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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote]Which of the Common Core standards involve "dumbing down"? Can you provide some examples, please? 
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The way MCPS is implementing CC is a dumbed down version, if you have a child in MCPS you would see that.[/quote]

Common Core standards came about because Obama and his Dept of Ed appointees didn't like how some states (mississippi) had lower standards, state tests, etc than other states (maryland). So he federalized the standards in order to "make each state the same."  And tests will be the same across each state, nice and standardized, easy peasy to compare progress and divvy up budgets.

It was a big, expensive project, the standards/bars for each grade were released, and each state that signs up (implements it as they wish) and takes the fed tests receives money per public student. 
Most states signed up.  MD went forth and did a big, expensive study with Pearsons on how to implement the Common Core standards and here we are with Curriculum 2.0.

Now there is less leeway for a state or county or school to have a curriculum geared towards its actual student body, whether than be accelerated, slow, LD, ESOL, etc. Who knows how historically strong school districts or states will fare. Worse, who knows how the students will fare. For them it is a global game, not fed funds game. [/quote]

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