Common Core Talking Points Decimated in Radio Interview
How much money has been spent by the Gates Foundation and corporate entities to push the PR message that we will love Common Core once we know what’s in it? Trouble is, the more we know about it, the more people dislike it.
Michael Brickman of Fordham, however, is still out plugging the standards on radio interviews. The trouble is for Fordham, is the word is out to radio hosts and they have done their homework on the standards too. Girard at Large from New Hampshire debated Brickman and laid bare the many fallacies in the Common Core argument. From Brickman Debates Girard on “Superior” Common Core Standards:
(Hour 1b) Michael Brickman is the National Policy Director at the Thomas B. Fordham Institute where he furthers educational excellence as a commentator on education reform issues.He believes that Common Core standards are superior to NH’s old standards.Our humble host couldn’t disagree more and challenged Brickman on several points in this very feisty exchange.
We have transcribed the broadcast below. Spot the talking points about the standards that are costing millions for PR messaging. Girard’s remarks are in black, Brickman’s are in red.
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Michael Brickman: National Policy Director for Thomas B. Fordham Institute
He furthers educational Excellence as Commentator on education reform issues and is a regular contributor to the “Fly Paper” blog as well as other publications. He served in communications roles on state and national campaigns before bring taped by Gov. Scott Walker to lead his Common Core Talking Points Decimated in Radio Interview | Missouri Education Watchdog: