Common Core Math Optional GA

State School Superintendent Richard Woods announced today that teachers should teach math the traditional way. 

See video - http://m.wsbtv.com/…/state-superintendent-common-cor…/nmLDH/

But, Common Core Tests are federal and mandated and will include ‘contorted math’ problems unless Georgia can substitute these for tests that do not include ‘contorted math’ problems.

My colleagues at the Educational Freedom Coalition.com are asking for a clean break with Common Core to avoid the testing issues and ban unconstitutional data collection, brainwashing and conditioning included in the Common Core Psychological Testing scheme.

They are asking State Superintendent Woods how he will handle the testing question.  Woods is correct that ‘regular math’ needs to be taught, but if our students are required to take the federal test, they will also need to know ‘contorted math’.

This is a 10^th Amendment issue and may result in reduced federal bribes.  Stopping Common Core in Georgia will require a Bill in the Georgia Legislature banning Common Core. It will also require that we do without whatever federal bribe money that is tied to Common Core compliance.

Many of us believe that the U.S. Department of Education should be abolished.  Education is not one of the enumerated powers granted by the states to the federal.  We also recognize the damage that has already been done by federal meddling in education. 

This would require that we admit that the responsibility for education resides with the student, assisted by parents and teachers and government dictates are counterproductive, expensive, intrusive, inappropriate and dangerous.

Norb Leahy, Dunwoody GA Tea Party Leader