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发信人: JourneyUp (异乡人), 信区: SanFrancisco
标 题: 你知道你孩子学校用的Common Core吗？（长）
发信站: BBS 未名空间站 (Mon May 12 01:43:49 2014, 美东)
A crash course in your child’s changing education
What is it?
Common Core State Standards (CCSS) is a new set of uniform standards being
implemented in 45 States and DC. It details what every K-12 teacher must
teach in Math or English language arts (ELA).
The Fordham Institute study concluded that California, Indiana and
Washington D.C. had standards "clearly superior" to CCSS. Despite that,
California agreed to implement them in exchange for a chance to win part of
$4.35 billion in Race to the Top (RTTT) grant money. We received $0 from
RTTT. The estimated cost to implement the new standards in California is $1.
6 billion. Why would we lower our standards in exchange for nothing but $1.6
billion in expenses we can't afford?
Many now refer to it as CC$$ because of all of the money to be made.
Where did it come from?
The 10th Amendment of the Constitution forbids the Federal government from
controlling education. CC$$ is the result of 35 years of bipartisan Federal
overreach into State controlled education.
The Federal Department of Education, which has no authority to exist, was
created in 1979 under Jimmy Carter. Skip forward to 2001, when George W.
Bush dubbed himself "America’s educator in chief” and implemented "No
Child Left Behind." In 2008 Barack Obama issued $4.35 billion in Federal
stimulus dollars for States to complete for in "Race to the Top" (RTTT)
grants. To be competitive to receive a part of the money, a State had to
agree to adopt CC$$, sight unseen. In 2009 most governors signed on for a
chance to receive RTTT funds (without a Congressional vote). California
received $0 in RTTT funds.
Who created Common Core State Standards?
They were NOT developed by educators. It was developed by “non-profits,”
which were mostly funded by the Federal government and the Bill & Melinda
Gates Foundation. The non-profits are:
1) Achieve, Inc., who came up with the idea and the name. They were started
in
1996, composed of business leaders and a few governors. They proudly boast
on their website that they were the “pre-cursor to CC.”
2) Achieve, Inc. “partnered” with the National Governors Association (NGA)
and
the Council of Chief State School Officers (CCSSO) to give their project
some legitimacy and make it sound like it had something to do with the
States. NGA is a DC-based trade association with no legislative authority,
which includes governors and many lobbyists; 80% funded by tax-paying
dollars. States pay as much as $80,000 a year in dues for their governor to
belong. CCSSO is also a DC-based trade association with no legislative
authority, which includes many lobbyists and State Superintendents.
3) This project was funded mostly by Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. They
gave over $100 million to the writing of CC$$ and much more to promoting it.
The Gates Foundation gave the National PTA $1 million to promote CC$$. One
estimate of the total the Gates Foundation spent is $2.2 billion. Many
millions were filtered through indirect funding. This is not State led, it
is “Gates-ed.” Because CC$$ was created by non-profits, everything was
done in secret and without any public view or comment. State Boards of
Education are required by law to develop standards in an Open Meeting
setting.
Copyrights:
The copyrights for the Standards are owned by the NGA and CCSSO who will
control and dictate the Standards. Therefore, CC$$ cannot be changed by any
State. States are only allowed to add 15% to the curriculum to make it State
relevant, however that 15% will not be part of testing. There will be no
way to govern or change the Standards within a State.
Rigorous Standards:
Proponents of CC$$ continually refer to the standards as “rigorous” and “
globally benchmarked.” This is nothing but marketing. After the Governors
committed the States to CC$$ they created a group called the CC$$ Validation
Committee to evaluate and sign off on the Standards. Five members refused
to sign off. Sandra Stotsky, ELA expert, and James Milgram, mathematician,
were two among the five and have spoken out. Sandra Stotsky is professor
emerita, University of Arkansas, former senior official in the Massachusetts
Department of Education, and she is credited with developing one of the
country’s strongest sets of academic standards for K-12 in Massachusetts.
Dr. James Milgram is a respected mathematician from Stanford University.
These were some of their objections:
• Math – CC$$ puts US kids two years behind our international
competitors and high achieving countries by the end of High School. In
addition, Jason Zimba, the chief writer of the math standards, testified
about the standards before the Mass. State Board of Education, and admitted
that the CC$$ will only prepare kids for a 2-year college, not a higher
education institute.
