February 10 2014 Omnibit Trivia by William W. Lawrence Sr.
Day: February 10, 2014
Barack Obama, God’s Plan
Off the internet courtesy of Fran Coppock 
Don’t know who this Pastor is but he hit the nail on the head. (Written by a {Pastor}}
I, like many Americans, was deeply saddened by the reelection of Obama, was quick to be ashamed of America and the people who voted for him and also questioned why God would allow this to happen. Today I started to reflect upon what happened and why. Then it hit me that I wasn’t trusting God and He is still in control! Perhaps God in his wisdom knew that Romney was not the right choice for us at this time. Perhaps God in his wisdom knew that whomever got elected was going to face huge problems and why shouldn’t Obama be the one to shoulder that responsibility. After all he is the one who has misled, lied to the American people, and has further plans for the destruction of our Country as we have known and loved it. He now has to “inherit” his own mess and can’t blame it on someone else.
The media would have crucified Romney over the next four years for “ruining” Obama’s hope and change plans and blamed him for all the problems. I believe that our God will show this nation what happens when you allow Godless people to manage the gifts this nation has to offer and He provided for us. I believe He will expose Obama once and for all for the failure he is and our corrupt media will not be able to save him.
I also believe that Obama’s attitude and treatment of Israel is not looked upon by God as obeying his command and Obama will have to answer for that. We have another Congressional election coming up in two years and maybe we can get rid of some of the democratic critters that occupy Congress today.
Maybe in four years we can run a ticket for President and Vice President like Paul Ryan and Marco Rubio. Maybe when America again suffers serious setbacks, people will realize what a weak and corrupt management team we have and be tired of it.
I will not question God’s wisdom or plans He has for us again, because He is in control and has always done what’s best for us. We are reminded that prayer isn’t always answered in the way we would like at the time, but God does answer our prayers in His time and in a way that is best for His children. So, let’s keep the Faith, lay our worries at His feet and trust God to take care of us!
This was on my heart today and I hope you all don’t mind my expressing these thoughts to you. I am in need of strength, encouragement and understanding as are so many of the faithful and good Americans in our Country today!
PRAY FOR AMERICA !
If my people, who are called by my name, will humble themselves and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, then will I hear from heaven and forgive their sin and heal their land.
2 Chronicles 7:14
Barack Obama, God’s Plan
Common Core Questions
By Joanne Yurchak
Common Core State Standards (recently renamed PA Core Standards) is a costly, untested, educational experiment that was foisted on Pennsylvania’s schools without legislative approval. When full math and language arts implementation began in PA’s public schools in July of 2013, few educators, school administrators, school board members and legislators understood the particulars of this initiative that will fundamentally transform our educational system. Currently, even fewer parents and taxpayers understand the variety of motives for its formulation, its methodologies, its huge unfunded mandates, and its potential harmful effects on Pennsylvania’s educational system and economy.
Listed below are several questions that citizens should pose to their own district’s school board members and school administrators in order to gain a better understanding of the Common Core initiative and parental and student rights with regard to its mandates.
1. There are multiple indications that the federal government will wrest control of our educational system from local school boards and parents via the Common Core initiative.
Question: Is this likely to occur in our school district? If the answer is “No,” can you provide assurances and convincing reasons why this will not happen?
2. Beginning in 2017, the passage of three Keystones — Algebra I, Biology, and Literature – will be a requirement for high school graduation in PA.
Question: What is the estimated cost to our district for the remediation and/or project- based assessments that must be provided to students who are unable to pass these Keystones?
3. Pennsylvania’s regulations describe: (1) an opportunity for students to opt out of the PSSA’s and the Keystones on religious grounds, and (2) the right of a Chief School Administrator to waive the Keystone graduation requirements on a case-by-case basis for “good cause.”
Question: Will our district fully explain the specifics of each of these options to parents?
Question: If the number of students opting out and/or being given waivers is too large in a given school: (1) how will that affect the performance ratings of that school, and (2) how will that school’s compliance with PA’s regulations be evaluated?
4. There are major concerns that the student data collection that is tied to acceptance of federal funding for the Common Core initiative will intrude on students’ privacy rights.
Question: What specific information will be included in a student’s data file? Will data be exclusively academic or will behavioral, familial and/or biometric categories be included?
Question: Will parents be permitted to review what is in their children’s data files? If not, why not? With whom can PA schools legally share information in students’ data files?
5. Over the last several decades, educrats have devised educational experiments such as “Outcome Based Education,” the “New Math,” and the vastly unpopular “No Child Left Behind,” in which our nation’s students have been used as guinea pigs. All of these experiments have proven to be abject failures in improving educational outcomes and each has disrupted learning in a multitude of ways at great expense to the taxpayer.
Question: In light of the failures of the aforementioned experiments, why should we believe the “experts” when they say that Common Core, often described as “No Child Left Behind on Steroids,” will improve the educational performance and learning outcomes of our students?
Citizens must be persistent in obtaining answers from their school districts and must remember that an unasked question won’t be answered. A fully informed public is essential to impede governmental overreach into our educational process and also to understand the toxic consequences of Common Core. The well-being of our most precious possession – our children – is at stake!
For additional information, E-Mail nocommoncoreinpa@yahoo.com.
Editor’s note: Gov. Tom Corbett is on board with Common Core. Bob Guzzardi, who is challenging him in the May 20 Republican gubernatorial primary is against it.
Colette Moran tweeted the below image of an answer key of her daughter’s Common Core-based third grade work book back in October.