Posted on 01/27/2015 6:06:56 AM PST by artichokegrower
Outside Harry Dewey Fundamental Elementary School in Fair Oaks, Amanda Christensen recalled the first time she saw the detailed report card for her three children.
“At first it was very complicated,” Christensen said. “You see all these new things and you don’t understand quite what they mean.”
Case in point: Her kids are now graded on their level of grit.
“What does my child have to do to get a grade in that?” she wondered.
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Common Core. Sounds like common crap. Whoever came up with this is full of grit.
What crap
A bunch of things you cannot measure on a report card.
“A bunch of things you cannot measure on a report card”.
What it seems like to me.. is the subtle brainwashing into making a young child a “good” citizen. Think about it.. gratitude? So, the child needs to always say thank you no matter what? Never voice a disagreeing opinion. Sensitivity to others? Sounds basic until you realize the broader social aspects.. i.e. never disagreeing with another person’s lifestyle, dress, behavior, etc.. My point is that all these grades(gratitude, grit, sensitivity to others) are very subjective. A 95 on a math test is an A.
“Grit” is a new buzzword in the success consulting area. A psychologist did a TED talk on it.
Doesn’t surprise me that some educator took the concept and ran with it and is probably misusing it. Depending on the teacher student ratio, I don’t know how the teacher has enough time to objectively observe and determine a marker for each student.
Future IRS officials working there: “We took all your money, spent it how we liked and gave you some crumbs, we demand gratitude!!”
What? No “political correctness” grade?
It is a grade way to pretend children are learning (while dodging the intent of No Child Left Behind, which punishes underperforming schools). This is just an extension of the end run around affirmative action quota bans, in which “life experience” can be used to award a job or promotion to less-qualified blacks, Hispanics, and women.
My children attend Catholic school. In addition to the three R’s, they also receive conduct grades. These are also numbered 1,2,3,4. However they are relevant to Christian codes of conduct. Respect of teachers, exemplifying gospel values etc. Conduct grades are not without value, it is the context that matters. In our children’s case the school continues teaching the value of living by the 10 commandments when they are at school. There is a polite and respectful way to question a teacher who may be incorrect, that does not imply that the teacher should not be questioned at all. In a public school, conduct grades may teach deference to the state, in Christian schools deference is given to God and therein lies the difference.
Government schools believe children are their property.
Government schools believe they can raise a child better than parents.
Government schools view compliant parents as a nuisance, non-compliant parents as criminals.
Government schools are evil.
Wow. Commom Core sounds alfully similar to the re-education system Common in Communist country’s........
More about individual control then general knowledge.
Totally subjective.
“What? No “political correctness” grade?”
Well,yes but you have to average the other scores to get it. “Sensitive” for example, means politically sensitive etc. Oh and “grit” will secretly be used in reverse with the higher score being the denominator - the higher “grit” (thinks for herself/himself, won’t lie down and let others walk on him/her) score reduces the overall score for the student.
Remember John Wayne in the movie True Grit? Guess what the left things of John Wayne....
Isn’t “gratitude” a virtue? Against what standard are we measuring virtues? Someone should suggest that “gratitude” is a Biblical principle and this would go away post haste.
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