Common Core Education And More About Federal Government Control

[Diane Amberg]

So you still see no need for community or family without the blood ties? That's a shame. Did you ever read Lord of The Flies?
It's OK with you if the people who pile on the profit cheat to do it?  Shall we return to the days of children locked to their machines to work? .... so the boss can make even more money? No rules, no restrictions, grab all you can while you can?
No wonder people say Gov't is bought and paid for by the immensely wealthy. That's alright?
I guess you must be a fan of The Donald. I think he is very entertaining.He's feeding his ego big time, but has some interesting points of view.I wish he would engage his brain before he opens his mouth though.
As far as your attitude, I give up.

[redcliffsw]

The kind of community that you apparently desire is a socialist community, even a greater expansive socialist community than we have now. 

More government is more tyranny. 

Every new law passed is a freedom lost.

I think that Trump is a Republican until he proves otherwise. 

[Ross]

So you still see no need for community or family without the blood ties? That's a shame. Did you ever read Lord of The Flies?

"Lord of the Flies", really you base decisions on fiction? Amazing simply amazing!

It's OK with you if the people who pile on the profit cheat to do it?  Shall we return to the days of children locked to their machines to work? .... so the boss can make even more money? No rules, no restrictions, grab all you can while you can?

Oh, Diane, my oh my. No one agrees with Democrats like Hillary and all her lying and such. But it is apparently the trend of liberals. But to want to take money away from honest people to give to the poorer rich or the actual poor is simply being a socialist. And:

Socialism and communism are alike in that both are systems of production for use based on public ownership of the means of production and centralized planning. Socialism grows directly out of capitalism; it is the first form of the new society. Communism is a further development or "higher stage" of socialism.

Can you say, "New World Order".

No wonder people say Gov't is bought and paid for by the immensely wealthy. That's alright?

Most people don't believe that is all right. And laws could be written to cure that problem. But guess who controls that?

I guess you must be a fan of The Donald. I think he is very entertaining.He's feeding his ego big time, but has some interesting points of view.I wish he would engage his brain before he opens his mouth though.
As far as your attitude, I give up.

The only thing I can think of good about Donald Trump is that he has tried to turn Politically Correct upside down, inside out and backwards. My guess is he will change and in fact I think he has already started tuning it down. I also think he will fade away like most trendy things do. Only time will tell.

Perhaps your advice to Donald Trump might be applicable to you as well. LOL

[redcliffsw]

Common Core Approved – Black Lives Matter Textbooks For Middle School...

The U.S. Chamber of Commerce, Jeb Bush and most of the establishment republican candidates support Common Core educational standards.   Here's yet another example of the indoctrination principles inherent therein:

Read on:
http://theconservativetreehouse.com/2015/08/28/common-core-approved-black-lives-matter-textbooks-for-middle-school/


How much time will be used in teaching the Founding of the Republic?

[Diane Amberg]

Probably as much as ever has. Many pre- college courses are survey courses as it is.The detailed information tends to come in specialty courses in college where there is more time to really get into it. High school courses are so cram packed now, unless they lengthen the school year I don't know how much more could be put in.
I know you will hiss at me over this, but were did you get the idea that Common Core standards were developed by the feds? Not so. I know it doesn't serve your purpose to hear differently.
Common Core was developed in 2009 by the Independent Council of Chief State School Officers and The National Governors Association, for reasons I have posted about before. It's a state issue as it should be and always was.

[Ross]

[Ross]

Student Privacy Is in Danger, but Arizona Is Fighting Back

Sep. 2, 2015 11:00am

One of the most pernicious aspects of Common Core is the data collection that has come hand-in-hand with the standards.

The Department of Education has been extremely tight-lipped about what kind of information schools are actually collecting, but we know from anecdotal evidence that students are being asked to surrender all sorts of personal details without parental knowledge, much less parental consent.

Education Secretary Arne Duncan has stated that he wants to be able to track students from preschool all the way to their careers using personally identifiable information (PII), and a report from the Department of Education presented a wish list of data collection, including the terrifying concept of monitoring facial expressions and eye movements for diagnostic purposes.

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Student Privacy Is in Danger, but Arizona Is Fighting Back
Sep. 2, 2015 11:00am
Logan Albright
Logan Albright
Logan Albright is the Research Analyst at FreedomWorks, and is responsible for producing a wide variety of written content for print and the web, as well as conducting research for staff media appearances and special projects.
He received his Master's degree in economics from Georgia State University in 2011, before promptly setting out for D.C. to fight for liberty. He is a firm believer in the Austrian School of economics and the rights of individuals to live their lives as they see fit without government interference.
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One of the most pernicious aspects of Common Core is the data collection that has come hand-in-hand with the standards.

The Department of Education has been extremely tight-lipped about what kind of information schools are actually collecting, but we know from anecdotal evidence that students are being asked to surrender all sorts of personal details without parental knowledge, much less parental consent.

Education Secretary Arne Duncan has stated that he wants to be able to track students from preschool all the way to their careers using personally identifiable information (PII), and a report from the Department of Education presented a wish list of data collection, including the terrifying concept of monitoring facial expressions and eye movements for diagnostic purposes.

