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Is an “Opt Out” Letter on Your Back-To-School List? | The Plain Satisfactions
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A mother's quest to preside over the sweet needs and plain satisfactions of life (Kerouac). August 11, 2014. Is an “Opt Out” Letter on Your Back-To-School List? Is an “Opt Out” Letter on Your Back-To-School List? Of reform-driven tests, (or at the very least a letter inquiring as to the tests your child will be facing). Numbers topping 40,000. But the testing does not stop here. Is the time to opt out. Before your child even takes that first pre-test! What assessments are being used, and for what purpose?
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It WAS Alive | The Plain Satisfactions
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A mother's quest to preside over the sweet needs and plain satisfactions of life (Kerouac). February 23, 2015. Almost a year ago, I posted to this blog my account of the old abandoned Draper School building in Rotterdam, NY. If you missed it, this current post might be more relevant if you read the original story here. When it was still alive,. A quote taken from my son at the time of our visit. Fran Pugliese, Class of 71. I want to tell him that when the school was still alive, I learned to ride my bike...
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Why We Opt Out of STAR | The Plain Satisfactions
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A mother's quest to preside over the sweet needs and plain satisfactions of life (Kerouac). April 2, 2013. Why We Opt Out of STAR. New York State testing season for grades 3-8 is looming in the near future and activists are finalizing their opt-out plans. I support all of these parents and their children! My son is only in Pre-K. But the Common Core has already laid its filthy fingers upon him. The. It’s interesting if you look up the word. The 62 page manual,. Actually contains a great deal of wisdom ab...
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For I Am The Chosen One | The Plain Satisfactions
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A mother's quest to preside over the sweet needs and plain satisfactions of life (Kerouac). May 8, 2015. For I Am The Chosen One. This morning I woke up with the clarity, I imagine, can only be achieved after years of deep meditative practice. Call it. Higher level of consciousness. Whatever term might be applicable, I woke up this morning with an important piece of convincing knowledge. I Am The. Best. So, what is it you ask that sets me apart? I’m glad you asked! Put socks in a hamper. Lift magazines t...
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Dear Senator Gillibrand: Public Schools Need Advocates, Not More Punishments | Daniel Katz, Ph.D.
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Daniel Katz, Ph.D. New York State Commissioner: “Life is One Big Test” Good, Lord, IT IS NOT. Teachers: Chris Christie Wants to Punch You “In The Face” →. July 24, 2015 · 5:02 pm. Dear Senator Gillibrand: Public Schools Need Advocates, Not More Punishments. I am writing to you for two reasons in particular. As Jon Stewart noted on your recent appearance on The Daily Show. In the bottom five percent of public schools as according to the state accountability system. The sponsors asserted that the amendment...
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Prepares Your Child for Standardized Tests! | The Plain Satisfactions
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A mother's quest to preside over the sweet needs and plain satisfactions of life (Kerouac). June 9, 2015. Prepares Your Child for Standardized Tests! I did a casual Amazon search for math curriculum that might help guide me in teaching my son at home. I wasn’t looking for anything particular, but one of the top results caught my eye. It was a DK book series called. The previous link takes you to the second grade book, but all the books tout the same “benefits” of buying this book including:. When one sta...
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When It Was Still Alive | The Plain Satisfactions
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A mother's quest to preside over the sweet needs and plain satisfactions of life (Kerouac). March 31, 2014. When It Was Still Alive. We had made the one and a half hour drive to Rotterdam, NY to follow up on a Craig’s List post advertising the contents of a school tables, chairs, cubby units, shelving, wooden play kitchens, easels, chalkboards, whiteboards, and much more. My friend, Robin, had called me earlier that morning with the proposition of a spur-of-the-moment homeschooling excursion. The ceiling...
