CSCOPE Bans Textbooks

Silhouette of a child reaching for books on a tall shelf with caption "CSCOPE Shelves TextBooks.

CSCOPE Directors Against Textbooks Before the CSCOPE supplementary instructional material used in many Texas Schools was exposed to the public,  CSCOPE was promoted as being inexpensive because it was such as comprehensive, vial, online curriculum program. Superintendents supported their purchasing CSCOPE instead of text books because textbooks were considered not to be rigorous enough to [...]

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CSCOPE Exposed

  Published on Jan 9, 2013 Janice http://youtu.be/uHL4bthkKPs   Peggy Venable interviews anonymous teacher. Anonymous Teacher is very concerned about our students education, and quite frankly is fearful of retaliation. Should we be afraid to speak out in America?   Anonymous Teachers Gives Testimony About CSCOPE www.youtube.com/watch?v=u7DFGiWqAJ8 http://youtu.be/u7DFGiWqAJ8   A veteran math teacher, Stan Hartzler gives [...]

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Sen. Patrick: CSCOPE On Fox-News

Picture of Senator Dan Patrick as he is being interviewed on Fox-News.

Senator Dan Patrick Speaks Out Against CSCOPE YouTube  Texas Sen. Dan Patrick was interviewed about CSCOPE on Fox News (Feb. 6, 2013).  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DEbtaKYTLww   Donna Garner has prepared a  concise summary of the Senate Education Committee Hearing held on Jan 31, 2013. You can see this at “Most Amazing Senate Ed Hearing Ever”  For another [...]

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CSCOPE Lesson Plans

No Wonder Teachers are Frustrated. Take a look at this video of instructions. CSCOPE not only treats teachers like they stupid, they have stupid instruction that waste their their time. CSCOPE Lesson Plans

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CSCOPE’s SCIENCE Is Not Fixable

Janice VanCleave, Science Author describes the incorrect CSCOPE science lessons.

Science Author, Janice VanCleave, describes CSCOPE science as being a CSCAM. The science lessons are disjointed. Some are fun and kids enjoy them. While the activities might be used for a summer camp when having fun is the goal, they are not preparatory for learning science concepts. The explanation for elementary teachers are often incorrect.

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CSCOPE Inhibits Parent Involvement

Dr. Stoval, a parent who has taken his child out of a CSCOPE school.

  Dr. Dave Stoval One  question including in CSCOPE’s FAQs  list from parents is about schools not providing text books. This question is there because as the title of the list indicates, it is a frequently asked question. The fact that this is even a question, much less a frequently asked question, should raise some [...]

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CSCOPE or Common Core?

CSCOPE and Common Core are one in the same. Same micromanaging of teachers and dumbing down of students. Common Core wrapped in a CSCOPE package has sidestepped Governor Perry’s mandate that Texas will not use the federal Common Core Standards. The teacher in this video could be describing CSCOPE or Common Core. The results is [...]

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CSCOPE Has No Externel Validation

Dialog for the video Calvin Russell, Patriot Tea Party Parents can’t look at it (CSCOPE) You addressed this, “That is not your intent.” The SBOE (State Board of Education) can’t look at it (CSCOPE). You addressed this, “That is not your intent.” Who is overseeing the curriculum? Ed Vara, CSCOPE Instructional Director I think the [...]

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