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TMR 075 : Dr. Duke Pesta : Common Core - Manufacturing Compliant Drones
Jun 27, 2014 ·
1h 25m 25s
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TMR 075 : Dr. Duke Pesta : Common Core - Manufacturing Compliant Drones
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Everyone believes in "standards" don't they? So what could possibly be wrong with "Common Core" (the US education system's "Common Core State Standards Initiative")? After all, is it not "a...
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Everyone believes in "standards" don't they? So what could possibly be wrong with "Common Core" (the US education system's "Common Core State Standards Initiative")? After all, is it not "a set of high-quality academic standards in mathematics and English... created to ensure that all students graduate from high school with the skills and knowledge necessary to succeed in college, career, and life, regardless of where they live"? Not according to Dr. Duke Pesta, professor of English at The University of Wisconsin, Oshkosh, who joins us for an extended and detailed interview on the genesis, content and ideology of Common Core - a scheme, he argues, designed to inhibit critical thinking and produce a world of compliant drones for the corporate-fascist State. (For show notes, please visit http://themindrenewed.com)
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