Does Common Core Make Children Conformist?

"Whatever an education is, it should make you a unique individual, not a conformist; it should furnish you with an original spirit with which to tackle the big challenges; it should allow you to find values which will be your road map through life; it should make you spiritually rich, a person who loves whatever you are doing, wherever you are, whomever you are with; it should teach you what is important, how to live and how to die" -- John Taylor Gatto.

Hat tip Lawrence Reed of Foundation For Economic Freedom.

"It is Never about the Kids..."

Doubling Teacher Pay Does Nothing to Improve Student Performance

"Doubling teachers wages had zero impact on either "teacher effort or student learning outcomes."
Given that teachers' unions fight for the kids, I'm sure they'll be pushing for lower salaries so there's more cash for textbooks and after-school programs."  Peter St. Onge

A good thing to keep in mind during the upcoming Town Hall Meeting Season.  Other studies have shown there is no correlation between student performance and teacher pay. 

To read an excerpt of the study click here.

Teacher versus Union

I really hope this teacher wins.  Our Country was founded on the rights of the individual.   Unions are the antithesis to individual and individual rights.  I am really rooting for Rebecca Friedrichs a teacher from California.  To learn more to go Heartland.org.

Cathy

"I hate kids...it's all about the money"

Wouldn't you agree that the lawsuit between the town of Croydon and the New Hampshire board of education is about the money and hating children as well?    Cathy

Victory in Croydon: Kids can stay in school this year | New Hampshire

Victory in Croydon: Kids can stay in school this year | New Hampshire

School Choice is about Giving Children Oppurtunities

Some people complain about some children in Croydon receiving a Montessori education. Don't our children deserve an education fit for a prince.  It is still a tax funded public education, the only difference is that parents have chosen what is best for their children.  That is an education fit for a prince afforded to the common man because of school choice.

Croydon

An excellent education chosen by parents.

Prince George to attend Westacre Montessori School Nursery

The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge have announced the nursery Prince George is to attend alongside the release of a new photograph of their family.

The two-year-old will go to the Westacre Montessori School Nursery in Norfolk from January.
A nursery spokesman said: "We are looking forward to welcoming George to our nursery."

The nursery, near King's Lynn, is close to the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge's home, Anmer Hall.

The BBC's royal correspondent Peter Hunt said the duke and duchess appreciate what they see as the care being shown by the British media around the privacy of their children, Prince George and Princess Charlotte, and are grateful for the public's support in respecting the privacy of their young family.

He said the couple would be pleased George's new nursery was sited in a private road, not a public one.

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