So grades are under attack as being unfair? Teachers would determine the grade based on their assessment of the student and various factors? Opinions will matter more than results? Your thoughts? What's your school district planning? Do you know? By Paulina Aguilar Published: Aug. 31, 2023 at 8:52 PM PDT Link to original story PORTLAND Ore. (KPTV) - Portland Public Schools is considering moving to an “equitable grading system,” in which teachers assess students’ work while considering their diverse background needs to promote fairness in the classroom. PPS currently runs on a traditional grading system. “Maybe there some like linguistic inaccuracies … [Read more...]
‘Equity’ in Education: Equal Opportunity or Equal Outcome?
This article does a good job explaining why "equity" and "equality" are two completely different terms in K-12 education. The article also goes on to describe the damage focusing on equity causes. The original article can be found at: The American Spectator K-12 public education nationwide is fixated on the term “equity.” It has been added to many public school mission statements and core values, but the positive-sounding term means something more — and something more destructive — than providing equal opportunity for students. Identifying and labeling students based on their socioeconomic and ethnic or race group dominates the education conversation, with group academic … [Read more...]
Wokeness in public schools
If you have 5 minutes and 4 seconds please watch this video. This young man did an incredible job sharing his views and real world examples of what is happening in schools and district across the nation. What's your district doing? https://rumble.com/v2accr6-student-leaves-woke-school-board-speechless-exposes-them-all-and-drops-the-.html Equality and equal opportunity are the aspirations...equity has been weaponized. … [Read more...]
Anaheim California school district – Taught 7th through 12th-grade students about the “daily effects of white privilege” and “implicit bias?”
Judge for yourself whether it's appropriate to force 7th through 12th graders what if they are "white" they are implicitly "biased". The information in the links is especially revealing. Is this going on in your school district...and how would you know? Give this article a read. The original can be found at The Blaze A California school district's "Black Lives Matter Task Force" created Black History Month lesson plans that taught 7th- through 12th-grade students about the "daily effects of white privilege" and "implicit bias," according to curricula obtained by the Daily Caller News Foundation. Anaheim Union High School District's Black Lives Matter Task Force is a "united … [Read more...]
Ethnic Studies Graduation Requirement – Washington State
The Washington State Board of Education continues to move forward with a requirement to complete a course in "ethnic studies" for students to graduate. This article shares information you may find useful in assessing what the requirements will be and the details. Please take the time to dig in. First, here's a link to the webpage that contains the information: https://sbe.wa.gov/our-work/graduation-requirements/ethnic-studies-graduation-requirement Second, we share a report in the press: The Daily wire reports: https://www.dailywire.com/news/washington-state-gears-up-to-mandate-ethnic-studies-as-its-architect-rails-against-jewish-complicity The Washington State Board of … [Read more...]
Is It Education or Political Activism? Turning our children into “militant leftists.”
Clover Park School. City of Lakewood. That's right. North of us in Washington state. Give this a read. Written by David Anderson Or is it both? The California Board of Education "wants to turn your children into militant leftists." In an opinion piece dated March 18, Kaylee McGhee White wrote in the Washington Examiner that "a divisive and radical educational curriculum that would force a series of courses into the public school system based in critical race theory and the social justice agenda of the Left" is expected to be passed by the California Board of Education. She concludes by writing, "These courses will become the new norm in California, and before … [Read more...]
Interviewing teachers about their cultural competency?
Some school districts across the US are screening potential teachers not for their ability to teach but for their ability to provide examples of what they've done to show they are racially sensitive and what steps they have taken for equity. Should teachers be hired for furthering cultural competency? Should we be focusing on a teachers history of racial actions and efforts? Here's a story by BRECCAN F. THIES that delves into what's happening. Is this happening in your school district? How would you know? Should you take a look to see if it's part of your local hiring process? Schools across the country are screening potential teachers for their “cultural competency” asking … [Read more...]
How Activist Teachers Recruit Kids
From The Truth Fairy (Abigail Shrier) from Substack we get a view of teacher activism in schools. Leaked Documents and Audio from the California Teachers Association Conference Reveal Efforts to Subvert Parents on Gender Identity and Sexual Orientation Incensed parents now make news almost daily, objecting to radical material taught in their children’s public schools. But little insight has been provided into the mindset and tactics of activist teachers themselves. That may now be changing, thanks to leaked audio from a meeting of California’s largest teacher’s union. Last month, the California Teachers Association (CTA) held a conference advising teachers on best practices for … [Read more...]
Equity and Equality in K-12 education?
We hear the terms equity and equality being used ad nauseam. Is there really a difference between the two terms and if so what are they? How is "equity" being used as a tool of change and does it make sense or is it more political and a power grab? Today we delve into equity and equality in K-12 education. Update: As we get ready to go to press here's an article from New York on gifted children programs being phased out due to...equity concerns...how far will this go? https://pjmedia.com/news-and-politics/rick-moran/2021/10/08/new-york-city-has-run-out-of-gifted-and-talented-students-n1522585 Let's start off with some definitions: What does equity in education mean? Equity in … [Read more...]