Common Core is an education system adopted by 42 of our 50 states who were bribed with millions in tax dollars for their schools to implement the Common Core standards. It is a complete federal takeover of our school system since it dictates what is taught and how to teach — parents, local school boards and teachers are cut out.

Washington liberals tell teachers the curriculum to teach and decree HOW to teach, including a complicated and confusing new process for simple math problems. Innovative teachers are shut down and must comply with the new way of thinking.

True American history is not taught, but a twisted version of America that proclaims that our record is shameful and we cannot be proud of our country. Common Core teaches that a same-sex family is as acceptable as the traditional family unit. Islam is portrayed as a peaceful religion, and Muslim mass murderers may not be called “terrorists” but “freedom fighters.” The textbooks our children read and the SAT and ACT tests they take are saturated with Common Core curriculum.

This is the plan of radical liberals who know that if they can indoctrinate the next generation to share their liberal beliefs about America and our values, they can reach their ultimate goal — to fundamentally transform America into a socialist country.

The writer does not have knowledge of the extent to which Common Core has been implemented in our state and local schools, but would encourage parents and school boards to look into the situation and contact our state representatives.

It is estimated that it will cost up to $12.1 billion to fully implement Common Core across the country, and your tax dollars are paying for it. As long as a majority of states keep implementing this curriculum, it impacts every student in America, even if your state has repealed it. It is unconstitutional because the federal government is not granted the authority to impose itself on our education system.

We must stop Common Core because it is bad for students, teachers, taxpayers, and the future of our country.

Jean Warrick

Shelby