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SlugSlinger

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Education disaster? Common Core has given us snowflakes.


Chances are if you say the two words “Common Core” to a parent they will likely evoke strong opinions, and generally not favorable ones. The academic standards that focused on math and English and which many states adopted have been an epic fail and have left several states with a change of heart.

But while it’s been a disaster academically, from an agenda-driven perspective Common Core has been a huge win for the politically correct propaganda being peddled.

SCHOOLS FIND MINECRAFT-THEMED BOOKS ARE A GOOD WAY TO TEACH KIDS BIBLE STORIES

Want proof? Look no further than any college campus over the past couple of years: the rejection of free speech and violent attempts to stifle it; the embrace of socialism out of pure ignorance by a generation who can’t even define it; and the complete lack of tolerance and unwillingness to engage in a civil debate with those who embrace center-right ideas.

All while running for the nearest “safe space” when something offends them.

Common Core has given us snowflakes instead of students. Screams and protests have become their coping mechanisms. And the lack of high-quality secondary education coupled with indoctrination has undoubtedly contributed to this disaster.

A de facto degree in political correctness may earn you an honorary membership into the elite liberal “resist” movements of your choice, but you’re in for some shock and awe when you leave your safe space for the real world.

The real tragedy is that so much money has been spent by politicians lying to us at the expense of our kids’ education to promote their indoctrination.

Before Common Core was even written, President Obama promised it would “not only make America’s entire education system the envy of the world, but we will launch a ‘Race to the Top’ that will prepare every child, everywhere in America, for the challenges of the 21st century.”

“Race to the Top” was a catchy phrase his administration tagged to a grant attached to a $4 billion carrot they dangled in front of states to sucker them into adopting Common Core and its “tougher” academic standards. The carrot initially worked. Forty-six states bought into Common Core – but fast forward to 2019 and 11 of those states are running for the nearest exit.

Turns out the amazing race to the top we were promised isn’t so amazing after all. Not unlike President Obama’s promise that if we liked our doctor we could keep our doctor.

Common Core has infiltrated both our public and private schools over the last several years and has left parents in the dust, scrambling for reinforcements to help them solve otherwise simple math problems.

For example, simple multiplication, addition and subtraction problems can no longer be learned from the back of flashcards. You must now show how you arrived at the answer. For example, lest you think that 5x3 is merely just 15, you’d be wrong unless you add fives and add threes and show why it’s 15. Silly me, I always thought the whole point of multiplication was that it helped to circumvent endless addition.

It’s all led to needlessly prolonged homework times, frustrated children and equally frustrated parents who are keeping Google, Siri and Alexa working overtime. To what end?

Turns out the return on investment isn’t what we were promised. Not only has embracing these new academic standards not made our kids more prepared, but it’s done the opposite — it’s made them even less prepared.

Last year’s ACT scores were revealing. Students were the least prepared for English at a college level since ACT started keeping track in 2002. They had the lowest levels in math in two decades. And English scores declined since 2007.

While student achievement is going downhill, here’s what is on the rise thanks to Common Core — indoctrination.

How on earth can screwing up basic math concepts possibly be linked to indoctrinating our kids? Have no fear, they found a way.

The mandatory taxpayer-funded conferences that teachers are required to attend now often include Common Core. However, rather than keeping their workshops focused on education, the platform has been used to promote politically correct propaganda.

The organization UnboundEd, for instance, fuels the flames of racial injustice and inequality under the guise of Common Core. At a conference last year, UnboundEd CEO Kate Gerson reportedly told teachers, “If you are under the impression that there are good white people and bad white people, you’re wrong.”

Fun fact: Gerson was an early creator of the Common Core-compliant curriculum that’s now available all over the country.

This is what happens when government is put in charge: 5x3 no longer equals 15 and good white people + bad white people = all white people bad.

As with most things the government hijacks, this entire experiment began as a way for the government to ultimately have more control over not just our kids’ education, but over our kids’ thinking and ideals. We’ve been played.
 

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Common Core makes sissies out of boys and when they grow up they don't want to join the military-or anything but the welfare line.
 

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Just out of curiosity, I wonder just how many nonsense teaching programs have originated with the teacher's unions?

If they are a source, I REALLY feel the need for the federal Dept. of Education to be eliminated. All that may have done for us is provide the teacher's unions one place to lobby instead of 50 states and innumerable local school boards.
 

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My son had adhd and struggles with school. He had to go to special ed for math and now is doing good. I am homeschooling him in high school. I just don’t trust these schools anymore. I went to my sons school for 9 years and loved it. But that was 80’s and 90’s do things were very different then. He was getting a ton of homework every single night and it was stuff I couldn’t begin to do. He was so frustrated because of it that’s when I made them put him in special ed. Anything the government gets into ends up being corrupted. They were meant to stay out of our lives but they have more power than ever.
 

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IMO Common core is means to a end. we don't need to agree on all things progressive. We have all seen this garbage many times before.
 

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