Category: Common Core

The federal government is taking control of local academic standards through the Department of Education, (DOE) in Washington, DC. The objective; a nationalized education system, which caters to special interest influence in the classrooms, allowing insidious data collection, while removing local control. It will provide little options for reform, and severely limit parental involvement. We parents know what our children need better than the bureaucrat in DC. The expansion of the federal government into our lives threatens the long-established right of parents to direct their children’s education and confuses a proper understanding of federalism. Moreover, national standards and tests would be a one-size-fits-all approach that tends toward mediocrity and standardization, undercutting the pockets of excellence and the principle of federalism on which this nation is founded.

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THE EDUCATION OF BREVARD

About 2 weeks ago, my wife and I went through the 2nd part of a process to contest a book found in the Media Center, (aka library) and AP English Lit/Composition course.

We had originally encouraged our son to take the course, believing that it would be good for him to hone his skills for taking his thoughts and putting them pen to paper. Sadly, this class was not that at all. It has turned out not to be so.

I have attached direct quotes from Beloved, so you may understand our concerns. Please be advised that there will be some crude and inappropriate language.

The particular work was Beloved, Toni Morrison. A work of fiction about what life was supposedly like for slaves in the pre-civil war era. Beloved, which is available for children, age 13-17 years of age at Satellite High School, has extremely descriptive scenes. Scenes, such as comparing sexual intercourse between a calf and a woman, Continue reading “THE EDUCATION OF BREVARD”

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Sooooo, The Reagan Library is the same as the KKK?

Political correctness, which is not ever what it claims, is once again on full display in our university system.

With tactics reminiscent of the IRS or the forerunner of the Weimar Republic,(NAZI Germany), and other socialist regimes were deployed against a tenured associate professor of English and classics.

A secret, 245-day investigation against Robert Lopez, a tenured associate professor of English and classics at Cal State  Northridge is under fire for  having students voluntarily attend a 2014 conference at the Reagan Library. About 75 percent of Lopez’s approximately 160 students for the fall semester attended, while students who chose not to attend,  completed an optional writing assignment.

Like today’s Missouri campus, this is an attempt to silent any dissenting opinions contrary to the very tolerant“Enlightened ones” ; aka Liberals. Remember…SOCIALISM IS ALWAYS A LIE.

Interestingly, Mr Lopez wrote about growing up with a lesbian mother and her partner; “Growing Up with Two Moms.”, so why is he a target… Continue reading “Sooooo, The Reagan Library is the same as the KKK?”

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THE HEART OF A TRUE TEACHER

As many of you know, I am very involved in education issues, especially the dismantling of the unconstitutional, age inappropriate, Data Mining, spirit killing BIG GOVERNMENT MACHINE known as Common core. The letter that follows was submitted to the Polk County School Board by a teacher and it echoes so much of what we as parents have endlessly cried out about. She nails what is so very wrong with the government intrusion into our children’s lives in the form of Common Core…

Today I resigned from the school district. I would like to share with you what I gave them. Feel free to share it if it strikes you as important. Continue reading “THE HEART OF A TRUE TEACHER”

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PARENTS Right of Choice for their Kids

Recently, my wife and I went before a Book Reconsideration Committee to ask that the novel, BELOVED be removed from the Media Centers of all Brevard County Public Schools. This was done after meeting with the teacher and the pro-book principle.

BELOVED is a novel that features, among other things, ghosts, rape, bestiality and pedophilia. My wife and myself felt that it was age inappropriate for 14-17 year olds.

This piece is in response to an article by Mr. Torres, Satellite High ban of ‘Beloved’ book fails published in the Florida Today newspaper, this past Saturday and Sunday. Since Mr. Torres had not spoken with my wife or me as he did with members of the “committee” and Ms Van Meter, the head of Curriculum for Brevard County Schools, I felt it imperative that the complete story of why we protested this book be presented.

As parents, it is our duty to our son, to be very involved in his education and what influences he receives through that process. Life is tough enough, without altering reality. If involvement means going before a committee,that is hand-picked by the principle, which includes a former student of the teacher whose class the book is presented ,  so be it.

This work of fiction, is available to ALL students in High School Medica Centers; meaning that kids, age 14 on up, have access. In this course, there were 100s of other books to choose from to be on “the list of 10”, given to these children, without having to resort to this work of fiction with its attendant explicit language etc.

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The fact is, books, like BELOVED, containing fictitious, inappropriate, explicit, sexual language and descriptive sexual acts; as well as detailed descriptions of body parts and the composition of bodily fluids, for 14-year-old to 17-year-old children for high school credit is wrong…by any author. Continue reading “PARENTS Right of Choice for their Kids”

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MORE ILLS OF COMMON CORE AND THE SCHOOL BOARD CAVES.. AGAIN!

Besides the well documented problems of Common Core such as the Unconstitutional federal takeover of our children’s education, Data mining, poor math and literature standards, age inappropriate materials and removing the parent from the decision-making of their child(s) education; we can now add to it, less time allocated to teach our children. All in the name of money! Continue reading “MORE ILLS OF COMMON CORE AND THE SCHOOL BOARD CAVES.. AGAIN!”