common core curriculum

[gtheist957]

could somebody from both sides of the political spectrum explain common core and how it's differs from more traditional teaching

methods?

[Lynne Kelly]

How about from the educator side 

Common Core is intended to increase standards for reading and math nationwide. It requires teachers to develop curriculum to sharpen certain skills, expressed in "I can" statements like "I can identify the central idea or theme in a text by identifying key words and their meaning." In math it's worse, nine operations to do long divisions, including the required proof.  Common Core was attached to a really difficult test, the PARCC which is intended to measure critical thinking.  (In 12 year old kids. Really?)

I have several objections. One is that the PARCC is really complicated and would discourage any child, two is that I am not sure I like the idea of all kids in the US having the same standards, and three, like most federal mandates it is underfunded and there is no established curriculum nor proof that it does anything to help kids get "college and career ready."

Our district kept common core but opted out of the PARCC. You can see the PARCC online. I am not sure the average grad student could pass it, and I am not saying the problem is with the grad students. L

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could somebody from both sides of the political spectrum explain common core and how it's differs from more traditional teaching

methods?

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[Lynne Kelly]

Is that a parent or a teacher? L

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[Charles Pratt]

I understand it's a parent who has tried to help a child with math homework. 😱

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[Lynne Kelly]

It could be a teacher explaining to a parent why it takes 9 steps to add two plus two. L

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[Charles Pratt]

Speaking of teaching, my son in law is a teacher at Alvin Junior College and is retiring this year. But he is going to spend 2 years teaching internationally before hanging it up.  He went to Boston last week to a job fair type thing where he interviewed with a number of international schools. He chose Phuket, Thailand and will be leaving in July or August. I googled the place and it is beautiful. May have to visit while they're there. 

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