- 1. Wyomingfreedomineducation.org
2. Acronyms to know:WDE and WYDOE- Wyoming Department of
Education, BOE- Board of Education, CCSS- Common Core State
Standards, SBAC- Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium, RttT- Race
to the Top, NCLB- No Child left Behind, ARRA- American Recovery and
Reinvestment Act, NGA- National Governors Association, CCSSO-
Council of Chief State School Officers, MOA- Memorandum of
Agreement, MOU- Memorandum of Understanding, OSEP- Office of
Special Education Programs, IDEA- Individuals with Disabilities
Education Act 3. Who am I? I am a homeschool MomI am also
determined to STOP Common Core 4. It doesnt matter if your kids
attend public school, if you homeschool, or if you no longer have
or have yet to have school aged children, Common Core should be a
concern to you.No Child is Common All Children are individualsIt is
all about the money CCSS was a string on the carrot known as the
Race to the Top GrantCCSS is a part of the federalizing of
education CCSS is tied to federal moneyThis could overreach into
homeschooling Striping our rights as homeschoolers, and becoming a
gateway to making homeschooling illegal in the United StatesThis
generation of children are the future of this country Public
Children are taught only what the government wants them to be
taught 5. The education of Give me 4 yearsall children, from the
moment that they can get along without a mother's care, shall be in
state institutions.to teach the children, and the seed I have sown,
will never be uprooted Vladimir Lenin 6. THE WHITE HOUSE Office of
the Press Secretary FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 4, 2013 Increasing
Access to High-Quality Early Childhood Education in Wyoming The
President believes we need to equip every child with the skills and
education they need to be on a clear path to a good job and the
middle class. That education has to start in the earliest possible
years to prepare our children for later success in school and in
life. To ensure these opportunities are available to all, President
Obama has put forward a comprehensive early learning proposal to
build a strong foundation for success in the first five years of
life. These investments made in partnership with States and fully
paid for in the Presidents budget will help close Americas school
readiness gap and ensure that Americas children enter kindergarten
ready to succeed: 7. Providing High-Quality Preschool for All. In
partnership with the States, President Obamas Preschool for All
proposal would provide every four-year-old child with access to
highquality preschool, while also incentivizing States to adopt
full-day kindergarten policies. Providing a year of free, public
preschool for every child is an important investment in our nations
future, providing our children the best start in life while helping
hard-working families save thousands each year in costs associated
with early care and education. This proposal would invest $75
billion over 10 years without adding a dime to the deficit. Under
the Presidents proposal, Wyoming is estimated to receive $4,000,000
in the first year it participates in the Preschool for All program.
This funding, combined with an initial estimated state match of
$400,000, would serve about * These figures estimate the funds a
State could receive in the first year if it chooses to participate
in the Preschool for All program. The 489 children States current
population of four-year-olds in families at or below families in
the first estimate is based on the from low- and moderate-income
the 200 percent federal poverty level. Estimates will vary based on
the scope of the States preschool expansion and the cost of
providing high-quality preschool services. Thisyear of the program
alone.* estimate assumes that States will expand to 20 percent of
their eligible four-year-olds in the first year at a per child cost
of $9,000 a year. The federal share of the total cost is calculated
at 90 percent, which is the regular match rate the State would
receive in the first year. Please note that this estimate is
designed to be illustrative only and does not attempt to represent
how the 8. Investing in High-Quality Infant and Toddler Care. In
order to increase high-quality early learning opportunities in the
years before preschool, a new $1.4 billion competitive Early Head
Start-Child Care Partnership grant program would support
communities that expand the availability of early learning
opportunities with child care providers that meet high Early Head
Start quality standards, growing the supply of high-quality child
care for children from birth through age 3 About 2,428 children in
Wyoming from birth to age three are currently served by the Child
Care and Development Block Grant. Through Early Head Start-Child
Care Partnerships, more of these children will have access to high
quality early care and education. 9. Expanding Effective Parent and
Family Support. Quality education begins at home as parents support
their childs learning and development. As part of a comprehensive
early learning agenda, the President proposes $15 billion over
10years to extend and expand voluntary home visiting programs.
