Whereas, the Common Core State Standards is an initiative designed by private
corporations to profit from children in Maury County and all of the State of
Tennessee. And,
Whereas, the Maury County School District must purchase the
Common Core State Standards program, including the curriculum, books, teaching guides, workbooks, software,
and testing from these and approved private corporations. And,
Whereas, the following federal laws specifically prohibit federal
control and a national curriculum for all public schools.
The Department of
Education Organizational Act, established in 1979, Section 103b
The General Education Provisions Act
The Elementary and Secondary Act enacted
in 1965
No Child Left Behind Act of 2002.
The Common Core State
Standards were developed in collusion, designed to circumvent the spirit of
federal law, andthe name itself is a play on words in an attempt to
deflect federal involvement. And,
Whereas, the Council of Chief School Officers and National Governors
Association own the Common Core State Standards program. The State of Tennessee and Tennesseans pay
tens of thousands of dollars in dues annually for Governor Haslam and Education
Commissioner Kevin Huffman to belong to these private corporations. And,
Whereas, Pearson Foundation, a partner in this endeavor, has paid so far $7.7 million in fines, for
arranging private junkets to Helsinki, London, Rio de Janeiro and Singapore
with and for the Council of Chief School Officers. And,
Therefore the Common Core State Standards is clearly an undeniable case of crony capitalism or Corporatocracy, and must be opposed on face value alone.
Updates
March 3, 2014
I have been digging through the contracts and the funding links this week because it honestly feels like a giant puzzle designed to keep us from seeing the real money trail. It is tough to get anyone to talk when the financial ties are this deep but reading the personal stories people are sending me about the curriculum keeps me motivated to keep digging.
March 3, 2014
I honestly kept refreshing the page expecting the numbers to stall out but here we are with more people looking at this than I ever imagined. It feels like people are finally starting to connect the dots on how much money is being funneled away from our classrooms into these private pockets and that momentum is incredible to witness.
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I believe Tennessee's teachers, parents, and administrators should have the autonomy to set and strive for our own standards based on the needs of our children.
Common Core leads me to think that this curriculum removes control from local and state governance. Not good!
I think as an older adult that learned things the old fashioned way that this is setting future generations up to be idiots. There is no skill, reasoning or appreciation of learning here. Education is a well rounded event meant to touch upon all facets of the spectrum, math, science, art, literature. I'm ashamed to live in a state with no educational values .
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Stop Common Core... Let's try Exceptional Core instead.
"Stop Common Core"!
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Whereas, the Common Core State Standards is an initiative designed by private
corporations to profit from children in Maury County and all of the State of
Tennessee. And,
Whereas, the Maury County School District must purchase the
Common Core State Standards program, including the curriculum, books, teaching guides, workbooks, software,
and testing from these and approved private corporations. And,
Whereas, the following federal laws specifically prohibit federal
control and a national curriculum for all public schools.
The Department of
Education Organizational Act, established in 1979, Section 103b
The General Education Provisions Act
The Elementary and Secondary Act enacted
in 1965
No Child Left Behind Act of 2002.
The Common Core State
Standards were developed in collusion, designed to circumvent the spirit of
federal law, andthe name itself is a play on words in an attempt to
deflect federal involvement. And,
Whereas, the Council of Chief School Officers and National Governors
Association own the Common Core State Standards program. The State of Tennessee and Tennesseans pay
tens of thousands of dollars in dues annually for Governor Haslam and Education
Commissioner Kevin Huffman to belong to these private corporations. And,
Whereas, Pearson Foundation, a partner in this endeavor, has paid so far $7.7 million in fines, for
arranging private junkets to Helsinki, London, Rio de Janeiro and Singapore
with and for the Council of Chief School Officers. And,
Therefore the Common Core State Standards is clearly an undeniable case of crony capitalism or Corporatocracy, and must be opposed on face value alone.
Updates
March 3, 2014
I have been digging through the contracts and the funding links this week because it honestly feels like a giant puzzle designed to keep us from seeing the real money trail. It is tough to get anyone to talk when the financial ties are this deep but reading the personal stories people are sending me about the curriculum keeps me motivated to keep digging.
March 3, 2014
I honestly kept refreshing the page expecting the numbers to stall out but here we are with more people looking at this than I ever imagined. It feels like people are finally starting to connect the dots on how much money is being funneled away from our classrooms into these private pockets and that momentum is incredible to witness.
20 Comments
If you use common core, the teachers teach to common core and all other aspects of education is forgotten. The success of the student is tied to the success of the teacher so why would they not teach to common core. I would.
I believe Tennessee's teachers, parents, and administrators should have the autonomy to set and strive for our own standards based on the needs of our children.
Common Core leads me to think that this curriculum removes control from local and state governance. Not good!
I think as an older adult that learned things the old fashioned way that this is setting future generations up to be idiots. There is no skill, reasoning or appreciation of learning here. Education is a well rounded event meant to touch upon all facets of the spectrum, math, science, art, literature. I'm ashamed to live in a state with no educational values .
Stop common core
Stop common core
Stop Common Core... Let's try Exceptional Core instead.
"Stop Common Core"!
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If you use common core, the teachers teach to common core and all other aspects of education is forgotten. The success of the student is tied to the success of the teacher so why would they not teach to common core. I would.