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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My daughter is learning a lot in her DCPS PS3, but I'm not sure about keeping her in public school because of the Common Core. The public-school classrooms I visited last year had a lot on their walls along the lines of, "Here are our strategies for analyzing non-fiction" and "Here is how we make predictions," and it felt so overly process-focused to me. I understand that many students, especially if not from learning-focused backgrounds, need to have these processes articulated for them, but at some point, shouldn't the focus turn to the discussion of the actual reading, history, science, etc., at hand? I thought the purpose of classroom postings was to inspire, excite, and encourage. What about dioramas and book covers and diagrams? If I were a student, I'd be bored senseless by having to talk about process all the time.

I know it sounds like I have foregone conclusions about Common Core--and perhaps I do. But if your child is in, say, 3rd grade or beyond, can you tell me what it's been like, from your vantage point? And how awful are the intrusions of tests? As they said on the X-Files, I want to believe. [/quote]

What you are describing isn't really Common Core.  Common Core doesn't prescribe or specify process.  It's just a minimum content standard.  Schools and teachers are perfectly free to do whatever they like, however they like, as long as they can demonstrably meet that minimum standard.  [/quote]

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