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 / 110 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 Former school administrator shares concerns about teaching Critical Race Theory in public schools June 18th 2021 Distasteful Behavior: What’s in a Word or Words? January 31st 2018 Common Core, don’t copy China’s test-prep culture December 10th 2014