Common Core. Say
that today and you are very likely to get a negative response, which is
completely justified. When Barack Obama was first elected President he promised to fundamentally transform the United States, and he could
have only dreamed of this. But let’s get that clear distinction out of the way
in the beginning, Common Core was not created by Barack Obama and it is not a
Republican vs. Democrat issue, it’s an American values issue created by
Progressives looking to change our nation and make money doing it.
Common Core made its secret way in states across the country in 2010 when the
federal government offered the stimulus package. If states wanted the money,
they would need to accept these new federal education mandates. There were
several states who refused to adopt Common Core, and several others who have
not made full implementations, but have adopted something similar. However, we
are now seeing several states reject the Common Core mandates and curriculum
due to massive public outcry. Most parents, teachers and kids despise Common
Core. The teachers despise having to change their lessons to fit a test or new
curriculum, along with the new ways of testing teachers, students hate being
taught differently than before, as courses such as math have only become more
difficult, and parents hate not being able to help their kids when the kids
can’t understand their homework. No one seems to be happy about this, except
those responsible for it and the government……To Read More…..
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