These programs allow nurses, social workers, parent educators, and
other professionals to connect families to services, supports, and
tools that positively impact the health, development, and education
of their children. Under the Presidents proposal, Wyoming is
estimated to receive $6,900,000 in the first year it participates
in the expanded Home Visiting program.** Each year, 2,432 lowincome
mothers in Wyoming give birth to a new baby and may benefit from
these voluntary services. ** This figure estimates the funds a
State could receive in the first year of an expanded Home Visiting
program. The estimate assumes $15 billion of total funding over 10
years and assumes the same proportion of total funding is allocated
for statutory set-asides, formula and competitive grants as in FY
2012 and States received an equal amount of competitive funding.
Please note that this estimate is designed to be illustrative only
and does not attempt to represent actual first year awards. The
methodology and criteria for funding allocations beyond FY 2014 has
not yet been determined. 10. What is Common Core? The Common Core
State Standards provide a consistent, clear understanding of what
students are expected to learn, so teachers and parents know what
they need to do to help them. The standards are designed to be
robust and relevant to the real world, reflecting the knowledge and
skills that our young people need for success in college and
careers. With American students fully prepared for the future, our
communities will be best positioned to compete successfully in the
global economy. They are also copyrighted.Building on the excellent
foundation of standards states have laid, the Common Core State
Standards are the first step in providing our young people with a
high-quality education. It should be clear to every student,
parent, and teacher what the standards of success are in every
school. Teachers, parents and community leaders have all weighed in
to help create the Common Core State Standards. The standards
clearly communicate what is expected of students at each grade
level. This will allow our teachers to be better equipped to know
exactly what they need to help students learn and establish
individualized benchmarks for them. The Common Core State Standards
focus on core conceptual understandings and procedures starting in
the early grades, thus enabling teachers to take the time needed to
teach core concepts and procedures welland to give students the
opportunity to master them. With students, parents and teachers all
on the same page and working together for shared goals, we can
ensure that students make progress each year and graduate from
school prepared to succeed in college and in a modern workforce.To
appropriately cite the Common Core State Standards, use the
following: Authors: National Governors Association Center for Best
Practices, Council of Chief State School Officers Title: Common
Core State Standards (insert specific content area if you are using
only one) Publisher: National Governors Association Center for Best
Practices, Council of Chief State School Officers, Washington D.C.
11. Along with the National Governors Association and the Council
of Chief State School Officers, New Yorker, David Coleman has come
out and admitted to being the leading architect of the standards.
David Coleman has connections to Weather Underground bomber,
William (Bill Ayers), Barack Obama and the Chicago Annenberg
Challenge, headed by Obama and appointed by Ayers. David Coleman is
not an educator, but rather a business man. David Coleman also
donated about $15, 000 to the last [2012] Barack H. Obama
Presidential Campaign. 12. nga.org 13. nga.org 14. David Moore,
Director NGA Center for Best Practices EXPERTISE Moore brings
extensive expertise to the NGA Center in numerous policy areas of
relevance to governors. During his time at the Congressional Budget
Office he managed the development and production of policy-relevant
research in a number of topic areas including energy, environment,
transportation, the economics of innovation, the federal
governments influence on the pharmaceutical industry, the
compensation of public employees and the private sectors role in
enhancing homeland security. The NGA Center is the only policy
research and development firm that directly serves the nations
governors by helping them and their policy advisors develop and
implement innovative solutions to governance and policy challenges.
This mission encompasses identifying and sharing information on
states best practices, providing customized technical assistance to
governors, identifying and providing solutions to emerging state
issues and developing evaluation strategies for existing state
programs. BACKGROUND Previous Positions: Deputy Director of the
Microeconomics Studies Division at the Congressional Budget Office
(CBO); Staff Economist, Center for International Technical
Cooperation; Staff Economist, The Analytic Sciences Corporation.
