PARCC monitoring student's social media, wants schools to "punish" them

[Anonymous]

I'm still waiting for somebody to tell me how it was poorly written.

vague, unclear, etc. What is a "one-on-one collaboration"?

[Anonymous]

Please note: this quote came from the list of criteria for Common Core standards on the Common Core website. Sadly, "measurable" is not spelled correctly, which, to me is an indication of the lack of professionalism in the whole process.



Is this what the copy editors are doing these days, now that the newspapers have (unfortunately) fired them all?

This spelling error came from a site that is responsible for writing standards for our kids. You don't think the writers should be professional and spell correctly? I think it is an indicator of how this whole process was conducted.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

This spelling error came from a site that is responsible for writing standards for our kids. You don't think the writers should be professional and spell correctly? I think it is an indicator of how this whole process was conducted.

OK. I don't.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

I'm still waiting for somebody to tell me how it was poorly written.

vague, unclear, etc. What is a "one-on-one collaboration"?

Which part don't you understand, "one-on-one" or "collaboration"? Or do you not understand how two people can collaborate?

[Anonymous]

Which part don't you understand, "one-on-one" or "collaboration"? Or do you not understand how two people can collaborate?

Of course, two people can collaborate. But, it said "one-on-one". Just another example of how poorly that standard is written. But, then, you don't think it matters that they are poorly written. Do you understand why clear writing is important?

[Anonymous]

http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/one-on-one

Wouldn't you think that the writers of the language competency standards would have good command of the English language? Sad. Please tell me who wrote that standard. "One-on-one" collaboration? Give me a break. Did anyone proof these standards?

[Anonymous]

Please note: this quote came from the list of criteria for Common Core standards on the Common Core website. Sadly, "measurable" is not spelled correctly, which, to me is an indication of the lack of professionalism in the whole process.



Is this what the copy editors are doing these days, now that the newspapers have (unfortunately) fired them all?


This spelling error came from a site that is responsible for writing standards for our kids. You don't think the writers should be professional and spell correctly? I think it is an indicator of how this whole process was conducted.

+1 They should know how to use spell checker at the very least. You would think that there would be many people looking at these standards anyway.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/one-on-one

Wouldn't you think that the writers of the language competency standards would have good command of the English language? Sad. Please tell me who wrote that standard. "One-on-one" collaboration? Give me a break. Did anyone proof these standards?

You've never heard anyone use the phrase "one-on-one" to refer to a close and direct interaction between two people? Really? Have you lived under a rock your entire life?

Have you never misspelled a single word, ever in, your entire professional career? If you say "no" then we know you are thoroughly full of crap. I can pretty much guarantee you that virtually every published work out there has at least one issue with it, whether misspellings, misusage of terms, incorrect grammar, or other issues.

[Anonymous]

OH MY GOD!

SHUT THE ENTIRE WORLD DOWN!

THERE'S A MISSPELLING!

</sarcasm>

[Anonymous]

You've never heard anyone use the phrase "one-on-one" to refer to a close and direct interaction between two people? Really? Have you lived under a rock your entire life?

Have you never misspelled a single word, ever in, your entire professional career? If you say "no" then we know you are thoroughly full of crap. I can pretty much guarantee you that virtually every published work out there has at least one issue with it, whether misspellings, misusage of terms, incorrect grammar, or other issues.

The "one-on-one" term is inappropriate for the standard. Look it up. It is used in that manner on other grade level standards, too. Wouldn't you think the professionals would want to be sure the standards were well written? After all, I thought the experts were writing these standards.

For the record, please go read the definition of the term. It is commonly used in sports--but also used in "encounters." Just so you know, "collaboration" and "encounter" do not go together. You would think with all the money spent on these standards, that they could have paid a professional to review it. Funny, that this mistake is made on the language and literacy standards and not on math.

Of course, I have misspelled words and used words inappropriately. But, anything for public consumption should be held to high standards. (Ironic, isn't it: "standards") However, I would have sense enough to review standards that are being published nationwide and for use with millions of kids to be correct. I was not an English teacher. I am not an expert--but I quickly noticed the error.
It just reinforces my belief that these standards were written hurriedly by people who did not know what they were doing. I sure would love to know how much they were paid.

Thanks for posting the standard. I had not noticed the error until you presented it as a "flexible" standard.

[Anonymous]

Clear and Specific: The standards should provide sufficient guidance and clarity so that they are teachable, learnable, and measurable. The standards will also be clear and understandable to the general public.
Quality standards are precise and provide sufficient detail to convey the level of performance expected without being overly prescriptive. (the “what” not the “how”). The standards should maintain a relatively consistent level of grain size

Pretty sure the standards fail on this criterion from the Common Core website.

[Anonymous]

The standards should maintain a relatively consistent level of grain size.

From the criterion for the standards posted above. Could someone explain to me what this meas. I've never heard it used in this manner. Is this a fancy education term?

[Anonymous]

Maybe this is why the tests are so bad. The standards are poorly written.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/one-on-one

Wouldn't you think that the writers of the language competency standards would have good command of the English language? Sad. Please tell me who wrote that standard. "One-on-one" collaboration? Give me a break. Did anyone proof these standards?

The definition linked above is: involving two people who are dealing with or competing against each other directly.

So I really don't see a problem with "one-on-one collaboration".

How about this definition, though?

http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pedant

[Anonymous]

OH 19:56:

You forgot the full definition:

from MW

Full Definition of ONE-ON-ONE

1

: playing directly against a single opposing player


2

: involving a direct encounter between one person and another

Nothing "collaborative" about this. (You may need to also look up "encounter" if you don't understand.)

The point is that the standards are not clearly written. Sure, it may be picky, but it is significant.