Education. “All who have meditated on the art of governing mankind have been convinced that the...

Education

“All who have meditated on the art of governing mankind have been convinced that the fate of empires depends on the education of youth.”

- Aristotle

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“Give me four years to teach the children and the seed I have sown will never be uprooted.”

Vladimir Lenin

“A primary object should be the education of our youth in the science of government. In a republic, what species of knowledge can be equally important and what duty more pressing than communicating it to those who are to be the future guardians of the liberties of the country?”

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George Washington

Thomas Jefferson

“If a nation expects to be ignorant and free, in a state of civilization, it expects what never was and never will be.”

“The best means of forming a manly, virtuous, and happy people will be found in the right education of youth. Without this foundation, every other means, in my opinion, must fail.”

George Washington

“It is the duty of parents to maintain their children decently, and according to their circumstances; to protect them according to the dictates of prudence; and to educate them according to the suggestions of a judicious and zealous regard for their usefulness, their respectability and happiness.”

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James Wilson

“Religion, morality and knowledge, being necessary to good government and the happiness of mankind, schools and the means of education shall forever be encouraged.”

Northwest Ordinance of 1789Article III

Wyoming State Statute 21-9-102

All schools and colleges in this state that are supported in any manner by public funds shall give instruction in the essentials of the United States constitution and the constitution of the state of Wyoming, including the study of and devotion to American institution and ideals, and no student shall receive a high school diploma, associate degree or baccalaureate degree without satisfactorily passing an examination on the principles of the constitution of the United States and the state of Wyoming. The instruction shall be given for at least three (3) years in kindergarten through grade eight (8) and for one (1) year each in the secondary and college grades.

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Article I, Section 1, Clause 1

“All legislative powers herein granted shall be vested in a Congress of the United States . . .”

Law Making Authority

“I’ve urged Congress for a while now, let’s get a bipartisan effort, let’s fix this.

Remarks on “No Child Left Behind”, Sept. 23, 2011

Article II, Section 3, Clause 1

“He shall from time to time . . . recommend to [Congress’] consideration such measures as he shall judge necessary and expedient”

President’s Role in Law Making

“I’ve urged Congress for a while now, let’s get a bipartisan effort, let’s fix this.



“I’ve urged Congress for a while now, let’s get a bipartisan effort, let’s fix this. Congress hasn’t been able to do it. So I will. Our kids only get one shot at a decent education. They cannot afford to wait any longer. So, given that Congress cannot act, I am acting.

“I’ve urged Congress for a while now, let’s get a bipartisan effort, let’s fix this. Congress hasn’t been able to do it. So I will. Our kids only get one shot at a decent education. They cannot afford to wait any longer. So, given that Congress cannot act, I am acting. So starting today, we’ll be giving states more flexibility to meet high standards.”


Article 1, Section 1, Clause 1

“All legislative powers herein granted shall be vested in a Congress of the United States . . .”

Law Making Authority

Amendment X

“The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution,

“The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States,

Amendment X

“The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States respectively, or to the people.”

Amendment X

U.S. Constitution JurisdictionArticle VI, Clause 2

“This Constitution, and the laws which shall be made in pursuance thereof . . . shall be the supreme law of the land

Federalism

Govern at the most local level possible, the level closest to the people

There are different, not higher, levels of government with powers delegated to them by the people to act in their behalf in those specific areas

We the people are sovereign – with God-given unalienable rights.

We are self governing, with a limited – not unlimited – government who is our servant, not our master

The Declaration of Independence

“Deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed.”

Education of Youth

Parents

Children

Self-evidentRight and Duty

to Educate

Education of Youth

Parents

Children

Self-evidentRight and Duty

to EducateLocal Government

Limited Power & Authority

Delegate to

Education of Youth

Government

Children

Self-evident Right and Duty

to EducateParents

Limited Power & Authority

Delegates to

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Common Core

“It is hardly too strong to say that the Constitution was made to guard the people against the dangers of good intentions.

