051: Psychological Consequences of Common Core

How does Common Core and its associated assessments affect students? It's a major psychological issue for many. Join this weeks' guest, Mary Calamia, a licensed psychotherapist who has witnessed first hand the mental burdens placed upon New York students and the results thereof. Mary Calamia is a psychotherapist practicing on Long Island. After testifying to the New York State Assembly Forum on Education about the mental health consequences of the Common Core, Mary took on a leadership role in the grassroots fight against the controversial CCSS initiative. Mary speaks at educational forums and advocates tirelessly with legislators to eliminate Common Core. She is also one of the contributors to the book, Common Ground on the Common Core . United Nations education initiative mentioned: Education for Sustainable Development (ESD)

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051: Psychological Consequences of Common Core is an episode from The Great Education Struggle by Trowel and Sword Enterprises, LLC..

This episode is 01:14:17 long.

This episode was published on Jan 25, 2015.

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