Education: B.S. in political science with a minor in economics;
M.A. in economics; Ph.D. examinations in economics, American
University 15. Ryan Reyna Program Director Education DivisionCommon
Core State Standards, STEM, finance and data systems EXPERTISE
Reyna leads the Education Division's work on college and
careerreadiness, including standards, assessment, accountability
and transitions into postsecondary education and training. He also
directs work on dropout prevention and recovery and resource
reallocation. BACKGROUND Previous Positions: Senior Policy Analyst
and Policy Analyst, NGA Center forBest Practices; Research
Associate, Data Quality Campaign. Education: B.A. in American
Politics, University of Virginia; M.P.Aff., LBJ Schoolof Public
Affairs, University of Texas at Austin. SELECTED PUBLICATIONS
Reindl, Travis and Ryan Reyna (2011), From Information to Action:
RevampingHigher Education Accountability Systems, National
Governors Association. Reyna, Ryan (2011), State Policies to
Reengage Dropouts, National GovernorsAssociation. Reyna, Ryan
(2010), Setting Statewide College- and Career-ReadyGoals, National
Governors Association. Reyna, Ryan (2010),Complete to Compete:
Common College CompletionMetrics, National Governors Association.
16. The Claims of the CCSSO The Council of Chief State School
Officers (CCSSO) is a nationwide, nonpartisan, and nonprofit
membership organization. The only one of its kind to bring together
the top education leaders from every state in the nation. Our
nation's chief state school officers are committed to creating a
public education system that prepares every child for lifelong
learning, work, and citizenship. CCSSO's promise is to lead chiefs
and their organizations in this effort by focusing on those
state-driven leverage points they are uniquely positioned to
address-and increasing their capacity to produce students ready to
succeed as productive members of society. Through decisive
leadership and collective state action, we are committed to
delivering on this promise. 17. Meet the CCSSO Board of Directors
18. More CCSSO Directors Have you found one from Wyoming yet? 19.
Did you notice the lack of WYOMING in those last few slides? Many
of our Republican legislators have parroted But the Common Core
Standards are State ledIf you tell a lie big enough and keep
repeating it, people will eventually come to believe it. The lie
can be maintained only for such time as the State can shield the
people from the political, economic and/or military consequences of
the lie. It thus becomes vitally important for the State to use all
of its powers to repress dissent, for the truth is the mortal enemy
of the lie, and thus by extension, the truth is the greatest enemy
of the State. -Joseph Goebbels, Hitler's chief propagandist. 20.
But Common Core Standards have rigor.What does the dictionary say
about these key words, Common and Rigor? 21. Common: Not unusual;
Quite usual and average ENTIRELY ORDINARY andundistinguished esp.
by anything superior. Falling below ordinary standards;inferior 1:
belonging to or serving thecommunity: Public 2: Shared by a number
in a group 3: widely or generally known, found or observed:
Familiar 4: Vernacular 3 5: NOT ABOVE THEAVERAGE, ESP. IN SOCIAL
STATUS. syn: UNIVERSAL, GENERAL, GEIs your Child Common? 22. Rigor
Often HARSH inflexibility inopinion, temper or judgment Severity,
Sternness The quality of unyielding or inflexible Exactingness
without allowance, deviation, or indulgence The quality or state of
being rigidAre Rigorous Standard s Right For Your Child? 23. But
the Common Core Standards are just standards and they are state led
Standards drive the curriculum Assessments {like SBAC} test both
the standards and the curriculum. Common Core was required for any
state that wanted to apply for the Race to the Top Grant and 24.
First, under George W. Bushthere was No Child Left Behind (NCLB)
Then, under BarackObama, and hidden in the stimulus package
(American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, (ARRA) , the Race to the
Top (RttT) grant was introduced. In the RttT grantapplication, was
a stipulation that any state applying for the grant would have to
implement the College and Career Readiness Standards, later
renamed: the Common Core State Standards. (CCSS) CCSS are the next
step infederalizing education and the dumbing down of 25. Report on
the General Status of Wyoming Public Schools A Report to the
Wyoming People and to the State Legislature Submitted October 15,
2013http://legisweb.state.wy.us/School%20Finance/2013WyomingQualitySchoolsReport.pdf
26. In 1965, the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) was
enacted, to be reauthorized every five years. With every
reauthorization more compliance on the part of the states was
added. In 2001, the reauthorization of ESEA was called No Child
Left Behind, (NCLB) advancing and codifying the testing movement.
Although scheduled for reauthorization and amendment in 2007, this
remains the law of the land. Many states have opted for greater
federal controls as the condition for seeking a waiver from NCLB.
In 2009, President Obamas American Recovery and Reinvestment Act
(ARRA) established Race to the Top funding and led to the adoption
of Common Core State Standards and other requirements to receive
these federal funds. As most states faced severe education funding
shortfalls, many took this path, accepting the 27. In the fall of
2011, Arne Duncan, U.S. Secretary of Education and head of the U.S.
Department of Education, offered states the opportunity to sign on
to greater federal control in exchange for waivers from NCLB
requirements. Those federal controls included: i. A requirement to
institute college and career ready standards, i.e., Common Core
State Standards, ii. Adoption of accountability systems in state
law, and iii. The linking of teacher evaluation to student
performance data. In January of 2010, then Superintendent Jim
McBride, on behalf of the WDE, applied for $159 million in Race to
the Top funding. The U.S. Department of Educations review of
Wyomings Race to the Top application revealed that Wyoming received
a low ranting and would not be considered for Race to the Top
monies because Wyoming had not adopted the Common Core State
Standards, did not have federally approved accountability systems
in place, was not linking teacher evaluations to student
performance, and was not meeting 28. In response, in June of 2010,
without following rulemaking requirements, the Wyoming State Board
of Education approved the Common Core State Standards. Immediately,
the WDE set out to advise school districts that the Common Core
State Standards had been adopted and began compliance-based efforts
for standards that had not yet been adopted through rulemaking. 29.
In November of 2010, I [Cindy Hill] was elected as Superintendent
of Public Instruction. I had the audacity to ask why Wyoming was
taking federal money, questioning the merits of federal controls.
During the two years in which I held general supervision of the
public schools (prior to the passage of SF104), I questioned the
need for increased federal control over education in Wyoming (e.g.,
seeking to place emphasis at the local level and on teacher
training; giving parents the right to opt-out of data collections
by requiring informed consent of parents prior to data collection
rather than parents not knowing that data was being collected on
their children; not signing Wyoming up for greater federal controls
through the NCLB waiver; and a myriad of other views not in
conformity with the effort to federalize Wyoming education). 30.
With the adoption of SF104 in 2013, the Superintendent of Public
Instruction was stripped of the general supervision of public
schools, and was assigned a handful of ministerial duties, this
report among the duties assigned by the Legislature. A week after
signing SF104, Governor Mead flew to Washington, D.C. to apply for
more federal controls over education through the NCLB waiver.
Responding to public pressure, Governor Mead placed Wyomings waiver
application on hold until after the 2014 primary election. The
Governor appointed a director of education who had no degree, no
training, and no experience in education, and was not from Wyoming.
He was a state senator from Arizona whose nutrition-related
business relied upon contracts with 31. February 2009To qualify for
the grant a state had to agree to implement the unwritten College
and Career readiness Standards.Race to the Top GrantThe College and
Career Readiness Standards were later renamed the Common Core State
StandardsARRA No Child Left Behind WaiverTo qualify for the NCLB
Waivers, a state had to apply for the RttT Grant We did not get the
Race to the Top Grant. 32. March 2009End of March 2009 ARRA funds
begin to stream for Title I, IDEA and State Fiscal Stabilization
Funds. The funds were to be sent to the states at the end of March
to mid April. Only about 50%of the funds would be released at that
time The second half would be released on specific conditions and
reporting that was established by the U.S. Department of Education
in the fall. WDE continues to work with the United States
Department of Education, the office of Senator Mike Enzi, and the
Council of Chief State School Officers (CCSSO) to determine the
best and legal uses of ARRA funds. 33. May 2009 Governor
Freudenthal signed the CCSSO and the NGA Center of Best Practices
Common Core Standards Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) on May 8,
2009.June 2009 The Wyoming Department of Education, and Governor
Dave Freudenthal have agreed to Wyomings participation in the
national common core standards effortSept. 2009 September 25th,
2009 the WYDOE sent out a memo (2009-150) to all WY school district
superintendents and curriculum coordinators saying that the first
draft of the CCSS was [allegedly] available for public viewing
until October 21st, 2009. 34. Jan 2010March 2010 The Race to the
Top Grant application was sent off on [Jan. 15th, 2010] Right
before Christmas [2009], the Department applied for a data grant
for $11 million. McBride felt our chances for receiving either of
these grant awards are excellent. If awarded, the grant award would
have been $162 million with $81 million for school districts.
Drafts of the K-12 Common Core English Language Arts and
Mathematics Standards were released for public comment on
Wednesday, March 10, 2010. The comment period will be open only
until April 2, 2010. 35. June 2010Oct/Nov. 2010 WY SBOE voted to
adopt the CCSS WY SBOE approves the adoption of the CCSS in English
Language Arts and Mathematics in the next revision of the WY
Content and Performance Standards to be completed by December,
2011. The Common Core Standards will be included, in their
entirety, in the WY Content and Performance Standards The Standards
Review Committees School District Superintendents continued to
review and recommend revisions to the WY Content and Performance
Standards through December 11, 2011, after which, the State Board
of Education will be asked to adopt revised Wyoming Standards On
Oct 6, 2010 (Entered into Nov. 29, 2010) then Governor Dave
Freudenthal & Superintendent of Public Instruction Jim McBride,
signed the Memorandum of Understanding [of the] Smarter Balanced
Assessment Consortium [and the] Race to the Top Fund Assessment
Program: Comprehensive Assessment Systems grant Application 36.
Procedure to Exit the Smarter balanced Assessment Consortium. This
summer, Wyoming became a governing member 37. the SBOE voted in
favor of adopting the revised standards for health, mathematics,
and language arts. The revised standards include April 2012 [the]
CCSS in mathematics and language artsFebruary 2013 Stop Common Core
in Wyoming is formed when concerned Wyoming Citizens FIRST began to
hear about Common Core and became concerned about it Wyoming
Freedom in Education becomes official!July 2013 38. When we look at
the timeline of CCSS and the Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium
are not Wyoming led initiatives. There are far too many strings and
stipulations attached, and if this truly was state led, there would
not be a need for either. Wyoming should chose, without bribes, the
standards we expect our children to achieve, our state, and our
children are unique, and our standards and subsequent curriculum
need to reflect that. 39. Refuting the article in the Powell
Tribune: Common Core Controversy For example, Common Core Standards
say one of the things kindergartners will learn is how to count to
100. How kindergartners learn to count through activities,
worksheets, music or other ways is up to local teachers.Not really,
in a couple of slides we will hear from a teacher who is excited
because her military students that transfer in and out of school
will benefit, because every school in every state [that has
implemented Common Core] will be taught the same things, the same
way The other thing, is if teachers have the freedom to teach the
standards the way to, why are we spending tax payer money on
trainings to teach teachers how to teach to the Common Core
Standards? 40. Teachers determine the curriculum for their
classrooms, aligning it to the Common Core State Standards,
Mitchell said. The Truth: The local school boards choose the
curriculum, not each individual teacher. Depending on the district,
parents and teachers may or may not be allowed to participate in
choosing the curriculum.Notice, they cant even keep their lies
straight, Mitchell contradicted the propaganda message he is
supposed to be promoting: 41. Because our Governor, Legislators,
The Wyoming Department of Education, & State Board of
Education, have been contacted by people like you, they felt the
need to put out a video about how wonderful Common Core is What we
need to learn from our history is that when the Government needs to
sell you on something, it 42. Because our Governor, Legisla tors,
The Wyoming Department of Education, & State Board of
Education, have been contacted by people like you, they felt the
need to put out a video about how wonderful Common Core is What we
need to learn from our history is that when the Government needs to
sell you on something, it isnt anything you 43. About the National
GovernorsAssociation: nga.org And try to find the role
DaveFreudenthal and Matt Mead played in writing the Common Core
Standards Mainly that neither were in the NGA Center for Best
Practices About the Chief Council ofState School Officers:ccsso.org
The Standards themselves:corestandards.org Read the memos on the
WDOEwebsite: edu.wyoming.gov
http://edu.wyoming.gov/Communications.aspx The Race to the Top
GrantApplication requiring states to implement the unwritten
College and Career Readiness Standards, renamed the Common Core
State Standards. Learn who their partners are The Smarter Balanced
