SMARTER BALANCED BLUES
Dear Mother, Dear Father, Dear Teacher, Dear Friend
Public School as we knew it, has come to an end
Public School as we knew it, has come to an end
Across the U.S. we dissect and discuss
How Smarter & Balanced is a spectacular BUST
How Smarter & Balanced is a spectacular BUST
All true, can’t deny it, I loathe it, I hate
Fabricating fragile inferences on coyotes and the wild honey they ate
Fabricating fragile inferences on coyotes and the wild honey they ate
But a Yote is a carnivore, and not one to mimic
A bear in a beehive, it really is ALL one big gimmick
A bear in a beehive, it really is ALL one big gimmick
Teams of technocrats sitting far from the fray
Of imaginative 4th graders on Pearson Testing Day
Of imaginative 4th graders on Pearson Testing Day
Don’t care that the passage is a “diversity” bore
A deliberate distortion of Native/Hispanic lore
A deliberate distortion of Native/Hispanic lore
A topic we don’t study, but maybe we should
Is how corporate conglomerates came to conquer our Hood
Is how corporate conglomerates came to conquer our Hood
Every subject manipulated to maximize shame
While misguided systems chase after profit and blame
While misguided systems chase after profit and blame
So here we all sit, not to be fooled
Stewing in outrage, not about to be cooled
Stewing in outrage, not about to be cooled
We’re smart! We know it! This test is no measure!
Of US, Your Children, Your National Treasure
Of US, Your Children, Your National Treasure
By Kathy Irwin
