Randy, you got personal first. As some of the kids still say, "don't start nothing, there won't be nothing..."
As for having a better idea, I do and I'm already involved in developing it. This, however, isn't the place, nor do I have the time, but I have already proven a major concept ( and won recognitions for it ) that deals with the latent potential of students being ignored by the educational system. Furthermore, the problems that plague the American public school continuum are systematically ignored by the higher ups running things, as well as the text book manufactures. I might add that I see nothing in Common Core that would address these issues.
Frankly, I'm tired of seeing one failed approach after another, because there is a real cost in human lives and suffering. Maybe you have to work within the system, but I don't. And I'm working on changing it.
As for your contention that Common Core doesn't mandate testing, I submit the article that I easily Yahooed looking for Common Core and "testing requirements". http://voices.washingtonpost.com/answer-sheet/guest-bloggers/are-common-... . I might mention that I never said the word "mandate" so your argument is moot. I Suggest readers look at the comments below it.
As for the social engineering intent of Common Core, I submit http://www.examiner.com/article/intelligent-design-common-core-s-core-goal as just one example. Social engineering is one of my areas of research, particularly utilizing technology, to such an extent that I coined a term for the effect that devices can be made to have on the human conscious - technocogninetics, to separate it from the feedback based term - cognitive technology, but Common Core has both all over it.
It's easy to see, Randy, that you're a cheerleader and apologist for Common Core. While you may be a great dance instructor, the last time I checked, dance was not even one of the studies identified as being critical for our young people to get better in, even to the point of it being a national security issue. That's one of the things I'm concerned with, and am involved in, on an increasing national level.
The bottom line is that this isn't the method to change Common Core or even stop it, or even develop a new system. As such, it is a low priority for my ever increasing high priority schedule. Have fun with your dance classes. I've got real work to do - http://www.prlog.org/12118862-marshall-barnes-prepares-to-take-on-nasas-... .
