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Obama's stealthy education takeover
WND ^ | December 09, 2012 | Barbara Simpson

Posted on 12/10/2012 8:21:28 AM PST by Perseverando

Exclusive: Barbara Simpson exposes nationwide 'dumbing down of America's children'

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They explained classes would be reconfigured, curriculum content was being revised, teachers are being retrained on how to teach and what to teach, how every student would have a laptop, books were to be virtually phased out – but some new books would be created for this whole new education system.

We were told it would take a couple of years to get everything in place, but by the time that happens, it would be in every school and every grade in California.

There was no question of refusing because the governor had agreed to it. It’s happening, and no one is exempted. It’s called the “Common Core Curriculum,” and it’s a national program, courtesy of the Obama administration. In fact, it will affect all schools from K-12th grade.

Until that point, I’d never heard of it, and there had been nothing in local newspapers and only one column since. Parents have virtually no idea what’s being planned for their children, especially since practically no one attends board meetings.

But then there was Obama himself – during the debate moderated by Bob Schieffer – who was talking about that he’s accomplished, and he said: “You know, under my leadership, what we’ve done is reformed education, working with governors, 46 states.” He said bad schools were improving.

I couldn’t believe it! He said it! But no one called him on it. No media pursued what he was talking about. No one wondered why not all 50 states were involved. No one asked what it meant

I found out.

Most traditional “fictional” literature, classics and poetry are eliminated. Nothing long, only short pieces Children will read what’s described as “informational texts,” government reports, computer manuals and technical bulletins.

(Excerpt) Read more at wnd.com ...


TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Culture/Society; Front Page News; Government
KEYWORDS: arth; commoncore; commoncorecurriculum; democrats; education; leftismoncampus; liberalfascism; obama; publiceducation; publicschools
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To: Lou L

Mainly whites, hispanics and one Armenian kid.


41 posted on 12/10/2012 11:53:53 AM PST by onedoug
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To: Windflier

The CSCOPE links didn’t work for me. I Googled, and came up with txscopereview.com.


42 posted on 12/10/2012 12:07:54 PM PST by Jane Long (Philippians 2:11)
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To: InMemoriam

Now that’s worth a ping to the homeschool list


43 posted on 12/10/2012 12:42:36 PM PST by metmom (For freedom Christ has set us free; stand firm therefore & do not submit again to a yoke of slavery)
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To: InMemoriam; 2Jedismom; 6amgelsmama; AAABEST; aberaussie; AccountantMom; adopt4Christ; Aggie Mama; ..

HOMESCHOOL PING

This ping list is for articles of interest to homeschoolers. I hold both the Homeschool Ping List and the Another Reason to Homeschool Ping List. Please freepmail me to let me know if you would like to be added or removed from either list, or both.

The keyword for the FREE REPUBLIC HOMESCHOOLERS’ FORUM is frhf.

Ping to worthwhile information in post 28.

44 posted on 12/10/2012 12:44:38 PM PST by metmom (For freedom Christ has set us free; stand firm therefore & do not submit again to a yoke of slavery)
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To: InMemoriam; 2Jedismom; 6amgelsmama; AAABEST; aberaussie; AccountantMom; adopt4Christ; Aggie Mama; ..

HOMESCHOOL PING

This ping list is for articles of interest to homeschoolers. I hold both the Homeschool Ping List and the Another Reason to Homeschool Ping List. Please freepmail me to let me know if you would like to be added or removed from either list, or both.

The keyword for the FREE REPUBLIC HOMESCHOOLERS’ FORUM is frhf.

Ping to worthwhile information in post 28.

45 posted on 12/10/2012 12:45:38 PM PST by metmom (For freedom Christ has set us free; stand firm therefore & do not submit again to a yoke of slavery)
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To: Jane Long
The CSCOPE links didn’t work for me. I Googled, and came up with txscopereview.com.

Thanks, Jane. I hadn't tried any of the links before I posted them. I'll check out the other link you found.

The important thing is that people alert their friends and neighbors about this stealth indoctrination program posing as 'education'. Thanks.

46 posted on 12/10/2012 1:41:10 PM PST by Windflier (To anger a conservative, tell him a lie. To anger a liberal, tell him the truth.)
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To: Teacher317

Creativity often spurs competition and we cannot have competition because minorities are most often disadvantaged in academic areas.


47 posted on 12/10/2012 3:41:36 PM PST by Eva
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To: Windflier

I was thankful that our school district is not on the *naughty* list. That doesn’t mean we can relax or rest on our laurels...every parent, grandparent, family member and all teachers need to made aware of this. Thanks for your post with all the info.


48 posted on 12/10/2012 3:46:33 PM PST by Jane Long (Philippians 2:11)
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To: Jane Long
...every parent, grandparent, family member and all teachers need to made aware of this. Thanks for your post with all the info.

