Lynn….:
“Common Core has become a misnomer, the seed of truth has been lost, it’s not a curriculum or textbook, it’s a standard each student is expected to reach to avoid remedial courses in college. “We owe it to our children to make sure they have what they need to be successful, 84 percent of teachers support Common Core and so do I.”
His quotes… as per Delaware Newszap.
This is exactly what has foisted this horrible program upon Delaware’s children… This exact same attitude of : your children don’t matter to me; all that matters is campaign contributions by wealthy educational corporations…
Because no, Mr. Lynn. … Children do matter. How dare you say that children don’t matter and only political contributions in your pocket do? Everyone knows, including you, that Common Core is not a set of standards. Common Core is a mushpot of crap foisted upon our children that was not tested, that was not reviewed, that is dangerous, that has caused increased suicides among little children, and that leads to early dementia. Common Core takes “A+” students and makes them “F” students…
Do you even read?
Do you not know that Common Core is a Federal Program being forced on School boards and School districts the nation over? Do you not know that when Christina School District said they thought the Federal compensation program was foolish, they lost not only that funding, but out of spite, were cut other funding as well? If that is not Federal coercion, then you need a dictionary. Do you not know that every single one of Delaware’s superintendents signed a letter saying “stop racing to Common Core?” How do you now know more than every single school district in Delaware? Do you not know that of the 45 states that are mandated to do common core this year, only 10 out of 24 who signed up, are still taking the Smarter Balanced Assessments? Why? Because it is bad. Very bad for children.
Do you not know that children today, are testing higher than you did, when you were in school? Why don’t you know this. Do you not read? Do you know there is no literature on the success of Common Core but there is over 10 thousand personal accounts over the damage it did to 10 thousand parent’s children?
Why do you not know this… It is everywhere… Google: “Common Core is very bad” and read…
Do you not know that most highly qualified professional adults cannot pass the 3rd grade math test? Problem is they can’t understand what the test maker is trying to say, the English is so bad? Why don’t you know this? Do you live in a cardboard box somewhere on the edge of town?
How can anyone in their right mind say that 81% of teachers support Common Core? Where is your link? Are you doing what David Coleman does, just pull numbers out of the air… Because, if you read, you would know, like everyone else in this state, that one third of the teachers say they have never seen any material on Common Core, One half of this nations teachers feel inadequately prepared for Common Core, yet they will be (thanks to Greg Lavelle), required to be evaluated on it this school year… All teachers minus one third leaves 67% All teachers minus half leaves 50%… Not 81%.. So that figure goes against common sense, as well as every teachers opinion…
How can anyone say that 81% of teachers are for Common Core? Do you not read? Tell me you are ignorant that Delaware Teachers (DSEA) voted no confidence in the rollout of Common Core! Tell me you are ignorant that the NEA (National Teachers’ Association) voted no confidence in Arne Duncun and his Common Core! Tell me you are ignorant that the AFT, (American Federation of Teachers) also voted no confidence in Arne Duncun and his Common Core? How can you be ignorant of this? Do you not read? Yet you state 81% of teachers support Common Core?
How can anyone be for a program that abuses children. New York educators ruled that Common Core was a form of child abuse… How can you not know this… Do you not read?
Anyone who does not read, is dangerous to the General Assembly… Your job there is to “read bills” If someone can’t read the newspaper, how can we trust them to “read” bills? Or will you perform your duties like Valerie Longhurst? “Oh, what pretty paper that bill is printed on; I’ll vote for it, (since I don’t read)…. “
I’m amazed that someone in 2014 can still support Common Core…especially with all the evidences showing its great harm that emerged in 2013-2014 school year. Do you also believe the world was created in 6 twenty four hour days? And that the start of the universe occurred somewhere around 4000 BC? And that the sun, moon, and stars all rotate around a flat earth? You must. Since you obviously don’t read…..
Mr. Lynn is bad for Dover’s 31st district… But… oh no, .. what about his opponent?……. Quote:
These were spoken by his opponent… Mr. Taylor, a sportsman and retired Dover police officer…. Dover would be well served by this person… He at least…. obviously reads…
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August 17, 2014 at 11:08 am
John Young
DSEA, after receiving a UNANIMOUS vote of no confidence in CCSS implementation immediately goes out and endorses pro-CCSS candidate Lynn, because of course they do
https://www.facebook.com/seanlynnforthe31st?ref=stream&fref=nf
They just can’t get out of their own way or tell their members to go screw themselves enough.
August 17, 2014 at 11:51 am
kavips
But in reality, it is two different parts of the DSEA doing each. The rank and file want to vote for Thomas… The upper crust of leadership which has repeatedly sold out their members (that would be Fredericka Jenner for the uninitiated), of course would be behind the person who will help her with her ultimate goal, which is to destroy the teacher’s union from the inside…..
August 17, 2014 at 1:16 pm
John Young
It’s the executive team disregarding its members’ wishes. Plain and simple.
August 18, 2014 at 2:22 pm
MHS
DSEA Endorsements at the local level for state reps and state senators are not conducted by the executive team of DSEA they are conducted by the members of the school districts which the representative or senatorial district touches.
With his opponents comment about teaching all students the same things at the same pace… – it is clear that he is the one that has not done any reading since he believes that student classroom grouping is a product of state standards. Differentiated instruction, heterogeneous grouping and homogeneous grouping have been around for many years well before CCSS was adopted anywhere. The depth and rate of knowledge acquisition is a product of instructional strategies and enhanced by differentiated instruction, all of which has been a core aspect of teacher preparation for many years, not to mention a huge aspect of teacher professional development. Those skills are needed in every classroom, whether you teacher, English, Math, Science, Art, or a career tech area.
