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OVERWHELMING SUPPORT FOR THE COMMON CORE!!!
There is now no doubt: Americans overwhelmingly support the common core. In a poll organized by the Pearson Publishing Company, 96% strongly agreed with the statement, "Schools should teach important things." By a wide margin, those surveyed also agreed that "teachers should help students learn stuff."
Education Secretary Arne Duncan announced that "This poll is a real-game changer. Despite the complaints of nay-sayers, the public has finally got the message about the common core."
In a separate poll carried out among staff members of the US Department of Education, 92% demonstrated their familiarity with learning theory, responding that they recognized the name "Piaget." Of those who did, however, 82% associated the name with a watch company.
(Hat-tip: Andy Borowitz)
— Stephen Krashen
2014-05-21
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