A frustrated parent responds on a Common Core assignment. Looks like it's back to the old New Math.

[greatlaurel]

83. You are really hitting a deep nerve when the attacks on you get so nasty.

I appreciate all you do to keep DU informed on education issues. Most people who do not have teachers in their families are unaware of the corporate theft of local education tax dollars using the Common Core and mandatory testing. Those tax dollars should be spent on teachers, nurses and custodians, not lining the pockets of Bill Gates and Pearson on testing materials and computer software that are needed to comply with the testing requirements. NCLB and Race to the Top have gutted public schools with the help of the GOP and some really bad Democratic governors (Cuomo and Malloy come to mind).

My local middle school has gone from 22 kids in a class to 30 kids in a class, thanks to the slashing of state education funds by our governor, John Kasich. The rooms are designed to hold 22 to 24 kids max. Most of the teachers I know are having health issues due to the stress they are under. The children are also severely stressed and many are acting out trying to deal with the stress in their own ways.

That post attacking you looked like something from a paid corporate troll attempting to intimidate anyone who dares to stand up to Pearson and Bill Gates. I have seen a lot of posts on education blogs attacking teachers using a very similar format. The corporations have taken on the wrong group this time. The teachers are fighting for their students and I know teachers will not give up, because they have devoted their lives to children.

Keep up the good work, Madfloridian!