• English - ELA is heavily oriented towards writing rather than
reading, which is backwards. Reading should be heavier at all grade levels
because writing depends upon reading. Good readers can produce good writers.
• In elementary, ELA – CC$$ requires a 50/50 division between
information text and literature; in high school, it is only 30% classical
English literature, 70% informational text, which provides a poor framework
for a demanding curriculum at all grade levels.
• Critical thinking is developed as teachers instruct students how to
read between the lines of literature, and weigh the pros and cons. When
literature is reduced to 50 - 70% this also reduces the development of
critical thinking.
• There is no evidence that these Standards are internationally
benchmarked or research based. Not one country can be named that has tested
our standards. A few countries have read them (called informed); that is all.
• This is the dumbing down of the public education system.
CC$$ is the result of a belief that certain groups cannot rise to a higher
standard so this is a lowering of standards with the expectation that
somehow this will allow more students to get into college and get out with a
degree. It’s a
social engineering, “social justice” approach to education.
CC$$ has never been proved successful in one State or one school system.
There is no record of success anywhere, and the five main creators of it
have no background in K-12 education. This was not created by teachers! | J*******p
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发信人: JourneyUp (异乡人), 信区: SanFrancisco
标 题: Re: 你知道你孩子学校用的Common Core吗？（长）
发信站: BBS 未名空间站 (Mon May 12 01:47:13 2014, 美东)
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Data Mining:
CC$$ is not just standards. It’s also testing. Testing will collect
detailed data on what the child understands academically, but there is a
second part to the testing that States agreed to: 1) we will change our
State laws, policies and regulations to make CC$$ testing work, and 2) we
will provide student level data on each child. All data is to go into the “
cloud” and be available to anyone deemed appropriate (i.e. school,
government, any corporation with an interest in ed. development, including
Google). State student privacy laws are null and void once the data is
uploaded and Federal law kicks in.
In December of 2011, the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974 (
FERPA) was amended by Executive Order to allow the Federal government to
share any information they have about children without parent knowledge or
consent. There is now a lawsuit in Federal court fighting that change: EPIC
v. NY Dept. of Education. People are fighting back.
The National Education Data Model allows for 416 data points on each child
which States are encouraged to collect, including blood type, health
insurance, family religion, bus stop time, family income, family structure,
disabilities, health needs, gun in the home, alcohol consumption in the home
, who helps with homework, do they feel lonely, etc. All of this will be
loaded into the cloud and accessible by third parties.
If Not CC$$, Then What?
California State Standards were found to be “clearly superior” to CC$$ by
the Fordham Institute, despite their entanglement with the Gates Foundation
. We can return to them or consider adopting Massachusetts State standards.
They tested at the top against other countries in 2005, 2007, 2009 and 2011.
Some states are talking about forming a consortium to come up with
standards together, that they have the power to modify as they wish. CA's
standards are far better than CC$$ for now, and don't include the
unnecessary cost.
What Can YOU do?
This is an issue that has to be addressed from the ground up. Don’t be
discouraged; 14 States are in the process of putting CC$$ on hold or
throwing it out. We can do it too. Get others involved!
1) Turn in an Opt Out form for your child ASAP. Policy States that schools
with 5% or more opting out are not complying with CC$$. That sends a strong
message, and it’s something within each of our power to do. Pacific Justice
has a nice form, or you can just write a note. CA Ed Code 60615 guarantees
your right as a parent to opt out of State testing.
2) Join a Facebook group to connect with others and fight Common Core.
3) Arm yourself with knowledge! Read books; do your own research; watch
YouTube videos starting with "Part 1 of 5 Stop The Common Core" and "
Building the Machine." Many child development experts, teachers, parents,
education experts speak out against CC$$ on YouTube. Don't stop there! Visit
the following websites:
www.truthinamericaneducation.com; www.pioneerinstitute.org; www.
orangecountycccc.com; www.cuacc.org; www.stopccssinnys.com (for template
letters, speaking scripts)
4) Talk to your family and friends. Let people, especially parents, know
what is happening. Tell your church, your clubs, your coworkers, your
neighbors.
