Issue Position: Common Core Initiative

Issue Position

Gia believes this state's educations system is failing our children. Our current public school system has adopted a curriculum that is supposed to be one size fits all. Not only does it attempt to make cookie cutter replicas of all students, it fails to recognize that each child is truly unique. It does not address the different learning styles of all children, or allow teachers to mold their lessons to fit each child's individuality. There are many children in the public education system who struggle with the "teach to the test" mentality used every day in their classrooms. Many teachers are miserable, as their desire to teach has been destroyed by a curriculum that allows them no room for interpretation and prevents them from using their creativity to make a fun learning experience for our children. Our children need a positive learning environment where their individual learning styles are recognized and incorporated into their schooling.

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