Daniel Webster

“It is hardly too strong to say that the Constitution was made to guard the people against the dangers of good intentions. There are men in all ages who mean to govern well, but they mean to govern. They promise to be good masters, but they mean to be masters.” Daniel

Webster

Common Core

What is it?

How does it affect me?

What can I do about it?

Common Core – What is it?

Point #1: Common Core is a State-led Initiative

Point #4: Common Core introduces a massive data collection system

Point #2: Common Core is only a set of standards, not a curriculum

Point #3: There were no federal strings attached to common core

Myth or Fact?

Myth or Fact?


Why does it matter in the first place if Common Core is a state-led initiative?

10th Amendment

Myth or Fact?

State:


A “state” is, simply, the citizens of a state. In a republic, citizens are represented by elected public servants whom the people themselves give powers to enact laws on their behalf. The only legitimate law-making body at the state level is the State Legislature.

Wyoming State ConstitutionArticle 3, Section 1

“The legislative power shall be vested in a senate and house of representatives, which shall be designated ‘the legislature of the State of Wyoming’.”

Myth or Fact?

State = State Legislature


W.S.S. 21-2-304 (a) The state board of education shall:(iii) prescribe uniform student content and performance standards

Myth or Fact?

State = State Legislature


W.S.S. 21-2-304 (a) The state board of education shall:

prescribe uniform student content and performance standards”

(iii) “. . . in consultation and coordination with local school districts,

Myth or Fact?

To lead: To guide or conduct by showing the way; to direct


Myth or Fact?

Common Core Website:

“ . . . the National Governors Association (NGA) and the Council of Chief State School Officers (CCSSO) led the development of the Common Core State Standards and continue to lead the initiative.”



Myth or Fact?

Truth in American Education website:

“The [creators of the] CC standards . . . enlisted the National Governors Association (NGA) . . . and the Council of Chief State School Officers (CCSSO) . . .”


Myth or Fact?

National Governor’s Association:

“The (NGA) is the collective voice of the nation’s governors and one of Washington, D.C.'s most respected public policy organizations.”

“The National Governors Association (NGA) promotes visionary state leadership, shares best practices and speaks with a collective voice on national policy . . . Through NGA, governors identify priority issues and deal collectively with matters of public policy and governance at the state and national levels.”


Myth or Fact?

Council of Chief State School Officers:

“The Council of Chief State School Officers is a nonpartisan, nationwide, nonprofit organization of public officials who head departments of elementary and secondary education in the states . . .”

“CCSSO provides leadership, advocacy, and technical assistance on major educational issues.”

Myth or Fact?

Common Core Website:

“The nation’s governors and education commissioners, through their representative organizations the National Governors Association (NGA) and the Council of Chief State School Officers (CCSSO) led the development of the Common Core State Standards and continue to lead the initiative.”



Myth or Fact?


“The CC standards were initiated by private interests in Washington, DC, without any representation from the states. Eventually the creators realized the need to present a façade of state involvement and therefore enlisted the National Governors Association (NGA) (a trade association that doesn’t include all governors) and the Council of Chief State School Officers (CCSSO), another DC-based trade association.”


Myth or Fact?


“Neither of these groups (the NGA and the CCSSO) had a grant of authority from any particular state or states to write the standards. The bulk of the creative work was done by Achieve, Inc., a DC-based nonprofit that includes many progressive education reformers who have been advocating national standards and curriculum for decades. Massive funding for all this came from private interests such as the Gates Foundation.”

“No state shall, without the consent of Congress . . . enter into any agreement or compact with another state”

Article I, Section 10, Clause 3

Myth or Fact?

Point #2: Common Core is only a set of standards, not a curriculum

Why the focus on the difference between standards and curriculum?

20 USC § 1232a - Prohibition against Federal control of education

“No provision of any applicable program shall be construed to authorize any department, agency, officer, or employee of the United States to exercise any direction, supervision, or control over the curriculum, program of instruction, administration, or personnel of any educational institution, school, or school system . . .”

