Common Core question for proponents
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Anonymous
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^^^Well, you obviously haven't read the fine print.
http://www.corestandards.org/about-the-standards/development-process/ Go down timeline to 2008 and click on the development link. |
Anonymous
Totally agree. It is not the standards that are the problem - it is the mania for "assessment" and "accountability" which when combined with an entirely new set of standards airlifted in by the Gates Foundation that is setting everyone up for failure. |
Anonymous
December 2008: NGA, CCSSO, and Achieve release Benchmarking for Success: Ensuring U.S. Students Receive a World-Class Education. The report, guided by an advisory group that included governors, state education chiefs, and leading education researchers, recommended states “upgrade state standards by adopting a common core of internationally benchmarked standards in math and language arts for grades K-12 to ensure that students are equipped with the necessary knowledge and skills to be globally competitive.” |
Anonymous
And, the Common Core program strongly supports the continuation of the type of testing started in NCLB. |
Anonymous
The Gates Foundation? I thought it was Pearson! Is Gates behind Pearson? Is Pearson behind Gates? Are they both merely puppets of the Federal Reserve? This is so confusing! |
Anonymous
Did you not click on the link and go to the part about testing and assessments? |
Anonymous
What evidence do you have for the Common Core standards supporting continued testing as required by NCLB? (I'm not sure how standards can be in favor or against anything, but ok.) |
Anonymous
What do you think the schools use to administer the Pearson tests? |
Anonymous
Since you evidently have something specific in mind, I think it would be most efficient for you to directly provide it, instead of telling people to go look for stuff. |
Anonymous
Go read the Development link. Pay careful attention to Action IV. |
Anonymous
1. Windows desktops or laptops 2. Mac desktops or laptops 3. Chromebooks 4. iPads 5. Windows tablets Not to mention that only 12 states plus DC plan to use the PARCC tests, while 18 states will use the Smarter Balanced test, and 20 states will use their own tests. http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/education/what-happens-when-the-common-core-becomes-less--common/2015/01/25/33b8eb58-a2bf-11e4-b146-577832eafcb4_story.html |
Anonymous
^^^^^^
There is a brochure. |
Anonymous
Is this the report from 2008 that you're referring to? http://www.corestandards.org/assets/0812BENCHMARKING.pdf Here are the Actions: Action 1: Upgrade state standards by adopting a common core of internationally benchmarked standards in math and language arts for grades K-12 to ensure that students are equipped with the necessary knowledge and skills to be globally competitive. Action 2: Leverage states’ collective influence to ensure that textbooks, digital media, curricula, and assessments are aligned to internationally benchmarked standards and draw on lessons from highperforming nations and states. Action 3: Revise state policies for recruiting, preparing, developing, and supporting teachers and school leaders to reflect the human capital practices of top-performing nations and states around the world. Action 4: Hold schools and systems accountable through monitoring, interventions, and support to ensure consistently high performance, drawing upon international best practices. Action 5: Measure state-level education performance globally by examining student achievement and attainment in an international context to ensure that, over time, students are receiving the education they need to compete in the 21st century economy. Now, what was your point again? |
Anonymous
| Go read Actions 4 and 5. Testing is a strong part of this program--and has been from its inception. It is not just "standards" in a vacuum. |
Anonymous
for goodness sakes.. who cares if it was Pearson that developed the tests or teaching materials. Do you work for a competitor or something? McGraw Hill is a publishing company that also publishes a lot of teaching material and text books. Did you hate them, too. What matters is that the materials are good. Yes, most of us agree that a lot of the material is lacking. But would it have been any better if McGraw Hill wrote them? I doubt it. So, really, let's drop the Pearson argument. It's getting old. And it wasn't the Gates Foundation that came up with the standards. They helped start the movement and provided the money. That was it. Bill Gates did not personally hand pick each person who came up with the standards. And as for standardized testing, yes, there is too much of them, but we do need some standardized testing. I recall some people posting on this forum how they remember taking such standardized tests when they were in school. So, clearly, we've had them even before NCLB. But different schools were doing different things; some states had them, some didn't. Some states had very low standards; others had very high standards. And as we all have seen, some states have crazy school boards where they want to change history books, teach creationism in classrooms (I believe in God, btw), etc.. So, I really don't think leaving educational standards and teaching materials up to the states is such a good idea. Regarding the argument against the "one size fits all" model - I agree, that what may work in an affluent suburban school won't necessarily work in high poverty schools. I think they should be allowed to tweak the curriculum to fit their needs better. However, I don't think they should not be held to the same standards. They will probably never perform as well as the more affluent schools, but that shouldn't stop them from trying. Some of those kids can probably do just as well. |