Parsing the Common Core Reform Spin
Parse the language of the PR spin and you will see the CCSSI and reformers have no clothes. They make assumptions that need to be challenged. Like CCSS word problems they make no sense.
The Common Core proponents in their PR campaigns have been very clever. They use language and questions based on presuppositions. The assumption is that private non-governmental organizations have the authority to set standards and mandates for public schools with no public accountability. If you don’t challenge that primary assumption of the elites herding the masses, you can find yourself responding to pro CCSS arguments such as:
- Show me a standard you don’t like
- Don’t you want higher standards?
- We need to produce globally competitive students
- You aren’t an expert so your opinion is not valid
- We need to do something
Cut through the noise and don’t waste your energy on these circular arguments. All of them are based on the power they elites believe they are entitled to have. Remember, they are making the assumption that private non-governmental organizations have the authority to set standards and mandates for public schools with no public accountability. It’s a technique that is insulting to those who are compelled to pay for the system and provide their children who are part of this untested initiative. It’s the circumvention of the political process and allows private companies to use federal money for their plans with no accountability.
When you come across these pro reformer arguments in print or school board meetings, challengeParsing the Common Core Reform Spin | Missouri Education Watchdog: