‘Naked’ Common Core Exposed by Catholic Education Leader
December 30, 2013, at 11:28 AM | By Bob Laird |
The Cardinal Newman Society today launched a series of reports on the controversial Common Core State Standards (CCSS) with an eye-opening report by Dan Guernsey, Ed.D., of the National Association of Private Catholic and Independent Schools (NAPCIS).In “The Naked and Procrustean Common Core,” Guernsey tackles the Common Core’s English language arts standards, which induce schools to place greater emphasis on informational reading instead of classical literary texts. Guernsey criticizes the Common Core’s “sweeping efforts to change the balance” of reading texts, finding no rationale that is “based in research or in real world experience.”
The Newman Society launched its Catholic Is Our Core project to educate key stakeholders in Catholic education—Catholic families, pastors, teachers, principals, superintendents and bishops—about concerns with the Common Core and its potential impact on Catholic education.
By publishing analysis like Guernsey’s report and links to other information and news items at CatholicIsOurCore.org, the Newman Society hopes especially to help parents become more knowledgeable about the Common Core and better fulfill
