I received an email from my child’s school yesterday that had me gritting my teeth. It provoked me into writing about the dangers of social emotional surveys, and the tech platforms that unjustifiably collect this data, such as Panorama Ed. The principal doesn’t spare a single syllable in getting right to the point—the school wants…
When people use the word “equity” it’s because they want whatever they’re associating it with to sound “fair.” But when it comes to racial matters, equity is the opposite of fairness. Equity in practice means discriminating in the name of ending discrimination. It’s hardly fair, but that doesn’t stop those who believe in inflicting social…
In trying to figure our Summit Learning I have followed the money and found how Big Tech is seeking influence, market share and greater control in public schools while forcing schools to rely on their unproven learning platforms. —Basically, Gates Foundation set out a working definition of ‘Personalized Learning’ using computer platforms in 2014. Funded…
Critical Race Theory is the Schrodinger’s cat of public education–it’s both taught and yet somehow not taught in our Utah schools. That’s the conundrum, isn’t it? How can so many people think a thing exists and yet doesn’t at the same time? Schrodinger’s cat is simultaneously alive and dead. Rather like CRT in our kids’…