Have you seen the common core movie?

It asks important questions such as: Are opponents “making the perfect be the enemy of the good?”

The 40-minute documentary by HSLDA presents speakers pro and con, informing with a positive tone in which interviewees with various viewpoints and knowledge bases speak of their respect for each other while holding opposing views.

The video shares sources and provides context for many points which have come forward in the media, and which some may have read on discussion forums.

0. Intro to 5:56
1. Part 1: The Players (5:57 – 12:00)
2. Part 2: The Validation Committee (12:00 – 15:45)
3. Part 3: “Among the best in the world…” (15:45 – 26:10)
4. Part 4: Humans, Not Machines (26:12 – 31:30)
5. Part 5: The Lynchpin (31:33 – 37:00)

Some key points regardless of one's view of common core may be:
- "Is education about the child, or the system?"
- “… the single most important element in a child’s education is parental involvement.”


Some may enjoy or find chilling:

Marc Tucker's “Dear Hilary” 17-page letter about transforming US education by approximating the German system: focusing on workforce development, and creating great databases of student information. (7:58 – 8:16)

Implications for impacts to college/university education (18:39-24:00), including Jason Zimba's testimony: “not for selective colleges” (20:49-21:24)