Rotten to the 'Common Core'
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October 1, 2013 |
I realize the 2009 Federal stimulus package
dangled a five billion dollar bribe to cash strapped
US states to sign on to the new Common Core
agenda. Now we are finding out there are strings
attached.
Our federal government has no constitutional
authority to unilaterally set academic standards
for Idaho, nor any authority to direct local
school board decisions on curriculum and
instruction. Please help Idaho students opt-out
of the Common Core curriculum by supporting its
demise!
We as parents are very concerned about the
emerging details or lack thereof, of the Common
Core Standards. Especially, the data mining
(P20) requirements imposed on each student
starting in kindergarten through age 20.
According to multiple internet sources, there
are approximately 400+ data points, including
physical attributes plus a few listed below to
be collected over this period.
Including:
–”Bus Stop Arrival Time” and “Bus Stop Description.”
–”Dwelling arrangement.”
–”Diseases, Illnesses and Other Health Conditions.”
–”Religious & Political Affiliations.”
–”Telephone Number Type” and “Telephone Status."
Why would I want the federal government
controlling our Idaho children’s future in math
or English?
They cannot pass a balanced budget using their
own math!
Parents in Idaho will not accept government
intrusion into the academic standards that are
taught to our students in our classrooms and
will not tolerate the federal government using
such standards to coerce policy decisions at the
state or local level on the issues of
assessments, curriculum, and instructional
materials, which are now within the
Constitutional control of Idaho’s state and
local governments.
The "Common Core" curriculum is the Obama
administration's dumbing down of American
students!
“Rotten to the Core” is a better acronym. |
Lee Haarstick
Porthill |
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