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The rest of the story I haven't seen really developed yet is the material developed to match the standards and the manipulation of the content that has nothing to do with standards. It's coming in bits and pieces, but many of the opponents are concentrating on those bits and pieces rather than the enabler (Common Core).
They did this and have the club waiting for those who refuse it.
Our states have grown dependent on the welfare offered by the Federal government in the form of monies and food for their schools.
Now watch it dry up in select states.
They've been preparing for this for a long time.
"A high set of educational standards that all schools in America must meet."
That is a wonderful ideal and with the mobility of our population today it is reasonable that ALL schools be held accountable to a blanketing statement such as that but it seems that everything goes straight to hell with what Common Core is beyond that point.
Personally I would have no problem with a yearly federal level test (of course I would want state level testing removed then) similar to the current state level testing. Then have all the schools in the nation ranked against each other. With accolades for the top 10% and efforts and monies to improve the bottom 10% or even 20%. But I would want the managing of those schools to be handled at a LOCAL level and I mean no level higher than a current school district level. Yes efforts should be made to improve all school districts but those efforts should be confined to the next level higher than the school district or no higher than a state level.
It is in the national best interest to have good and always improving public schools but it is not in the People's interest to have the Government's hands in education.
why? is that an efficient litmus? national best interest is an amorphous thing...free markets determine. people choose not to live or send their kids to schools in places where children perform poorly. If we just allow vouchers(while this is not capitalism), millions of americans can choose their schools based on multiple criteria. You will always have people choosing neighborhood, convenience, but you would be amazed at the number of people who will choose quality. Although I am not sure the "State" is qualified to lay out guidelines, they are free to endorse standards developed in the private sector. BUt forcing districts to use certain curriculum is a failed and inefficient method. My parents were both teachers. Both of them sat on district committees to develop and adopt curriculum for the district. I grew up in Iowa and we had the highest test scores in the nation on Iowa Basic Skills developed in Iowa. sigh...what happened?
I do not endorse or support the current public educational system, even though I am deeply involved with said system.
I agree with you that I highly doubt the "State's" qualifications to lay out educational guidelines on a micro level. I do think that the "State" is qualified on a Macro level. What I mean by this is the "State" should be able to dictate minimum levels of literacy and math competency of students to schools to continue federal monies. Those minimum levels should be just that too MINIMUM levels. Those minimum competency guidelines should be drawn from long standing curriculum and improved upon by locally selected boards of experts.
Of course I am unsure that federal monies should be being provided based on my reluctance to see those monies first being collected as taxes but as long as they are collecting the taxes they should certainly be used.
the youth of America have been homogenized for years and this program will further solidify that fact.
unfortunately it will not be stopped.
We need to stop ignoring or rationalizing obvious red flags when they are being waved in our faces. Common Core is NOT good for our kids OR for our Country's future, or for freedom of individuals.