In a widely published Associated Press (AP) report on the “backlash” against Common Core Standards in Catholic schools, The Cardinal Newman Society’s Dr. Dan Guernsey made clear that the main focus of Catholic education should not be the college and career preparation associated with the Standards, but on getting students “into heaven.”
“Right now, Catholic schools are still trying to figure out how they respond to the Common Core and how deeply they embrace it,” Guernsey, director of the Newman Society’s K-12 program, told the AP.
Guernsey explained that the focus of Catholic education must remain “on the development of students' ‘mind, body and spirit.’”
“Right now, Catholic schools are still trying to figure out how they respond to the Common Core and how deeply they embrace it,” Guernsey, director of the Newman Society’s K-12 program, told the AP.
Guernsey explained that the focus of Catholic education must remain “on the development of students' ‘mind, body and spirit.’”