Another excellent article:
Common Core is Menticide - Common Core Math Precludes Brain Development
http://freedomoutpost.com/common-core-is-menticide-common-core-math-precludes-brain-development/
The Labor Department developed the SCANS (Secretary’s Commission On Achieving Necessary Skills), in April, 1992. The SCANS lists exactly what the student is supposed to master, know, be and do, including the personality traits. The SCANS is the force driving Common Core.
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All of the psychological methodologies used in the Common Core, SCANS classroom are front-loaded and students are manipulated to achieve the specific, pre-determined outcomes. Every child has to “get in the box” and stay there.
This curriculum, testing and treating and the process to achieve results is exactly what Dr. Sloan warned me about 35 years ago. Forget about the “disinterested” pursuit of the truth. Forget personal achievement. Forget exploring and developing individual talents. The pre-determined outcomes are group-oriented, leading to group thought and goals.
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By complicating simple math facts to the point that memorization is impossible, Common Core Math eliminates the opportunity for the Common Core child’s brain to develop normally. No scaffolding to higher math. Since simple math problems are what stimulated these areas of the brain, without traditional basic math, the brain centers of memory are not given the chance to progress. And memory lags.
To destroy the functions of the mind is menticide, the killing of the mind. That’s why I stand by my conclusion that Common Core produces cookie-cutter, SCANS creatures – namely, ant drones. Sen. Alexander and Rep. Kline are trying to transform schools into formicaries by passing ESEA Reauthorization, which will codify Common Core curriculum, assessment, psych-coding, reporting and psych-treatment (Response to Intervention) for every student.
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Note: Only students with the specified, collectivist attitudes, values, beliefs and dispositions will be selected for that “small cadre of highly educated creative people.” That independent thinker, Einstein, would not be selected. On the other hand, Hitler’s right-hand henchman, Himmler, the non-productive chicken farmer, would be selected.
In conclusion, social engineers of every discipline are trying to transform our society in to a collectivist society by restructuring the schools and producing a docile, compliant worker for industry.
At the elementary school the “math facts” were against the rules. The teachers COULD NOT teach them. So my wife and another gal asked the two math teachers if THEY could teach them in the hallway. One-on-one. The teachers thought it was a great idea. They asked the Principal. She (the Principal) looked at the rules, and it said something like the school, or the teachers could not teach math facts.
“Well - I’m not going to bring this up to anyone else for clarification. But I don’t see anything about PARENTS not teaching it.”
My wife did it for four years. “Math-in-a-minute” Started off with addition, then subtraction, multiplication and division. The kids would work one-on-one with her, then would answer the flashcards. Once they got them done in a certain time (not sure it was a minute) they would get a sticker and could move on to the next row of numbers. They were up there every day.
Even now in helping my daughters with homework I say “Just think how are this would be if you didn’t have your basic facts memorized! You need to remember to thank mom again!)