Summary
The idea of implementing Common Core National Standards into
our school systems has been a very controversial issue. It seems that the
nationalization of American schools is actually just one more part of a much
bigger global goal that is being pushed by the UN, the Obama administration,
Bill Gates, and others and this is the globalization of education. They refer
to this idea as the “World Core Curriculum” and it is seeking to instill
radical new values in children in the hopes of making them “global citizens”
with views that lean towards Biblical Christianity. It has been in the works
for decades now. The idea is to guide children all over the world from the very
beginning of their lives to the time they begin careers. Though there may be
other intentions found throughout this program, they believe that education is
still the way to reducing social problems like inequities, poverty and create a
better environment. They are going under the idea that “Educational planners
and managers need insight into the effects of demographic shifts,
globalization, and social and political change on education.” The true
intentions of the Common Core are now under scrutiny to say the least.
Analysis
This article hits a lot of social problems that are occurring
in our world today. It discusses the history of education and political powers.
I have mixed feelings about this “World Core Curriculum” because I do believe
some good things would come from it like making the world more sustainable,
spreading equal education, and reducing poverty. But this also depends on how
the ones in control of this project carry it out. It seems that this program
has less to do with education and more to do with promoting global political
goals and values. The “global partners” working on this project, and have been
working on this project for decades, seem to be pushing their own agenda and
this brings into the question the power of politics as a social problem. They
are trying to implement decisions that may not be in the best interest of
people. Many aspects of this project have become digital thanks to the help of
the support of Microsoft. The “global partners” are using technology as a
source of mass communication to draw other potential partners in making this
new program unstoppable. It is stated in the article that the government tried
to keep this hidden for quite sometime, which says a lot about the integrity of
the program. This idea is working under the belief that the world needs to
change in order to find peace but the question becomes what kind of change
would best benefit the current world that we are living in and I think that is
a balance that will be fought over for many more decades to come.
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