Standards

Assessments

Curriculum

Written to measure if students are achieving the

Written to prepare students to perform well on the

Standards

Assessments

Curriculum

Used as objective proof to measure a teacher’s effectiveness in helping students achieve the

Drives what teachers teach since how well their students do on the will directly impact a teacher’s monetary rewards and job security.

Myth or Fact?

Point #3: There were no federal strings attached to common core

Why does it matter if Federal strings were attached to Common Core?

Federalism

Spring 2009 – ARRA (Stimulus Bill) earmarks $4.35B to US Department of Education

Summer 2009 – DoE announces Race to the Top competitive grant, conditional upon accepting CCSS

Spring 2009 – Gov. Freudenthal and Sup. McBride sign MOA to accept common core

Jan 2010 – WY applies for RTTP ($162M)Feb 2010 – Title I funding tied to adoption of CCSSJune 2010 – Common core standards released and State Board of Education adopts them 2 weeks later*Nov 2010 – Wyoming signs on to SBAC**

Spring 2011 – WY standards revisions committees meet***

Dec 2011-Feb 2012 – public comments and hearingsApril 2012 – SBE approves state standards (100% CCSS)

Myth or Fact?


1) Will data collection occur in Common Core?

2) If data collection is used only to monitor and improve the effectiveness of the education system, what would be the problem with that?

Myth or Fact?


“Continue funding the creation of enhanced P–20 data systems that utilize unique student identifiers to track student growth over time . . . Ensure links across early childhood, K–12, higher education, and workforce data systems . . . Establish a single comprehensive reporting office in ED that manages all data requests and collections.”

- CCSSO

Myth or Fact?


“The program [Statewide Longitudinal Data Systems] provides grants to states to design, develop, and implement statewide P-20 longitudinal data systems to capture, analyze, and use student data from preschool to high school, college, and the workforce.”

- US Dept of Education website

Myth or Fact?


“Longitudinal data systems should follow individual students from grade to grade and school to school, all the way from kindergarten through postsecondary education and into the workplace. . . . [States] must follow students through K–12 into postsecondary and the workforce and establish feedback loops to the relevant stakeholders . . .”

- Achieve, Inc.

Amendment IV

“The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated

“The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated, and no warrants shall issue, but upon probable cause, supported by Oath or Affirmation, and particularly describing the place to be searched, and the persons or things to be seized.”

Amendment IV

How Does Common Core Affect Me?Denies me my natural, God-given, self evident right as a parent to direct the education of my children.

Gives to government powers that neither I nor any other one of “we the people” authorized.

Strips me and my children of our God-given right to privacy; makes us subject to the state instead of the master over it

Coerces public servants into actions they wouldn’t otherwise take and binds their hands.

Stifles my children’s progress and individuality. Turns my children into numbers and data points instead of individuals with unique interests and challenges.

What Can I Do About Common Core?

1 - Educate Yourself

2 - Share Information with Others

3 - Make a Plan and Do It!

3 Steps

#1 Educate Yourself

What are the relevant Constitutional principles of freedom regarding education?

Who are the Constitutionally-defined decision makers in education?

What authority do the decision makers possess?

#2 Share Information with Others

Identify other like-minded neighbors, friends, and family and share information with them.

Find a favorite video link and share it!

www.wyomingcitizensopposingcommoncore.com

#3 Make a Plan and Do It!Write a letter to the Governor stating that since he appoints the members of the State Board of Education you intend to communicate with him regarding their actions and to hold him accountable for their actions

Encourage your State Rep/Senator to sponsor a bill to halt the implementation of common core*

Ask your State Rep/Senator to sponsor a bill to make the State Board of Education a regionally elected board**

Sit down and visit with your local school board, Superintendent, and/or curriculum director to discuss common core; ask them to hold a public meeting and/or to issue a non-binding resolution opposing common core

“Duties are ours - Results are God’s”

John Quincy Adams

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