Assessment Notice that the exact authors ofConsortium, of which
Wyoming is a Governing Member:the Common Core Standards are never
namedsmarterbalanced.orgwyomingfreedomineducation.org 44. Data
Mining/Data CollectionData Mining is not in the Common Core
Standards HOWEVER There is a direct correlation 45. Data
Collectionhttp://www.ed.gov/edblogs/technology/files/201
3/02/OET-Draft-Grit-Report-2-17-13.pdf 46. Data Collectio nPg. 32
http://www.ed.gov/edbl ogs/technology/files/2
013/02/OET-Draft-GritReport-2-17-13.pdf 47. Data Collectio nPg. 43
http://www.ed.gov/edbl ogs/technology/files/2
013/02/OET-Draft-GritReport-2-17-13.pdf 48. Data Collectio nPg. 44
http://www.ed.gov/edbl ogs/technology/files/2
013/02/OET-Draft-GritReport-2-17-13.pdf 49. Data Collectio nPg. 44
http://www.ed.gov/edbl ogs/technology/files/2
013/02/OET-Draft-GritReport-2-17-13.pdf 50. Data Collectio nPg. 44
Pg. 45 http://www.ed.gov/edbl ogs/technology/files/2
013/02/OET-Draft-GritReport-2-17-13.pdf 51. Wyoming Education
Coordinating Council The Wyoming Education Coordinating Council
(formerly known as the Wyoming P-16 Education Council) is a
nonpartisan, non-governmental, 501(c)(3) organization made up of a
partnership of state leaders from business, education, and
government. The Wyoming Education Coordinating Council seeks to
illuminate and influence the challenges and opportunities to
achieve a robust educational system.Short Term Goals Work with
Early Childhood stakeholders and ask how Council can bring a
broader educational voice to their Early Childhood issues and
impact state policy. (i.e. Kindergarten readiness). Influence the
Statewide Longitudinal Data System (SLDS) Task Force to complete
its work so that the Council can produce a report about the key
indicators that predict and document success in theThis non profit
happens to be in the Hathaway BuildingP20 Stands for Preschool to
20+ years of age. 52. Meet Wyomings P20 Council (Wyoming Education
Coordinating Council) Committee Members 53. Meet Wyomings P20
Council (Wyoming Education Coordinating Council) 54. Mr. Waters
provides technology direction for the State and is responsible for
oversight and management of enterprise technology initiatives. Mr.
Waters has worked for the Wyoming Division of Criminal
Investigation. He developed software for use in identifying
predators that targeted children. That software has been used by
hundreds of law enforcement agencies across the world. He has
wonawards for his innovative technologies from the U.S. Department
of Justice, the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children
and International Association of Chiefs of Policethe 55. Taken from
the NCES Handbook this is under Domain: Student 56. This is a
FEDERAL website. (In fact the site was unavailable during the
government shut down.) Why does the Federal government need to know
what kind of IEP a child may be on? 57. These can be found at
NCES.ed.gov 58. Look up your childs school
at:http://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/ 59. Did you know that FERPA
[Family Educational Rights Privacy Act] Over rides HIPPA? 60. Did
you know that FERPA [Family Educational Rights Privacy Act] Over
rides HIPPA? 61. Did you know that FERPA [Family Educational Rights
Privacy Act] Over rides HIPPA? 62. Read More about HIPPA and FERPA
at hhs.gov Look up: Joint Guidance on the Application of the Family
Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) And the Health Insurance
Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) To Student
Health Records 63. About the Wyoming EducationCoordinating Council:
wp-16.org Read about their committeeand council members, including
Sen. Hank Coe Go tohttp://nces.ed.gov/progra ms/handbook/toc.asp
web site, and look under Domain: Student to see what data is being
collected on your family. Read more about FERPAand HIPPA at hhs.gov
Read Chapter three ofPromoting Grit, Tenacity and Perseverance:
Critical Factors for Success in the 21st
century.http://www.ed.gov/edblo gs/technology/files/2013
/02/OET-Draft-GritReport-2-17-13.pdfwyomingfreedomineducation.org
64. What can you do to Keep your childrens information from being
gathered without your consent? Let the officials in Wyoming know
that you are serious about stopping Common Core in Wyoming? Make
sure that the academic standards set for your child, fit your child
and their abilities, their strengths and weaknesses? 65. Our
unelected state Board of Education (BOE) votedto implement the
Common Core State Standards and all of the strings that go with it
(such as joining the Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium).
