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Common Core started out to be a good idea- uniting school education, to set a nationwide standard, so all students would get a fair chance. This nationwide education system was supposed to help, but it has stirred a lot of controversy on whether Common Core helped, or whether it actually declined America’s education.
The article I used is from the Washington Post, and it is about two letter from two principals, and it gives a first-hand view on how Common Core taught the students, and how it affected the school.
Their two letters put a big blow of the teachings of Common Core. The first principal, Carol Burris, sums the effect Common Core had on her school.
She wrote and I quote: “In short, Jayne, I am truly worried that we may lose an entire generation of students. The Common Core was hastily imposed and never field-tested. Moreover, the standards were not developed by teachers, principals and superintendents in conjunction with our State Boards of Education. Achieve, the National Governors Association, and the Council of Chief State School Officers, with funding from the Gates Foundation, developed the Common Core. There was minimal educator or public engagement.”
She also continued, saying that many of the parents were very frustrated by the homework when they helped their child, it sometimes took over two hours, even from second graders!
In addition, the Obama administration also bribed states with taxpayer money if they accepted Common Core. I think that Common Core was a good idea, but from bribing states to not actually testing their education program, Common Core really didn’t help America’s education. Through a Christian worldview, indirect forcing anything upon someone is not right, and bribing anyone is definitely a sin. The idea of Common Core is still good, but they really need to make a much improved Common Core 2.0, and make it optional, not mandatory.
The article I used is from the Washington Post, and it is about two letter from two principals, and it gives a first-hand view on how Common Core taught the students, and how it affected the school.
Their two letters put a big blow of the teachings of Common Core. The first principal, Carol Burris, sums the effect Common Core had on her school.
She wrote and I quote: “In short, Jayne, I am truly worried that we may lose an entire generation of students. The Common Core was hastily imposed and never field-tested. Moreover, the standards were not developed by teachers, principals and superintendents in conjunction with our State Boards of Education. Achieve, the National Governors Association, and the Council of Chief State School Officers, with funding from the Gates Foundation, developed the Common Core. There was minimal educator or public engagement.”
She also continued, saying that many of the parents were very frustrated by the homework when they helped their child, it sometimes took over two hours, even from second graders!
In addition, the Obama administration also bribed states with taxpayer money if they accepted Common Core. I think that Common Core was a good idea, but from bribing states to not actually testing their education program, Common Core really didn’t help America’s education. Through a Christian worldview, indirect forcing anything upon someone is not right, and bribing anyone is definitely a sin. The idea of Common Core is still good, but they really need to make a much improved Common Core 2.0, and make it optional, not mandatory.