This is a long piece full of the information needed to discuss the evils of Common Core. Well worth the read and the information presented.
What Is Common Core?
Common Core describes itself as “a set of high-quality academic standards,” or “learning goals,” which detail “what a student should know and be able to do at the end of each grade” (K-twelve) in both Mathematics and English Language Arts (ELA). These standards “were created to ensure that all students graduate from high school with the skills and knowledge necessary to succeed in college, career, and life, regardless of where they live. ”Lamenting that “the academic progress of our nation’s students has been stagnant and we have lost ground to our international peers,” the creators of Common Core claim that “one root cause” of this negative trend “has been an uneven patchwork of academic standards that vary from state to state.” Indeed, state education standards were first put into effect in the early nineteen nineties, and within a decade every state in the Union had developed and adopted its own specifications indicating precisely what was expected of students at each grade level.“Recognizing the value and need for consistent learning goals across states,” the Council of Chief State School Officers (CCSSO) and the National Governors Association Center for Best Practices (NGA) in two thousand and nine coordinated what they depicted as “a state-led effort” to develop the Common Core State Standards. According to Common Core, these standards draw on “the most important international models” as well as “research and input from … educators from kindergarten through college, state departments of education, scholars, assessment developers, professional organizations, parents and students, and members of the public.” For grades K-eighth, Common Core specifies grade-by-grade standards in ELA and Mathematics. For grades nine thru tweleve, the standards are grouped into two-year grade bands— ninth and tenth grades in one band, and eleventh and twelfth grades in the other.Notably, Common Core takes pains to point out that its standards do not in any way constitute, or promote, any particular curriculum or academic content: “While the standards set grade-specific goals, they do not define how the standards should be taught or which materials should be used to support students.” Rather, “it is up to the states to define the full range of supports appropriate for [their respective] students.” This distinction between standards and curricula is significant because the U.S. Constitution guarantees states sovereignty over the education of their children, and federal law actually forbids the establishment of a national curriculum.
Source: Common Core – Discover the Networks
We have reported here many times that the progressive movement in OUR Country has been diligently destroying the vestiges of our forefathers. The attacks on The Constitution, the pushing of Open Borders, the influx of so called Refugees and the engineering of our schools. So here you have it, a social media icon that is deciding what holidays are to be included on its calendar. You may ask why that is important, well let Paul Craig Roberts say it best.
The Supreme Court of the United States just sided with President Trump in a landmark case the mainstream media hasn’t been reporting on.
