Social discussion of CS in K-12

[Cathy Murphy <murphyca AT champaignschools.org>]

    Ah, common sense trumps common core:) I enjoyed this, thanks George. 
Cathy

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> On Sep 13, 2014, at 10:57 AM, "Todd Lash" 
> <lashtodd AT champaignschools.org>
>  wrote:
> 
> Thanks for sending this George.  In my opinion this is a very "centrist" 
> position that the superintendent is taking, though I would imagine many 
> others would not see it that way.  I would love to know the backstory (if 
> any) behind this being circulated.  It is, I believe, not inconsequential 
> that it is coming from a very small district and thus, what is most 
> probably a rather homogeneous demographic relative to a larger system like 
> CPS or even Unit Four, where we would find a presumably greater divergence 
> in viewpoints and political pressures.   Nonetheless, it is very 
> refreshing. 
> Hope everyone is having a great weekend,
> Todd
> 
> Todd Lash
> Magnet Teaching Specialist/Instructional Coach
> Kenwood Elementary School
> 1001 Stratford Dr.
> Champaign, IL 61821
> 217.351.3815
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> 
> "If we teach today's students as we taught yesterday's, we rob them of 
> tomorrow."  -John Dewey
> 
> #daretoshare
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> http://www.nafme.org/superintendent-tells-parents-what-matters-most-and-its-not-common-core/
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