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“Education is the kindling of a flame, not the filling of a vessel.”– Socrates

May 16, 2016 By Admin1 Leave a Comment

Forrest Gump would have failed the Common Core test

Sometimes the simplest way is the best way. Forrest Gump would not have done well on the Common Core tests but he would still have been right. The day finally arrives: Forrest Gump dies and goes to heaven. He is met at the Pearly Gates by St. Peter himself. The gates are closed however, as Forrest approaches the gatekeeper.   St. Peter says, “Well Forrest, it’s certainly good to see you. We have heard a lot about you. I must inform you that the place is filling up fast, and we’ve been administering an entrance examination for everyone. The tests are fairly short, but you need to pass before you can get into Heaven.”   Forrest responds “It shore is good to be … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Common Core, Creativity Tagged With: forrest gump. common core, humor, tests

January 26, 2016 By Admin1 Leave a Comment

Do they teach things like this in school?

Creativity and problem solving are skills needed in today's world. Is the education experience we are delivering what is needed? Give this video clip a watch (and listen) and then let us know what you think.....enjoy "Clips"...................   … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Creativity, General

November 19, 2015 By Admin1 Leave a Comment

Mishmash of odds and ends

I've been gathering a bunch of items/topics that have accumulated to the point that it's time to move them to the "live" page. So, without further ado here they are: __________________________________________________ Yet another Ed Reform That Doesn’t Work AIR Experts Develop School Discipline Planning Guide for Educators Feds spend $2.5M on mindfulness intervention for kindergarteners Lawsuit to Stop Common Core On Air News Read for November 13, 2015 Standardization isn’t Just Killing Students’ Creativity - It’s Killing Their Love of Creativity Gates impact on Washington teachers and schools Oregon teachers despise the Smarter Balanced tests, survey says … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Common Core, Comparisons, Creativity, Kindergarten, SBAC, Teachers Tagged With: air, despise, discipline, educators, experts, feds, impact, intervention, kindergarteners, news, oregon, planning, read, reform, smarter balanced, survey, washington

June 30, 2015 By Admin1 2 Comments

Critical Thinking or Creative Thinking – Which does Common Core support?

https://vigornotrigor.wordpress.com/2014/08/26/critical-thinking-vs-creative-thinking/  Give this a read and let me know what you think....do you agree? … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Common Core, Creativity Tagged With: Common Core, creative, critical, thinking

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