Comments on: Price for State Board to Adopt Common Core Standards Is Simply Too High http://www.ediswatching.org/2010/07/price-for-state-board-to-adopt-common-core-standards-is-simply-too-high/ Bloggage and Original News Coverage From Colorado and Around the Country Wed, 08 Feb 2012 00:13:57 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= By: Cindy L. http://www.ediswatching.org/2010/07/price-for-state-board-to-adopt-common-core-standards-is-simply-too-high/comment-page-1/#comment-24070 Cindy L. Sat, 31 Jul 2010 00:11:26 +0000 http://www.ediswatching.org/?p=1477#comment-24070 If this is passed nearly 100,000 readers of The Constitutionalist Today will be made informed and whomever voted for this decision to allow more of the Socialist Progressive control over our kids, all for blood money... they will loose favor among the people of Colorado. This 175 million is bribery by the FED's to gain more control over our kids hearts and minds. Government has shown to be a very poor decider of standards in education. When a math or english class can be co-opted to also teach immorality rather than just math or english then it is a sign of a failing educational system. We pay federal taxes only to have a trickle returned and when what little is returned it is used to bribe us (our own money) then it is time to say NO more. We have got to say NO to the bureaucratizing of education. If this is passed nearly 100,000 readers of The Constitutionalist Today will be made informed and whomever voted for this decision to allow more of the Socialist Progressive control over our kids, all for blood money… they will loose favor among the people of Colorado. This 175 million is bribery by the FED’s to gain more control over our kids hearts and minds. Government has shown to be a very poor decider of standards in education.

When a math or english class can be co-opted to also teach immorality rather than just math or english then it is a sign of a failing educational system. We pay federal taxes only to have a trickle returned and when what little is returned it is used to bribe us (our own money) then it is time to say NO more.

We have got to say NO to the bureaucratizing of education.

]]> By: Heather Cundari http://www.ediswatching.org/2010/07/price-for-state-board-to-adopt-common-core-standards-is-simply-too-high/comment-page-1/#comment-24066 Heather Cundari Fri, 30 Jul 2010 23:30:09 +0000 http://www.ediswatching.org/?p=1477#comment-24066 All I have to say Eddie is WELL SAID!!!! I hope your there on Monday to speak for the rest of us who agree with you. I am working and alas, cannot attend but I was FURIOUS hearing about the federal agenda they are pushing. IT IS UP TO PARENTS to educate their children, it is NOT the job of the federal government. They have made enough mistakes and enough mess, we don't need their meddling in our business! Below is an email I copied from Peggy Littleton who is also against it and is wanting to see people attend the meeting and be heard. Please please please attend if you can! Thank you again for your great letter! I am inviting the media to attend so consider the following: · If possible, be there early to sign up to testify, but don’t let it stop you if you can’t arrive until later. With only 90 minutes available, we can have 30 comments at 3 min each or 45 at 2 min each. Take this into consideration when speaking. Having the board room filled to capacity at 60 will be excellent! If need be, we will fill the lobby as well. · Be respectful to all at all times, even if they disagree with you. · Keep your comments brief and focus on one point of the following: *why not the Common Core, *why stay with the CO model content standards, *what do we gain by keeping CO’s standards, or *what do we lose by signing on to the CC. · If another person has covered a topic, pick a new one to cover. · Bring small signs to hold that convey a message to the people that the press will consider newsworthy. Monday, August 2, 2010 Opportunity for Public Comment Convened by Board Member Peggy Littleton 7:30 a.m. to 9:15 a.m. This is an opportunity to provide testimony to the State Board of Education on the adoption of the common core standards. In addition to Ms. Littleton, other board members may be present. Testimony may be limited to up to three minutes per person depending on the number of individuals wishing to testify. Special Meeting of the State Board of Education Monday, August 2, 2010, 9:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. The State Board will convene (by phone) to vote whether to adopt the common core standards. The Opportunity for Public Comment and the Special Meeting will be held in the Colorado Department of Education State Board Room 201 E. Colfax Avenue, Room 101 Denver, CO 80203. *** You may listen to the proceedings by going to the State Board of Education webpage located at http://www.cde.state.co.us/index_sbe.htm, scrolling down on the page and clicking on the link: Click here to listen live to the State Board Regular Meeting Note: There will be no sound until the proceeding begins. All I have to say Eddie is WELL SAID!!!!

I hope your there on Monday to speak for the rest of us who agree with you. I am working and alas, cannot attend but I was FURIOUS hearing about the federal agenda they are pushing.

IT IS UP TO PARENTS to educate their children, it is NOT the job of the federal government. They have made enough mistakes and enough mess, we don’t need their meddling in our business! Below is an email I copied from Peggy Littleton who is also against it and is wanting to see people attend the meeting and be heard. Please please please attend if you can! Thank you again for your great letter!

I am inviting the media to attend so consider the following:

· If possible, be there early to sign up to testify, but don’t let it stop you if you can’t arrive until later. With only 90 minutes available, we can have 30 comments at 3 min each or 45 at 2 min each. Take this into consideration when speaking. Having the board room filled to capacity at 60 will be excellent! If need be, we will fill the lobby as well.

· Be respectful to all at all times, even if they disagree with you.

· Keep your comments brief and focus on one point of the following: *why not the Common Core, *why stay with the CO model content standards, *what do we gain by keeping CO’s standards, or *what do we lose by signing on to the CC.

· If another person has covered a topic, pick a new one to cover.

· Bring small signs to hold that convey a message to the people that the press will consider newsworthy.

Monday, August 2, 2010

Opportunity for Public Comment

Convened by Board Member Peggy Littleton

7:30 a.m. to 9:15 a.m.

This is an opportunity to provide testimony to the State Board of Education on the adoption of the common core standards. In addition to Ms. Littleton, other board members may be present. Testimony may be limited to up to three minutes per person depending on the number of individuals wishing to testify.

Special Meeting of the State Board of Education

Monday, August 2, 2010, 9:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m.

The State Board will convene (by phone) to vote whether to adopt the common core standards.

The Opportunity for Public Comment and the Special Meeting will be held in the Colorado Department of Education State Board Room

201 E. Colfax Avenue, Room 101

Denver, CO 80203.

***

You may listen to the proceedings by going to the State Board of Education webpage located at http://www.cde.state.co.us/index_sbe.htm,

scrolling down on the page and clicking on the link:

Click here to listen live to the State Board Regular Meeting

Note: There will be no sound until the proceeding begins.

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