Some
tricky things about Common Core. Quote: "When it comes to the Common
Core, the familiar talking points offered up by advocates deserve close
scrutiny. Advocates aren’t necessarily lying, but they’ve relied upon
half-truths and exaggerations that they’ve passed off as fact. As states
reassess the Common Core, advocates should be challenged to offer more
than stirring rhetoric and grandiose claims. As much as Common Core
boosters celebrate “evidence,” they ought to be able to provide
something more than, “We’re smart, and here’s what we think.” http://www.nationalreview.com/article/386911/common-cores-five-big-half-truths-frederick-m-hess
The evidence for Common Core. Where is it? Quote: "It’s
all too common: The backers of a broad-based political movement claim
their cause is steeped in evidence, but a perusal of the research
reveals more hope than substance. The Common Core education standards
are a good example. As I noted
last week, George Washington University’s compendium of 60+ research
papers on Common Core included just two focused on the standards’ impact
on student achievement, and the results were mixed at best."
And, "The people who developed and validated the Common Core have
themselves acknowledged its weak evidence base." So why are we spending
millions and billions implementing it? And why are we turning our kids
into experimental test subjects? http://www.nationalreview.com/agenda/386928/common-core-validation-committee-member-nobody-thought-there-was-sufficient-evidence
Does this make any sense to you? http://dailysignal.com/2014/09/04/local-news-airs-homework-helper-videos-parents-struggling-common-core-requirements/
Another example of nonsensical Common Core instruction. This one from 5th grade vocabulary instruction. http://eaglerising.com/8517/common-cored-pretty/
Common Core math. What a mess. http://eaglerising.com/8537/math-adventures-common-core/
This school's administration is absent any semblance of common sense. http://dailysignal.com/2014/09/09/insane-reason-girl-forced-d-c-public-schools/?
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