our loyalty is to our children, we can’t allow damage to be done, we have to be preventive. Mandatory vaccines, mandatory sexual perversion inflicted on our children, our daughters able to get abortions without our parental consent, because of the schools. Question: If you home schooled what could your child do without your consent???
I am an Orange County elementary school teacher. I found out about this curriculum through Facebook. Our district emailed us yesterday for the first time. Teachers are outraged. The union will not intervene in this. Many teachers at my school are seriously contemplating resigning/ retiring if we can’t stop this. The state, the districts, the Board of Education could care less if we quit. They will easily replace us with leftists who will LOVE to teach this filth and indoctrinate our kids. You are SO wrong about teachers. We are being kept in the dark about this.
Also, not to forget the COMPLICIT MEDIA, who keeps the truth under wraps so the “people” have no idea what’s happening half the time.
media has been SUPER QUIET !!!!! I have sent messages to Hispanic Media radios, Tv, no answerA
There you go! And people call us “conspiracy theorists” when we talk about the “controlled media.”
They’re keeping them in the dark! I’ve asked a few friends and family who are teachers in different public school districts in CA and they knew nothing! Some asked fellow teachers who also had NO idea! They’re probably keeping in the dark bc they know teachers are not going to want to teach kids pornography. they will probably just hand them the manuals and books next school year and say” ok teach this”
Here is a post from the California anti-radical sex ed group:
ANSWER REPOSTED FROM A COMMENT BELOW. This is frightening, it more important to protect a “potential ” gender fluid child than protect the entire class. That sums up their ideology perfectly. That’s why its so frightening. The needs of the potential 1 vs the many.
“As a member of an advisory committee on “sexual health,” we had a nurse-parent suggest that some of the 6th grade courses involve breakout sessions. This would allow the genders to be separated for some of the more “sensitive” lessons. She stated that the kids in her daughter’s 6th grade class were so embarrassed by some of the content, that they were unable to take in the intended information. In addition, a group of boys simulated self pleasuring, which created a sexually harassing environment. She understood the reason why they were combined, but that maybe with the disparity in maturity level, some separation should be considered. It was completely rejected by the program director. Reason? It was more important to protect potential gender expansive student. The girls and even other boys present, had no rights to be free of embarrassment/harassment – because of a potential, that a gender expansive student might feel discomfort. This is a reminder that this isn’t about basic health, but about deconstructing heteronormativity so that queernormativity becomes the new construct. Fluid-flex-bodies & pleasure.”
And some replies to this post:
I think back to the early 2000’s when I asked if I could be with my daughter in class (public school) to watch the 5th and 6th grade Sex Ed movie/talk and was denied. The school didn’t want to make the other students feel uncomfortable having a parent in class with them. I was told I was the only parent who asked if I could be there. Naturally I kept my daughter home those days. I wanted to be the one to explain things to her if she had questions. Eventually she ended up going to private school. As a grandmother I am horrified for these children.
We should teach our children to walk out of class when ever they feel uncomfortable sexually.
If they can walk out against other issues they should be able to walk out when they are feeling sexually harassed in ANY class. If we don’t agree with them and encourage this to protect their emotional well being they will ask us later “why didn’t you tell us to do that” we tell them “clean your room, do your homework, be home by….” how can we not say to walk out? And do it in masses.
that is what I am telling mine. Walkout and Your family will support you.
Well should we really try and word what it said really well and post it and re post it and repost it? Shoot I will make it my cover page on Facebook. It makes a powerful message and saves our children. And not just girls boys too. Even the “undecided” must also feel uncomfortable, all these children need our encouragement to stand up and walk proudly out saying you pushed the boundaries of our safety!
If you read the definition of sexual harassment…99.9% of this IS sexual harassment of children. Its unwanted and a uncomfortable situation that they are being FORCED to be a part of. I think massive sexual lawsuits is the way….
Wow, thanks for sharing. Completely on the mark in that this is without a doubt an ideology. So many don’t understand what’s unfolding, or they refuse to believe this is happening. It’s all beyond disturbing.
Complete denial. So many of my teacher family/friends “oh, that won’t happen here..” “wait and see” it’s driving me nuts!!
No, part of the agenda and the reason for keeping the two genders together is to purposely diminish the modesty of girls in front of boys. It is calculated to do away with personal-space boundaries, and erase reluctance to “give in” to sexual pressures. This is anti-‘woman’ with a vengeance. Wake up parents. Your kiddo’s are under attack by a real and virile enemy.
