{"id":22343,"date":"2014-03-25T11:22:27","date_gmt":"2014-03-25T15:22:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.rightwinggranny.com\/?p=22343"},"modified":"2014-03-25T11:22:28","modified_gmt":"2014-03-25T15:22:28","slug":"when-citizens-speak-out","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rightwinggranny.com\/?p=22343","title":{"rendered":"When Citizens Speak Out"},"content":{"rendered":"

A lot of Americans<\/a> don’t pay attention to exactly what their government is doing, but occasionally something comes along that wakes everyone up. Common Core is an example of that. The Common Core standards<\/a> were developed to provide national standards for students<\/a> as they progressed through school. Aside from the one-size-fits-all aspect of the program, there were serious questions as to the age-appropriateness of what was being taught and the political slant. As people, particularly parents, become more aware of what Common Core is, the opposition to the program is growing.<\/p>\n

The Daily Caller <\/a>reported yesterday that Indiana<\/a> has passed Senate Bill<\/a> 91, a law ordering public K-12 schools across the state to stop using Common Core standards. Some other states (Iowa<\/a>, Florida and Arizona<\/a>) have tried to get around the opposition by renaming the program–Indiana simply threw out the program.<\/p>\n

The article reports the Governor’s statement on Common Core:<\/p>\n

\u201cI believe our students<\/a> are best served when decisions about education are made at the state and local level,\u201d Pence said in a statement.<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cBy signing this legislation, Indiana has taken an important step forward in developing academic<\/a> standards that are written by Hoosiers<\/a>, for Hoosiers, and are uncommonly high, and I commend members of the General Assembly for their support,\u201d the Republican governor added, according to the Star.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Massachusetts proved in the 1990’s that states can write their own standards and improve education in their individual states. It is a mistake to allow the federal government to control local education–parents and school boards should do that.<\/p>\n

One aspect of Common Core that I think is often overlooked by its supporters is the amount of data collection on the students. I do not believe that this amount of data collection is necessary, nor am I sure that once the data is collected it will be kept sufficiently secure so as not to be a violation of the students’ and parents’ privacy. It is up to parents and grandparents of students to insure that American students get the best education possible. High standards are a good thing–federal standards dictated by Common Core are not.<\/p>\n

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