Carolyn Fairchild, who identified herself as a retired teacher from Teller County, called the standards “unconstitutional” because “Common Core strips local control away.”
“We’re all puppets now dancing to the tune of D.C. bureaucrats and the national organizations. Please stand up and cut the puppet strings off your arms,”
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Pushback against the Common Core has come from conservative groups, primarily grassroots ones, that fear they will lead to a national curriculum and a federal takeover of education. Some critics also argue the standards aren’t rigorous enough
http://www.ednewscolorado.org/news/capitol-news/sbe-gets-earnest-earful-from-common-core-critics
Common Core = telling an elephant they are stupid because they can’t climb a tree.
They claim it is not, but when you look at who is driving this effort, the methods and objectives are clear.
I noticed the only supporters of Common Core were teachers, teacher associations, and educational associations that would benefit from federal funds.
Thank you for posting this story and please post more stories about Common Core in other states.
..if you want a laugh followed by nausea, listen to some of these educational hack administrators try to explain to a Special Education teacher how Common Core can be applied to moderate to severe autistic children—unbelievable...