MANASSAS, Va. – The latest studies show that an increasing number of students are being homeschooled by their parents in order to avoid Common Core, which is found even in many Catholic schools.
There is no question that the link is there and that parents are extremely concerned about how Common Core will affect their children’s Catholic education, said Florida Catholics Against Common Core’s Rolando Perez.
The Florida Department of Education recently released a report detailing a 9.6 percent increase in children being homeschooled, the largest increase in five years, according to the Herald Tribune. Since 2010, nearly 25,000 additional students in Florida have opted for homeschooling in lieu of public and Catholic school options.
“There is great concern about the indoctrination, data mining and constant testing that Common Core has brought to schools, including Catholic schools,” said Perez, who along with other concerned parents formed Florida Catholics Against Common Core. The priority for Common Core State Standards seems to be preparing students for future jobs, Perez affirmed. The standards then become utilitarian and distract from students’ moral and spiritual formation by placing too much emphasis on testing and performance.
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It's not "Common Core" that I'm concerned about. It's the devaluation and marginalization of traditional American culture and values.
ReplyDeleteGet your kids out of the government hell holes if and while you can.
ReplyDeleteWe've homeschooled our son all his life. It required some sacrifices on our part.
ReplyDeleteHe is worth it. He's turned out to be an awesome kid (ask anyone who knows him.)
Was it worth what we had to do? Absolutely.
Make it happen.
Not everyone has a stay at home parent to do the educating.
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ReplyDelete11:53.. sometimes you have to decide what's more important-- your kids, or your 'stuff'.
ReplyDeleteWe chose to live with less. We gave up some things. We drove older vehicles. We travel less. We didn't buy a boat.
You can live on one income, or the stay-at-home parent can sometimes work part-time, even from home.
It can be done, but it requires a heart that is willing to sacrifice out of love for the child.
It's an investment that pays immeasurable returns.
Sometimes home schooling works out sometimes it does not.
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