Van Harvey Notes Citizens Wouldn't be "Nudged" at the Lindbergh DESE Common Core Meeting. No Choice Architects Allowed to Present the Grand Plan.
Van Harvey's perspective on the Common Core attempted Delphi meeting at Lindbergh School District was spot on. From If Govt is reckless with money that's not theirs, just imagine how they'll treat your human capital (aka:children) - Common Core State Standards:
, followed by a number of blank lines suitable for recording our praises, and then a second line:
To lure people out of their lives in the expectation of information, discussion
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After attending our local Common Core 'presentation' by Missouri's DESE, I've only time for a brief pre-post post. This picture (H/T Adam Bohn) of the only informational hand out that the DESE (Department of Elementary and Secondary Education) people brought to the meeting tonight, should tip you off to how the evening went.
All they thought to provide interested parents, was a one sided questionnaire, to a meeting of parents who have been chaffing for a chance to comment on and ask questions about the monstrosity that is the Common Core Curriculum. Their handout has two sections. The first says:
All they thought to provide interested parents, was a one sided questionnaire, to a meeting of parents who have been chaffing for a chance to comment on and ask questions about the monstrosity that is the Common Core Curriculum. Their handout has two sections. The first says:
"1. What do you like about the Common Core State Standards?",
"2. What questions do you have?"and another section of lines, followed by an optimistic section to be filled out afterwards, for
"Location:___, Table Recorder:___, Table Facilitator:______".They never got that far, as their 'Nudge' bombed, big time.
To lure people out of their lives in the expectation of information, discussion
Video of Lindbergh DESE Common Core Meeting. Crowd Refuses to be Delphied.
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This is a followup to our reporting on DESE's attempt to use the Delphi technique at the Common Core meeting at Lindbergh School District. We have two videos which show the refusal of the crowd to be divided into groups and asking questions to the officials.
Part 1
Officials explain the process and the people refuse to cooperate/collaborate in the process
Video of Delphi DESE Common Core Springfield Meeting
Announcement: DESE has indicated it will take questions electronically if you could not make one of the meetings DESE held around the state. Email your question(s) to:
Susan Potter Communication Coordinator
We will be publishing reports on the various DESE meetings on this blog the next several days.
The following videos were sent in from Springfield by Sharlee Lawless. The citizens did not like being Delphied and not having their questions answered directly.
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Before the Delphi meeting
On tables are Missouri Coalition Against Common Core brochures provided by a citizen
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Part 1
Superintendent is excited about engagement.
Superintendent is excited about engagement.