I found this post in response to someone mentioning the Texas mental health bill:
MD is trying to do it too!! You wouldn’t believe the “medical health” form they wanted me to fill out!! Asking my 14 yr old if he “harms small animals”, is “quick to anger”, “hears voices”, thinks about “harming himself or others”. I refused to answer the questions! It’s pretty tough to diagnose young teens with some of the things the questions were asking…like hearing voices? Schizophrenia is typically diagnosed in late teens to 20s for male & DID is typically diagnosed later and typically affects women on top of it being a very rare disease!! The same questions were asked of my 10 yr old! TEN!!! We desperately need mental health services in this country but we need to focus the efforts where they are really needed…not will small children!
I found this post from Alice Linahan:
I would love to know your thoughts in light of the passage of SB11 and the claim students have privacy.
And the replies to this post:
The Park cites was probably one of the very last schools to succumb to Cscope common core crapola. We had a completely public school system there for decades but they took no State or Federal funds. I know i lived there and went fo school there. The park cities privately funded with donations and fund raisers. Wished we could go back to that
Dr. Orr, former HPISD superintendent and co author of TASA’s vision, along with a rubber stamp school board, voted to begin taking federal funds in 2010, unbeknownst to taxpayers. In 2011 HPISD became a part of the Texas High Performance Consortium which began implementing TASA’s Vision/aka common core. It is a shift away from academics to values attitudes world views and social and emotional. https://www.bakich4hpisd.com/single-post/2017/03/30/Understanding-TASAs-Vision
This is tied with the Federal Push for surveillance…the TAPS Act
Ah ha! So it’s rolling out from an initiative. Wouldn’t it be great to show people that in an easy format so everyone could understand. Because I’ve been following this since 2009 and i STILL cant figure it out.
our public schools are now turning into mental indoctrination centers this is just nuts
The law was not Germaine. The power is not relevant to fixing the problem. The more power taken away from parents the more they either have to submit or remove their children from harm. The writing is on the wall…as it has been for quite some time.
when I see the convergence of state and local laws, and I see the rise in SPED laws….we are not just controlling K-12, we are eliminating potential soldiers. A student I know is being removed from bootcamp when they saw ADHD on his record and he had not disclosed it. ADHD is a situation where psychiatry in the classroom will limit future choices for students. While the discussion to parents is that it should be destigmatized, the laws for many professions, including most first responders, do not allow for this.
Sen Larry Taylor actually authored it but I believe the Liberal Texas Freedom Network was behind it.
Here is the link to the inter local with UP. HP is the same, though they made a mistake replacing the town name in the contract.
It is some creepy stuff. I wouldn’t want my kid being surveilled all day at school
Essentially, we give up our rights under the guise of safety…
This contract is only with Parkl Cities. I do not see a contract with Dallas which would cover school number 5 which is located in Dallas. So I guess HPISD is only worried about the safety of those in the four schools in Park Cities and not our 5th school in the City of Dallas?
Taken at face value, the TAPS Act sounds like a noble attempt to stop school shootings but not all is as it seems.
Crystal Ball-Reading Police to Predict if You Pose a Future Threat
The TAPS Act would encourage law enforcement to give everyone a personal threat assessment (kids and adults) and single out those that they deem as future threats. (Click here to see how our homes receive threat assessments.)
“By bringing threat assessment experts together, and utilizing evidence-based behavioral threat assessment and management processes, we can bolster public safety by implementing strategies to identify and stop dangerous individuals before they can commit an act of violence. We have the expertise to combat the targeted violence plaguing our schools, places of worship, and public spaces, but we have yet to fully implement it to prevent attacks.”
This is tied to the federal push for surveillance being disguised as local control “HPISD and the City agree that it is in the best interest of the community and all people in- volved that public safety personnel responding to an emergency have access to immediate and precise intelligence in order to ensure an accurate and effective response. The protection and safety of HPISD students, staff, and visitors is of the utmost importance for HPISD and the City.”
Here is a post that I found on Facebook:
From a parent:
This was a homework assignment for a freshman in Clovis…I want to make it clear, what the worksheet says isn’t that bad…what bothered me was the conversation with my son. I told him I didnt like that he needed to find a clinic…that instead the answer should be “talk to your parents about where to go” his response was “yes, mom, I agree, but it is part of the mandatory curriculum. Our teacher had to inform us of our “right” to get this kind of medical thing done without our parents knowledge, and we have to know where we can get that without our parents”
Just so everyone knows…teaching kids not to go to their parents with sexual things IS being taught in our schools today!!
I don’t care if the law mandates this, it is NOT OKAY!
Education Code section 48205 requires schools officials to excuse students from school to attend confidential medical appointments. The school cannot require that the student have parent or guardian consent in order to attend the appointment and cannot notify parents or guardians. Confidential appointments are appointments to receive services that minors can obtain on their own consent under state or federal law.
