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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Are you sure they didn’t say they moved from standards to Core Knowledge, or they moved from Standards of Learning (a specific set of standards from VA) to Common Core standards (a different set of standards used in multiple states)?  [/quote]

Oh yes, maybe he meant State Standards of Learning to Common Core. Does that mean the curriculum has been watered down in the public schools according to his comment?[/quote]

That seems like a reasonable interpretation.

"Second, what does traditional mean, I assume it means textbooks, spelling lists, and learning from a teacher rather than inquiry based learning technology and apps. "

Almost certainly, yes. [/quote]

FWIW I would regard statements like this as a green flag, but I would want to see curricula and get a better understanding of how the school works in practice. "We have textbooks, but the textbooks are on a laptop", for example, would probably not be for what I was looking.[/quote]

You are conflating a bunch of things.

What is taught? That can be based on common core or SOL or a different set of standards. Every school has standards and expectations, so your question is where does this school get its standards and what are they in each grade/class.

What is the specific curriculum? Is it X textbook or teacher made worksheets or something else?

How is technology/laptops used?[/quote]

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