Uncommon CORE

Remember studying classic literature, music and art?  … getting educated, not just passing tests?   Then you probably read something by Shakespeare or Nelle Harper Lee.

“My love is thine to teach: teach it but how,

And thou shalt see how apt it is to learn

Any hard lesson that may do thee good.”

– William Shakespeare, Much Ado About Nothing, (comedy; Don Pedro to Claudio; quoted by shakespeare.mit.edu)

"The one thing that doesn't abide by majority rule is a person's conscience."  
– Harper Lee, To Kill a Mockingbird (novel; Atticus Finch in Maycomb; quoted by goodreads.com)

I digress with acronym and initialism, first reviewed 10/26/2010 in "Acronym, Initialism, Abbrev."  New examples, good versus bad (in my humble opinion.)

Google defines acronym: “an abbreviation formed from the initial letters of other words and pronounced as a word.”

G defines initialism: “an abbreviation consisting of initial letters pronounced separately.”  (I prefer this over the old, maybe outdated, broader definition which encompasses acronyms.)

The CORE (Class Of Real Education) will face extinction under government control ... unless we reverse the trend in our public school system.

What can I say?  It is now uncommon, versus CCSS (Common Core State Standards).

Just think about your favorite teachers in grade school.  Were they constantly dictated to, numerically evaluated, micromanaged and stifled, with their feet held to the fire?  If so, how did they rise above it?

Be informed about Common Core and how it sets the stage for the next act and a new play.  When you see the marquee change, it may be too late.

It’s going down fast … food for thought. 

Parents, “teach your children well … know they love you.  …

Can't you see we must be free to

Teach your children what you believe in.”

[Song by Graham Nash, on the album Déjà Vu] "Teach Your Children" by Crosby Stills Nash & Young  [1970]  – stlyrics.com/songs [and Wikipedia]