Did you know common core standards CANNOT be changed because of copyrights... Homeschoolers and private schools you are not exempt from this problem. My next post will be for you. Common Core is a K-12 set of national education standards for English language arts and mathematics classes that was developed by Achieve Inc., and promoted through the National Governors Association and the Council of Chief State School Officials, both of which are private-Washington DC based trade organizations. A majority of states signed on to Common Core when they signed up for the Department of Educations Race to the Top program in 2009 and 2010. Common Cores English and math standards were not yet written at the time, thus these states never saw the standards when they agreed to them. These standards are copyrighted and thus cannot be changed. As a result of the poor quality of Common Cores English Language Arts (ELA) standards, Dr. Sandra Stotsky, of the University of Arkansas, who served on the Common Core Validation Committee, refused to sign off on them. Dr. James Milgram of Stanford University, the only mathematician on the Common Core Validation Committee, refused to sign off on Common Cores math standards, stating, Its almost a joke to think students [who master the Common Core standards] would be ready for math at a university. Minnesota has refused to sign on to the math portion. In addition to Minnesota, other states have become aware of the adverse effects of Common Core. Alaska, Nebraska, and Texas refused to participate. Indiana, Missouri, and Utah have passed legislation to (and South Carolina) review Common Core and/or to hold hearings to pull out of it. Virginia has already withdrawn. To learn more about Common Core we encourage you to watch all 5 parts of the documentary Stop the Common Core, starting with Part 1 here: youtube/watch?v=coRNJluF2O4 Please support legislation to stop the implementation of Common Core in our state.
Posted on: Sun, 21 Sep 2014 01:06:09 +0000
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