Blog Teacher: I helped write Common Core to combat WHITE PRIVILEGE (Video) Share This Post Teacher: I helped write Common Core to combat WHITE PRIVILEGE (Video) Education / Government / National News By redkudzu_admin on May 21st 2014 No Comments / 379 views Posted by Ben Velderman ANCHESTER, N.H. – Here’s a defense of Common Core that we haven’t heard before: American schools need the nationalized learning standards so minority students can learn to read as well as white students. In other words, supporting the experimental learning standards is a matter of social justice. That view was articulated by teacher David Pook during a recent Common Core debate that occurred at a New Hampshire college, according to Examiner.com. When Pook, who teaches history at the private and pricey Derryfield School, explained his position, it elicited laughs, groans and jeers from the audience: “The reason why I helped write the standards and the reason why I am here today is that as a white male in society, I’ve been given a lot of privilege that I didn’t earn. … I think it’s really important that all kids have an equal opportunity to learn how to read. I think I had decided advantages as a result of who I was, not because of any (inaudible). “And when I walk into places like Roberto Clemente High School on the west side of Chicago, I think it’s really important those kids learn how to read just as well as I had the opportunity to read. And in creating an equitable educational opportunity for all kids, I think this is actually the greatest civics lesson we could teach our kids.” Read more… Leave a Reply Cancel ReplyYou must be logged in to post a comment. Login with: Continue with Facebook Continue with Google Continue with Twitter Common Core Education Share This Post redkudzu_admin The goal of this site is to give information. Whether from national sites or locally in Georgia. Related Articles Dr. Douglas Frank – Shocking Evidence of Phantom Voters October 1st 2021 ‘Outnumbered’ Roundup: MO Parents Protest Graphic Sex-Ed Book May 9th 2014 You’ll Want To Homeschool After You Find Out What Sex-Ed Is Like With Common Core May 30th 2016