Arne Duncan: White suburban moms’ upset that Common Core shows their kids aren’t ‘brilliant’

The Washington Post ^ | Saturday, November 16, 2013 | Valerie Strauss

[MadMax, the Grinning Reaper]

To #9. As Rex Harrison sang in “My Fair Lady”, “By jove, I think (s)he’s got it”.

Arne was supposedly a great educational/school administrator in Chicago but if you look at the body counts there, he obviously didn’t teach “Thou Shalt Not Kill”.

[MestaMachine]

So how many white suburban moms are going to pay the price with the liv for these outrageous remarks? How many white suburbs will be invaded by holder’s cadres? How many white moms will be attacked for being a white mom? Not liking this.

[Kickass Conservative]

Have a Republican President’s Secretary of Education say “Black Inner City Moms” instead of “White Suburban Moms” and see what happens.

[itssme]

Yeah, Arne Duncan, the man who obozo like the looks of and loved playing basketball with in pickup games in Chicago parks. So, what didya have to do to get the gig in Chicago,and in DC, Arne? Did ya have to “suck” up to obozo? Is there a little bit of Larry Sinclair in ya, you know, whatever it takes to get the juicy job promised to ya by obozo in trade. You ahole...your name's on the list of lefties to be dealt with when the time comes. In charge of education, my azz. You're just another pos in the socialist/communist/marxist ideology known as the Democratic Socialist Party.

[opres]

The dims, always bring race into it. Homeschooling is the way to go. If BHO were to get his way he’d ban homeschooling.

[Night Hides Not]

...but the truth of the matter is that very, very few of those acorns will fall far from the tree.

I believe you just described "genetics".

At last week's football banquet, my 11YO son was called "cantankerous, nasty, and proud" by his coach.

Acorn...tree...his mother has a bit of Mescalero Apache in her. lol...mix that with my Scottish temper, it can be a lethal combination.

[Elsie]

What, exactly, is he talking about?

The King has no clothes?

Choose either Lake Wobegon or else Stepford, Connecticut.

[Elsie]

All I can say is it is in God’s hands. Pray more.

I doubt praying is going to work.

However; DOING might.

Are you still killing your unborn?

-- GOD

 

[Elsie]

Someone started a White House petition to remove Sec. Duncan from office..

Will NO one rid me of this meddlesome priest?

[Elsie]

And a mighty SMALL set as well!

[Elsie]

Try it with 3 digit numbers!

[Condor51]

Okay, I'm apparently missing something about the *evils* of Common Core. FYI, our kids are adults and long past school age.

Anywho, from what I see from scanning the linked info it *seems* that the goal of Common Core is that kids will actually learn something. And put an end to the practice of automatic promotions and graduation of complete dullards functional illiterates. Like those that are still in HS at 19 and can't read or write cursive like that ignoramus cow in FL, St Skittles 'girl friend'.

Granted having the FedGov dictating what local school districts HAVE to do isn't anyone's cup of tea. But if a boot needs to be put on the necks of schools like Chicago and NYC, it's their own dam fault for not teaching the kids anything in the first place.

[tanknetter]

You highlight the problem with common core. It’s sold as everything you see it as, but is really just a Trojan Horse vector for Liberal indoctrination.

There was a thread last week I think showing some common core materials on sentance structure that included writing sentances like “The government must be obeyed.”. Common core is FILLED with Liberal, if not socialist and authoritarian messages that are snuck in barely under the radar.

[houeto]

So, all moms that send their children to public schools are stupid. My mom would not have appreciated your attitude. She had no choice. You do understand that don’t you?

[NorthMountain]

>> As an educator the most frustrating thing in the world is trying to convince the kids that it’s worth their time to apply themselves when the parents are

Heh ... I used to be a teacher ... big frustration was trying to convince etc. when the parents were welfare bums.

[NorthMountain]

>> "cantankerous, nasty, and proud"

At a football banquet, that's high praise.

[Fresh Wind]

A mean spirited arrogant condescending liberal. And a racist.

Gosh, that pretty much describes the entire Obomba regime.

[Wyatt's Torch]

I got the same thing from it. The problem that exists in a lot of schools is that the grades are inflated and it’s not a true measure of what the kids actually “know”. I get the “one-worlder/pro-Islamist” issues with Common Core but have no issues with the HIGHER standards it appears to set.

[BoringGuy]

I am proud as hell that Texas said “NO” to this POS...

Unfortunately, there are more than a few Texas school districts that *ARE* teaching to Common Core standards. If you have elementary age kids, check their homework. I suspect you will get an unpleasant surprise.

When asked, the standard educator response about tested and vetted sounds like the answers given about "Whole Language". Since that went so well I can see why we want to do something similar < /s >

[GeronL]

the SBOE might have said no to Common Core but the whole CSCOPE thing showed how easy it was for school districts to come up with and share Common Core type teaching materials behind the SBOE’s back