Smart Parent:

I pulled my daughter out of school this year. The first 6 weeks of school were horrible. Do not give me the speech that things are harder and they will get used to it. My daughter is 5th grade. She had great teachers. I know because my boys had the same teachers. My boys are in high school. My middle son has excelled because he had such creative teachers.My oldest son is dyslexic and it was the same school and teachers who helped recognize it and deal with it. They helped him to improve but more importantly to regain confidence! They were pushed and worked hard. Their test scores soared and they enjoyed learning. If my oldest had been subjected to common core he would have failed. How do I know? I know because these teachers are not allowed to be creative and step out of so called guidelines. He would never have gotten the help he needed. These kids fall by common core standards. Its almost like that is the plan. 

I have been voicing my concerns for  a while now. I even called the TN Board of Education. It took about 5 calls to even get someone to answer questions. I then caught the lady in an inadvertent omission. I asked, "Why does the Literature book look more like a history book? This does not entice my daughter to read." The lady replied that it wasn’t factual history in the Literature books. I later asked her why they were not reviewing history, and why my daughter wasn't even allowed to bring it home. They were only doing maps, even a local Dollywood map. She said don’t worry they will get history elsewhere. I asked her "where?" to which she replied "their literature books."  When I called her on it, she suddenly had a meeting to go to.

I am angered that our schools are being hurt. Our hands are bound. I will not stop until government is not in control of our schools and people like Bill Gates are not allowed to call our CHILDREN a "marketing management group!"

(This was posted anonymously, with permission, to protect the privacy of this child and her former teachers in Sevier County)