Indiana Reconsiders Common Core - Uses Scientology Videos
May 8, 2013 07:27:47 #
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By Brittany C****a
This past weekend, Indiana legislators approved a proposal to halt the implementation of Common Core until after preliminary hearings and an in-depth analysis are conducted. The bill now rests on Governor Mike Pences (R) desk awaiting his signature.
In February, the Indiana state senate v**ed 3811 in favor of antiCommon Core legislation. And Indianans and local business owners have petitioned Pence to halt the Common Core implementation. In early April, Pence stated that Indiana may reconsider Common Core, saying that leaders in the state would take a long, hard look at the standards.
Now, the move to put Indiana on a track of reversing the Common Core State Standards rests with Pence.
NYs Common Core-Aligned Lessons Use Scientology Videos to Teach Students They Have Right to Food, Housing, Clothing, Medicine, Even a Job
http://www.theblaze.com/stories/2013/03/30/common-core-uses-scientology-videos-to-teach-students-they-have-right-to-food-housing-clothing-medicine-even-a-job/
A parent in upstate New York is claiming there is some disturbing information being taught to his child as a result of a Common Core-aligned lesson on government and human rights. (Common Core is the controversial standardized curriculum program being advocated for by the federal government.)
The videos curious origins
As we researched the videos featured on the U.N.s website and part of the homework assignment from Common Core, we noticed a couple of unusual things.
The producer of these videos was the Church of Scientology.
The clips have been online since 2008, most of them were uploaded on April 3 of that year.
When you watch the clips via Scientologys YouTube channel, the church has disabled the commenting section under the videos, slightly considering rights No. 18 and No. 19 freedom of thought and freedom of expression.All the right things
The latest example, he says, is that his daughter and her classmates are being taught a section on the 30 universal human rights declared by the United Nations in 1945. Those rights include:
The right to a nationality, and to change that nationality whenever you want to.
The right to a job for everyone who wants one.
The right to social security (to be taken care of by the government when you cannot do it yourself).
The right to food, clothing, housing and medicine.
The right to work and join a union. (One of the rights also states that you cannot be compelled to join an association.)
The right to play.
Image: UN.org
The father of a 5th grade student who attends public school emailed TheBlaze to alert us to the lessons being taught to his child. The dad (who happens to be an attorney) emailed his daughters teacher to question her about the lessons and received a call from the schools principal to address his concerns. He said he had a phone conversation with that principal, and the principle revealed that:
The lessons are tied to the Common Core guidelines found on EngageNY.
The U.N.s Universal Declaration of Human Rights was being taught for about an hour each day over an eight-week period.
The U.S. Constitution was part of another eight-week government section, however only three weeks were spent studying it.
The principal believes that most public schools in the state are using this program as well as others from Common Core.
In a subsequent phone conversation with TheBlaze, the father who asked to remain anonymous to protect his childs identity added that the schools principal was not happy about the curriculum mandates, but was powerless to do anything about it. All of the decisions and directions came from the state.
Read More:
http://www.theblaze.com/stories/2013/03/30/common-core-uses-scientology-videos-to-teach-students-they-have-right-to-food-housing-clothing-medicine-even-a-job/
By Brittany C****a
This past weekend, Indiana legislators approved a proposal to halt the implementation of Common Core until after preliminary hearings and an in-depth analysis are conducted. The bill now rests on Governor Mike Pences (R) desk awaiting his signature.
In February, the Indiana state senate v**ed 3811 in favor of antiCommon Core legislation. And Indianans and local business owners have petitioned Pence to halt the Common Core implementation. In early April, Pence stated that Indiana may reconsider Common Core, saying that leaders in the state would take a long, hard look at the standards.
Now, the move to put Indiana on a track of reversing the Common Core State Standards rests with Pence.
NYs Common Core-Aligned Lessons Use Scientology Videos to Teach Students They Have Right to Food, Housing, Clothing, Medicine, Even a Job
http://www.theblaze.com/stories/2013/03/30/common-core-uses-scientology-videos-to-teach-students-they-have-right-to-food-housing-clothing-medicine-even-a-job/
A parent in upstate New York is claiming there is some disturbing information being taught to his child as a result of a Common Core-aligned lesson on government and human rights. (Common Core is the controversial standardized curriculum program being advocated for by the federal government.)
The videos curious origins
As we researched the videos featured on the U.N.s website and part of the homework assignment from Common Core, we noticed a couple of unusual things.
The producer of these videos was the Church of Scientology.
The clips have been online since 2008, most of them were uploaded on April 3 of that year.
When you watch the clips via Scientologys YouTube channel, the church has disabled the commenting section under the videos, slightly considering rights No. 18 and No. 19 freedom of thought and freedom of expression.All the right things
The latest example, he says, is that his daughter and her classmates are being taught a section on the 30 universal human rights declared by the United Nations in 1945. Those rights include:
The right to a nationality, and to change that nationality whenever you want to.
