Common Core is crap. Now that I've started this post off right, let's get to it. I am not going to sit here and spout out all the same facts that can be found with a simple Google search. I can't stand it when people do that. I will, however, tell you what we, as parents, have decided to go. Homeschool. I finished high school as a homeschooler and never looked negatively on it. Well, not after I graduated and had colleges actually ask me to come to them and had money thrown at me. Turns out, employers and colleges like us. We're a rare breed! We have integrity, proper work ethic, perseverance, advanced problem solving capabilities, and the ability to manager our time well. I could go on, but you get the idea.
Back to my point. We just moved to Houston from Gardner, KS and found that the schools in the area aren't quite what the realtor (or internet said)...they suck. Like, really suck. Like, really, really suck. Get it? They suck. Common Core began to be introduced in our Gardner schools a few years ago and you could tell. The quality of education plummeted, though, we did like the teachers and their honesty on how much they hated teaching using Common Core. They hated it as much as we did. Again, I won't go into the FACTS, yes, FACTS, on how crappy CC is. Suffice it to say, our government is doing an outstanding job of indoctrinating our children. CC reminds me a great deal of the line from Serenity when the proctor says to the children in reply to River, "River, we're not telling people what to think, we're just trying to show them how." This is exactly how to manipulate masses. Education systems run by the government rather than citizens and parents. Sadly, our FedED CC is indeed telling children HOW and WHAT to think. My wife and I got so sick and tired of our oldest being harassed by teachers, being so depressed by the sheer amount of homework brought home and the fact that CC doesn't explain properly how to do work (and excludes parents on purpose)...we had to take action. We pulled her out of school after my wife selected a homeschool curriculum and planned out the rest of her school year. We ended up deciding on the free curriculum called Easy Peasy All-in-One Homeschool. We love it. My wife and daughter have been doing it for a week now and we already see our beautiful girl regaining her self confidence, she's nicer to her siblings, she's not depressed any longer, and is truly learning. Consequently, we also have a LOT more family time-- as it should be. That's another thing CC is trying to destroy-- families. In socialism, which Common Core is and teaches, families must be destroyed in order to create reliance on the system. Our family and bonding time, particularly, between my wife and oldest daughter, has been great this past week. Sure, there are struggles, but they are easily rectified and overcome. Next year, we will be homeschooling all three of our kids. Children should not be taught how to just move to the next level of the government and corporate machine. They should learn how to be functional people. They need to know how to be self-reliant rather than be dependent on anyone or anything (government much?). They need to learn that life isn't fair and that in real life there will be winners and losers from time-to-time. She needs to know how to deal with both. Hard work, dedication, ethical practices, morals, wisdom, and honesty should be their guide. My daughter gets to learn how to cook and clean as well as how to survive if the crap hits the fan AND learn reading, writing, and arithmetic. She gets to learn real history rather than the made-up and modified bull crap that Common Core teaches. She gets to learn what powers the different branches of government REALLY have. We are proud to teach her what the Constitution is and means (as well as those pesky amendments that our government hate so much). Yes, people, CC rewrites history and governmental branch powers where it suits the socialist and "progressive" agenda. Look it up. You won't find it here. Don't worry, I'm not one of the Republicans that out there tossing tea everywhere. Actually, I'm not a Republican at all, though, I do like much of what the Tea Party stands for. I'm a Constitutionalist, just to clarify before any comments are made about my political stance. I'm done now. Oh, Common Core still sucks.
Back to my point. We just moved to Houston from Gardner, KS and found that the schools in the area aren't quite what the realtor (or internet said)...they suck. Like, really suck. Like, really, really suck. Get it? They suck. Common Core began to be introduced in our Gardner schools a few years ago and you could tell. The quality of education plummeted, though, we did like the teachers and their honesty on how much they hated teaching using Common Core. They hated it as much as we did. Again, I won't go into the FACTS, yes, FACTS, on how crappy CC is. Suffice it to say, our government is doing an outstanding job of indoctrinating our children. CC reminds me a great deal of the line from Serenity when the proctor says to the children in reply to River, "River, we're not telling people what to think, we're just trying to show them how." This is exactly how to manipulate masses. Education systems run by the government rather than citizens and parents. Sadly, our FedED CC is indeed telling children HOW and WHAT to think. My wife and I got so sick and tired of our oldest being harassed by teachers, being so depressed by the sheer amount of homework brought home and the fact that CC doesn't explain properly how to do work (and excludes parents on purpose)...we had to take action. We pulled her out of school after my wife selected a homeschool curriculum and planned out the rest of her school year. We ended up deciding on the free curriculum called Easy Peasy All-in-One Homeschool. We love it. My wife and daughter have been doing it for a week now and we already see our beautiful girl regaining her self confidence, she's nicer to her siblings, she's not depressed any longer, and is truly learning. Consequently, we also have a LOT more family time-- as it should be. That's another thing CC is trying to destroy-- families. In socialism, which Common Core is and teaches, families must be destroyed in order to create reliance on the system. Our family and bonding time, particularly, between my wife and oldest daughter, has been great this past week. Sure, there are struggles, but they are easily rectified and overcome. Next year, we will be homeschooling all three of our kids. Children should not be taught how to just move to the next level of the government and corporate machine. They should learn how to be functional people. They need to know how to be self-reliant rather than be dependent on anyone or anything (government much?). They need to learn that life isn't fair and that in real life there will be winners and losers from time-to-time. She needs to know how to deal with both. Hard work, dedication, ethical practices, morals, wisdom, and honesty should be their guide. My daughter gets to learn how to cook and clean as well as how to survive if the crap hits the fan AND learn reading, writing, and arithmetic. She gets to learn real history rather than the made-up and modified bull crap that Common Core teaches. She gets to learn what powers the different branches of government REALLY have. We are proud to teach her what the Constitution is and means (as well as those pesky amendments that our government hate so much). Yes, people, CC rewrites history and governmental branch powers where it suits the socialist and "progressive" agenda. Look it up. You won't find it here. Don't worry, I'm not one of the Republicans that out there tossing tea everywhere. Actually, I'm not a Republican at all, though, I do like much of what the Tea Party stands for. I'm a Constitutionalist, just to clarify before any comments are made about my political stance. I'm done now. Oh, Common Core still sucks.
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