From an article at Exceptional Delaware Their reach is everywhere. Foundations who say they represent the best interests of children. Who want to fix education so all children can get a shot. Why then, do so many of the children of these philanthropists, politicians, and corporate education reformers, attend private schools? Ones without the invasive education technology and Common Core standards? That alone should tell everyone they are not in it for the kids. For them, it is about the profit. Servant and master. They feel we should bow down to their infinite wisdom and do as they say. The reports from the Department of Labor showing increasing jobs don’t paint the … [Read more...]
Hillary Clinton’s plans for Centralized Control of Lifelong Education
Originally published on: http://www.eagleforum.org/educate/marc_tucker/ In 1995 I attended the National Governors Association Meeting for Governors’ Education Advisors in Chicago. The top education “reformers” of the day were there to bring all the states together to support their plans. One of the presenters was Marc Tucker, president of the National Center on Education and the Economy, funded by the Carnegie Foundation. Marc Tucker worked hand-in-hand with Hillary Clinton in the 80s when she was First Lady of Arkansas and then when Bill Clinton was elected President in 1992. Their group also included Michael (Mike) Cohen who later became head of ACHIEVE, which wrote the Common Core … [Read more...]
The Disturbing Transformation of Kindergarten
From TruthAboutEducation ... One of the most distressing characteristics of education reformers is that they are hyper-focused on how students perform, but they ignore how students learn. Nowhere is this misplaced emphasis more apparent, and more damaging, than in kindergarten. A new University of Virginia study found that kindergarten changed in disturbing ways from 1999-2006. There was a marked decline in exposure to social studies, science, music, art and physical education and an increased emphasis on reading instruction. Teachers reported spending as much time on reading as all other subjects combined. The time spent in child-selected activity dropped by more than one-third. … [Read more...]