Recent content by propswest

Hi Chava45... thank you for all of your posts and good work in doing your own thinking and doing your homework on Common Core.  If you look back a few months at our posts, you'll see we are pretty much in agreement with everything you've said.  Don't be swayed too much by some of the folks on...

Looks like the Paradise Perks coffee shop in Irvine Village Center off Jeffrey Rd and Irvine Center Drive just closed: http://blogs.ocweekly.com/stickaforkinit/2014/06/paradise_perks_closed.php They say it was b/c of noise complaints, but not so sure it wasn't also economic. If you are looking...

IUSD actually has a home school program where you get all the materials and they meet as a class once per week at a school facility: http://iusd.org/homeschool/ Might be a good way to transition before going full-on home school. They'll be using Common Core next year, though, however you may...

That's the whole point and the biggest issue with Common Core.  Our local school district has lost all control by abdicating control over standards, tests and by default, curriculum and textbooks, to Common Core.  We as parents were not asked if we wanted Common Core. Now we are stuck with it...

Once again, you are completely wrong.  We never had this discussion.  Even the CA committee that reviewed Common Core in 2010 admitted they were LOWER than current CA standards.  Here's all the detail you need on this topic...

Completely wrong.  Do you have friends in IUSD administration?  The standards are LOWERED compared to what we used to have (by a whole grade in math).  However, the Common Core test questions are now more convoluted and open to interpretation.  The actual math content of the tests isn't harder...

This test is a complete scam, in my opinion.  It's just so that IUSD can say "see, we still offer advanced math even though we switched to Common Core (which LOWERS previous math standards by about a full grade)".  But they made it so hard on purpose that no kids can pass it, ensuring that all...

As you can tell, way behind on the openings and closures thread... catching up. Couldn't find it already mentioned here, but looks like the Subway in Culver Plaza (Irvine Center Drive and Culver) closed recently.  Not sure who took their place yet. The Subway down Culver at Walnut (Walnut...

Looks like PDM kitchen re-branded just their Oak Creek location to "McVean's".  New concept for them, they no longer have breakfast and shying away from the Cafe.  But same owner.  That was fast, not sure how long this one will last.  Still missing Pei Wei -- District location is too crowded/far.

Already a LA Fitness in Woodbury Town Center

The CommoreCore Movie is finally out... Every parent of school kids in Irvine should watch this movie:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zjxBClx01jc

Looks like Oceanic Fish Grill in Woodbury closed last month.  Now has a new owner, new place opened in its place, Yellowfin Fish Grill. Haven't been yet, but looks like the early reviews are pretty good. Coupons on Woodbury Offers: http://www.woodburyoffers.com/p1308wd06/

It looks like their locations on Jeffrey/Irvine Center Drive in Irvine AND Mission Viejo have both closed.  Either that or they appear to be taking the month of December off.  Irvine location must have only been opened a few months at most. Guess that is what happens when you name your business...

Here we go...  we shouldn't be shocked anymore, but you have to admit this is at least dumb, if not shocking. The creator/architect of Common Core, David Coleman, who never taught a day in K-12 (in fact, was turned down when he applied for a job as a taecher), admits he and his team was not...

Really?  You stated this almost three months ago, yet have not followed up with even ONE reason to oppose Common Core.  Perhaps you could take a minute to mention one? You also demanded a response to the geometry question.  We provided it in detail.  But you have yet to respond to our simple...