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Common Core Curriculum Confusion – Is Trump sincere?

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Common Core Confusion – Is Trump sincere? I don’t get it.  Who is this Betsy DeVos person really?  Her full statement on common core is now a blank page http://www.betsydevos.com/qa/ Both these articles are revealing, the second is out right alarming for me. The most insidious thing about Common Core is it is set up to track and profile students, with tests that are tailored to how the student answers, which leads to a new answer… that is , there is no standardized test and all answers go on a permanent profile which includes psychologically profiling student… for life… in a data dossier.  I don’t want electronic testing! Betsy DeVos clarifies stance on Common Core after being … As speculation swirled Tuesday that DeVos might snag the top education job, conservative opponents of Common Core began to warn Trump away from DeVos.   Betsy DeVos as education secretary: What you need to know … Like Rhee, DeVos has adamantly supported Common Core. She’s even a board member of Jeb Bush’s Common Core-supporting education foundation (and one of its biggest …     Save Save

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Common Core Curriculum – Invasive and Zero Privacy

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. A Mental Health Professional’s Perspective on the Common Core March 25, 2013 By truthinamed http://truthinamericaneducation.com/common-core-state-standards/a-mental-health-professionals-perspective-on-the-common-core/ Dear Mrs. Swasey & Mr. Beck: I am writing this note on behalf of your joint request to address issues surrounding the Common Core State Standards Act (CCSS) that is currently in the process of being implemented in the vast majority of our public school systems in the country. By way of background, I’m an African American Doctor of Clinical Psychology (Psy.D.) currently serving as Director of Clinical Training & Community Advocacy at a private child psychology clinic in South Jordan, Utah. I completed undergraduate education at both the University of Utah in Salt Lake City, and Brigham Young University in Provo, Utah. In addition to my personal experiences involving my four children in public schools, I have completed multiple thousands of hours in training/therapy/assessment/legal advocacy work with children in both the private and public school settings in multiple western states. I am also the author of a award winning doctoral project/dissertation which tackled the ago old problem of why many African American school aged children underperform in public schools titled, “Cracking the Da Vince Code of Cognitive Assessment of African American School Aged Children: A Guide for Parents, Clinicians & Educators” (Thompson, G. 2008). As a “local clinical community scientist”, I have an ethical obligation to our community at large to provide unbiased opinions regarding issues that affect the education experiences of school-aged children and their respective guardians. The “Common Core States Standards…

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