The Courage of Supt. Douglas is Worthy of Emulation and Respect
We elected Republicans to go to Washington and fight Obama's abuses and an out-of-control, unaccountable government. In 2014, we put Republicans in complete control of Congress to do that.Senate President Mitch McConnell and former House Speaker John Boehner refused to follow the will of the people and do that. They acted like the Scottish nobleman who rode away from the battlefield when William Wallace and the patriots wanted to fight against England for their freedom.People are tired of being betrayed by political candidates who promise the sky and then refuse to deliver.Diane Douglas told us that, if elected state superintendent of Public Instruction, she would fight to get rid of Common Core education standards. She bears the scars of the battles she's encountered in living up to her word. The radical Left wants to recall her.But on Monday the state board of education voted 6-2 to formally sever ties with the copyright that accompanies Arizona's College and Career Ready Standards -- formerly known as Common Core. Now Arizona can alter its 2010 adoption of Common Core-based standards. Children and the state will be the better for it.Many people are not paying attention and do not know what all the fuss is about. In fact, the Christian Science Monitor asks, "Why is Arizona trying to repeal Common Core?"The group Arizonans against Common Core helps break down the problems with Common Core:
- The standards are of mediocre quality;
- They violate federal statutes;
- Our state will pay a heavy price to implement them;
- These standards intrude on student and family privacy; and
- These standards further federalize education and usurp power from the state, eroding state sovereignty.
As long as public education in America is based on a secular humanist worldview, our nation is selling itself and our children short and will not fully prosper. But the example of Superintendent Douglas's courage and persistence -- in the face of overwhelming leftist and union opposition -- is worthy of emulation and respect. Oh that we would have this in Congress.This is a good start in the revival of Arizona's K-12 system. Now it is up to you, mothers and fathers and taxpayers to lend your voice and insist on better education for our children. Education that will not perpetuate lies and myths while undermining the values of good and honest parents.
