January 5, 2016 / minimizetesting > > > What is the purpose of public education? Is it economic development “plain and simple”, as suggested by Florida Chamber of Commerce president Mark Wilson, in a Florida Board of Education meeting in October? or does it serve a higher purpose? Senator Jeff Clemens tried to start the discussion at a Senate Education Pre K- 12 committee meeting on 12/3/15 (you can watch here beginning at 36:15): “It goes back to the debate of why we provide an education to begin with…. There’s a reason we provide an education, and we require an education, through 12th grade and it isn’t so that kids can get a job, it’s so that they become … [Read more...]
The Worst Argument for Common Core Ever!
From The Pulse 2016! > > > > > > Exxon Mobil Exec Wants Your Kids to Be His Widgets > > > > By Jane Robbins on December 28, 2015 > > > > > From Fortune magazine come two stories about the saga of Common Core and the presidential candidates’ approach to the national standards. One piece identifies four candidates — Chris Christie, Jeb Bush, Carly Fiorina, and Mike Huckabee — who have flipped from supporting to opposing the national standards. Bush really shouldn’t be listed here, because the only change he’s made is to stop using the term “Common Core” when describing what he supports. In any … [Read more...]