Contrary to the state led myth, the CCSS takes local control away
from our schools. 66. Truant: : one who shirks duty; especially :
one who stays out of school without permission 67. Read more about
the Wheatland truancy prosecutions, and updates on Braydens family
at:wyomingfreedomineducation. org 68. GETTING STARTED Join HSLDA
(Home School Legal Defense) Figure out the learning style and
method that is best for your individual children and your family
Choose your curriculum Write and send in your Letter of Intent to
your local Board of Trustees A Letter of withdrawal may be needed
if your child is currently enrolled in the public school system. DO
NOT fill out any paperwork given to you by the school or school
district Your written Letter of intent and the letter of withdrawal
if your child(ren) is/are currently enrolled in public school is
all they need. Never give them more information than they ask for,
by learning the state law you will know what you are required to
answer and what you are not. Ask an 69. HOMESCHOOLING IN WY IS
FAIRLY SIMPLE BUT SURE THAT THE VERY FIRST THING YOU DO ONCE YOUR
FAMILY HAS DECIDED TO HOMESCHOOL IS JOINHSLDA (HOME SCHOOL LEGAL
DEFENSE) 70. Choosing the style and method that is right for you
GETTING STARTED Figure out the learning style and method that is
best for your individual children and your family Choose your
curriculumFirst, know the reasons why you are homeschooling and
discuss your goals with your spouse. Learn about the different
styles and methods: Traditional In the Traditional Approach, graded
textbooks or workbooks follow a scope and sequence that covers each
subject in 180 daily increments over a span of 12 years. Textbook
curricula assume you will run your home school like an
institutional school. Classical (includes Principle Approach)
Living Books Charlotte Mason The Living Books and Life Experiences
Approach of Charlotte Mason treats children as persons, not as
containers to be filled with information. Eclectic The Eclectic
Approach takes a cafeteria-style view of home schooling and chooses
suitable teaching materials from all different approaches. Unit
Studies A Unit Study takes a theme or topic (a unit of study) and
delves into it deeply over a period of time, integrating language
arts, science, social studies, math, and fine arts as they apply.
Instead of studying eight or ten separate, unrelated subjects, all
subjects are blended together and studied around a common theme or
project. Relaxed/Unschooling Unschooling refers to any less
structured learning approach that allows children to pursue their
own interests with parental support and guidance. The child is
surrounded by a rich environment of books, learning resources, and
adults who model a lifestyle of learning and are willing to
interact with him. Formal academics are pursued when the need
arises. Christians who favor less structured schooling, but with
definite goals, prefer to be called relaxed home educators, not
unschoolers.
http://www.homeschoolmarketplace.com/e-zines/ejournalapr2706.htm
71. GETTING STARTED Figure out the learning style and method that
is best for your individual children and your family Choose your
curriculumA great place to start is Cathy Duffy Reviews. There you
can compare and contrast curriculum, to see which is best not only
for your family, but for individual children. Traditional: The
curriculum you find with traditional (both Christian/religious and
secular) is more likely to be aligned with Common Core. If this is
a concern of yours, be sure to call the publisher and ask where
they stand concerning Common Core.Classical (includes Principle
Approach) There are both Christian/religious and secular approaches
to Classical education, be sure to know which is right for you and
really research the curriculum you are looking into. Living
BooksCharlotte Mason allows you to foster a love of learning,
through reading. Charlotte Mason can be catered to the interests of
the children. Robinson is more structured and is also reading based
(specifically historical books: biographies and historical fiction)
with a heavy emphasis on math, and writing. Science in the early
years takes a unit study approach, and is based on the childs
interests. Eclectic You can mix and match, piecing together
curriculum to suite the individuality and learning styles of each
child. The McGuffey series is considered to be Eclectic, but could
also be considered Classical (just more modern, in that is 1800s
education, not middle ages) Unit Studies Unit Studies and
Lapbooking are a great way to educate according to a childs
interests in a hands on way. Relaxed/Unschooling Unschooling is not
the absence of education, it is allowing the child to take the
initiative to learn through the world around them, and the things
that interest them. Children will learn when they are interested.
