Is Common Core an Attack on American Culture?

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by Norman Rockwell
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As parents, educators and students continue to debate the validity of Common Core, it is becoming more and more difficult to sift through the information.

You may have noticed that it’s [intentionally] difficult to define the actual Common Core standards. When you ask for a simple definition, you get contradicting, lengthy and confusing answers.

Even the mission statement at the Common Core State Standards Initiative web site is not clear.

Victoria Jackson writes on her blog:

"Deceptive titles like “college ready,” “rigorous standards,” and “sustainability” hide the secret global agenda, that began a century ago with socialist American and British elites, (names below), some of whom funded Communism in Russia, “who shared a globalist vision of a totalitarian world equipped to conform young minds to a socialist humanistic system.”

And Diane Ravitch (historian of education and Research Professor of Education at New York University) writes: 

"In an earlier post today, I described the use of FUD (fear, uncertainty,and doubt) to destroy public confidence in public education and thus pave the way for privatization. The vendors of FUD say our education system, which made this country great, is failing; that it is obsolete; that we are losing the global race. It is a massive hoax, a fraud, a lie. They want to frighten the public and open the door to privatization and profiteering."

So the question remains: Is Common Core an attack on American values and culture?

Read Victoria's blog here:

The Secret Common Core is Hiding

Read Diane's blog Here:

FUD in Education




Further Reading:

The Myth of Common Core Equity

Common Core Licensing Agreement 
(Pay special attention to the Representations, Warranties and Disclaimer" as well as the "Limitation on Liability" paragraphs.)



What are your thoughts? Do you feel that the Common Core Curriculum is a good thing, a bad thing or have not decided? Please leave your comments below.


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