'American Girl' Dolls, Girl Scout Badges
Now Common Core-Aligned
Champion News reported this here:
Freedom Works, EAG News here:
Breibart here:
Excerpts from above:
"A new American Girl doll school backpack set comes complete with everything a doll will need in school, including a Common Core-aligned math textbook, published by Common Core industry giant Pearson—the same Pearson whose charitable foundation is paying a settlement of $7 million for allegations of illegally helping its corporate parent develop Common Core-aligned courses."
"According to the Girl Scouts, “the content of all Girl Scout national proficiency badges and journeys have been correlated by grade level to national Common Core Standards… for all 50 states and the District of Columbia.”"
SEE:
Girl Scouts' Program Connections to State
(and National) Curriculum Standards
The following is from the above website, reprinted in full unedited for educational purposes:
"The content of all Girl Scout national proficiency badges and journeys have been correlated by grade level to national Common Core Standards, 21st Century Skillsstandards, Financial Literacy education standards, and curriculum such as Health and PE, Language Arts, Math, Science, and Social Studies learning objectives for all 50 states and the District of Columbia.
The Common Core Standards, developed and approved in 2010 by a bipartisan group of governors and educators, provide a shared framework for learning and teaching objectives specifically for English Language Arts and Mathematics for most US students. The 21st Century Skills standards focuses on blending subject-skills with life and career skills; information, media, and technology skills; and other key skills necessary to develop multidimensional abilities to succeed in the new century. Financial Literacy standards correlate to national personal finance education.
To find out how badges and journeys support state and national curriculum standards, use the drop-down menus to choose the badge or journey series, then choose the grade level and your state (or national standard)."