Photo Credit: David Mercer/AP
Photo Credit: David Mercer/AP
Once this data is collected, it is sent to the federal government, where it can be shared across agencies, and any number of bureaucrats can learn sensitive information about your children.

In response to this, a state representative from Arizona is spearheading an effort to stop this unconstitutional practice.

Rep. Mark Finchem is working on a project called "It's My PII," which is seeking an injunction against the federal government's ability to collect PII without parental consent, and challenging executive action from the Department of Education under President Barack Obama.

The Family Education Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) is supposed to protect student-data privacy and parental rights, but in 2012, the Department of Education issued regulations greatly loosening those protections.

While the executive branch has the authority to direct the actions of Cabinet agencies, it cannot unilaterally alter existing laws without Congress writing new legislation. In spite of this, educational authorities are using the president's order as a justification for collecting data in violation of FERPA as written.

"It's My PII" contends that this is illegal, and is collecting resources to launch litigation against the government, as well as preparing legislation to stop the further collection and distribution of PII in the state.

The idea that the government can track everything about students should be frightening to anyone who values the right of self-determination. The data collected through standardized testing can be used to create a profile on children that follows them throughout their whole lives, especially given that the data is able to be shared across many governmental agencies.

What's worse, the Arizona attorney general determined in 2014 that parents cannot opt their children out of state-mandated tests. So not only is data being collected without parental consent, but it is actually illegal for parents to refuse the tests where that data originates.

The opt-out movement is one that has been sweeping the nation in response to Common Core's onerous testing requirements and the gross violations of student privacy. The issue has gained such attention that federal education bills currently working their way through Congress have been peppered with amendments intended to stop the government from bullying students over opt-outs, authored by pro-liberty lawmakers Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas and Rep. Matt Salmon of Arizona.

The effort to stop this kind of federal meddling in education — for which the Constitution grants no authorization whatsoever — has implications far broader than Arizona. A successful challenge could greatly restrict the government's ability to violate your privacy in general, and reduce the Department of Education's regulatory power considerably.

The federal government has shown itself incapable of restraining its own power on issues of regulations and data collection. If meaningful reforms are going to be made, they are going to have to originate in the states. Once successful, they can then serve as a springboard to national change.

The Arizona effort to protect parents' rights and student privacy is a great first step towards a freer education system for us all.

Logan Albright is a research analyst at FreedomWorks.

http://www.theblaze.com/contributions/student-privacy-is-in-danger-but-arizona-is-fighting-back/

[Ross]

Public School the School of the Poor People.

CHRISTIANS WARNED
TO PULL KIDS FROM
PUBLIC SCHOOL

'All the garbage and debris and waste from this faulty model is washing up'
Published: 11 hours ago

Imagine an America in which all children are educated according to biblical, Christian principles instead of modern, secular, liberal values.

Chaplain E. Ray Moore (Lt. Col. USAR Ret.), such a scenario is not just possible, but essential if Christians wish to reclaim the American culture.

"We take the position at the Exodus Mandate that the Scripture and sound theology teach that the education of children belongs to the family and the church or private associations, not government," said Moore, the founder and president of Frontline Ministries, Inc. and director of the Exodus Mandate Project. "We don't believe that government, even at the state level, has any role in K-12 education, and the Scriptures are clear and explicit on this. There's no wiggle room."

In order to wake Christian parents up to the dangers of public schools, Exodus Mandate has released a new documentary called "Escaping Common Core: Setting Our Children Free."

The film is divided into two roughly 30-minute parts. The first part explores the origins of Common Core and the history of progressive education, from Horace Mann through John Dewey through the education policies of our past four U.S. presidents. The filmmakers argue Common Core is the latest manifestation of the effort to impose a socialist worldview on American children.

The second part of the movie offers Exodus Mandate's suggested response to Common Core, which is for Christian parents to pull their children out of what Moore calls the "pagan, godless, atheistic public school system" and either homeschool them or find a private Christian school.

Moore, the scriptwriter and executive producer, said Exodus Mandate saw an opening for this film because Common Core has become a major national issue in the past few years.

"For the first time in our lifetime, because of Common Core, K-12 education is being debated on the national stage," Moore told WND in an interview. "We saw an opportunity to kind of come in there and ride the crest of the wave, with all these millions of dollars of free publicity on the Common Core issue, to create a movie that would give the Christian an answer to the problem."

Exodus Mandate is the same group that produced the award-winning 2011 film "IndoctriNation," which also dealt with the history of the public schools and their subversive, anti-Christian nature. However, that film came out before Common Core was a major national issue, so Moore felt the need to do a follow-up.


Read more at http://www.wnd.com/2015/09/christians-warned-to-pull-kids-from-public-school/#piUdkFQgpOyjmJqB.99

[Ross]

I feel the title is wrong
I think it should read
Over expenditures on Sports
and tax, tax, tas
does not help in the classroom.

