Category Archives: Constitutional Students

This story is upsetting for several reasons. Of more concern to me than the teacher's situation, is the fact that the school system is asking such questions. No doubt, this is most likely a part of Common Core. That's a very serious situation for another day. The teacher was perfectly right to teach the students…
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It would seem that school officials would take a holistic look for preventing at risk behavior. As I view this, students need more than a self report so school officials will show an interest in them.  Students deserve attention if they are at risk or if they are not. In regard to the teacher who was interested in protecting…
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Kudos to him! I know these tests are being administered without proper parental notification and the children are not being told it is voluntary.  It is data mining.  I have seen some of these tests and the questions they ask are invasive.  I am linking the NAEP test here this year for Fourth Graders.  Page 4 says…
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The teacher should be commended - will see what I can do.
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