Conform, Glenn Beck
Conform, Glenn Beck
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Conform
Exposing the Truth About Common Core and Public Education

Bestseller

Author: Glenn Beck

Narrator: Jeremy Lowell

Unabridged: 6 hr 13 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 05/06/2014


Synopsis

Glenn Beck, the New York Times bestselling author of The Great Reset, considers the hot-button issue of education in the US, exposing the weaknesses of the Common Core school curriculum and examining why liberal solutions fail.

Public education is never mentioned in the constitution. Why? Because our founders knew that it was an issue for state and local governments—not the federal one.

It’s not a coincidence that the more the federal government has inserted itself into public education over the years, the worse our kids have fared. Washington dangles millions of dollars in front of states and then tells them what they have to do to get it. It’s backdoor nationalization of education—and it’s leading us to ruin.

In Conform, Glenn Beck presents a well-reasoned, fact-based analysis that proves it’s not more money our schools need—it’s a complete refocusing of their priorities and a total restructuring of their relationship with the federal government. In the process, he dismantles many of the common myths and talking points that are often heard by those who want to protect the status quo:

Critics of the current system are just “teacher bashers”…Teachers’ unions put kids first...Homeschooled kids suffer both academically and socially…“local control” is an excuse to protect mediocrity…Common Core is “rigorous” and “state led”…Critics of Common Core are just conspiracy theorists…Elementary school teachers need tenure...We can’t reform schools until we eradicate poverty…school choice takes money away from public schools…Charter schools perform poorly relative to public schools.

There is no issue more important to America’s future than education. The fact that we’ve yielded control over it to powerful unions and ideologically driven elitists is inexcusable. We are failing ourselves, our children, and our country. Conform gives parents the facts they need to take back the debate and help usher in a new era of education built around the commonsense principles of choice, freedom, and accountability.

About Glenn Beck

Glenn Beck, the nationally syndicated radio host and founder of TheBlaze television network, has written thirteen #1 bestselling books and is one of the few authors in history to have had #1 national bestsellers in the fiction, nonfiction, self-help, and children’s picture book genres. His recent fiction works include the thrillers Agenda 21The Overton Window, and its sequel, The Eye of Moloch; his many nonfiction titles include The Great ResetConformMiracles and MassacresControl, and Being George Washington. For more information about Glenn Beck, his books, and TheBlaze television network, visit GlennBeck.com and TheBlaze.com.


Reviews

I honestly don't know where to start. The title of the book led me to believe that common core would be examined, but little of the book was actually devoted to this topic. As a public school teacher, I do feel that there has been too much " Control" coming down from the federal government, yet I wo......more

Goodreads review by Roger

If you wish to understand the political struggle of our country, this is a must read. This book rightly points out it is all about a struggle for control between the controlists and freedom lovers. This book is all about reforming our current educational system, pointing to the progressive movement s......more

Goodreads review by Jack

The controversy surrounding Common Core is the subject that Glenn Beck tackles in Conform: Exposing the Truth About Schools. Control of the American school system that is driven by unions rather than children is at the heart of the controversy. Glenn explains the history and rationale behind Common......more