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Originally Posted by n david
Our "Republican" Governor here shoved it through. There is a glimmer of hope. The candidate she backed and supported was soundly defeated by a candidate who is against CC. And the AZ Superintendent of Public Instruction, who called parents against CC 'barbarians,' was also soundly defeated by a candidate who ran against CC.
The Legislature has tried removing CC a few times. A few bills stalled in committees and at least one bill was vetoed by the Governor.
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I understand that people feel we need standards across the board in this country, but what is being found after Common Core advanced, and experts agree, there is no research base that says National Standards or state standards drive higher results. It won't change people's minds. Our culture of reading more, etc. is what needs to change.
Common Core moves us away from skills, abilities and talents. CC is saying that everyone should be doing essentially the same thing, using the same model of an educational path. Some kids might want to go to vocational school, college for a liberal arts degree, or become a doctor.
Our system needs to be such that it's not a one-size-fits all. We need to have school choice where we are able to place a child where they are best suited and where they are best inclined to attend . The schools need to be able to move the students in whatever direction they want to go. That would be an efficient system that would be tailored to each unique individual.
CC moves us totally in the opposite direction where is says - everyone must do the same thing.