Dick Anderson is a candidate for
Georgia Senate 40th district which includes Dunwoody Chamblee,
Doraville and Brookhaven. His comments
are as follows:
I am ADAMANTLY against Common-Core. How
could anyone with a conscience be for it?
It removes Parents and Teachers, the ONLY people that surely LOVE our children and are totally committed to them getting the best education possible - as a critical PART of their preparation for their entire lives to come, from the process of determining what our children will be taught ! And, it replaces the parents & Teachers with Appointed Bureaucrats, that will be unaccountable to the Public, Parents or Teachers, that will be judged only by how well (efficiently??) they carry out the "plan".
There is much more EVIL in Common-Core but only this MUST be enough to stop anyone that truly cares for our children and, of course, our future. I would be happy to discuss those other issues too.
Why does Fran Millar support it?
I'm not sure I know all the reasons, or even the most important one to him, but I have heard him talk publicly on it several times and he had repeatedly said he was for it because Nathan Deal was for it, and that it would give us a standardized way of testing (we already have about 5 "standardized" tests) - aimed at making all students being educated in the SAME WAY - for "National and International Competition".
He also said that Common Core would not have anything to do with setting the Curriculum. In theory, this may be true. But, I have pointed out to him in public, never with a response, that the point becomes MOOT when considering the FACT that the teachers will be judged by how the children TEST! And, the Common Core tests will reflect the "predetermined curriculum" and no teacher that wants to keep his job is going to NOT teach to the tests!
I also refer to John Barge's earlier stance/comments:
It removes Parents and Teachers, the ONLY people that surely LOVE our children and are totally committed to them getting the best education possible - as a critical PART of their preparation for their entire lives to come, from the process of determining what our children will be taught ! And, it replaces the parents & Teachers with Appointed Bureaucrats, that will be unaccountable to the Public, Parents or Teachers, that will be judged only by how well (efficiently??) they carry out the "plan".
There is much more EVIL in Common-Core but only this MUST be enough to stop anyone that truly cares for our children and, of course, our future. I would be happy to discuss those other issues too.
Why does Fran Millar support it?
I'm not sure I know all the reasons, or even the most important one to him, but I have heard him talk publicly on it several times and he had repeatedly said he was for it because Nathan Deal was for it, and that it would give us a standardized way of testing (we already have about 5 "standardized" tests) - aimed at making all students being educated in the SAME WAY - for "National and International Competition".
He also said that Common Core would not have anything to do with setting the Curriculum. In theory, this may be true. But, I have pointed out to him in public, never with a response, that the point becomes MOOT when considering the FACT that the teachers will be judged by how the children TEST! And, the Common Core tests will reflect the "predetermined curriculum" and no teacher that wants to keep his job is going to NOT teach to the tests!
I also refer to John Barge's earlier stance/comments:
"I submit to you that it is not
at all really about this phenomenal new curriculum that is the silver bullet
fix for educating our children. It is about the current federal
administration wanting to control the education of your children, including what goes into the textbooks,"
Barge wrote in a blog post titled "Common Core Standards - Why the
Rush?"
We asked Millar, a Dunwoody Republican, whether Barge had flip-flopped on the issue. "No, I’d call it a lot of waffling," he said. "(Barge) initially said he was in favor. I think he wants to be to the right of Deal on this issue. These standards are not perfect, but it’s a way to try to improve things."
We asked Millar, a Dunwoody Republican, whether Barge had flip-flopped on the issue. "No, I’d call it a lot of waffling," he said. "(Barge) initially said he was in favor. I think he wants to be to the right of Deal on this issue. These standards are not perfect, but it’s a way to try to improve things."
I think Fran does NOT want to be to the Right or the Left of
Deal. And, he always seems to like government control over
everything. He is always acutely aware of his political
"status", which I believe is far more important to him than your
Rights and mine as citizens. In MY opinion, Fran has very little respect
for the Constitution, Personal Freedom or Individual Responsibility.
I can't say much about Tom Taylor regarding this issue as I have never personally heard him say anything about it. However, these two, as well as Mike Jacobs, are usually in accord on everything and they certainly know how to whitewash - it's pretty easy to say, and even act, in favor of local control, which will surely get them votes from those that are not fully aware, when they know there will be nothing left to be controlled locally.
I can't say much about Tom Taylor regarding this issue as I have never personally heard him say anything about it. However, these two, as well as Mike Jacobs, are usually in accord on everything and they certainly know how to whitewash - it's pretty easy to say, and even act, in favor of local control, which will surely get them votes from those that are not fully aware, when they know there will be nothing left to be controlled locally.
Source: Dick Anderson for Georgia Senate - District 40 Website: Anderson4TheConstitution.com Email: dickRDAanderson@gmail.com
Ignorance and personal attacks are the actions of a desparate man. For example per the State Dept. of Education 75 percent of TEACHERS support common core. Also standards aren' t curriculum which is determined by local school boards.
ReplyDeleteIt may be true that 75% support common-Core but I know that all the teachers I know (and some are my daughters) will quickly tell you that if they don't support it they will find enormous pressure from the system within which they work and face the possibility of losing their jobs.
ReplyDeleteThe teachers will have to teach the TESTS or lose their jobs.