by Jeanine McGregor (Ms. Mac)
CSCOPE, the controversial curriculum currently in 70% of Texas classrooms, was never field-tested or received a review by the State Board of Education. It is based on the radical ideology of Marxism (Lev Vygotsky , Humanism (Linda-Darling Hammond) and Socialism (Learning through Social Constructivism). Lessons with anti-American, anti-Christian slants have been discovered.
How CSCOPE is hurting your children:
Through Social Constructivism (Group sharing of work and grades)
- 1. It removes the importance of individual merit and responsibility
- 2. It downplays the importance of authority (parents and professionals) and experts
- 3. It removes the security of well-defined expectations
- 4. It redefines truth and facts (any answer is acceptable)
- 5. It emphasizes education equity (outcome the same for all) instead of opportunity equity
Through the implementation of tests not aligned with required lessons:
- 1. It provides a high stressful atmosphere in anticipation of failure
- 2. When tests are repeated and answers given prior to test it promotes delayed responsibility and acceptance of cheating
- 3. It promotes acceptance of substandard performances when failure is the norm.
Through the implementation of multiple classroom observances (3 minute walk-throughs ) by administrators
- 1. It promotes the atmosphere that administrators do not trust the child’s teacher; so something is wrong to the child/student-models disrespect to the teacher
- 2. It Interrupts the learning atmosphere of the classroom (highly distracting to ADHD children)
- 3. When teachers quickly shift from what works to the rigid ineffective CSCOPE stance expecting a walkthrough, the students can sense an air of deception.
Through the implementation of substandard CSCOPE lessons
- 1. It “LEAVES OUT geography, vocabulary development, cursive, spelling, grammar, systemic reading instruction, memorization of multiplication facts, and the skill practice needed for students to gain confidence.” (Source: Teacher’s statement before the State Board of Education)
- 2. It downplays the importance of vetted textbooks and homework
Call your local school board representative and ask these questions:
- 1. Were you fully informed about the radical ideology and methodology of CSCOPE before you voted to implement it?
- 2. Were you shown field-tested results of CSCOPE before you voted to implement it?
- 3. Are you going to request a local review before the next vote to renew it?
- 4. What steps must I do to opt out of CSCOPE and put my child in a direct-learning environment?
Call your state representative (http://www.senate.state.tx.us/)and demand that CSCOPE receive a total review of ideology, methodology, financial impropriety, possible plagiarism, and misrepresentation to local school boards.
YOUR CHILDREN AND GRANDCHILDREN AND COMMUNITY NEED YOUR ACTION