Unbelievable: Common Core Problem Asks Kids to Choose Two Amendments to Remove From Bill of Rights

IJReview ^ | 03/31/2014 | Emily Hulsey

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A mother in Arkansas has expressed concern over her daughter’s recent Common Core school assignment that asked her to remove and replace two of the first ten amendments of the Constitution. The team assignment stated that the Bill of Rights is “outdated and may not remain in its current form any longer.” Here is a copy of the assignment:

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The mother who spoke up said she was particularly troubled by the fact that her daughter’s Sixth Grade History class had received no prior training in civics or how to amend the Constitution, which may lead those children to incorrectly believe that it can be changed by a “special committee” as suggested by the assignment.

“After she brought it home and explained her assignment to me, it made me question exactly what she was being taught. Where I can see a class using critical thinking skills to modernize the words, as to help them better understand the Amendments, giving an assignment to remove two then add two with little explanation as to why is upsetting,” she said.

We know that teaching our children false principles – particularly those pertaining to Americans’ basic rights – is dangerous because it can make them less likely to realize and speak up when those rights are being violated in the future. If the Common Core curriculum promotes some of those false principles (whether purposefully or not), it is time to make some big changes – before it’s too late.

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[Paladin2]

Should be axin’ in what order US gov’t dept’s/Agencies should be closed at a rate of one per month.

[Pearls Before Swine]

There is only one goal here—it’s not to teach critical thinking. If you read the assignment document, your eyes will glaze over. It’s really to teach the conclusion that it’s OK for the Constitution to be modified as your political betters see fit, because it’s too complicated to really think about as a school student.

[MeshugeMikey]

the revised bill of ...RIghts Eh?

guarantee some....of our God Given RIghts...

oh theres an idea

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[for-q-clinton]

The direct election of senators needs to go.
And women voting :-)

[MrB]

I’d guess the teachers would steer them toward 2 and 10...

but 10 is pretty much ignored anyway.

Maybe 2 and 4.

[SeekAndFind]

There is only one goal here—it’s not to teach critical thinking.

Here's one kid with critical thinking skills...

[Amendment10]

It would be interesting to know who inspired the question. Probably a Democrat.

[DoughtyOne]

So Putin was merely following the model provided here.

Set up a false pretense. Get a pseudo plebiscite to buttress the call to change things. Do it.

Who says our Bill of Rights is outdated?

Notice how they toss terrorist activity in the mix, to confuse the issue and convince the participants that there really is a dire need to get this done so we’ll be safe in the 21st Century?

It’s just one more con pulled on the American public by the criminal enterprise known as the Democrat Party.

Notice all the push back from what we jokingly refer to as the right? Crickets!

The next few years should be very interesting. I’m beginning to see the government’s need for stockpiling ammunition.

[centurion316]

The direct election of senators needs to go. And women voting :-)

These two Amendments are not and have never been a part of the Bill of Rights. The task applies only to the first 10 Amendments to the Constitution, not to the Constitution itself or to the Amendments adopted subsequent to the Bill of Rights.

[Tilted Irish Kilt]

MeshugeMikey:" the revised bill of ...RIghts Eh?
guarantee some....of our God Given RIghts...
oh theres an idea "

The first rule of COMMON CORE is not to think critically, but
to trust the Ministry of Propagation and Education .
That's what makes education all COMMON !!
And everyone one comes out equally COMMON ( and sheeple) !!

[RIghtwardHo]

Why is that upsetting? It’s just a thought experiment is all. We did a lot of this in Law School.

Nothing wrong with this. It makes you appreciate the Bill of Rights quite frankly.

[BenLurkin]

Insidious indoctrination.

There should be some kind of justice levied on the monsters who created Common Core.

[Pollster1]

Obama and big government liberals like him erased the 9th and 10th Amendments long ago. The 1st Amendment’s Free Exercise clause died with ObamaCare. They are trying hard to kill the 2nd Amendment. The 4th’s prohibition on unreasonable search and seizure is dying. The 8th’s ban on excessive fines was crippled by the EPA and is being destroyed by ObamaCare fines. It’s almost too late to worry about losing the Bill of Rights. Almost.

[DTogo]

Remove #14 and #16.

[for-q-clinton]

Doh! You it said bill of rights. I read it as which amendment.

[for-q-clinton]

And I still can’t type :-)

I stopped reading at which amendment and didn’t catch the of the bill of rights part.

[PapaNew]

If we don’t axe about 80% of this $4 trillion government SOON, we’re toast.