Does anyone know who began the push for Common Core Standards?

[Anonymous]

The Curriculum 2.0 in MCPS is an utter failure. MCPS keeps pointing to the state mandate for the change by Gov. O'Malley and the MD Dept. of Education as the rationale for the change.

Beyond, MD state officials, who started the push for all states to have the same standards? Why did Maryland officials think the Common Core was better than the curriculum we had and why did they sign on so quickly that voters did not have a voice in the process?

[Anonymous]

I think William Bennett or E.D. Hirsh but can say for sure.

[Anonymous]

The Common Core State Standards were developed by a coalition of 40+ states, with support from the Ed Department, major foundations, the National Governors Association, the Chief State School Officers, etc. They were developed for two big reasons: 1) there is a recognition that it does not really make sense for each state to have different standards for their students, there is a "core" we can agree on and add additional pieces if different states want to; 2) a recognition that the US school standards are not as rigorous and well developed as many other countries around the world whose students do better than our on international comparisons of achievement. All but a few states have adopted them.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I think William Bennett or E.D. Hirsh but can say for sure.

no.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I think William Bennett or E.D. Hirsh but can say for sure.

CCSS are not "back to basics" or "back to the classics" standards. They are supposed to be "21st century standards" that are on par with what other countries expect their students to know.

[Anonymous]

CCSS are just standards (what a child is expected to be able to do at each grade level). Maryland already had standards, but these are more rigorous. Curriculum 2.0 is aligned to CCSS, but my sense is that parents' complaints mostly have to do with local decisions and poor implementation of the curriculum.

[Anonymous]

Who began the push for the Common Core Standards? The states -- specifically, the Council of Chief State School Officers and the National Governors Association.

45 states have adopted the Common Core. Here are the states that haven't: Texas, Virginia, Nebraska, Minnesota, Alaska.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The Curriculum 2.0 in MCPS is an utter failure. MCPS keeps pointing to the state mandate for the change by Gov. O'Malley and the MD Dept. of Education as the rationale for the change.

Beyond, MD state officials, who started the push for all states to have the same standards? Why did Maryland officials think the Common Core was better than the curriculum we had and why did they sign on so quickly that voters did not have a voice in the process?

that is your opinion.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The Curriculum 2.0 in MCPS is an utter failure. MCPS keeps pointing to the state mandate for the change by Gov. O'Malley and the MD Dept. of Education as the rationale for the change.

Beyond, MD state officials, who started the push for all states to have the same standards? Why did Maryland officials think the Common Core was better than the curriculum we had and why did they sign on so quickly that voters did not have a voice in the process?

that is your opinion.

exactly just because you don't like it because your kid isn't able to be in 3 grades up in math or maybe your kid didn't get selected for compact math

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The Curriculum 2.0 in MCPS is an utter failure. MCPS keeps pointing to the state mandate for the change by Gov. O'Malley and the MD Dept. of Education as the rationale for the change.

Beyond, MD state officials, who started the push for all states to have the same standards? Why did Maryland officials think the Common Core was better than the curriculum we had and why did they sign on so quickly that voters did not have a voice in the process?

that is your opinion.

exactly just because you don't like it because your kid isn't able to be in 3 grades up in math or maybe your kid didn't get selected for compact math

Exactly.

[Anonymous]

Bill Gates
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/mercedes-schneider/a-brief-audit-of-bill-gat_b_3837421.html

He owns the USA.

[Anonymous]

I find it interesting that in one breath MCPS claims how phenomenal 2.0 is for the system and in the second breath blames the Common Core for the disaster of 2.0.

Common Core does not require that schools end acceleration for math. The is Dr. Starr's work and MCPS.
Common Core does not require that outsource the creation of your curriculum to a publisher (Pearson) for a hefty profit and no accountability for that company because you are too messed up to know where to start.
Common Core does not require that you pretend to teach math and science by writing essays about what math might mean for an english major rather than ever doing a math problem.
Common Core does not require that you decide to ONLY teach to the dreaded mediocre P because you want to get away with larger class sizes since you mismanaged your budget.

These are all shining examples of MCPS brilliance and they can't blame it on anyone else.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I find it interesting that in one breath MCPS claims how phenomenal 2.0 is for the system and in the second breath blames the Common Core for the disaster of 2.0.

Common Core does not require that schools end acceleration for math. The is Dr. Starr's work and MCPS.
Common Core does not require that outsource the creation of your curriculum to a publisher (Pearson) for a hefty profit and no accountability for that company because you are too messed up to know where to start.
Common Core does not require that you pretend to teach math and science by writing essays about what math might mean for an english major rather than ever doing a math problem.
Common Core does not require that you decide to ONLY teach to the dreaded mediocre P because you want to get away with larger class sizes since you mismanaged your budget.

These are all shining examples of MCPS brilliance and they can't blame it on anyone else.

Luckily, 2.0 doesn't require any of those things either.

(And I'm another poster who is satisfied with 2.0.)

[Anonymous]

I respectfully disagree.

1) Curriculum 2.0 is simple using CCSS as a cover.
2) CCSS has not dictate a grading scheme of ES, P, N, and I. The grading scheme is a great set back to motivate kids to pursue better level of study.
3) CCSS does not dictate a removal of textbooks. Removing textbooks deprives parents the visibility of the systematic progress of the teaching process.
4) CCSS has not rolled out a test standard before the rollout of Curriculum 2.0.

I can write more based on facts that I've known.

Anonymous wrote:CCSS are just standards (what a child is expected to be able to do at each grade level). Maryland already had standards, but these are more rigorous. Curriculum 2.0 is aligned to CCSS, but my sense is that parents' complaints mostly have to do with local decisions and poor implementation of the curriculum.

[Anonymous]

CCSS is a myth. It often cites studies of education systems in Finnland, Hongkong, etc. The size of population is much smaller. Moreover, their population is much more homogeneous in comparison with the population of US, a big melting pot.

45 states have adopted the common core may not necessarily lead to that CCSS is great.

Anonymous wrote:Who began the push for the Common Core Standards? The states -- specifically, the Council of Chief State School Officers and the National Governors Association.

45 states have adopted the Common Core. Here are the states that haven't: Texas, Virginia, Nebraska, Minnesota, Alaska.