Latest News and Comment from Education

Monday, May 6, 2013

The Tennessean’s Inaccurate Editorial | Truth in American Education

The Tennessean’s Inaccurate Editorial | Truth in American Education:


The Tennessean’s Inaccurate Editorial

tennessee state capitolThe editorial board at The Tennessean clucks it tongue at parents and citizens who recently showed up to protest the Common Core State Standards being implemented in their state in an editorial yesterday.  Apparently Tennessee legislators, parents and citizens are to blindly accept as fact the talking points circulated by those who advocate for the Common Core.
They editorial board asks “where have they (the opposition) been until now?”
They then make several points:
  • The Common Core State Standards have been in the works since 2008.
  • Access to information has been readily available.
  • “The tenor of the complaints suggests that the standard