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Posted on 05/27/2015 10:53:44 AM PDT by SoConPubbie
My husband and I attended a small meeting in 2011 when Sen. Ted Cruz was running for his U. S. Senate seat. As a retired classroom teacher, my plan was to explain to Cruz how the Obama administration planned to take over the public schools of America through the Common Core Standards Initiative (CCSI).
Thinking Cruz would be just like so many other politicians who have been asleep about CCSI while it has been sweeping over our country since 2009, I started in on my explanation. Almost immediately Ted Cruz began to agree with me vociferously and quickly let all of us know that he was totally familiar with CCSI and its damaging effects.
As a man whose father was imprisoned and tortured under a Cuban dictator, Ted Cruz recognized way back in 2011 that CCSI was unconstitutional and was an attempt by the Obama administration to steal the hearts, minds, and souls of America’s youth.
Through his father’s experiences, Ted Cruz understood what indoctrination by a dictator does; and he grasped personally how important it is for politicians to honor and listen to the genuine concerns of grassroots citizens. Ted Cruz would never make fun of the “soccer moms” the way the Obama administration has done.
What we so appreciate about Ted Cruz in comparison with the other potential and/or announced Republican Presidential candidates is that Cruz knew almost instantaneously upon learning about Obama’s Common Core Standards Initiative (CCSI) that it had little to do with academic achievement and all to do with the indoctrination of America’s school children:
[The arrows mean “lead(s) to.”]
National standards → National assessments → National curriculum → National teacher evaluations with teachers’ salaries tied to students’ test scores → Teachers teaching to the test each and every day → National indoctrination of our public school children → National database of students and teachers containing personally intrusive information
When weighing Presidential candidates against one another, we have always found it best to research candidates’ positions BEFORE they decided to run for President. Unfortunately, many of them seem to have “epiphanies” once they start to build their base of potential voters. We have learned not to trust these sudden “epiphanies” which many times seem to vanish once these politicians get into office.
BOTTOM LINE: Ted Cruz intends to repeal the CCSI once in office, and he will not settle for a watered-down, compromised version. Cruz has the “fire in the belly” to complete this task, and it is this type of deep commitment that it will take to pull CCSI out by its insidious roots.
OTHER POTENTIAL AND/OR ANNOUNCED CANDIDATES
Hopefully most alert voters know by now that Hillary Clinton is the one who helped birth the CCSI way back in the 1980’s – no doubt about where she stands.
Rand Paul is against CCSI, but I do not remember his publicly railing against it way back in 2011 the way Ted Cruz has done.
Mike Huckabee, Jeb Bush, John Kasich, Scott Walker, Mike Pence, and Chris Christie have all publicly supported CCSI presently and/or in the past.
Marco Rubio is much too close to Jeb Bush’s vested interests in CCSI to be trusted to take a principled stance against it.
Carly Fiorina has made a half-hearted effort to oppose CCSI once she started her run-up to 2016.
Bobby Jindal is opposed to CCSI now, and I so appreciate his concerted efforts. However, he is a “late comer” on this issue when compared to Ted Cruz. For years Jindal ignored the cries of the anti-CCSI Louisiana citizens and only began to listen when his own second-grade son was confronted with CCSI math in his school.
Rick Santorum seems to be opposed to CCSI now, but he is another “late comer” to the battle and certainly has not led out in an effort to confront CCSI.
Ben Carson appears to “get it” but does not seem to have the political stamina to pursue a repeal of CCSI.
Lindsey Graham is against CCSI, but he only started involving himself in the issue in 2014 when it became apparent that the general public was turning against it. This was probably about the time he started testing the waters for a Presidential run.
TED CRUZ – THE ONE
The person we want as President is someone who has the discernment to see almost instantly that CCSI is unconstitutional, someone who has the moral compass and the “fire in the belly” not to compromise or back down on repealing CCSI. Ted Cruz has proved himself over and over to do the right thing even though it may be unpopular with the Washington establishment.
We believe on this CCSI issue and on so many other issues that Ted Cruz is the only candidate with the gut-level commitment to bring America back from the slippery slope. This vital change of direction must begin with making sure generations of school children learn to love America – its Constitution, its rich heritage, and its City on the Hill position in the world.
RESOURCES ON HILLARY CLINTON’S BIRTHING OF COMMON CORE
4.30.14 – “Hillary Partnered with Radical Alinsky Group” – by Aaron Klein – World Net Daily — http://www.wnd.com/2015/04/hillary-partnered-with-radical-alinsky-group/
4.8.15 – “Hillary Clinton Found at the Rotten Center of the Common Core National Standards” – by Bob Kellogg – EAGNews.org — http://eagnews.org/hillary-clinton-found-at-the-rotten-center-of-the-common-core-national-standards-initiative/
3.12.15 — “Hillary Clinton Tied to Common Core” — by Donna Garner – EdViews.org — http://www.educationviews.org/hillary-clinton-tied-common-core/
Donna Garner
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Ted Cruz Ping! Common Core is nothing except liberal indoctrination coupled with a deliberate attempt to dumb-down our students so that they become dependent, non-ambitious Democrat Party loyalists who will live their lives with their hands out. And, as far as the liberals are concerned, it’s all the better if the Common Core zombies all become atheists as well - or Muslims, whatever.
I need to know what we can do in a school district that has already voted it in and is actively incorporating the structure
Ted is a huge improvement over Fred Thompson who had no fire in the belly.
Talk the parents in your school district into opting out of the Common Core testing.
That is one thing you can do.
It will help to kill it off.
Anyone like Ted Cruz who will rake on the ethanol cartel even while speaking in IOWA is unafraid to take on anything else that is also corrupt.
Start going to school Board meetings-get on the record-get local parents to get off their a**
And vote out the State Governors who accepted Common Core to get the money given to their state to incorporate common core.
It is common knowledge that the indoctrination of the young people from the colleges on down has been the agenda even long before the Islam communist got elected, that is why he got elected.
It surprises me that the other candidates are not aware of this issue more that what they are.
We need a man like Cruz bad and a bunch like him to back him up.
That is the way it is at the original article in bold.
Hell, Run for those school boards and put them in their place. City Counsels too.
BTW ... I ran a successful write in campaign to get on the ballot in Nov.
Start going to school Board meetings-get on the record-get local parents to get off their a**
What she said! ^^
Also, attend curriculum meetings, as well...if possible.
Good! I made a local FB page and am bringing in speakers on this CC business also bringing in the local Arabic Immersion Magnet School issue. One of the speakers will address the connection to CC with National Security issues. Wish I could get u the flyer....
I started the community conversation last year (I replaced a quitter a year and a half ago and now I'm involved) ... regarding "paid and unpaid" clubs
I noticed it was a vote last year and I had no idea what they were so I researched and found ... paid is a stipend for a teacher monitor and unpaid is student directed
I found something called GSA was a paid club
Turns out ... GSA is Gay/Straight Alliance club
I hit the roof, talked around town and now about 30 people show up to protest a club that mysteriously slipped in in 2012 and NO ONE had any idea it had been voted in
We have anywhere from 24 - 50 students being pulled into cyber next year because of this
Please ... please ... please .... we’re out numbered.
Bless you for your efforts. This is what it will take.
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