You bet, Jane. Right now, I'm not worried about what this means for my own kids because we home school, and are (for now) effectively out of the reach of this Machiavellian crap.

Unfortunately, the vast majority of our folks have kids or grandkids who are right in the path of this malevolence. We need to get the word out to them as quickly as possible.

49 posted on 12/10/2012 4:46:10 PM PST by Windflier (To anger a conservative, tell him a lie. To anger a liberal, tell him the truth.)
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To: Iron Munro
the government will have the power to control what everyone can read or not read.

With the ability to instantly change any of it because everything will be stored in the cloud.

They let Ronald Reagan slip in, but even he could not end the Department of Education even tho he ran on that, then is when this Coup d'état really began in earnest.

Only our enemies can get a real education here.

50 posted on 12/10/2012 5:37:20 PM PST by itsahoot (Any enemy, that is allowed to have a King's X line, is undefeatable. (USS Taluga AO-62))
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To: onedoug
All is not yet lost.

Not so fast my friend...

I work at a large mid-western University.
Every year at this time I make it point to ask many COLLEGE students what this on this day (12/07)is signified or honored.
I am saddened each year of how many students, some of the finest young minds in our nation, have NO IDEA of what is the significance of "December 7th, 1941". I would estimate that, sadly, it is more than 80% of them.

If this trend continues...

51 posted on 12/10/2012 7:11:45 PM PST by China Clipper ( Animals? Sure I like animals. See? There they are, right next to the potatoes!)
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To: China Clipper

They are trying to purge 9-11-11 from the record books too.

They will be teaching such things as the proper way to fist or use sex toys. That seems more important these days.


52 posted on 12/10/2012 7:47:54 PM PST by USAF80
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To: Perseverando

Will parents do anything? /rhetorical question


53 posted on 12/10/2012 7:49:47 PM PST by St_Thomas_Aquinas
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To: All
Bill Ayers, Obama, Dept. of Education, NEA, "scripted programs", "fundamental transformation", SDS, Weather Underground, "25 million," . . . 4 more years of this, and now they're talking about Hillary as the next communist CIC for 2016. . When are we going to say enough is enough? . .

So when is our 'Great Leap Forward' scheduled? False Flag? Martial Law? We better get organized. Prepare. . .

54 posted on 12/10/2012 10:51:40 PM PST by Art in Idaho (Conservatism is the only Hope for Western Civilization.)
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To: Noumenon
Who is Robert Conquest? Go to Amazon and find out.

I don't have to. I have him in my closet with my other old books. What to Do When the Russians Come.

I'm wondering if it isn't time to start adopting occupation rules of self-preservation already -- to become American Maquisards. (Yes, I'm aware of the irony, and of the fact that most Maquisards -- hence their lionization by Burt Lancaster in The Train -- were French Communists.)

55 posted on 12/10/2012 10:57:15 PM PST by lentulusgracchus
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To: Perseverando
(Art.) It’s called the “Common Core Curriculum,” and it’s a national program.....

"Communist Core Curriculum", eh? Yes, they're inching toward letting us know where they're coming from.

Happiness is never having to explain 100,000,000 corpses.

56 posted on 12/10/2012 11:18:35 PM PST by lentulusgracchus
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To: Teacher317

I worked at a site in Indonesia. The American working there said that the Indonesian engineers could recite equations at the drop of a hat. They couldn’t figure out a solution to a real-life problem if their lives depended on it. He called them “Automatons”.

Seems like Barry was impressed with his Asian school years.


57 posted on 12/10/2012 11:37:39 PM PST by 21twelve (So I [God] gave them over to their stubborn hearts to follow their own devices. Psalm 81:12)
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To: metmom
homeschoolers

Are not homeschoolers forced to follow the core curriculum?

58 posted on 12/11/2012 12:42:25 AM PST by Praxeologue
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To: Perseverando

ping


59 posted on 12/11/2012 5:57:08 AM PST by huldah1776
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To: Kennard; 2Jedismom; 6amgelsmama; AAABEST; aberaussie; AccountantMom; adopt4Christ; Aggie Mama; ...

I don’t know. Regulations vary from state to state.

I’m in NY and we were required to teach certain subjects but have the freedom to pick the curriculum or plan of instruction. The district didn’t approve it or disapprove it, only let us know if it met state standards.

It’s a kind of fine line differentiating between that and approval and disapproval, but they couldn’t tell us not to use it, but rather where it needed to be supplemented.

CA homeschoolers would be the ones to best answer that question, so I’m pinging out the list.


60 posted on 12/11/2012 6:39:17 AM PST by metmom (For freedom Christ has set us free; stand firm therefore & do not submit again to a yoke of slavery)
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