tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14707730.post5923453227711528633..comments2024-02-24T19:49:45.687-05:00Comments on Schools Matter: Accepting the common core as inevitable has the effect of making it inevitable.James Hornhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04462754705431590571noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14707730.post-42855587124458836822013-01-23T16:11:54.662-05:002013-01-23T16:11:54.662-05:00I read this thread on Ferlazzo's blog and agre...I read this thread on Ferlazzo's blog and agree that there is "no realistic political scenario that would stop Common Core," but as a community organizer, he must know, as Howard Zinn said, that "voting is easy and marginally useful, but it is a poor substitute for democracy, which requires direct action." Because you can't stay neutral on a moving train I will be protesting Common Core and the rest of the corporate agenda with Stephen Krashen, Diane Ravitch, Jim Horn and Karen Lewis in the front of the Department of Education April 4-7, 2013 in Washington DC. PS If there is any confusion about what Common Core assumes about you, your children and students watch: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GbDpvqiqK-wAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com