Even Snow White Would Know Better than to Bite into this Rotten Apple (Common) Core
Posted: May 24, 2012 in Uncategorized0
The National Common Core Standards (NCCS) are coming to a school near you. While the name might sound familiar, what do parents (and often even teachers) really know about the Common Core. Who wrote it? Where did it originate? Who owns it? What’s in it?
Most parents concerned with their child’s nutrition read beyond the labels, and look carefully at the actual ingredients. For example, the front of the Trix cereal box announces it is “vitamin fortified with a daily allowance of calcium.” But look at the ingredients. Second ingredient is sugar. Similarly, many fruit snacks proclaim to be made with “real fruit.” That may be so, but look carefully-what else are they made of? I’m not saying that parents are right or wrong for allowing their children to eat such food items, but at least we should all know what’s really in the