(Chapter 5, Page 56 of 106, Line 1294-1301)
Confidential medial appointments include HIV/STD testing and treatment, pregnancy testing and abortions.
And BTW, these are NOT infections, they are diseases!
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Here is a post from Karen Bracken:
The best way to teach our kids to defend themselves against a bully is to teach them how to throw a good jab to the chops when necessary.
All this psycho-babble they are bringing into the schools is not about bullying. Bullying is the mask they use to hide the fact they are trying to make sissies out our children. Obedient sissies afraid to stand up and defend themselves whether it be verbally or physically.
We don’t need a team of people, who probably need more treatment than our kids, coming into the schools to twist our children’s minds. It is very easy to convince a child they have a problem when no problem exists.
The problem starts in the home and that is the only place it can be fixed.
When you hand your babies over to someone else to raise then stick them in front of a TV, IPad or computer when they are with you don’t be surprised when you have problems with them. Kids don’t want strangers to raise them. They want and deserve YOU. The screen of a gadget is no replacement for YOU. If YOU don’t want to be a real parent then YOU should not have kids. When handed off they feel unwanted and unloved and the result is resentment, disrespect and anger.
What makes it worse is this psycho-babble they are bringing into the schools has nothing to do with helping kids. It is to get federal money; to manipulate the value system of our kids and to collect data that will follow your child forever.
Remember, any mental or physical health screening/treatment is not protected under HIPPA when administered through the school.
Schools need to get out of the business of the affective domain and get back to teaching kids to read and do math. But dumbing them down is also part of the plan to control them in the future.
And another post from her:
The information provided in this article does not only affect Tennessee. How timely is this article for the folks in Tennessee that are preparing to sign a contract with the evil Pearson. There was also a very revealing study done on the methods of Pearson recently put out that was not very complementary of their vision and their tactics.
Pearson is a global organization that supports the UN SDGs (Sustainable Development Goals) in other words they are all about UN Agenda 21 (renamed 2030 Agenda when too many folks catch on to the truth they just change the names).
Instead of stopping the education insanity our new Governor of TN is digging our hole even deeper into the globalist agenda.
I have done extensive research on Pearson and the man that had a strong influence over Pearson Education, Sir Michael Barber (who BTW has DEEP ties in Tennessee)
CALL GOVERNOR LEE’s OFFICE AND TELL HIM WE DO NOT WANT PEARSON IN OUR STATE 615-741-2001
Do not underestimate the connections and influential people connected to Cory Booker. He is not just some little socialist from North Jersey. He will be well funded and supported during his run for President.
Here is a post from the California anti-radical sex ed group:
Olivia Higgens of Queerly Elementary has a You Tube video [name redacted] shared with IPOC.
MY town of Moraga School District in Contra Costa County paid her to give a “how to create a gender supportive” talk at a mandated staff mtg.
To date no speaker has been invited to discuss parental rights, freedom of speech, religious freedom rights, Constitutional conflicts with SB 48, AB329 or the Health Framework.
Sample suggestions from Olivia Higgens to Moraga schools staff
-Use preferred pronouns/nouns
-Reduce or eliminate the practice of referencing kids as girl/boy
-Read ( lgbtqia affirming) books to increase teachers knowledge and gain confidence
-Work with families to increase their understanding of gender and answer questions
-Review curriculum
/assignments to identify areas that need to be updated to better reflect gender identities, roles and expressions
-Teach Resources using Teaching Tolerance, HRC Welcoming Schools, …Respect For All Project
Restroom and Locker Accessibility. All students should have access to a safe and accessible restrooms and locker room that corresponds to their gender identity
-Reduce or eliminate segregating by gender. This includes in PE /sports
Check in regularly. A student’s needs may evolve over time. Check in to update previously developed plans and identify any additional areas that may need to be addressed.
These are a portion of the recommendations.
These recommendations ignore the rights of biological science supporting parents and Moraga community members.
Our public schools have a duty, an obligation to equally respect the rights and security of all.
This duty is being ignored. Public schools must not be allowed to discriminate against those who adhere to science and our Constitutional rights.
If you live in Contra Costa County please join our new Informed Parents of Contra Costa.
a public school teacher
Here is a post from Alice Linahan:
This morning in #KellerISD, the @KidsRock Rise UP Summit is happening. The Keynote Speaker is Social and Emotional Learning (SEL)/ Mindfulness Trainer Meena Srinivasan. You can listen to this short clip of her to get a clue on what the focus of her work is all about. Oppression by the dominate.
Question: is this what Texas parents send our kids to school for?
As I have said and will continue to say; the fundamental shift in education today is from a knowledge fact based education of opportunity, where children learn to read well, write well, do math and know history, to an education of equity based on attitudes, values, beliefs, and behaviors.
