We already knew the marketing machine was in high gear for common core, but it’s always interesting to see just how far it’s trying to reach.
Exhibit A for today: a workbook that purports to get your 3-year-old up to speed for the new expectations.
For the sale price of $8.99, you can have confidence that your “little learner” will have “the engaging activities and worksheets they need to succeed at school.” Sound like all work and no play? Rest easy: the workbook includes music that’s “also educational.”
A version of this news article first appeared in the Curriculum Matters blog.
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