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Thursday, March 28, 2024 - 08:29 PM

INDEPENDENT CONSERVATIVE VOICE OF UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA

First Published in 1994

INDEPENDENT CONSERVATIVE VOICE OF
UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA

The educational establishment in the United States is no longer sneaky about their indoctrination efforts. The new Anti-American Advanced Placement United States history course, currently under review, is the latest and most blatant effort to convert the best and brightest high school students into Anti-American Communist and Socialist robots.

The new course is based on the College Board’s reinterpretation of United States history. It is based on an inaccurate view of many important facets of American history, and it presents a relentlessly negative view of American history, emphasizing every problem and failing of our ancestors while ignoring or minimizing their achievements.

AP Courses are very important to students preparing for college. Full college credit is given for these AP courses and some high school graduates are able to take enough AP courses to enter college as sophomores or juniors right after high school. Some universities place considerable emphasis on grades earned on AP courses when they decide what students to admit.

Sheri Few, founder and head of South Carolina Parents Involved in Education (SCPIE), reports that since the Republican Primary, Superintendent of Education, Dr. Mick Zias, has been working to remove Common Core from the South Carolina curriculum. That will be good for the one-term superintendent’s legacy, however, it may be wasted effort in view of predictable future events.

The next South Carolina Superintendent of Education will be a liberal Democrat; with the power to eliminate all that the current superintendent does and reinstall all of Common Core.  Yes, there will be a Republican and Democrat candidate on the General election ballot. The Republican candidate chosen for Republicans by crossover Democrats is arguably more liberal than the candidate on the Democrat ticket and will likely be the winner, and our superintendent of education for the next four years.

There is so much government and private funding going into supporting the Common Core standards that it is unrealistic to assume that any effort by opponents will be able to stop it.

Parents unhappy with the public or “government” school system have moved their children to private schools or to one of the numerous Charter Schools being established across the country. Parents of students remaining in the government-run schools generally, for economic reasons or lack of information, don’t think they have another viable option or like the facilities, sports program or some other attractive non-academic feature.

Home schooled children and those in private Christian schools have been very competitive with public school students in the past and currently. They are in for a cruel surprise down the road. The college entrance exams are eventually going to be based on Common Core standards, fuzzy math and anti-American history. Students who have been taught factual American history, sensible math and classical literature will be at a severe disadvantage when the new tests are written.

While the State Superintendent of Education is receiving applause for dismantling Common Core in South Carolina, local school districts are signing on to new programs to implement the standards. By the way, there is always money involved.

Last Thursday and Friday, August 14 and 15, Discovery Education’s professional development team helped the Dollar General Foundation launch a three-year professional development program for Greenville County School District teachers with a mission of “improving student literacy outcomes for grades four through six.”

What is Discovery Education?

“Discovery Education is the global leader in standards-based digital content and professional development for K-12, transforming teaching and learning with award-winning digital textbooks, multimedia content that supports the implementation of Common Core, professional development, assessment tools, and the largest professional learning community of its kind.”

What is the role of Dollar General Literacy Foundation?

Since its inception, the Dollar General Literacy Foundation has awarded more than $93 million in grants helping 5.4 million individuals take their first steps toward literacy or continued education.

 

 

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