THE NEA SUPPORTS COMMON CORE
"Its about time our local
politicians started listening to us. We will follow the money, we will stop
Common Core and we will hold everyone accountable who supports it. The
Republican Party is following the Bolshevik line if they support Common Core."
1. Common Core
is a Federal Takeover of Education
The
ultimate
goal of Common
Core is to have every school district
follow the same national standards. This is a failed
educational approach that will undermine educational quality and choice. States
and local communities better know how to design standards based on their
students and parents’ needs than Washington bureaucrats.
2. Common Core
is Bad for Parents
Parents will not have a say in their
child’s education under Common Core. They will not be able to suggest changes to
their local school’s standards or enroll their child in another public school
with better standards. Common Core would limit parental choice and shut their
voices out of their child’s education.
3. Common Core
is Bad for Teachers
Teachers would have little control over
their classrooms under Common Core. They will be forced to comply with standards
decided upon by federal bureaucrats. This leaves little to
no room for teachers to innovate to meet the unique needs of their
students.
4. Common Core
is Bad for Taxpayers
Common
Core has a hefty price tag that will be paid by taxpayers in states. Washington
State Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction estimates that Common Core
will cost the state $300 million. California Department of Education
estimates it will cost $759 million to implement the nationalized standards.
Common Core will cost taxpayers a lot of money while not improving education
quality. This is stimulus money borrowed from Communist China adding to our
National Debt.
5. Common Core
is Bad for Students
Common
Core is a one-size-fits-all education policy that assumes every students learns
exactly the same. A top down and centrally controlled standards will hurt
students’ creativity and learning. Good education policy realizes that all
students have different learning styles, preferences, and paces.
6. Common Core
Violates Privacy
The
Race to the Top Grants associated with Common Core violates privacy by “data
mining” information about students that will follow them the rest of their
lives. The information collected is more than just test scores and academic
progress. Common Core will track information on religious practices,
political beliefs, “sex behaviors and attitudes”, and more.
7. Common Core
Resembles Failed No Child Left Behind Program
A main
criticism of the failed No Child Left Behind program is that teachers “teach the
test.” This means that students are memorizing rather than learning and critical
thinking about information. Common Core would resemble No Child Left Behind by requiring
students to take national United Nations
approved standardized tests to measure their
progress.
8. Common Core
is Unconstitutional
The
federal government should not control education. Since education is not
specifically listed in the Constitution, the authority over education should be
left up to the states and the people. This allows localities from New York City
to rural Alabama to design unique curriculums that are best for their
students. This means we must support Congressman Yoho and his bill to defund the
unconstitutional Dept. of Education.
9. Common Core
Will Require Some States to Move Backwards
Some
states have advanced standards that are designed with students and parents in
mind. Sandra Stotsky, a professor at the University of Arkansas, who served on
the committee to validate Common Core standards said, “The standards dumb American education
down by about two grades worth.” Some states would have to move their
standards backwards to comply with Common Core standards.
10. Common
Core Is a Failed Education Approach
Washington has tried one-size-fits-all
education approaches time and time again. Centralized education programs have
not worked and will never work. The quality of education has only declined over
the past few decades. The solution is to get the federal government out of the
education business.
11. Common
Core is Marxist indoctrination
The
Standards were written by a British Socialist who believes in preparing students
to be workers for the state not critical thinking individuals. Its
collective indoctrination not individual achievement through competition.
GET THE FEDS OUT OF ALL SCHOOLS
GET THE FEDS AND MICHELLE OBAMA OUT OF OUR SCHOOL LUNCH
PROGRAMS
STOP ACCEPTING ILLEGALLY COLLECTED TAX PAYER MONEY
REDISTRIBUTED FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
STOP OBAMA's COMMON CORE NOW !
DEFUND AND ABOLISH THE DEPT. OF EDUCATION.
Any questions ?
Good people need to get involved. They need to run for office. Concerned Citizens need to take the
helm and turn the ship away from the Socialist - Marxist coral reefs we will surely run
aground on if we don't wake the hell up.
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