Then the question becomes; whose values, beliefs or behaviors are our children being taught are correct?
When education is focused on how students perceive the world, that is known as critical theory or cultural marxism.
As noted in a new study of SEL:
“SEL would further erode the fundamental right of parents to control the education and upbringing of their children due to unjustified expansion of the schools beyond their basic mission of academics.
Some SEL assessments and lessons promote highly controversial topics that, regardless of one’s view of them, ought to be up to parents to decide how to discuss and present to their children.
Even proponents of SEL have admitted there is a lack of consensus in defining it and multiple flaws in the research, with mixed or negative evidence of academic improvement.
The teaching and assessing of SEL by untrained or minimally trained, already overburdened school personnel, as well as the linking of SEL to violence and suicide prevention via mental-health screening, can lead to many problems such as biased or inaccurate assessment based on subjective criteria, improper referrals, diagnosis and over-treatment with potentially harmful medications.”
The Session on “Supporting our Trans/Gender Youth”, interestingly, is being given by Finnigan Jones who ran against Tony Tinderholt. Finnigan’s organization can be found at this link.
On a hunch that there was a tie in between Social Emotional Learning (SEL) and March for Our Lives, I DuckDuckGoed the two terms and came across this. It’s a known SEL group that I’d already found in my research. It mentions, presumably for lessons to be used in actual schools, a student led revolt against a tyranny in the past and has tie ins to the modern “student led” movements such as “Dream Defenders” and “March for Our Lives”:
Here is a post from the California anti-radical sex ed group:
I just left one of the junior high schools in Ceres. We went there to ask to see and find out more about the curriculum that they will be teaching. I noticed that they teach these kids that they don’t need a parent’s permission to go get birth control or an abortion. The teacher then informed me that they are allowed to check themselves out of school if it is related to getting information about birth control or an abortion. Which sent up a bunch of red flags. First of all if I am a kid in jr high amd high school, why wouldn’t i check myself out if I could. Secondly, I asked do you guys give them a ride to their appointment as well? Because what if something happens to that child on the way to their appointment, who is responsible? How is this safe? Lastly, how long before these sick individuals who prey on kids and teens figure out these kids can check themselves out of school, and they convince the kids to actually do it? They would have free access to take advantage of our kids and we would have no idea, because we think that they are at school where we left them. I don’t understand what the people who voted for these laws are thinking. SMH.
The thing is there are so many people who try to convince other parents that the information we are all sharing in this group is wrong. But sadly it’s not. Everything I have read in this group was confirmed today. They won’t come out and tell you I had to ask questions. Once I started asking questions that’s when it started coming out. I read in this group that they are teaching the kids that they can leave school to have an abortion and they don’t have to tell their parents. So I asked about that and to my surprise the teacher said yes that’s true and we have to teach that to these kids. I asked do you teach them about anal sex, the teacher said yes! These are Jr high kids in 7th grade. I am all for teaching these kids about their bodies and the changes they will be going through, but sexual acts in 7th grade is to much.
And some replies to this post:
You know what, abortion is very safe according to kids textbook. (This made me so mad after reading this with my own eyes at school district office, this is medically inaccurate)
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And some replies to this post:
Wow!! Seriously, this is sickening.
yes, I’m surprised that possible risks for abortions has not mentioned.NONE!
It’s simply tell kids abortion is a perfect way to end it. It’s not only safe, and you can keep this secrets from parents.
How terrible!
Wow! The way they made adoption seem so hard and difficult sounding compared to how light and breezy the abortion sentences are. How sad!
they should list abortion risks in big bold letters! It’s sickening how they make it sound as if it was a simple medical procedure without any physical and psychological complications.
of course,I agree with you. This is a false information and I can’t believe this is what school will introduce to all kids.
Does an abortion fix everything? This is totally brainwashing without considering serious outcomes.
I’m wondering who proved these statements?
I was a nurse for couple years and I doubt this came from any medical professional. Any invasive procedure comes with potential risks.
believe this is from the Positive Prevention Plus curriculum. But you should be able to go to any Jr high and ask to see a copy of the curriculum and they should allow you to look through it.
They say adoption is not easy, yet won’t say what an abortion can mentally do, especially to kids who still don’t know how to manage their emotions.
Very good points. Until something like you described happens and they are all sued, sadly, they won’t change these laws until there is enough push. But sadly it might be too late for some poor victim.
The teacher didn’t know what to say when I asked that question. She just said well no one has ever checked themselves out of school for this reason as long as I have been teaching. My response was. Well now days these kids are a lot smarter and if they cam figure out a way to check themselves out of school it’s only a matter of time before they actually figure out what you are telling them.
We’re living in the Twilight Zone
Seriously, that is how I have been feeling lately. I thought it was just me.