5) Speak to your local school boards. Let them know how you feel and that
they have the power to say no to Common Core and to the assessment testing.
6) Call and / or write your Assemblyperson and Senator and tell him/her you
want CC$$ OUT of California. Find your representatives here. It’s quick and
easy. http://findyourrep.legislature.ca.gov/
7) Write your newspaper, call a radio show, ask why people aren't talking
about it.
8) Elect candidates who will fight CC$$. | J*******p
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标 题: Re: 你知道你孩子学校用的Common Core吗？（长）
发信站: BBS 未名空间站 (Mon May 12 01:48:59 2014, 美东)
Local CA Groups Fighting Common Core
ALAMEDA COUNTY AGAINST COMMON CORE
https://www.facebook.com/groups/1421697768080467/
BAKERSFIELD AGAINST COMMON CORE
https://www.facebook.com/groups/797604866935280/
BELLFLOWER - BUSD Parents Against Common Core
https://www.facebook.com/BUSDagainstCommonCore
CARLSBAD - Demand Quality Education for Carlsbad Kids https://www.facebook.
com/DemandQualityEducationforCarlsbad
CHULA VISTA - Chula Vista and Sweetwater Parents and Teachers for Quality
Education https://www.facebook.com/groups/ChulaVistaforQualityEducation/
ELK GROVE - CONCERNED PARENTS OF EG
https://www.facebook.com/ConcernedParentsofEG
GLENN COUNTY - Quality Education in Glenn and Tehama Counties https://www.
facebook.com/groups/ParentsTeachers4QualityEducationBTGCounties/
LOS ANGELES - Students, Parents, Angelenos for Real Classroom Support -
https://www.facebook.com/groups/LAQuestionsCommonCore/edit/
LOS ANGELES COUNTY AGAINST COMMON CORE
https://www.facebook.com/groups/LosAngelesCountyagainstCommonCore/
LOS ANGELES QUESTIONS COMMON CORE
https://www.facebook.com/groups/LAQuestionsCommonCore/
NAPA COUNTY - Napa, Solano, Yolo Counties: https://www.facebook.com/groups/
ConcernedParentsEducatorsNapaSolanoYolo/
ORANGE COUNTY - Orange County Concerned Citizens against Common Core - https
://www.facebook.com/groups/OrangeCountyCCCC/ http://orangecountycccc.com
POWAY - Poway: Citizens for Quality Education:
https://www.facebook.com/groups/465332886901977/
SACRAMENTO - Sacramento County Against Common Core
https://www.facebook.com/groups/SacramentoCountyagainstCommonCore/
SAN DIEGO NORTH COUNTY - Citizens for Quality Education
https://www.facebook.com/groups/465332886901977/
SOLANO COUNTY - Napa, Solano, Yolo Counties: https://www.facebook.com/
groups/ConcernedParentsEducatorsNapaSolanoYolo/
SWEETWATER - Chula Vista and Sweetwater Parents and Teachers for Quality
Education https://www.facebook.com/groups/ChulaVistaforQualityEducation/
TEHAMA COUNTY - Quality Education in Glenn and Tehama Counties https://www.
facebook.com/groups/ParentsTeachers4QualityEducationBTGCounties/
TEMECULA - Stop Common Core TemeculaVALLEY CENTER
www.facebook.com/groups/valleycentercommoncore/
YOLO COUNTY - Napa, Solano, Yolo Counties: https://www.facebook.com/groups/
ConcernedParentsEducatorsNapaSolanoYolo/
YORBA LINDA/PLACENTIA PARENTS AGAINST COMMON CORE
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Yorba-LindaPlacentia-parents-against-Common-
Core/604834092943429 | J*******p
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标 题: Re: 你知道你孩子学校用的Common Core吗？（长）
发信站: BBS 未名空间站 (Mon May 12 01:57:00 2014, 美东)
反对 CommonCore 的竞选人：
Tim Donnelly - Governor
George Yang - Lt. Governor Candidate
Lydia Gutierrez - State Superintendent of Public Instruction
Pete Petersen - Secretary of State
Todd Royal - Assembly District 43
James Gallagher, Assembly District 3
Igor Berman, 7th Congressional District
Michelle Ambozic - Assembly 33rd district
Matthew Munson State Senate District 20 | J*******p
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