Do you want the same to happen in Washington State? Original article at Western Journal Business owners, beware of students with high school diplomas from Oregon. They may not be able to read or do basic math. According to Oregon Public Broadcasting, in 2020, the Oregon Department of Education suspended the “essential skills” requirement to accommodate students who had fallen behind because of school shutdowns and online learning — or so they said. The state changed letter grades to a pass-incomplete system. There were little to no attendance requirements, and the essential skills requirements were suspended, according to OPB. Although the suspension was supposed to … [Read more...]
Mandatory ‘media literacy’ education for K-12 students will help children identify so-called ‘disinformation’ – New Jersey
As we are pushed to become "woke" in K-12 education we are delivered another nail in the proverbial coffin. In this article: Mandatory 'media literacy' education for K-12 students will help children identify so-called 'disinformation,' says New Jersey Gov. Murphy - TheBlaze. Last week, New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy (D) signed a first-of-its-kind bill into law requiring all K-12 students to receive an education in "media literacy," which the governor argued would allow children to identify so-called "misinformation." The state's Senate Bill 588 updates the New Jersey Student Learning Standards to include "information literacy" curriculum. According to the bill, K-12 students will be … [Read more...]
WA School Gave First Graders Worksheet Listing Identities of “Both” or “Neither” Genders
Todays story comes from our own backyard...Washington State. Whether you agree with discussing or promoting gender identity in children is it more of a question of when or if? We hope you find this article from Elizabeth Johnstons Blog interesting. A school in Washington state is under fire after children were reportedly given a worksheet which listed some gender identities as “both” or “neither” gender. According to a social media post from a parent, students at Edmonds School District (ESD) were given access to a flowchart activity which broke down gender in more than non-binary terms, with corresponding potential pronouns. “My sons first grade assignment from yesterday. … [Read more...]
Evergreen School District – Won’t take NO for an answer
The Evergreen school district went to the voters in February asking for a new Operations Levy to supplement the state money. It failed. But the district and school board don't agree with a NO vote so they come back again just 2 months later. Today we bring you an opinion piece by a local resident who thinks that NO means NO. The Evergreen School District is attempting another voter approved levy just 2 months after 57.2% of the voters rejected their last levy February 8th (by over 3,600 votes). They say it is not an increase and although the levy rate is the same as the current levy, that is disingenious thanks to the ever increasing property values (11% average increase this year) … [Read more...]
Comparison of Private and Public Schools
From an article at Thought Co written by Robert Kennedy. For those of you considering private vs. public schools his take on some of the differences. You may be considering whether private or public schools are better options for an obtaining an education. Many families want to know more about the differences and similarities between them. Learning about what private and public schools offer can help students and parents make an educated choice. What's Taught Public schools must adhere to state standards regarding what to teach and how to present it. Certain subjects, such as religion, are taboo. Rulings in many court cases over the years have determined the scope and limits of the … [Read more...]
Comparison of Private and Public Schools
From an article at ThoughtCo written by Robert Kennedy an interesting look at the pros and cons of private vs. public schools. It's important to note that there are religious private and for-profit private which have vastly different costs. Religious private have dramatically lower costs in most cases. Let's see what M. Kennedy has to say... You may be considering whether private or public schools are better options for an obtaining an education. Many families want to know more about the differences and similarities between them. Learning about what private and public schools offer can help students and parents make an educated choice. What's Taught Public schools must adhere to … [Read more...]
Battle Ground School District – 2020/21 school restart plan workshop
On the evening of July 28th the Battle Ground School Board Directors held a virtual workshop to discuss school starting options for 2020/21. These are the notes I took from that meeting. If you don't want to read through the following notes and just want to cut to the chase, what was the direction of the discussion? Please note that it was a workshop and no votes or decisions were made. No input from the public was allowed. This was a discussion between the Superintendent (Mark Ross), the Asst. Superintendent (Denny Waters) and some of the support staff with the Board Directors. It appears that the recommendation to the Board is to start the year "online only". A transition to 2 days per … [Read more...]
Charter Schools – Good or Bad?
Washington State approved the formation of charter schools in 2012 (https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/charter-schools-narrowly-win-approval-in-washington/). The approval was for up to 40 schools. What's happened since the approval? Today we bring you a information that may be useful in judging the utility and value. Where do you go to learn more about charter schools in Washington State? https://wacharters.org/ Here is a link to the 2019 Washington State Charter School Report in case you want details: WA_Statre_Charter_School_Performance_Report_2019 Why consider a Charter School? You are not happy with public schools Here are some Frequently Asked Questions and … [Read more...]
Addressing the fallacies of Common Core education
Who says that young people don't understand the flaws and fallacies of Common Core and their "standards"? In the following article published at BuPipedream.com Hannah Gulko (a Junior majoring in human development) shares her thoughts and assessment. If we can find more like her maybe we can get some school boards to pay attention and take action...we can only hope. On March 3, 2019, Andrew Foley, development director of Better Days Greece, a non-governmental organization that focuses on providing spaces that promote relief, healing and learning to those displaced during the refugee crisis, spoke at Binghamton University’s TEDx event. Foley discussed the significance of education and … [Read more...]
5 Reasons teaching is NOT a profession
This article comes to us from a teacher. Dr. Ernest J. Zarra III, PhD at his blog: www.erniezarra.com He's a teacher. He loves education. He tells us why teaching is NOT a profession and gives us "5" reasons. Years and years ago, a professor looked at me with that certain look. I interpreted the look as displeasure. He explained it was a look of perplexity. "Zarra," he said, "Why don't you go into the teaching profession?" I thought to myself, would I have to develop confusing facial expressions in the process? I replied to the professor with two responses. The first response was "I don't want to work with kids." The second response was "I wouldn't know what to say or … [Read more...]
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