Louis C.K. and Common Core
The blowback from the comedian Louis C.K. and his tweets about Common Core are useful in pointing out some fundamental issues with Common Core. These are issues that ALL public school parents have a right to weigh in on both as taxpayers AND as parents investing their children into public education. And that, to me, means parents have more rights to talk about Common Core than say, Bill Gates. Beware of anyone who says that parents cannot and shouldn't air concerns about what is happening at their children's schools. I don't care if it's Arne Duncan or anyone else; don't let anyone challenge your right to ask questions. Backstory: Louis C.K. is a divorced NYC parent of two daughters. He is very involved with their lives including school. They attend public schools in NYC. On April 28th, he tweeted this and thus begin a national discussion (note: misspelling are his): My kids used to love math. Now it makes them cry. Thanks standardi...