Education? Yes; Common Core Standards? No Way!

36 States and the DC have signed on for Common Core Standards,  They have been seduced by all that "Federal Money" (yours) some $4.35 billion dollars of Race to the Top money and Title 1 funding.

But let me point out a very important fact that is ignored at every turn by the present Whitehouse.  Nothing in the U.S. Constitution authorizes the Feds. to exercise any authority over education.  This limitation is enforced by a long standing federal law forbidding the feds "to mandate, direct, or control schools curriculum, program of instruction, or allocation of state or local resources."

One example of a Common Core approved History textbook, "The American Experience" published by Prentice-Hall: In the chapter on WWII in which 16 million Americans served, on two fronts for four years, the war seems to be just about the pictures of the rubble of Hiroshima.  Hardly an accurate account of  the "greatest generation" as they lived it...........and died.

Those arguing for Common Core Standards tell us that we are so different from European Schools with our decentralized system.  Well isn't that too bad?  We cherish our individualism and don't want to be made into an European-style socialism!

There are many other things about Common Core to dislike and I urge everyone to tune into what is happening to our schools under this administration.  Parents MUST stay on top of their kids education or find out too late that what you did not teach them someone else filled the gap, perhaps with garbage you do not approve of.

Hunger! The Motivator!

Have you ever been hungry?  What did you do about it?  Of course you set about to prepare something you could satisfy that hunger.  If times are good you may have eaten more than you should have and suffered for it.  If the rations were meager you left the table a little hungry still.
What if you are not hungry?  Then you may forget all about eating anything and make no effort to acquire the necessary ingredients for a meal.  All is wello until you are hungry again.
This is what the country is faced with now; a lack of motivation among many of the unemployed because the check keeps coming every month and they are comfortable with that.  Millions are now living on the dole because they are not working.  Why?  Either they cannot find work or they feel like that job is not good enough for them, or they would rather do something else, etc.  Washington believes they have the obligation to see that none of these folks have to work at anything they feel is beneath them.  So what do they do?  Wring their hands and pass legislation allowing each one to dip into the public coffers each month while they are "feeling better" at home with the flat screen TV, talking on their Bluetooth or just resting.
You may think I am a cynic and I am when it comes to government sticking their nose in the people's business.
I believe that most of these folks will try, really try to find work when motivated.  Did I say motivated?  I mean HUNGRY!