"Teacher of the Year" quits over Common Core tests

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

More than two on the list you are working off of do have teaching experience, and in fact, several of them taught K-12 teachers how to teach, and several of them know more about childhood development and pedagogy than any classroom teacher does.

And, you know this, how?

Because some of the folks who were involved have PhDs and teach in those fields, and have published numerous articles in those subject areas in peer reviewed journals, whereas the typical classroom teacher does not have anywhere near as much depth in the field.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:http://www.statejournal.com/story/26393059/sandra-stotsky-common-core-gets-things-backward

Suggest you read this. No one knows how the committee was selected. Don't you find that puzzling? It doesn't bother you at all?

The primary committees were selected by state education representatives from NGA and CSSO. The only thing I find puzzling or bothersome is your bizarre attitude that perhaps they were beamed to earth by an alien mothership.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:http://www.statejournal.com/story/26393059/sandra-stotsky-common-core-gets-things-backward

Suggest you read this. No one knows how the committee was selected. Don't you find that puzzling? It doesn't bother you at all?

"No one knows"? I'm sure that plenty of people know. You might not know, and I don't know, but that doesn't mean that no one knows.

[Anonymous]

Well, not better than Cosmos, but very entertaining!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

So now your claim is that the standards were written by professors?

No, the fact is that there were no classroom teachers involved in the development process. Go do some research. There were some professors among the writers.

Aha -- we're back to "no teachers were involved", except that now it's become "no classroom teachers".

[Anonymous]

Aha -- we're back to "no teachers were involved", except that now it's become "no classroom teachers".

Means the same thing. Professors hardly teach anymore.

[Anonymous]

The primary committees were selected by state education representatives from NGA and CSSO. The only thing I find puzzling or bothersome is your bizarre attitude that perhaps they were beamed to earth by an alien mothership.

Really? Can you document this? Who was the decision maker? What was the criteria for selection?

[Anonymous]

Because some of the folks who were involved have PhDs and teach in those fields, and have published numerous articles in those subject areas in peer reviewed journals, whereas the typical classroom teacher does not have anywhere near as much depth in the field.

LOL! Oh, yes, publishing in the field is the same thing as day to day experience. You might be surprised at how little actual experience those professors have.

[Anonymous]

Please list the members of the development committee with actual early childhood experience.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Please list the members of the development committee with actual early childhood experience.

Is it only the K-1 standards you object to, or all of them?

Also, which K-1 standards do you object to? If the members of the development committee had no actual early childhood experience, then this should be evident in the final K-1 standards.

[Anonymous]

Because some of the folks who were involved have PhDs and teach in those fields, and have published numerous articles in those subject areas in peer reviewed journals, whereas the typical classroom teacher does not have anywhere near as much depth in the field.

Geez, the teachers are knee deep in the field! More like up to their eyeballs in it. Teachers get treated like they are mindless robots to be "programmed with the standards". Just turn the "on" switch and let them roll.

[Anonymous]

Also, which K-1 standards do you object to? If the members of the development committee had no actual early childhood experience, then this should be evident in the final K-1 standards.

It is evident and examples are given on another thread.

[Anonymous]

Is it only the K-1 standards you object to, or all of them?

Also, which K-1 standards do you object to? If the members of the development committee had no actual early childhood experience, then this should be evident in the final K-1 standards.

Pass the popcorn. This is getting good again.

[Anonymous]

Nurses and paramedics *literally* save lives. But, I guess that's not important, not something we value in society.



Yeah, those people are pretty worthless. Professors who write academic standards---now those people are saving lives and should earn a lot. Teachers . . . yeah, pretty much one step above used car salesmen, if that. Most of them are pretty lazy really.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Also, which K-1 standards do you object to? If the members of the development committee had no actual early childhood experience, then this should be evident in the final K-1 standards.

It is evident and examples are given on another thread.

No, it's not evident, and no, examples were not given on another thread. In any case, here we are on this thread. So: which K-1 standards do you object to?