The right to a job for everyone who wants one.
The right to social security (to be taken care of by the government when you cannot do it yourself).
The right to food, clothing, housing and medicine.
The right to work and join a union. (One of the rights also states that you cannot be compelled to join an association.)
The right to play.
Image: UN.org
The father of a 5th grade student who attends public school emailed TheBlaze to alert us to the lessons being taught to his child. The dad (who happens to be an attorney) emailed his daughters teacher to question her about the lessons and received a call from the schools principal to address his concerns. He said he had a phone conversation with that principal, and the principle revealed that:
The lessons are tied to the Common Core guidelines found on EngageNY.
The U.N.s Universal Declaration of Human Rights was being taught for about an hour each day over an eight-week period.
The U.S. Constitution was part of another eight-week government section, however only three weeks were spent studying it.
The principal believes that most public schools in the state are using this program as well as others from Common Core.
In a subsequent phone conversation with TheBlaze, the father who asked to remain anonymous to protect his childs identity added that the schools principal was not happy about the curriculum mandates, but was powerless to do anything about it. All of the decisions and directions came from the state.
Read More:
http://www.theblaze.com/stories/2013/03/30/common-core-uses-scientology-videos-to-teach-students-they-have-right-to-food-housing-clothing-medicine-even-a-job/
May 8, 2013 09:38:36 #
http://dailycaller.com/2013/05/08/heres-what-kids-will-read-under-common-core/
Education
Heres what kids will read under Common Core
http://dailycaller.com/2013/05/08/heres-what-kids-will-read-under-common-core/#ixzz2SiOcrBSJ
With the Common Core national education standards coming under increased scrutiny from conservative activists, Republican politicians, and even teachers unions, The Daily Caller News Foundation took a look at the Obama administrations recommended reading list for K-12 kids.
Common Cores English standards stress nonfiction over literature. By grade 12, 70 percent of what students read should be informational rather than literary. Supporters of the guidelines say an increased focus on informational texts will better prepare kids for post-college employment.
Many of these nonfiction texts come from government websites and promote the findings of various government agencies.
Some might find the texts a bit dry. (And thats without including Kenyas Long Dry Season.)
Here are a few recommended informational texts.
Invasive Plant Inventory, by the California Invasive Plant Council. This is just a list of invasive plant species in California.
Executive Order 13423: Strengthening Federal Environmental, Energy, and T***sportation Management, by the U.S. General Services Administration. The executive order was made under President Bushs administration, and calls for efficiency and sustainability to be driving motivations in resource management.
Recommended Levels of Insulation, by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. While assuredly a fascinating read, The DC News Foundation was unable to review Recommended Levels of Insulation, because the website was hacked.
FedViews, by the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco. This report from 2009 explains that the federal stimulus helped to stabilize the economy and asserts that there is no link between deficit spending and inflation.
On the other hand, the fiction reading list does include many acclaimed, time-tested works of literature, such as Ray Bradburys dystopian novel Fahrenheit 451, which warns of a future society where an authoritarian government has made literature illegal in order to suppress individuality and creativity.
But critics of Common Core worry that the balance is way off, and that boring government documents might turn kids away from reading.
Education
Heres what kids will read under Common Core
http://dailycaller.com/2013/05/08/heres-what-kids-will-read-under-common-core/#ixzz2SiOcrBSJ
With the Common Core national education standards coming under increased scrutiny from conservative activists, Republican politicians, and even teachers unions, The Daily Caller News Foundation took a look at the Obama administrations recommended reading list for K-12 kids.
Common Cores English standards stress nonfiction over literature. By grade 12, 70 percent of what students read should be informational rather than literary. Supporters of the guidelines say an increased focus on informational texts will better prepare kids for post-college employment.
Many of these nonfiction texts come from government websites and promote the findings of various government agencies.
Some might find the texts a bit dry. (And thats without including Kenyas Long Dry Season.)
Here are a few recommended informational texts.
Invasive Plant Inventory, by the California Invasive Plant Council. This is just a list of invasive plant species in California.
Executive Order 13423: Strengthening Federal Environmental, Energy, and T***sportation Management, by the U.S. General Services Administration. The executive order was made under President Bushs administration, and calls for efficiency and sustainability to be driving motivations in resource management.
Recommended Levels of Insulation, by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. While assuredly a fascinating read, The DC News Foundation was unable to review Recommended Levels of Insulation, because the website was hacked.
FedViews, by the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco. This report from 2009 explains that the federal stimulus helped to stabilize the economy and asserts that there is no link between deficit spending and inflation.
On the other hand, the fiction reading list does include many acclaimed, time-tested works of literature, such as Ray Bradburys dystopian novel Fahrenheit 451, which warns of a future society where an authoritarian government has made literature illegal in order to suppress individuality and creativity.
But critics of Common Core worry that the balance is way off, and that boring government documents might turn kids away from reading.
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