You know what’s worse than that? People who don’t believe you when you tell them and even show them these laws! I have family members that have stopped taking to me because I tell them what’s happening in the schools and they get mad at ME and never even check with the school! Twilight Zone for real!!!
I have gotten the same reaction: “Oh, those are radical evangelicals-or right wing nuts!” 🙄
This is exactly why I went to the schools myself. I kept seeing people posting things and I wanted to know for myself. And I was shocked.
So, a kid can check herself out to see about an abortion without consequence, but if I were to take her out to go on an educational trip with me, she would be considered truant. That makes perfect sense…
ugh , what world are we living in?! 😳 this is a great point. And so disturbing.
just tell them you’re taking your student to see & hear the drag queen story time at the public library! Not only will it be ok, she would get extra educational points for social justice and diversity!
I worked for Ceres Unified many years ago and I am not at all surprised by what you’ve said. As a former educator I’ve decided to start a school that accepts zero public funding. Which also means we are free to teach our own curriculum. In the fall of 2020 my husband and I will be opening Trinity classical Academy of the Central Valley that uses the method of the Trivium to teach children. If you’re looking for an alternative, please look into classical education. I actually have a meeting on Tuesday about renting a building for our school in Ceres.
Do we really think these laws were voted in? I don’t think they were. We have a huge amount of fraud in our state!
I know but people need to wake up and start asking questions. We need to hold these people accountable who are passing these laws
yes that is true, remember this state said NO to same sex marriage.Not here to discuss that political agenda, just to say that the agenda was not passed but then the vote was over ruled by the district court. The same people that cause the fraud did not realize that they didn’t have to protect the vote so they didn’t. There are more good people in this state that folks realize. Yes, Keep talking about these issues but realize there are many people behind the task of doing the right thing in this state we call home.
Everyone needs to watch this documentary to understand what is going on.
My father in law is on me for homeschooling.
He doesn’t want his grandkids to grow up ‘weirdos’ as he says 🙄
I was homeschooled my entire life. It’s what I know- I’m so thankful my mom was proactive. She set the foundation for me to do the same. These new laws are unacceptable!!
one of my employers homeschooled his kids. They are so smart and responsible. The eldest son is an engineer, was even chosen to work for NASA through his company. The younger son studied French literature and taught some classes at Pasadena College. The youngest, daughter learned sign language so she can work as a translator and also plays piano.
my giant graduating class was a big ol whopping 9 kids 😆
All college graduates, one has their doctorates in physical therapy, another is an attorney and another owns a successful company and another Is a missionary In Turkey.
Most of my friends were all homeschooled, I don’t think a single one of them is struggling in life. No drugs or alcohol issues (that I know of)
I think A LOT of that has to come from our parents being so involved and protecting us from corruption.
Here is another post from the California anti-radical sex ed group:
Couldn’t have agreed more!!! 🙏
Under the pretense of stopping transgender and homosexual bullying, California lawmakers want to force teachers to learn how to affirm the LGBTQ identities of students.
Greg Burt of California Family Council says that puts teachers in the position of supporting values they might not agree with.
“And that is an issue. It’s bullying itself,” he argues. “It’s fighting bullying by using bullying. So the state’s now the bully.”
Public schools are getting scarier by the minute. God Help us all. Just teach academics and leave the rest for the home
too late for that. Either you are for them or against them. As for me I am strongly opposed. And so is God
I will keep my morals and belief in God till the end. It’s a disgrace what the system has a whole has done to corrupt the minds of such young innocent children
My friends husband stopped by today. He’s a LA deputy. He just got off a 36 hour shift patrolling the gay pride parade.
Not only was he accused of being a homophobe when he said no thank you to a rainbow necklace (he’s on patrol) but was told by his higher ups that if he saw any nudity, inappropriate gestures or public intoxication to let it go.
They don’t want to be accused of not being tolerant!
Talk about a double standard! If anybody else walked through the streets naked or piss drunk they’d be arrested.
So over this state and their bs agenda!
Wow! These people can truly get away with anything! They are above the law. Gays rule the world! Such bs, and now they are pushing pedophelia 2, and of course they will get away with it.
It is very disturbing to see this activity and orders in which the law enforcement officers are given, unfortunately there is ‘selective enforcement in every community in this Country’, which benefits only a greater level of dysfunctionality. The collapse of our Social Structure is by design.
Not even trying to hide it anymore. They know they’ve indoctrinated at least two generations of brainwashed sheep who will reign it in for them.
I never thought I’d seriously consider retiring from teaching after only 20 years.
I was thinking that for teachers, how could you stay?
God calls us to draw a line in the sand. He WILL bless you for following Him.
