Common Core Update: Missouri Teacher Tearfully Testifies Why Common Core is NO GOOD!

March 28, 2014

Common Core Update: Missouri Teacher Tearfully Testifies Why Common Core is NO GOOD!

Tavares, FL March 28, 2014

No matter what the FL Dept of Ed says, they are still using Common Core, and the testing firm they hired, AIR, is affiliated with liberal groups who may be even worse than PARCC. Since Florida Gov. Scott continues to support Common Core (under a rebranded name which fools no one), some conservatives are abandoning support for him.

This experienced Missouri teacher was bullied by administrators and some other teachers for standing up to Common Core. She has a degree in early childhood development, and tells all to a Missouri legislative Committee – 11 minutes. Watch it.

http://www.bizpacreview.com/2014/03/28/watch-teachers-tearful-testimony-on-being-bullied-and-intimated-for-opposing-common-core-108962

Gee, I might as well include some bonus links on recent Common Core issues:

Here is political consultant Dick Morris on how Common Core Curriculum is Destroying local control of schools (hey, States rights are being killed too)

http://www.dickmorris.com/common-core-curriculum-is-destroying-local-control-of-schools-dick-morris-tv-lunch-alert/?utm_source=dmreports&utm_medium=dmreports&utm_campaign=dmreports

Here is a link to a 27,000 member Facebook page “Parents & Educators Against Common Core Standards”. It says 332,000 people are “talking” about this.

https://www.facebook.com/ParentsAndEducatorsAgainstCCSS

This is the most active FL group against Common Core: http://www.flstopcccoalition.org/about-us/ They just held a great one day conference opposing Common Core in Orlando attended by over 300 people. I was there.

Here is one of many articles about problems with required Common Core student assignments – this one talks about removing two amendments from the Constitution:

http://www.examiner.com/article/common-core-assignment-remove-two-amendments-from-outdated-bill-of-rights

Here is a link to my long factsheet on Common Core: www.tinyurl.com/HaltCommonCoreNow

Vance Jochim