Colorado Springs teacher goes public with reasons for resignation [Common Core]

gazette.com ^ | 4/10/14

[bigbob]

Ted Crus is Emphatically Opposed to Common Core:

http://www.breitbart.com/Big-Government/2014/03/18/2016-Ted-Cruz-Emphatically-Opposed-to-Common-Core

[SoConPubbie]

Ted Cruz wants it to be eliminated.

2016: Ted Cruz 'Emphatically Opposed' to Common Core

[ebersole]

Two of my kids attend schools in the same district (D-20) as the teacher in the article. Challenger Middle School and Mountain View Elementary are the schools these two children attend.
As I was told by my middle schooler’s team of teachers, the district does not hold back/flunk children. The parents can request this option, but the school district will not do it on their own based on the child’s lack of performance to expectations of grades or testing. I responded...so essentially the school really has no expectations since there are no consequences for failing? They just looked at me with their mouths open and said it’s above our pay grade to answer your question.
Example of school assignments just in the last week...Write a paper on Global Warming. I made my child do a paper researching both sides of the issues and to write the paper accordingly. Doesn’t really matter what grade she would receive since grades don’t matter. She came to her own conclusions of about globullshite warming.
Social Studies: They are studying Mexico and will examine the social inequalities of living conditions in Mexico City. Have yet to touch on anything relating to American History, the Constitution, Bill of Rights etc. I’ll make her read the Constitution and the new Rush Limbaugh series.

Math: Don’t get me started. She’s in the 6th grade and still counting on her fingers!!
Those are just a few samples of the crap they are teaching or not teaching. Oh and everyone and everything is now bullying!!!

[SoFloFreeper]

The problem isn’t testing, the problem is federal intrusion on local schools.

Commoncoremovie.com is a good resource.

[Orangedog]

People tend to get p*ssed at me on this topic, but anyone sending their kids to government school should be well aware of what the risks and be ready to deal with the consequences. I ate a hell of a lot of mac and cheese to keep mine out of there.

[Orangedog]

Yeah, silly me for thinking that "At the heart of her distress are the new Common Core standards, low teacher pay in Colorado... " might have actually meant what it said.

[dragonblustar]

I ate a hell of a lot of mac and cheese to keep mine out of there

I pulled my kids out of private school because the teacher was an ardent communist. As scary as it sounds, the public school was a better option.

[nuconvert]

Thanks - I hadn’t heard about this group reading thing & the teachers not actually teaching.