So are the billions of dollars being spent by school districts to put computers in the hands of every child producing results? Is using a computer to test (even in kindergarten) improving learning? Silicon Valley (in its many locations and companies) is hell-bent on moving American education into the 21st century because computers will solve all of our education problems. In the following article from National Review Michelle Malkin shares some thoughts on those efforts. Locally the Evergreen school district is asking for a new tech levy that will generate over $50 million over 6 years. The Vancouver school district is asking for a 55% increase in their tech levy (going from $.20/$1000 to … [Read more...]
Florida School Ditches Common Core – Soars To Number One
This article comes to us from Yournewswire.com A school in Florida that dumped the Common Core program in favor of traditional teaching methods has soared to the number one position in the State’s top schools list, according to government statistics. Mason Classical Academy, a charter school in Naples, Florida, decided against forcing kids to learn the Obama endorsed Common Core method of teaching, due to the way it deliberately dumbs down children and created unnecessary and complicated methods for working out relatively simple problems. Naturalnews.com reports: They have rejected the backward approach of Common Core, which sees kids memorize entire words in kindergarten before … [Read more...]