Dateline November 2014…………
Opponents to “totally data mined existence” face stiff opposition
“The human race is about to enter a totally data mined existence and it’s going to be really fun to watch.” ~ Jose Ferreira, CEO of Knewton
Earlier this month, the residents of Arizona elected Dianne Douglas as their new Superintendent of Public Instruction. Douglas challenged incumbent Superintendent John Huppenthal for the job.
Douglas ran against Common Core and specifically data mining. Huppenthal, an engineer by trade, used his office to install the social engineering Common Core program in classrooms across the state. He preached data driven decision making as the solution to all of education’s ills.
Now, in less than two weeks, supporters of data mining are discussing the recall of Douglas. In Arizona, a person must hold office for at least 6 month before they can be recalled. As a result, their efforts to begin the recall have little affect other than to continue the chambers of commerce smear campaign against Douglas and provide a distraction for her supporters.
The case of Douglas is instructive. How is it possible that so much vitriol is generated and energy expended attacking a woman about whom few know anything other than she was elected almost solely due to her opposition to Common Core’s data mining? What drives the opposition?