Was there a referendum I missed and a constitutional amendment to provide for it? On May 20, 2014 1:33 PM, "Jerry Milo Johnson" <[email protected]> wrote:
> > If it was being done right, or decently, or even just good enough to eke > by, there wouldn't be a national push. (that had any traction) > > Unfortunately, there are a LOT of places in this country where dumb and > uneducated is DESIRED. > > But fortunately, as a nation, we have collectively decided that educated to > a minimum standard is in the nation's economic, political and security best > interest. > > > > > On Tue, May 20, 2014 at 1:21 PM, LRS Scout <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > Do you really think a nation wide cookie cutter approach to education is > > the best idea in a country as large and diverse as ours? > > > > Isn't this the very reason we have states and counties? Tailored > localized > > responses? > > On May 20, 2014 1:16 PM, "Larry C. Lyons" <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > > So run a few large scale studies using a Quasi-Experimental approach. > > > Take a set of schools that are statistically equivalent on the > > > dependent measures. Then randomly assign them to either the current > > > approaches or the CCC. Then see what happens over a 5 or 10 year > > > period. And do that in 4 or 5 different states. That would give a > > > fairly good idea on what works best. > > > > > > On Tue, May 20, 2014 at 12:45 PM, GMoney <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > > RIght. Research suggests this may work better. SO let's try it. > > > > > > > > Now research doesn't always translate into the real world, but > there's > > > only > > > > one way to find out. IF the upside is better educated kids, and the > > > > downside is going back to the way it was.....there's no reason NOT to > > > try. > > > > > > > > > > > > On Tue, May 20, 2014 at 11:21 AM, Larry C. Lyons < > > [email protected] > > > >wrote: > > > > > > > >> > > > >> What I don't understand is that people on both sides seem to be > > > >> ignoring what the research says when it comes to the Common Core > > > >> Curriculum. Why not go with what works the best? > > > >> > > > >> On Tue, May 20, 2014 at 12:15 PM, Zaphod Beeblebrox > > > >> <[email protected]> wrote: > > > >> > > > > >> > my kiddos have all gone through Montessori education and were > taught > > > math > > > >> > in a very similar manner to common core. My oldest ended up > > skipping > > > >> > Algebra 1 once she got into middle school and has maintained a 96 > > > average > > > >> > all year. > > > >> > > > > >> > If you've seen the "New Math" photo that's been endlessly > > circulated, > > > >> > people seem to understand it better once I relate it to counting > > back > > > >> > changed to someone. It's really a very natural way of doing math. > > > >> > > > > >> > > > > >> > > > > >> > > > > >> > On Tue, May 20, 2014 at 10:47 AM, GMoney <[email protected]> > > wrote: > > > >> > > > > >> >> > > > >> >> On Tue, May 20, 2014 at 10:10 AM, Sam <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > >> >> > > > >> >> > > > > >> >> > It sounds like he's saying commie core promotes gay lifestyles > a > > > lot, > > > >> as > > > >> >> in > > > >> >> > getting the little kids to understand and be tolerant, > > > >> >> > > > >> >> > > > >> >> Understanding and tolerance?!?!?!?!?!?! > > > >> >> > > > >> >> HOLY FUCK!!!!!! > > > >> >> > > > >> >> Take it away, Judge McShane: > > > >> >> > > > >> >> "Let us look less to the sky to see what might fall; rather, let > us > > > >> look to > > > >> >> each other...and rise." > > > >> >> > > > >> >> On the hand, the real issue is how horrible is it that the > federal > > > >> >> > government is destroying our education system and many people > are > > > >> unaware > > > >> >> > or are happy about it. > > > >> >> > > > > >> >> > > > >> >> Jury is still out on this common core junk. I've read experts who > > > swear > > > >> by > > > >> >> it, backed by research, and others who are highly critical of it. > > > People > > > >> >> are so resistant to change. If it's for the better, then by FSM > > > let's do > > > >> >> it. We won't really know until we try. I also have little > sympathy > > > for > > > >> >> parents who are pissed because they can't help their kids with > > their > > > 4th > > > >> >> grade home work. Geeesh, set down your fucking cell phone, take a > > few > > > >> >> minutes and learn something new for a change.....it ain't gonna > > kill > > > >> you. > > > >> >> > > > >> >> At least test drive it. See what this new approach is TRYING to > do, > > > >> before > > > >> >> making up your mind. > > > >> >> > > > >> >> Or alternatively, decide that it makes you gay and reject it > > > outright. I > > > >> >> guess that's the easiest approach. > > > >> >> > > > >> >> Disclaimer: My kids haven't quite reached elementary school yet, > > so i > > > >> >> haven't actually been exposed to it. When I actually learn about > it > > > and > > > >> try > > > >> >> it out, I may become a critic...but I intend to at least try it > > > first. > > > >> >> > > > >> >> If anyone on here has practical experience with it and can give > > > concrete > > > >> >> examples of what they think is wrong with it....or perhaps how > it's > > > >> turning > > > >> >> them gay....I'd love to hear it. > > > >> >> > > > >> >> > > > >> >> > > > >> > > > > >> > > > > >> > > > >> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Order the Adobe Coldfusion Anthology now! http://www.amazon.com/Adobe-Coldfusion-Anthology/dp/1430272155/?tag=houseoffusion Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/message.cfm/messageid:370258 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/unsubscribe.cfm
