10 Things BATS Know About Common Core- Official Statement
10 Things BATs Know about Common Core
INTRODUCTORY STATEMENT
BATs continue their fight against the CCSS. We do not believe in a “one-size” fits all standard for education and we do not believe in a top down federal approach to control education for profit. BATs fight the CCSS for a variety of reasons but specifically we know that the CCSS doesn’t make up good education and will not fix, nor lower, our child poverty rate. This document hopes to clear up a few things: 1. Dispel some of the myths about the CCSS as superior set of educational standards. 2. Give readers a clear vision of what these standards look like from the lens of the practitioners who teach our most vulnerable children – those in poverty. 3. Finally it hopes to set a course for BATs to advocate strongly for our children who live in poverty, who must be forced to overcome it without the supports and resources they need in our schools. BATs are committed to raise their voice to advocate for an educational system that helps to provide some relief to children who suffer from the trauma of poverty. WE use the word “some relief” in this missive because schools and teachers cannot eradicate poverty and we feel the government must begin to acknowledge that children in poverty don’t succeed in school because of poverty. Poverty will follow children no matter where you want to send them to school via a charter or a voucher. Poverty will follow a child no matter who teaches them – TFA or a highly qualified teacher. BATs are firmly committed to expose that CC, charters, vouchers, or TFA will not eradicate poverty and corporate reformers attempts to divert the conversation away from child poverty is nothing short of abuse.
BATS DEBUNK THE CCSS
1. THE GOAL IS COLLEGE AND CAREER READY FOR ALL STUDENTS
A. The CCSS have never been subjected to any research studies linking them to readiness of any kind.
B. Standard #1 reads “entry-level college” which could mean a 2 year community college or vocational school.
C. All children are not or will not be “College and Career Ready” for many different reasons.
D. The expense of implementing and assessing of the CCSS causes electives such as art, music, and sports to be cut from schools which prevents students from discovering future interests and talents.
E. Review the types of Common Core work children are doing--how does it reflect what they need to know for the workplace? The CCSS does not even live up to its stated goals to teach real world
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