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Teacher: White 'Privilege' Makes Common Core Necessary
Breitbart's Big Government ^ | May 22, 2014 | Dr. Susan Berry

Posted on 05/22/2014 4:39:07 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet

As Common Core opponents increasingly gain ground, the initiative’s supporters are articulating more of the social engineering ideology that is at the heart of the nationalized standards.

Kimberly Morin of Manchester Political Buzz Examiner reports that teacher David Pook, who claims to have “helped write the standards,” said during a recent Common Core debate at St. Anselm’s College in Manchester, New Hampshire, that Common Core was necessary because of “white privilege.”

(VIDEO-AT-LINK)

Pook said:

"The reason why I helped write the standards and the reason why I am here today is that as a white male in society, I’ve been given a lot of privilege that I didn’t earn. … I think it’s really important that all kids have an equal opportunity to learn how to read. I think I had decided advantages as a result of who I was, not because of any (inaudible).

And when I walk into places like Roberto Clemente High School on the west side of Chicago, I think it’s really important those kids learn how to read just as well as I had the opportunity to read. And in creating an equitable educational opportunity for all kids, I think this is actually the greatest civics lesson we could teach our kids."

Pook, who reportedly is a history teacher at the exclusive Derryfield School and who served as a pro-Common Core panelist at the debate, received jeers and laughter from the audience in response to his comments...

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TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Culture/Society; Government; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: commoncore; education; fascism; socialism; whiteprivilege
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To: BookmanTheJanitor

LOL, good comment!


21 posted on 05/22/2014 6:42:21 PM PDT by Cen-Tejas (it's the debt bomb stupid!)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

David Pook has been teaching for close to 20 years now at both the high school and college level. He is a faculty member at The Derryfield School in Manchester, teaching in both their History and English Departments, but his educational background spans the humanities. David has been teaching online courses at Granite State College since the summer of 2008, including Art History, World Architecture, Philosophy, Ethics and even a course on Creativity.

In his courses his students call him ‘Pook’ (rhymes with book.) He explained, “That’s what I ask my students to call me – I think the Dr. is a little intimidating and I prefer to create a level playing field where we all are learning together.”

22 posted on 05/22/2014 6:48:22 PM PDT by kcvl
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To: sten

“White privilege” has been concocted to lay the groundwork for the dispossession of Caucasians. Common Core will make it into a new natural law that will not even be questioned.


23 posted on 05/22/2014 7:32:58 PM PDT by odawg
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

I have tried to differentiate between the doctrine of White Privilege and the older one of Jewish Privilege that led to the moral abyss that was Nazi Germany. I don’t think there is a difference.


24 posted on 05/22/2014 7:34:23 PM PDT by Billthedrill
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To: A_Former_Democrat

And both of them have room-temp IQs and are prone to saying amazingly stupid things.


25 posted on 05/22/2014 7:42:49 PM PDT by darkangel82
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And when I walk into places like Roberto Clemente High School on the west side of Chicago, I think it’s really important those kids learn how to read just as well as I had the opportunity to read.

And that rascist bastard doesn't think they are capable.

26 posted on 05/22/2014 7:53:21 PM PDT by Mike Darancette (Do The Math)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

The answer to the cry of “White Privilege” is of course “Black Attitude”.


27 posted on 05/22/2014 8:07:34 PM PDT by Usagi_yo
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

white privilege.”

That’s racist!


28 posted on 05/23/2014 2:41:26 AM PDT by bikerman (Imagination is more important than intelligence)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Certifiable.
Liberalism IS a mental disorder.


29 posted on 05/23/2014 6:18:35 AM PDT by Amagi (Lenin: "Socialized Medicine is the Keystone to the Arch of the Socialist State.")
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