PUBLIC SCHOOLS
OVERPAID TEACHERS
TURNING OUT
ILLITERATE STUDENTS

Exclusive: Mychal Massie blasts failure of government education in America
Published: 20 hours ago


The end of summer is upon us and with same comes the Erebusic Satanic ritual notably called return to public school. Public schools since the early 1970s have served to prepare public-school teachers for comfortable retirements and prepare the students relegated to them for lowered expectations and conformity to social Marxism.

If more money were the cure to the educational malaise, public schools would be graduating entire classes of Einsteins and Socrateses. But instead, they are promoting students grade-to-grade who cannot make change unless the cash register tells them the correct amount and who are, by definition, illiterate in geography, literature and factual history.

According to the National Center for Education Statistics, Institute of Education Sciences, expenditures per student in public elementary and secondary schools from 2000-01 to 2011-12 increased by 11 percent, after adjusting for inflation. This amount peaked in 2010-11 at $11,332. The total expenditures for public elementary and secondary schools in the U.S. amounted to $621 billion in 2011-12.

Spending more money hasn't improved students' ability to speak, read, comprehend and do math on a legitimate level consistent with their grade.

Public-school children can tell you where to get an abortion and how much it will cost. They can tell you were to get birth control and condoms. They can tell you what actor or singer is sleeping with whom, and they can recite the words of rap songs and have a candid (though less-than-illuminating) discussion about "Dancing with the Stars" and/or "Star Search."

But those are not marketable skills consistent with earning a living wage, which explains why liberals are pushing for a $15 minimum wage to flip hamburgers and toss French fries.

Most public-school children born in 1990 graduated from public school in 2008 believing Muslims are our friends and it was America's fault that Muslims murdered more than 3,000 Americans in the World Trade Center terrorist attacks. Children graduating from college in 2012 believe America is an evil colonialist empire oppressing poor people around the world.

Children in public schools are being taught that phrases like "Baa, Baa Black Sheep" are racist and insensitive. They're being taught that words such as "master's degree," "postmasters" and "master suites" are racist, insensitive and bespeak of white privilege.

Your child going off to college is a proud moment, until the child returns home an anarchist condemning the traditions that made America great.

The overwhelming majority of public-school teachers I have met fall into two categories: 1) those who boast about the job they do, and how they would do more but the system won't let them, and 2) those who blame parents for a child's poor performance. The latter omits, of course, that the input of parents is not welcome today.

David Horowitz, editor of FrontPage Magazine and founder of The Freedom Center, has spent the better part of his adult life addressing the threat Marxists and their ideology pose to college-aged minds. He points out that the Marxists of the 1960s did not go away – they went into higher education.

For the privilege of a lifelong debt of college loans and a high likelihood of a degree that proves worthless, young people are graduating thoroughly converted to secular humanism, hatred for America, ignorance of factual history, and shame for being white.

If black, they graduate wearing victimology on their sleeves and with a hatred for whites that cannot be overstated.

Public-school children are learning the equivalent of nothing when compared to the knowledge those of us graduating pre-1970 were expected to know. Children are, however, being taught that pernicious debauchery is normal and natural. They are taught that it is amoral and bigoted to refuse to accept homosexuality or that being white is to enjoy privilege denied persons of color.

Public-school students will not be taught the truth of Benghazi, and they will have their grades lowered if they do not conform to their teacher's cultural Marxism.

Students will be able to bring their babies to the school daycare center, but they will be expelled if they bow their heads and openly give God thanks for their meals. Children will be tutored in how to deceive and lie to their parents, but they will not be permitted to carry a Bible to their classes.

They will conclude a school year without knowing who their state representatives are and, in most instances, be unable to identify five generals from World War II. They won't know significant historical landmarks in their areas of domicile. They won't be able to name the first 10 presidents or the capitals of 10 states.

Before the teachers reading this column decide to be offended by the truth, munch on this factoid: A National Geographic test in 2002 found that 11 percent of graduates aged 18 to 24 couldn't locate the U.S. on a map. And more students knew the island featured in last season's "Survivor" than could find Israel.

And we wonder why young people are growing up without morals, without an appreciation and love for America, no sense of patriotism, angry and filled with despair.


Read more at http://www.wnd.com/2015/09/overpaid-teachers-tuning-out-illiterate-students/#JJCddh7BAdrHGwp8.99

[Ross]

I feel the title is wrong
I think it should read
Over expenditures on Sports
and tax, tax, tax
does not help in the classroom.

PUBLIC SCHOOLS
OVERPAID TEACHERS
TURNING OUT
ILLITERATE STUDENTS

Exclusive: Mychal Massie blasts failure of government education in America
Published: 20 hours ago

If more money were the cure to the educational malaise, public schools would be graduating entire classes of Einsteins and Socrateses. But instead, they are promoting students grade-to-grade who cannot make change unless the cash register tells them the correct amount and who are, by definition, illiterate in geography, literature and factual history.

Readthe article at http://www.wnd.com/2015/09/overpaid-teachers-tuning-out-illiterate-students/#JJCddh7BAdrHGwp8.99