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[quote=Anonymous]The ignorance on this thread is astounding. For all the people who think Common Core is going to destroy the creativity and autonomy of our schools hasn't spent time in an actual school in a long time. The ability of teachers to teach creatively and innovate their curriculum went the way of the dinosaur thanks to NCLB and the standardized tests that resulted from NCLB.

Think there were no standards before Common Core? Think again. There have always been standards, whether you were aware of them or not. Since at least 2008 DC teachers have been required to post on the board and in their lesson plans which DC content standard was being met by the lesson. CC is not some new invention. It's just a new set of standards leading to a new kind of test. The problem is not the standards, the problem is how adequately we prepare and support teachers in learning new strategies and implement new curriculum to meet the standards.

The other thing I find kind of fascinating on this thread is the disconnect posters seem to have between standardized testing and their own perception of a "good" school. Wander on over to the DC Public School threads where people are trying to order their lottery picks. What is one of the first things they research to decide whether a school is good or not? Test scores. You can't have it both ways. If you want to use test scores to judge a school or a teacher, then you have to accept standardized tests and the standards on which they are based.

If you think all standardized tests are bad and you never judge a school by test scores, at least you are showing a little more internal consistency. That's a worthy battle and opens the door to more holistic forms of assessment and reintroducing creativity back into teaching.

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