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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote]Anonymous wrote:
http://dianeravitch.net/2014/04/23/who-wrote-the-common-core-standards-here-is-a-list/

Here is a major part of the problem.

Please explain -- starting with what the problem is, specifically[/quote]

My problem is the same as Ravitch's problem.  How many classroom teachers were involved?[/quote]

No, that's not a problem. That's a question. Is your problem that the standards are bad because classroom teachers were not involved in their development?[/quote]

Not the PP, but you can go back to my long post and read what the TX Education Commissioner said - they wanted him to sign onto acceptance before the standards were even written. Would you sign a contract without knowing the terms? Now ask yourself why not.

I've already pointed out how the national testing will standardize curricula over time (so if you think you will have freedom to meet the standards the way you want to as a teacher, think again). Now consider the mass data collection as a result of these tests. Congress's $787 billion dollar stimulus bill in 2009 included a large sum for the creation of national longitudinal data systems used to track a child's progress from preschool to college - actually straight through to his/her first job. The Obama administration used the creation of these data systems as a major consideration when awarding states extra K-12 aid.  The National Center for Education Statistics (part of US Dept. of Ed) also worked with state officials to create a standard coding system so they could track students who move to a different state. Sounds innocuous, right? Those codes being tracked by the feds include roughly 400 data points, some of which are pretty sensitive, such as religious affiliation, medical conditions, discipline issues, family income and VOTING STATUS.

And behind your back, the US Dept. of Ed, in 2011, made a change to the Federal Educational Rights and Privacy Act to allow schools to release student records to third-party organizations WITHOUT PARENTAL CONSENT.

Not concerned? Consider that, in combination with CC standards, the stage has now been set for the private sector and federal government together to fundamentally transform (where have we heard that phrase?) the nation's educational system. Still not concerned? Consider the privacy breaches and subsequent exploitation due to hackers. Consider the use (and misuse) of predictive technology.

So the issue remains - do parents want their kids' future determined for them? Do the kids? Do teachers?

And to the teachers out there - how much control do you want over your students?  Do you believe that parents have no idea how to teach, what their kids need, and should simply shut up, like they wanted Mr. Baer to do, because he clearly has no right to be upset that his 9th grade daughter was assigned porn? [/quote]

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