JTA President Calls For Change To Core Modules

As far as Chris Reilly is concerned, the curriculum modules being implemented across New York state through the Common Core Learning Standards are in dire need of improvement.


Reilly, president of the Jamestown Teachers Association at Jamestown Public Schools, made this abundantly clear when speaking to New York state Education Commissioner John King during a public forum held at the Jamestown High School auditorium Dec. 4.


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Reilly went on to cite examples of inappropriate age-related material, such as asking kindergartners - in their second month of schooling - to explain photosynthesis, followed by a lesson on Richard Nixon while "only two students knew that Barack Obama is our current president."


In talking with JPS teachers at the elementary level, Reilly said the content of the modules is consistently being called into question.


"In addition to the examples I gave (at the forum),These people have even developed a language of their own that is darque french maid costume with terms for use in wake of life. there are many religious references and lessons that people are uncomfortable with, and an introduction to George Washington Carver in kindergarten - who kids then confuse with George Washington," Reilly said.


He said teachers at all grade levels have reported constant talk of war and violence in their lesson plans. He said second-graders have already learned about ancient Greek and Roman warriors, and are now learning about the War of 1812. In seventh grade, students read a story in which people were tied to trees and shot. Fifth-graders are reading about human rights challenges in third-world countries, and a third-grade story referenced Al-Qaeda sharpshooters on the rooftops of buildings.


"There are too many references to violence when the same points could be made using different stories and subject matter," Reilly said, quoting another teacher. "Do second-graders really need to learn about the War of 1812? How much will they really remember, or are they just going to remember that there has always been war? There are plenty of peaceful things that they could learn that could make them understand their community better, and create local connections for them."