I almost had to make that decision. I’m a RN and my work had a doctor who practiced End of Life Option Act, “killing people”. He was known as the death doctor. I went to my bosses and said how I felt. They felt the same way and he’s gone.
I have always taught my children to question what is going on and what they hear. We went to the library to confirm social studies and science and make sure the books assigned aren’t bias. In some cases the whole thing was and in some cases parts were. You never know until you delve into the curriculum yourself.
This is going to be mandatory starting in pre-k.
I have been homeschooling on and off since 2011. Only God knows what we have been through when my kids desired to go back to public school for a year or so, I remember days dropping them off and parking on school campus and praying before I could drive off. But this madness is pure evil. They are openly planning on destroying lives. I’m praying first of all for all parents and children, teachers who are awake and get the agenda, and everyone else who is being impacted- that’s everyone. 🙏
I feel bad for the teachers. What a position to have to be in. I imagine during all their schooling this what not what they expected to have to teach on. Pray for our teachers.
I’m a teacher and yes you’re right!
I just spoke with one of my friends who’s son attends Catholic school. She said they’re pulling him out and she will homeschool now because at his Catholic school they are already teaching this agenda. At CATHOLIC SCHOOL Y’ALL!!!
This all comes under the guise of California Healthy Youth Act which is designed to indoctrinate children into having sex at a very early age. It was sponcered by left lobbying groups like planned parenthood.
When my daughter’s middle school had gay pride last year with clubs, decorations, customs etc.. I spoke up. I was discriminated against by superindent, principal, teachers and all. I am a disgrace to the school. When I email anyone for any situation they won’t respond because it’s taboo to give your opinion where the President of the school board is a transgender and also an attorney for gay and Lesbian rights. What a conflict of interest. God will never approve how they are destroying our children’s minds with these demon thoughts
because they know my sister’s opinion she is not allowed to advertise her business in the school district news letters.
I think if the teachers came together and went on strike it would work! They could stop this!
there aren’t enough teachers who would take a stand. I’m a conservative Christian in the mix of very liberal teachers who support this information. The teachers union supports this so there is no way anyone would strike. It has to come from pressure from the parents.
Here in Santa Ana they brought a Drag Queen to an Intermediate school, my daughter and I were sickened by this act that was not shared with parents beforehand…parents have tried to protest at the School District only to be disrespected and scolded by them, like if parents are the ones that are wrong…shame on them.😠
Here is a post from a Nevada anti-Common Core group:
Drag Queen Story comes to Washoe County (Sparks July 20). I don’t think this is related to new approved SHARE (sex ed.) program, but interesting timing.
HT to you. I saw it in your post and called the library. They are also participating in the Gay Pride Parade.
GAAAAAAAAAA
Here is a post from Lynn Davenport:
James Heckman is a Nobel laureate economist that some of the Commit people idolize. The DMN featured him on several occasions.
As Ohio is poised to adopt statewide social-emotional learning standards, people really need to watch this short clip from Heckman’s SEL research gathering at the University of Chicago. These guys are from Otus, a for-profit ed-tech company. They mentioned being excited for the day that schools agree to use wearable technology to track students. His software is designed to profile the “Big 5” OCEAN traits (including “N” for neuroticism) of children using online platforms. Westman states he used to be a middle school principal in the Chicago suburbs.
Tonight RISD will adopt their Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion policy, even though they don’t follow the existing policies already in place. They say nothing about the inequities involved in the excessive drill-and-kill testing strategies targeting RISD’s economically disadvantaged and majority minority schools. This is especially rampant in the ACE campuses:
J. The District will use disaggregated qualitative and quantitative data to monitor and address practices that could result in disproportionality in student success and achievement, including the use of assessments and assessment data, which could lead to overrepresentation of students of color in areas such as, but not limited to, special education and discipline, and their underrepresentation in programs such as, but not limited to, Gifted and Talented and Advanced Placement.
Earlier this year, the Administration presented its plans for an initiative to expand RISD’s Pre-Kindergarten (Pre-K) program to provide full-day Pre-K classes at some schools. The initiative includes the transformation of Dobie Primary and the Skyview Annex to Pre-K schools that offer full-day, tuition-free Pre-K classes for eligible students. Dobie also will continue to serve Pre-K age students with disabilities who are served in centralized programs operated at the campus. In addition, Dobie will offer a limited number of seats for a tuition-based, full-day program for employee’s children. Further changes include a tuition-based, full-day Pre- K program at Spring Creek Elementary School for employees’ children, and a tuition-free full-day program for a limited number of eligible students. Kindergarten students who previously attended Dobie will now attend kindergarten at their home schools of Carolyn G. Bukhair or RISD Academy. In addition, RISD will continue the pilot programs began at Forest Lane Academy and Thurgood Marshall last year to provide full-day, tuition-free Pre-K classes to eligible students who reside in the neighborhood attendance area for the campus. To implement these changes, the neighborhood attendance boundary descriptions and grade configurations at selected schools must be amended.
