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Common Core lessons blasted for sneaking politics into elementary classrooms
Fox News ^ | 6 Nov 2013 | Perry Chiaramonte

Posted on 11/06/2013 4:51:29 PM PST by mandaladon

It's exactly what critics of the Common Core school curriculum warned about: Partisan political statements masquerading as English lessons finding their way into elementary school classrooms.

Teaching materials aligned with the controversial national educational standards ask fifth-graders to edit such sentences as “(The president) makes sure the laws of the country are fair,” “The wants of an individual are less important than the well-being of the nation” and “the commands of government officials must be obeyed by all.” The sentences, which appear in worksheets published by New Jersey-based Pearson Education, are presented not only for their substance, but also to teach children how to streamline bulky writing.

“We are doing a terrible disservice to this generation and the next if we only present them with one side of the argument and bombard them with ideas contrary to the American ideal." - Glyn Wright, Eagle Forum

“Parents should insist on reviewing their children’s school assignments,” said Glyn Wright, executive director of the Eagle Forum, a think tank that opposes implementation of Common Core. “Many parents will be shocked to find that some ‘Common Core-approved’ curriculum is full of inappropriate left-wing notions, disinformation, and fails to teach the truth of American exceptionalism and opportunity.”

The politically charged lesson appears in a worksheet titled “Hold the Flag High,” in which students are taught about Abraham Lincoln and the Civil War. The assignment asks students to make examples of sentences; “less wordy by replacing the underlined words with a possessive noun phrase.” They are then presented with a half-dozen sentences describing the job duties of a U.S. president.

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TOPICS: Culture/Society; Extended News; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: academicbias; commoncore; communism; indoctrination; liberals; littleredschoolhouse; naughtyteacherslist; obama; reeducationcenters; socialjustice
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“We are doing a terrible disservice to this generation and the next if we only present them with one side of the argument and bombard them with ideas contrary to the American ideal," Wright said. "In doing so, we allow our children to be indoctrinated instead of educated.”.......................Pay attention the left is trying by all means to turn our country into a socialist state.
1 posted on 11/06/2013 4:51:29 PM PST by mandaladon
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To: mandaladon

We’re already there. The Left is trying to turn us into a COMMUNIST state!


2 posted on 11/06/2013 4:53:09 PM PST by rarestia (It's time to water the Tree of Liberty.)
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To: mandaladon

Bill Whittle "Afterburner: The Cookie Cutter Curriculum".

Please take the time to watch this. It is a stunningly brilliant and entertaining commentary by Bill Whittle on Common Core.

And send it to everyone you know...

3 posted on 11/06/2013 4:53:38 PM PST by rlmorel ("A nation, despicable by its weakness, forfeits even the privilege of being neutral." A. Hamilton)
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To: mandaladon
the controversial new national educational standards, are asking fifth-graders to edit such sentences as 'The wants of an individual are less important than the well-being of the nation,' raising concerns liberal politics are making their way into American classrooms....................Obama's ideas being taught to our kids.
4 posted on 11/06/2013 4:56:04 PM PST by mandaladon (The truth about Benghazi is all I want)
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To: rlmorel

Thanks for posting this video.


5 posted on 11/06/2013 4:56:19 PM PST by Jane Long (While Marxists continue the fundamental transformation of the USA, progressive RINOs assist!)
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To: mandaladon

Next thing you know they’ll be teaching our children to give the NAZI salute.


6 posted on 11/06/2013 4:57:02 PM PST by SandRat (Duty - Honor - Country! What else needs said?)
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To: mandaladon

Those statements are not just political they are flat wrong.


7 posted on 11/06/2013 4:57:18 PM PST by GeronL
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To: mandaladon

Billy Ayers, Weather Underground terrorist’s legacy.


8 posted on 11/06/2013 4:57:22 PM PST by a fool in paradise (America 2013 - STUCK ON STUPID)
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To: SandRat

This is more likely:

http://www.rferl.org/content/egypt-four-finger-salute/25085068.html


9 posted on 11/06/2013 4:59:22 PM PST by nascarnation
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To: SandRat

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Ty7WU872Lk


10 posted on 11/06/2013 4:59:26 PM PST by RckyRaCoCo (Shall Not Be Infringed)
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To: rlmorel

Thanks


11 posted on 11/06/2013 5:00:44 PM PST by Excellence (All your database are belong to us.)
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To: rarestia

We’re already there...


12 posted on 11/06/2013 5:01:01 PM PST by Dead Corpse (I will not comply.)
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To: SandRat

I see no difference between the Nazi salute and the clenched fist Communist salute (made famous in this country as the “B;ack Power” salute).


13 posted on 11/06/2013 5:05:58 PM PST by Fred Hayek (The Democratic Party is now the operational arm of the CPUSA)
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To: mandaladon
But if the lessons are meant as a primer on the Constitution, there's another problem, note critics. The job of making sure laws are fair is not the president's, but the judicial branch's.

No, the job of the courts is to make sure laws are follow the constitution, not that they are "fair", whatever that means.

14 posted on 11/06/2013 5:15:55 PM PST by Hugin
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To: rarestia; All
"The Left is trying to turn us
into a COMMUNIST state!"


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15 posted on 11/06/2013 5:19:29 PM PST by musicman (Until I see the REAL Long Form Vault BC, he's just "PRES__ENT" Obama = Without "ID")
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To: mandaladon

Government school is child abuse.


16 posted on 11/06/2013 5:20:56 PM PST by Navy Patriot (Join the Democrats, it's not Fascism when WE do it, and the Constitution and law mean what WE say.)
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To: Jane Long; Excellence

I think Bill Whittle is the premiere conservative spokesman today.

A remarkable guy.


17 posted on 11/06/2013 5:22:55 PM PST by rlmorel ("A nation, despicable by its weakness, forfeits even the privilege of being neutral." A. Hamilton)
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To: rlmorel

Great, thanks.


18 posted on 11/06/2013 5:25:05 PM PST by Yaelle
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To: viaveritasvita

bkmk


19 posted on 11/06/2013 5:28:44 PM PST by viaveritasvita ("The One who reigns forever, He is a friend of mine, the G-d of angel armies, is always by my side.")
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To: mandaladon

Public school is becoming child abuse.


20 posted on 11/06/2013 5:49:45 PM PST by Baynative (If I like my country can I keep it?)
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