Our friend Kim Morin did a great job of outlining the outrage over the statements made by a school teacher at last night’s Common Core forum. <\/p>\n
In 2014, an author of the common core’s English\/language arts standards, David Pook, a teacher at a New Hampshire private school, said he recognized his relatively privileged place in America as a white man, and that one of his reasons for contributing to the common core was to help \u201call kids get an equal opportunity…”<\/p>\n
“The opponents brought up facts about Common Core that are well-known by now: kids aren\u2019t developmentally ready at certain ages; the math is sub-standard for any type of advancement in science and math; it does not promote college readiness unless to a 2-year college. Probably the most disturbing part about the debate was the closing arguments at the end. A teacher at a private school, Dr. Pook, actually argued that Common Core was necessary due to his \u201cWhite Privilege\u201d.”<\/em><\/p>\n At least they are finally not trying to hide the purpose of education \u2014 social engineering.<\/p>\n Girard at Large<\/a> also covered the forum. You can hear the whole debate here.<\/a><\/p>\n