72. Write and send in your Letterof Intent to your local Board of
Trustees A Letter of withdrawal may be needed if your child is
currently enrolled in the public school system. DO NOT fill out any
paperwork given to you by the school or school district Your
written Letter of intent and the letter of withdrawal if your
child(ren) is/are currently enrolled in public school is all they
need. Never give them more information than they ask for, by
learning the state law you will know what you are required to
answer and what you are not. Ask an experienced homeschooler if you
are unsure. 73. THE GOOD NEWS Write and send in your Letter
ofIntent to your local Board of Trustees A Letter of withdrawal may
be needed if your child is currently enrolled in the public school
system and is to be sent to the principal of the school they are
enrolled in. DO NOT fill out any paperwork given to you by the
school or school district Your written Letter of intent and the
letter of withdrawal if your child(ren) is/are currently enrolled
in public school is all they need. Never give them more information
than they ask for, by learning the state law you will know what you
are required to answer and what you are not. Ask an experienced
homeschooler if you are unsure. 74. ParentsHere are some good
things to know about homeschoolin g in Wyoming do not need a degree
in order to teach their own children in the home. We do not need to
report grades or keep track of days Our children are not required
to take standardized tests Homeschooled children can participate in
school sanctioned sports, activities and special services 75.
Michael likes to bake, here he is making chocolate chip cookies (on
his own). Rachael is supervisingStonehenge built out of clayEach
child will also get to choose other things that interest them, such
as a foreign language, art, ho me ec, etc... The children also
learn how to cook and bake by helping out with meals.The kids built
a boat for their lesson on the Epic of Gilgamesh. The story of
Utnapishtim is much like the story of Noah (this would be maybe 7
generations after the flood) We took the boat to Independence Rock,
to show it resting onI recommend: The McGuffey Eclectic series
McGuffey Readers, Primers and Speller Harveys Grammars Rays
Arithmetic Spenserian Penmanship The Blue Back Speller (1824) The
New England Primer (1777) Making Math Meaningful Learning Language
Arts Through Literature A Reason for Handwriting Apologia Science
Answers in Genesis Science (this is better if you have multiple
children at different levels.) The Mystery of History 76. Michael
had to do a report on his state for Language (Learning Language
Arts Through Literature). He hates to write, so I allowed him to
make a lapbook instead.Cheyla was interested in tornadoes so, she
researched and made a lapbook Cheyla working on the timeline for
history (Mystery of History Vol I)The boat from the Epic of
Gilgamesh lesson became a sarcophagus for a lesson on early Egypt.
Here Joshua was wrapped up as a mummy by his siblings and placed in
the sarcophagus with his most cherished possessions.Josh and
Rachael worked on cutting and pasting skills during a math lesson
(making graphs) 77. Go to HSLDA.org to becomea member and learn
more about homeschooling in WY Go to Cathy Duffy Reviews
(cathyduffyreviews.com) to compare curriculum (**She does not
include whether or not the curriculum is aligned with Common Core
in her review**) The Education Freedom Coalition has a list of
where different homeschool curricula stand concerning Common Core.
Research differenthomeschooling methods Go to triplethreatmomma.com
and shop my store for curriculum and more. (No Common Core in my
store) Find a local homeshool group there is a list of support
groups in WY at: homeschoolersofwy.org Call me, e-mail me, send me
a private message on Facebook with any questions you have. 78. So
what can you do with all of this information? Sign the petition to
Stop Common Core in Wyoming and donate to help us with our fight
Write to your legislators, our Governor, and the State Board of
Education and ask them why there are federal strings and mandates
in this state led initiative. Ask how much the implementation of
the Common Core Standards and Smarter Balanced Assessment
Consortium will cost the citizens of Wyoming. Homeschool! Pull your
kids out of the public schools, and the schools will no longer
receive funds for your child (est. $1600/child a year). When enough
parents pull their kids out of school because of Common Core, there
will no longer be a benefit for the state to keep
it.wyomingfreedomineducation.org