Not to mention Mr. Taylor also vocally embraced school vouchers, among other positions that were surprising from a democratic contender. Mr. Lynn clearly had done his homework and talked with teachers to get their opinions, in talking with some who were there for the event. He was unanimously endorsed by the local education associations in his area, those teachers met him, spoke with him, and shared their support of him with their endorsement.
If you average together the DSEA survey and the Teachers of the Year survey referenced below you get 80.5%, which rounds up to 81%, certainly looks like Mr. Lynn is the one that did his homework.
Here are quotes from different surveys of Delaware teachers that show Delaware teachers believe Common Core will improve student learning and are supportive of the implementation of the standards into their curricula:
Scholastic Survey from October 2013:
“Delaware Teachers Are Enthusiastic About the Implementation of the Common Core, Even as They Acknowledge Challenges Ahead
75% of math, English language arts, science and/or social studies teachers in Delaware are enthusiastic about the implementation of the Common Core State Standards in their classroom.”
In a study published by the Delaware Teachers of the Year in October 2013: Results show 84% of teachers agree that CCSS will
increase achievement for the majority of their students.
And in May 2014 a DSEA survey was produced that showed that: “DSEA members support Common Core. Three quarters (77percent) of DSEA members support Common Core because they believe the standards will help students develop- better critical thinking and problem solving skills”
A national Survey of School Principals stated: “More than 80 percent agreed that the Common Core have potential to improve conceptual understanding, increase student skill mastery, and create more meaningful assessments of students”
In a recent Chamber of Commerce report from May 2014: “81% of voters are in favor of the fact that Common Core English and Language Arts standards focus on critical thinking and analysis, two skills we can all agree are necessary to succeed in the business world”
August 18, 2014 at 5:19 pm
kavips
Here is how it works. The DSEA appoints those on the committee which listens in on the candidates. They then make up their mind. So a better bet to analyze teacher’s opinions would be the entire DSEA’s base in determining the quality of Common Core. They emphatically voted no confidence. The problem is as John pointed out. The top echelon has cares and concerns which are NOT about children, and are basing their criteria on those things, .. again, things that are not children….
The fact that the DSEA delegates voted no confidence in the implementation of Common Core (a reported event, fact, that definitely occurred) goes against all the data you offer coming from what, surveys?
So et us look at those surveys…
The Scholastic Survey. It contains the results from an online survey of 211 teachers in Delaware, conducted July 1-22, 2013, by Harrison Group, a YouGov Company. … YouGov Company is a for-hire company designed to promote a certain view or slant to your company or cause if hired. It is not an objective source, since it is tied to it’s hirer by a bond of cash… Piss them off enough with the truth, and you won’t get paid. For the record, 211 teachers are out of 8705 numbered in Delaware as 2.4%…That would have been summer vacation last year. Gee, I wonder where they would find 211 teachers to take surveys in the middle of summer? How about a Common Core training session, while their bosses were looking over their shoulders.
Plus the data you provide alluding it to Delaware teachers, is the national average, not Delaware’s. Simply because if you clicked on the state website, you only got two categories… “State reports feature key data from the national report. Due to sample size in some cases, analysis by subgroups was not possible and therefore national data is used as a benchmark followed with state data that is available”
Your second survey, the October 2013 Delaware Teachers of the Year Survey, was conducted by Rodel. A thoroughly discredited organization if there ever was one in Delaware. They even lied in their mission statement, setting the goal first at 2015, then at 2025.. Same goals after almost 10 years of paying executives high salaries and issuing reports that are discredited almost immediately upon their publication due to the discordance their reports have with the reality on the ground.
In this same report it notes that however, half of the teachers are not confident in CCSS and have concerns that the CCSS would exclude important concepts that students should learn…….
So in answering a bland question, will Common Core help achievement in 50% of your students, they went: “well, duh, yeah..” So would continuing with the DCAS, As well as the old DSEA… Using SAT’s to test… same thing. One cannot draw conclusions from a specifically framed question which is then used to imply something else… More noteworthy were the 16% who disagreed. Why is that? Is it because they were more familiar with Common Core than those who were polled inside their training classes? Most likely, yes.
And the search engines seemed to have erased all mention of the May 2014 DSEA survey if it actually occurred.. Do you have a link? Not even DSEA, Rodel, or DELexcell has any mention of that as well as the News Journal. I would think, being the propaganda pieces they are, they would be crowing from the top fo the roof. But that May survey you quite possibly made up, goes flatly against the DSEA’s floor vote at the same time which over the DSEA leaderships objection, voted no confidence in Delaware’s implementation of Common Core.
Can you provide a link?
Bottom line: if one listens only to those employed to push Common Core, it doesn’t sound all that bad. That is because they leave a lot out. Like they control the polls they give to show things in their favor.
As John says, there is a divide between the top echelons of the DSEA and those who actually teach. It is obvious from your comments MHS, …from which group you belong….
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August 18, 2014 at 7:24 pm
John Young
Who was suggesting the opponent get endorsed? A TOY survey? seriously?
August 18, 2014 at 7:25 pm
John Young
August 19, 2014 at 8:21 pm
kavips
In a survey of 5000 adults, more than two-thirds of adults support the idea of shared academic standards. But when they were asked about the “common core” specifically, support dropped by 15 percentage points…..
Anyone who supports Common Core, is dangerous to children. That would include Mr. Lynn.
Mr. Thomas for all the inconsistencies pointed out by MHS, is on the right side of caring for children.
He is the one who deserves your vote.