The following changes are recommended, effective as of the 2019 – 2020 school year, for the implementation of expanded Pre-K services.
Dobie Primary
Campus Name: Recommend changing the campus name to Dobie Pre-Kindergarten School to identify
the students being served more clearly.
Neighborhood Attendance Area: Dobie no longer will be aligned with a neighborhood attendance
area. Students eligible for tuition-free Pre-K classes will be assigned to Dobie based on lottery application for full-day Pre-K classes or assignment to program for students with disabilities. Students eligible for the tuition-based classes will be assigned to Dobie based on application and available space.
Grade Configuration: Pre-K
Carolyn G. Bukhair Elementary School
Neighborhood Attendance Area: No changes
Grade Configuration: K – 6
RISD Academy
Neighborhood Attendance Area: No changes
Grade Configuration: K – 6
Skyview Annex
Campus Name: Recommend naming the facility Skyview Pre-Kindergarten School to identify the
students being served more clearly.
Neighborhood Attendance Area: Skyview Pre-Kindergarten School will not be aligned with a
neighborhood attendance area. Students eligible for tuition-free Pre-K classes will be assigned to
Skyview based on lottery application for full-day Pre-K classes.
Grade Configuration: Pre-K
Spring Creek Elementary School
Neighborhood Attendance Area: No change for students in grades K through 6. Spring Creek will
offer a limited number of tuition-free seats for full-day Pre-K for eligible students and a limited number of seats for a tuition-based full-day Pre-K program for Pre-K age children of RISD employees. Students will be assigned to the tuition-based Pre-K program based on application and availability of space. Students will be assigned to the tuition-free program based on lottery application for full-day Pre-K classes.
Grade Configuration: Pre-K – 6
SUPERINTENDENT’S RECOMMENDATION:
The Superintendent recommends that the Board of Trustees approve the program changes and campus name changes as described herein to support expansion of the Pre-K program.
PROPOSED RESOLUTION
WHEREAS, Pre-Kindergarten (Pre-K) education is critical to support students and prepare them for success in
school; and
WHEREAS, RISD desires to expand its services to Pre-K students by offering full-day pre-kindergarten classes at certain campuses; and
WHEREAS, expanding educational opportunities for Pre-K students supports the Board’s Strategies to ensure we have diverse and engaging programs and learning and to guarantee that all students will perform at or above grade level; and
WHEREAS, changing campus attendance boundary and grade configuration descriptions ensures clear communication of programming and
WHEREAS, specifically naming the Pre-K school facilities to describe the program provides a meaningful and appropriate name and is consistent with the requirements of policy CW (Local);
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the RISD Board of Trustees hereby approves the following changes to support the expansion of the Pre-K program:
WARNING TEXAS ALREADY HAS SEL!! #SB11 sets up the funding framework for SEL!
States Rush to Adopt “Social Emotional Learning” Standards, Despite Red Flags
“Despite all evidence and even advice from proponents to be careful in the implementation, supporters of social emotional learning (SEL) standards, assessments, and data collection are following the same playbook as those who imposed Common Core standards with little discussion or buy-in from parents and teachers.
There is new evidence that SEL is too subjective to assess and should never be used for any kind of accountability system. A new review of the ongoing SEL value-added school climate surveys and other data being collected since 2013 shows yet again that SEL is nearly impossible to accurately measure. The study — done for the California CORE of eight large districts, including Los Angeles, San Francisco, and Sacramento, and operating under a waiver from the federal government under No Child Left Behind — shows the following:
“…the estimated school effects [on SEL] are not stable from one year to the next year for most schools… This lack of stability points to the likelihood that survey-based measures of SEL may not be accurate enough to create school growth measures that identify true differences in school performance consistently over time.”
“Given these constraints, our results suggest that school value-added measures based on SEL surveys should not be used for high-stakes decision making.”
Sadly, that is not stopping them from trying to measure and use SEL, which does not prevent our children from being psychoanalyzed via survey and having their privacy violated by use of all these school culture and climate surveys:”
Pritzker is deeply entrenched with StriveTogether which is Commit’s national network partner. We have multiple data sharing agreements with Commit. They had a data breech in December, but I doubt anything was done. Pritzker is featured in this impact investing movie where investors can make money in social ills:
PreK data is the big focus
I’m assuming you saw Alison Hawver McDowell’s piece on Heckman and Pritzker Pitch Apps as Poverty “Solutions” Yielding a 13% Return on Investment
I’ve said from the beginning that under HB 1842, Districts of Innovation (DOI) is about undoing the seat-time funding or “butts in the seat” funding so they can allow for anytime, any place, any path, any pace learning on a device which will eliminate the need for bricks-and-mortar schools. These DOI champions are ushering in blended and personalized learning that will lead to the elimination of their positions. Yet, another thing Alison clued me into…
Here is a post from a Washington anti-Common Core group:
Could someone please explain what this is about? This ad doesn’t even mandate any specific education requirements on someone who is being hired to “coach” schools how to improve.
