[FrdmLvr]

With all the federal standardized testing, benchmarks, and standards, we have a de facto 'national curriculum' now. I spent 6 or 7 days over the course of the 2011-12 school year along with 13 other teachers from around the ISD for our grade level, writing social studies assessments for each of the 7 units in our grade level and had to align with the national standards. The social studies curriculum is on-line and every teacher in the state will be required to use it as their main text by the 13-14 school year I believe it is. This is K-12 curriculum. And this is being repeated in every state with every subject.

If this is not bad enough, I found this out from the head honcho of social studies of our ISD because he ran the "workshop": In our state, the only time the Constitution is studied in school is in 5th grade (one unit under U.S. Government) and again in the 8th grade. Another teacher and I were seemingly the only teachers concerned about the fact that the foundation of our country is taught in only two grades, 5th and 8th.

[Lazamataz]

In our state, the only time the Constitution is studied in school is in 5th grade (one unit under U.S. Government) and again in the 8th grade. Another teacher and I were seemingly the only teachers concerned about the fact that the foundation of our country is taught in only two grades, 5th and 8th.

That's insane.

Even in Soviet Russia, their fake 'Constitution' was a big part of their curriculum.