Core: the central or most important part of something
Test scores are a hollow shell awaiting the vital part –
the heart, the core of who we are as Americans
Common Goals – Common Projects – Common Assessment
Among parents, teachers, students, community members
The Serve America Act asks us to:
- Tackle national priorities
- Invest in social innovation
- Participate in the ongoing process of national renewal
Our president asks every American to:
- Make an enduring commitment to serving their community and country
- Share stories of service and success
- Measure our progress in the impact our efforts have on the life of this nation
Our youth expect to:
- Apply education to real world problems
- See the results of their learning in the real world
- Be assessed by the outcomes they produce
- Find respect for their contributions
- Discover their individual and collective potential as the next generation
- Use technology to connect with their national and global peers
- Work with role models that inspire them to consider the direction of their lives beyond school
- Find their place in the community, in the world.
A Common Core of service would:
- Connect education with real-life application
- Create engagement with outstanding social entrepreneurs
- Ignite the entrepreneurial American spirit in our youngest
- Mobilize all Americans into problem solving work with youth
“We do not have to compel citizens to serve their country. All we have to do is ask – and provide the opportunity.”
Senator Kennedy
A national K-12 service initiative would increase the impact of the Serve America Act exponentially.
A National Service Initiative - Starting in Kindergarten 