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TO LOOK FOR A JOB IN THE PRIVATE
SECTOR.
CLAYTON, OVER TO YOU.
>>> THANK YOU, ANNA.
THIS WEEK THE COLLEGE BOARD
ANNOUNCED MAJOR CHANGES TO THE
S.A.T. BEGINNING IN 2016.
THE MAN BEHIND THE OVERHAUL IS
DAVID COLEMAN, ALSO CREATED THE
COMMON CORE, THE STANDARDS
ADOPTED BY 45 STATES, DESPITE
COMPLAINTS IT WILL CALL THE
NATIONALIZED CONTROL OF THE
SCHOOL CURRICULUM.
WHAT DO THESE CHANGES MEAN FOR
OUR CHILDREN?
HERE TO EXPLAIN IS A FORMER
TEACHER, WHITNEY NEIL.
NICE TO SEE YOU THIS MORNING.
>> GOOD MORNING.
>> CAN YOU WALK US THROUGH
EXACTLY WHAT THE CHANGES ARE FOR
THE S.A.T.?
>> I CAN.
WE ARE LOOKING AT SIGNIFICANT
CHANGES TO THE S.A.T.
PERHAPS THE MOST IMPORTANT IS
THE WRITING PORTION, THE PORTION
WHERE PEOPLE SIT DOWN TO EXPRESS
THEIR ABILITY TO CRITICALLY
THINK ON PAPER IS NOW OPTIONAL.
SOME OTHER CHANGES THEY ARE
MAKING, THEY ARE TAKING THE
VOCABULARY FROM THE S.A.T. WORDS
THAT PEOPLE STRUGGLING WITH, AND
NOW TOW COMMON CORE WORDS.
A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE CONCERNED
ABOUT THIS.
>> WHAT DOES THIS MEAN FOR THE
STATES OPTED OUT OF THE COMMON
CORE STANDARDS, THE
FEDERALLY-MANDATED COMMON CORE
STANDARDS?
DO THEY HAVE TO ADD HERE TO THE
STANDARDS EVEN THOUGH THEY ARE
TECHNICALLY NOT IN THE SAME RELL
SYSTEM?
>> UNFORTUNATELY, YES.
YOU ARE LOOKING AT STATES LIKE
TEXAS AND VIRGINIA THAT OPTED
NOT TO ACCEPT THIS AND TAKE
COMMON CORE.
SO THOSE STATES IF YOU ARE A
SCHOOL DISTRICT AND TRYING TO
COMPETE WITH OTHER SCHOOL
DISTRICTS IN YOUR STATE AROUND
THE COUNTRY, NOW YOU ARE
INVENTIVEIZED TO TEACH
COMMON-CORE STANDARDS BECAUSE
YOUR STUDENTS ARE GOING TO TAKE
THE S.A.T. AND THEIR SCORES WILL
BE COMPARED WITH THOSE AROUND
THE COUNTRY.
IT'S AN UNFAIR WAY TO PLACE THIS
UPON THE STATES WHO DIDN'T WANT
COMMON CORE AND AGAINST THOSE
WHO DON'T WANT TO TEACH IT.
SOME MOMS AND DADS ARE SENDING
THEIR KIDS TO PRIVATE SCHOOLS OR
CHARTER SCHOOLS OR HOMESCHOOLING
THEIR CHILDREN, ALL THESE
FAMILIES ARE DIRECTLY AFFECTED
BY COMMON CORE BECAUSE THE
COLLEGE BOUGHT INTO THIS.
>> IS THERE ANYTHING MORE
IMPORTANT THAN LEARNING HOW TO
WRITE AND THINK CRITICALLY AND
CONTEXTUALIZE THE INFORMATION.
>> WE USED TO TEACH OUR CHILDREN
HERE IN AMERICA TO STRIVE TO BE
THE POST POSSIBLE STUDENT AND
BEST PERSON IN THE WORKPLACE
THEY CAN BE.
AND NOW WE ARE SAYING, WE ARE
GOING TO MAKE IT EASIER FOR YOU
TO LOOK LIKE YOU HAVE A GREAT
SCORE ON THE S.A.T.
AND THAT'S JUST AN AWFUL THING.
WE SHOULD BE TEACHING CHILDREN
THAT THEY SHOULD SET THE BAR
HIGH.
AND THE WORLD RENEWSPAPER,
EVERYBODY GETS A TROPHY FROM
LITTLE LEAGUE AND SOME ARE
ELIMINATING THE HONOR ROLL.
WE ARE NOT LETTING OUR CHILDREN
DREAM TO BE THE BEST CHILD THEY
CAN BE, AND THAT'S SCARY.
>> YOU DON'T KNOW HOW TO WRITE?