First up is Bill Whittle, who terms CC as the educational equivalent of Obamacare. The problem isn't what it is now, but what it will become.





Now, the published words of a teacher in NY.

A veterab teacher's published words: 'The Common Core is hurting our education system'

Quote:“I have been teaching for 13 years now and never have I felt so discouraged and deflated as a teacher. New York state has taken away almost every decision I used to have when I was a prestigious teacher. I used to be able to know what my students were going to be tested on and teach them concepts related to the test. I was able to pick materials and topics to teach that supported their interests, learning styles and individual needs. Now I am handed a script that is comprised of what I am supposed to teach and the script also includes down to the minute how long I am supposed to teach each item in the script for.

Quote:I am not alone — the majority of teachers across New York State feel discouraged. The results from the 2013 New York State 3rd-8th grade tests in mathematics and English Language Arts are horrific. Some of the tests had only 15 percent of students across the state pass them. That means 85 percent of the students failed the test. What should this tell you? As a teacher, as a parent, and as a taxpayer this tells me that something is wrong with the test — and to throw the test and scores out!

When 85 percent of students fail a test, one of two following conclusions must be made:

The majority of teachers across New York state did not do their jobs last year and did not teach the material to students. Therefore those teachers should be fired.

The tests did not match the curriculum being taught and the test makers did a poor job writing the test. Therefore the test makers should be fired and the test scores should be thrown out.