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Teachers dont care what parents think, all of them think their
kid is special/brilliant or talented, and that their kid is
the center of the universe. Parents are easy to anger, but
seldom have the stamina for a prolonged battle.

There is no victory for Math STAAR, its a one year suspension,
until its fixed and then its back. Its not a victory if the
opposition comes back. Wasnt the exemplar lessons from C-SCOPE
your first victory, which I suppose I could see how you would
think the STAAR was your first victory, since your battle
against C-SCOPE wasnt a victory. All that happened was we
agreed to stop publishing the exemplar lessons which were
never marketed as deliverable lessons, all that happened was
we agreed to do less work for our license holders at the same
price.

Wed love teachers to identify themselves as agitators, it
makes it easier to figure out who to get rid of.

On 8/24/14, Teachers stand together wrote:
> There is a huge growing opt out movement of angry parents
> against state testing. The move to suspend Math STAAR pass
> requirements is seen as the first victory. Testing is used
> to control teachers and if teachers were smart they would
> join in and help parents fight. It is just the same as
> CSCOPE. We were able to undermine the lessons and get
> those thrown out. Join in. There is power in numbers.
> Teachers stand up for your job. Don't wait for the teacher
> orgs to help. They are in bed with the testing machine.
>
>
> On 8/23/14, Staar math is suspended wrote:
>> If it makes you feel better, just released Friday August
>> 22nd, google staar math suspended this coming year for
>> students in grades 3-8. They are not required to pass it
>> ------- someone in May was able to reach state
>> legislatures and alert them of cirriculmn errors.
>>
>>
>> 8/23/14, Two Cents wrote:
>>> You are exactly correct! What is happening, though, is
>> parents
>>> are pulling their CSCOPE babies out of public school for
>>> a variety of choices that are out there: homeschool,
>>> private,
>> and
>>> charters. Until the dumba$$ policy makers figure out
>>> that
>> they
>>> are killing public school and that the only students
>>> they will have in 10-15 years at this rate are
>>> special-ed and low
>> socio-
>>> economic, the public school system is doomed. Affordable
>>> private schools that use classic, proven curriculums are
>>> popping up everywhere. While many of the private schools
>> are
>>> affiliated with churches, it's obvious that many parents
>>> are fleeing the Common Core/CSCOPE problems that are
>> plaguing Texas
>>> Public Schools. Look at the new 4th grade math TEKS!
>>> It's
>> as if
>>> whoever makes this stuff up is purposely sabotaging
>>> Texas Public Schools. The policymakers have really
>>> screwed
>> public
>>> education up with everything from CSCOPE, TEKS
>> overload, and
>>> STAAR. It's all crap now.
>>>
>>> On 8/21/14, CSCOPE babies wrote:
>>>> The CSCOPE babies are now coming up the grades and
>> the upper
>>>> level teachers are wondering why the students count on
>> their
>>>> fingers when they do simple math, can't write a
>>>> cohesive sentence and can't read. That's OK. We can
>>>> hire more
>> coaches
>>>> to fix the teachers instead of additional teachers to
>>>> reduce class sizes.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On 8/21/14, Me wrote:
>>>>> On 7/02/14, PsyGuy wrote:
>>>>>> CSCOPE hasnt and isnt going down, I've written a
>> number
>>>>>> of
>>>>> times
>>>>>> before that CSCOPE, TRS, CC, whatever you call it is
>>>>>> never
>>>>> going
>>>>>> away. If its not one curriculum system it will be
>>>>>> another.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I do remember, and no one listens to a few parents.
>> Youre
>>>>>> just practicing "act as if", you act like a few
>>>>>> parents matter, in the
>>>>> hopes
>>>>>> that it will broaden your message, but I work ina
>>>>>> classroom a
>>>>> real
>>>>>> classroom with real kids, and not a single admin I
>>>>>> know cares
>>>>> what
>>>>>> some parent who knows nothing about education and
>>>>>> teaching thinks, they just want the parent to go
>>>>>> away.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> On 7/01/14, true PsyGuy wrote:
>>>>>>> You didn't see CSCOPE going down either. Remember
>> your
>>>>> early
>>>>>>> posts about how no one would listen to a few
>>>>>>> parents, etc. I
>>>>> do
>>>>>>> agree that $$$ rides on convincing the public that
>>>>>>> teachers
>>>>> are
>>>>>>> incompetent and need to be reigned in--isn't that
>>>>>>> what you say too?
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> On 7/01/14, PsyGuy wrote:
>>>>>>>> I just dont see this revolution your talking about.
>>>>>>>> Its a tea
>>>>>>> party
>>>>>>>> movement of extremists who this that hype is a
>>>>>>>> substitute for substance. This idea that all will
>>>>>>>> fail and teachers will go
>>>>>>> back to
>>>>>>>> closing their door and being trusted to educate
>>>>>>>> students is a fallacy, there is more money to be
>>>>>>>> had
>> by
>>>>>>>> enterprise when teachers are made to look
>> incompetent
>>>>>>>> or untrustworthy.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> On 7/01/14, that's right wrote:
>>>>>>>>> To bring fed led ed and Common Core into the
>> school,
>>>>> there
>>>>>>>>> had to be patsies. They needed some pushers to
>> buy
>>>>>>>>> into CSCope/Common Core to put the structure in
>> place
>>>>>>>>> of teachers all forced onto the same page to
>>>>>>>>> turnaround schools. So they teased principals and
>>>>>>>>> superintendents with grant money. All of the
>>>>>>>>> admins that pushed CSCOPE
>>>>> had
>>>>>>>>> stars in their eyes thinking they were going to
>>>>>>>>> ride the rocket to the top. The big plan for
>>>>>>>>> transformation is a takeover where
>>>>>>>>> principals/supt's are ultimately to be replaced.
>>>>>>>>> All of PsyGuy's buddies are going to be kicked to
>>>>>>>>> the curb and his little piece of the ivory towel
>>>>>>>>> will crumble. The transformation billionaires
>>>>>>>>> think PsyGuy is just like all of us teachers--
>>>>>>>>> worthless in the grand scheme of things. PsyGuy is
>>>>>>>>> hanging onto the shreds of
>>>>> the
>>>>>>>>> old power guard and he thinks the castle is still
>>>>>>>>> standing. All the while, they are swarming in the
>> back
>>>>>>>>> door.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> On 7/01/14, Me wrote:
>>>>>>>>>> On 6/29/14, PsyGuy wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>> They havent done anythiong, the audit doesnt
>> mean
>>>>>>>>>> anything.
>>>>>>>>>>> Its not getting rid of CSCOPE, and it hasnt done
>>>>>>>>>>> anything.
>>>>>>>>>> Its
>>>>>>>>>>> nothing more than a report.
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> On 6/17/14, Ginger Russell wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>> As a CSCOPE Whistle blower I am jumping up
>> and
>>>>> down
>>>>>>>>>> with
>>>>>>>>>>>> joy in regard to the audit. Let's just call it
>>>>>>>>>>>> VINDICATION. TEXAS EDUCATION SERVICE
>>>>>>>>>> CENTERS are
>>>>>>>>>>> jumping
>>>>>>>>>>>> ship right and left. I guess they never thought
>>>>>>>>>>>> they thievery would be exposed. Very few
>> Texans
>>>>>>>>>>>> even
>>>>> knew
>>>>>>>>>> about
>>>>>>>>>>>> Texas Education Service Centers until
>> CSCOPE....
>>>>> GOES
>>>>>>>>>> TO
>>>>>>>>>>>> TELL YOU WHAT THE GRASSROOTS CAN
>> DO.

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