An Outline of The Political Significance of the Common Core

Mark Garrison ^ | January 23, 2013 | Mark Garrison

[GailA]

Right wing think tanks have taken a principled stand against the CCSSI on the grounds that it violates the constitution and laws of the United States[6]. Folks at Schoolsmatter and Susan Ohanian are almost lone wolfs on the left in vigorously targeting the CCSSI as “authoritarian”, and exposing the role venture philanthropy (especially Bill Gates) plays in imposing the CCSSI.

[GailA]

nachum ping list please

[GailA]

IF you want more information on COMMON CORE Eagle Forum at both state and National levels will have it, each state should have it’s own chapter of http://www.eagleforum.org, TN Eagle Forum http://www.tneagleforum.org/

Common Core is DAMAGING our children.

National Takeover of School Curriculum
http://www.eagleforum.org/publications/column/national-takeover-school-curriculum.html

TN Student Speaks Out About Common Core
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PprP5TCZBRI

Exposing Common Core
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SW2Xj6JrERc

An Outline of The Political Significance of the Common Core
http://www.markgarrison.net/archives/1198

What is the Problem with Common Core?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GJIrD1iJLjs

Stopping Common Core National Standards and Tests
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g384XeKPnqY

MLA Hates Common Core
http://www.academia.org/mla-hates-common-core/

[fso301]

What is wrong with having an educational standard for each grade level that is comparable from school to school, district to district and state to state?

[GailA]

I have no problem with a national standard in each grade level it it is appropiate for the students age, teaches core subjects of Math, Reading, Cursive, Printing and REAL history, Civics, Government, practical science.

But I do have a REAL BIG issue in teaching AGENDAS and fake history and making the USA the bad guy in this world. Did you listen to the TN HS Student? He explains it in language you or those less educated can understand and is not as boring as some of the others. Nor do I want Islam shoved down the throats of our children, no more than I want Homosexuality taught to K-3.

I suspect I am not alone in thinking this or in the fact Common Core was not put in place through the Legislative process. This will not just effect Public schools but Private ones. And will help the government rid this country of Home Schools, which is now the only place many subjects are now taught.

2+2 does not = 6, no discipline, and much more.

[billhilly]

The same thing that is wrong with limiting human endeavor. Most people respond well to differences, not sameness.

[knarf]

My analysis;

WW2 exposed men from many American cultures (WV hillbillies and Boston elites, etc.) to and with each other and for some reason, the educational community said, "Hey ... let's educate them all the same", so the WV little ol' school house and the neighborhood Boston schools were torn down and students were consolidated in modern, white bricked schools with less windows (to look out through and dream) and controlled environments (temperature), which .. IMO ... was supposed to be the vehicle to standardized education.

But the Sixties happened and threw all that out the window, and the Bill Gates' were so damned successful by rollerskating around the office in cutoffs and sunglasses ... the enemy was stymied.

America is no longer on a victor's high and is pretty well demoralized, so it is time to initiate the same thing only different ...

If construction can be standardized sixteen inches on center, so can children.

That's my opinion of Common Core

The devil is in the details ... we're not talkin' about read'n, writ'n an' 'rithm'tic ... we're talkin' about hippies and n****** and queers, OH My !

and burgua's and commies, and socialism and ...

[fso301]

The same thing that is wrong with limiting human endeavor. Most people respond well to differences, not sameness.

Why should y = 2x + 3 result in a different solution anywhere in the nation?

[GailA]

8 reasons against Common Core
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/answer-sheet/post/eight-problems-with-common-core-standards/2012/08/21/821b300a-e4e7-11e1-8f62-58260e3940a0_blog.html

Variously motivated corporate interests, arguing that the core was being sloppily taught, organized a behind-the-scenes campaign to super-standardize it. They named their handiwork the Common Core State Standards to hide the fact that it was driven by policymakers in Washington D.C., who have thus far shoved it into every state except Alaska, Minnesota, Nebraska, Texas, and Virginia.

This was done with insufficient public dialogue or feedback from experienced educators, no research, no pilot or experimental programs — no evidence at all that a floor-length list created by unnamed people attempting to standardize what’s taught is a good idea.

It’s a bad idea. Ignore the fact that specific Common Core State Standards will open up enough cans of worms to keep subject-matter specialists arguing among themselves forever. Consider instead the merit of Standards from a general perspective:

[bk1000]

“What is wrong with having an educational standard for each grade level that is comparable from school to school, district to district and state to state?”

Easy. If the standard is too low, or if misinformation is included in the standard, the entire scholastic population is mis or undereducated. That is part of the beauty of having INDIVIDUAL states form the union. you have many chances to get it right by learning from the mistakes of others and applying corrections where needed rather than ending up just one giant lump of stupid.

[fso301]

But I do have a REAL BIG issue in teaching AGENDAS and fake history and making the USA the bad guy in this world. Did you listen to the TN HS Student? He explains it in language you or those less educated can understand and is not as boring as some of the others.

Yes I watched the Tennessee high schooler. Just a lot of emotional hype. He offered no specifics, just hype.

I ask again, what is wrong with requiring that algebra students nationwide be able to arrive at the same solution for y = 2x + 3 ?

[conservatism_IS_compassion]

nachum ping list please

I think you mean, “Ping?”

This article is kinda hard to get into.

[fso301]

Variously motivated corporate interests, arguing that the core was being sloppily taught

does that mean pre-CC curricula was being well taught?

[reasonisfaith]

The left has demonstrated the nature of their work.

You can be certain every brilliant idea of the left will result in the opposite of the initial claimed intent.

[fso301]

Easy. If the standard is too low,

If the standard is too low, students should be scoring too high, instead, the opposite appears to be the case. Across the nation, schools adopting CC, especially CC-math are seeing test scores plummet.

[deweyfrank]

later

[GailA]

Schools are already Teaching to State Standards, and agendas, instead of things like critical thinking skills, commonsense. Children are taught to the LOWEST standard. Standards started dropping in the late 60's and have continued to drop. They dropped even more with the explosion of Illegal INVADERS in to the US School Systems. I noticed it when my youngest was in 3rd grade, the teacher only taught multiplication to the 6's. They wanted to teach sexual education, I did not want my child learning, marriage is not between same sex. Guns are evil. They labeled him Learning Disabled in both math and reading D/F. Took 3 months with flash cards and Dick and Jane style books, and he was preforming beyond the set standards for that grade-A/B levels. I just simply used the 1950 standards I learned with.

[Max in Utah]

You’re doing fine, comrade fso301. Keep up the good work and someday you could receive the Order of Obama!

[billhilly]

We sent men to the moon long before we had common core. We designed and built jets, cars, ships, and Pepsi. How did Thomas Edison get along without common Core? That isn’t an invitation for a reply.

[AEMILIUS PAULUS]

It seeks the lowest common denominator.

[fso301]

The left has demonstrated the nature of their work.

Neither side is always on the right side of history.

As it concerns mathematics, there is nothing wrong with requiring that algebra students nationwide be able to arrive at the same solution for y = 2x + 3.

In science, shouldn't the periodic table be the same nationwide?

For English, a noun should be a noun nationwide as long as the curricula does not restrict the dynamic nature of the English language.

I'm most leery about history/social studies but there are strong arguments that can be made in favor of all students receiving the same baseline education in history and social studies. Regional and ethnic specific studies can still be offered as local elective courses.