North Carolina Common Core blamed for surge in homeschooling
The author notes that the subpar economy is the reason for the reduction in private school students before reporting how Common Core is impacting the students of North Carolina.
Seton Hall University professor Chris Tienken calls Common Core “one-size-fits-all education.” It’s ridiculous, he says, “to think that having every child master the same exact content at the same exact level of difficulty…is going to prepare all kids for all colleges and all careers.”
“It is federalization of the education system. Proponents of Common Core argue that nationalization is not the same as federalization. In this case, that’s a distinction without a difference,” writes Rob Jenkins for the Gwinnett Daily Post Aug. 17 article.
He continues: “I don’t believe I’ve ever heard anyone say anything positive about No Child Left Behind. The standardized testing regimen it has foisted upon our children is nearly universally despised, across the political spectrum…Common Core will be worse. Much worse. NCLB required relatively few tests, but a fully aligned national curriculum will eventually mean new standardized tests for every student at every grade level in every subject. As all educators know, without testing there’s no such thing as a meaningful standard…”
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