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Please Don't Throw Out the Core: Cooper and Josie's Insightful Journey

Follow Cooper and Josie, siblings from King Springs Elementary School, as they evaluate premises, document and explore solutions, and challenge myths while navigating their education system. Learn from their mom, a statistician and educator, as she delves into deep analysis and alternative perspectives. Discover how they tackle business problems, statistical challenges, and societal issues with a fresh outlook. Join them in understanding the impact of policies like the Common Core, federal control in education, and the importance of fair assessments. With a mix of humor, research, and practical wisdom, this dynamic family provides a unique perspective on improving our educational landscape.

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Please Don't Throw Out the Core: Cooper and Josie's Insightful Journey

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  1. Please Don’t Throw Out the Core Cooper and Josie’s Mom

  2. Please Don’t Throw Out the Core By Cooper and Josie’s Mom

  3. Cooper – 3rd Grade “Evaluate an author’s premises, claims, and evidence by corroborating or challenging them with other information.”

  4. Josie – 2nd Grade

  5. My Time (at my day (and sometimes late evening) job) Communicating Solutions Exploring Alternative Solutions Documenting Solutions Understanding Business Problems Equations & Statistical Stuff

  6. Too LOW!!! Too HIGH!!!

  7. The Myth of the Average

  8. Stop Moving the Targets

  9. Tests, Teachers &Statistics

  10. 2 Cents on Federal Control Bribe? Budget

  11. Our Teachers, Our School Mrs. Collins Mrs. Trulove

  12. From a Small Seed…

  13. A Mighty Tree May Grow

  14. Cooper and Josie attend King Springs Elementary School Their mommy, Jo Claire Mitchell is a Georgia grown statistician (Walton High School, KSU, M.S. Statistics GA TECH) and retail software consultant. Previous roles: Director Product Strategy (Oracle Retail Forecasting & Analytic Solutions), Analytic Consulting Manager, and most exciting…Staff Scientist

  15. Appendix Type Content Slide 3: CC Standard and Surveys CC Standard: (CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RH.11-12.8) http://educationnext.org/2014-ednext-poll-no-common-opinion-on-the-common-core/ http://www.surveyusa.com/client/PollReport.aspx?g=196fcc85-d1bc-4da9-b4be-4344a384d33d&c=26 Slide 5: Georgia Information Technology http://www.georgia.org/industries/information-technology/ Slide 7: The myth of the average http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4eBmyttcfU4 )

  16. More Appendix Type Content Slide 8: Testing Reports and Statistics on States and Schools http://www.metproject.org/downloads/MET_Ensuring_Fair_and_Reliable_Measures_Practitioner_Brief.pdf http://www.hks.harvard.edu/pepg/PDF/Papers/PEPG14_01_NotJust.pdf http://places.findthebest.com/compare/7-42/Georgia-vs-Massachusetts http://www.heritage.org/research/reports/2012/09/marriage-americas-greatest-weapon-against-child-poverty Slide 10: My 2 Cents on Federal Control Cobb County Annual Education Budget, roughly in billions and estimated contribution of Common Core Related Race to Top funding. Based percent of Race to Top qualifying criteria that was related to standards; percent of Cobb Budget from state; annual State Funds from Race to Top Money; Annual state funds contributed to education. (Funds actually vary by district. I estimated what I could with information I had.)

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