These are coaches/coordinators who will work as local advisors to schools/school boards to help justify the endless data collection. It’s another program that will demands ever increasing funding from the state (more taxation of the people) with very little value returned.
Again, this is a Washington Roundtable crap. Career Connect Task Force. Private enterprise profiting off of public education.
Undoubtedly they are hiring some one who has no experience whatsoever in education (ie: Betsy Devos, Arne Duncan. That’s exactly the type of expertise which is needed said no one ever.
Here is another post from the California anti-radical sex ed group:
FYI Notice sent to staff at SJUSD. Note it says “At this time San Juan will not consider requests for removal from ANY CONTENT TAUGHT in the context of History-Social Science, as the INCLUSION of all groups is DISTRIBUTED and EMBEDDED throughout the materials.”
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And the replies to this post:
They aren’t considering requests for an opt out? I don’t think so. I’m the parent and I will opt out of anything I deem inappropriate.
it’s embedded in the curriculum, that’s what the letter says… so kind of hard to accommodate opt out requests and parents won’t even know when to request.
they are doing it this way to take away our rights in my opinion!
of course. It is well planned like this 😥
Oh believe me, I’m fully aware. I played the game of opting out of things so often that it became apparent I needed to opt my kids out of public school. But if I were a parent that felt I absolutely had no other choice than to keep my kids in public school, this mama bear would DEFINITELY be opting out.
Oh heck no!!! My child would be instructed to walk out! Use the ED CODE for the History Lesson!
What is the ED CODE
Going to be an epidemic of “sick” kids in SJUSD.
I can’t believe they actually put this out there. This angers me!!! What a slap in the face to parents who are trying to protect their children. Keep fighting SJSD. Instruct your kiddos to walk out of any lessons they find uncomfortable or that goes against their parents wishes.
I can’t read everything but I assume this is a joint statement between the teachers union and the school district? In that case this is a clear message that no teachers can vary from this policy. And it would be logistically impossible to honor any opt out requests. I respect their transparency vs the usual evasive tactics you get. So now parents in this district have been fully informed and should choose schooling options that work for their family.
that was the intent of sharing this info to let everyone know so they can make decisions. The school district certainly does not have our children’s best interests in mind with this! The teachers appear to have their hands tied.
I think it’s awesome you posted this. This is so crystal clear about who’s in charge and dismissive of parental rights.
Homeschooling isn’t for everybody. It is a lot of work, but I am so glad we homeschooled our children. They all went to college and did very well. I am happy to discuss this option with anyone who is interested. There are as many ways to homeschool as there are families doing it, i.e. there isn’t one right way.
I’m not trying to be rude but I don’t know any other way to say it. As long as you keep your kids in public school, you are basically letting them call the shots. The only way to be out from under their control (and control of the teachers unions) is to pull your kids out of the school. You can homeschool, join a homeschool hybrid charter school, and or find an online schooling option. It’s like being in an abusive, controlling relationship – nothing changes until you get out of it.
Charter schools are public schools basically that are more corporate run. They will NOT exempt from Common Core or the sex ed stuff for long. Online is likely to be taken over too.
As I’ve stated earlier, I believe their eventual target is accreditation, meaning “Sure, you can teach what you want but good luck getting into college or getting a job without teaching things our way!”. That will take out the homeschools and the private schools and colleges.
Time to break the power of the teachers’ union! Teachers, OPT OUT of your coercive union! School should be safe for all our kids!
I like the walk out idea. They used it for gun control and the Green New Deal. Why can’t we use it to fight this?
A lot of parents are training their children. I told my son to walk out and call me. I pray he listens to me.
thank you for sharing this! We’re fighting SAN JUAN trying to negotiate, create policies etc. apparently they’re getting some alternate influence from the UNION and ACLU which is expected but sooo LAME and politically driven!!
Parents if you can sit in the classrooms as often as you can. You have the right as the parent to observe what happens in the classroom.
Here is a post from Lynn Davenport that I received when I mentioned the TAPS Act:
Threat Score:
“……and they soon hope to add 400 more streams from cameras worn on officers’ bodies and from thousands from local businesses that have surveillance systems.”
my son missed out because of
patriotmongoose 
