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[quote=Anonymous][quote]As I see it, there is plenty of flexibility in CC. It doesn't tell you how to teach, it doesn't tell you what materials to use, it doesn't tell you what not to teach, it doesn't prohibit you from being creative. 
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Do you believe that there should be tests (which are approved as part of NCLB by the federal government) where the resulting data (namely test scores) is used as part of a teacher's evaluation?

Do you believe that the federal government should be allowed to use testing results or even the fact that they are testing using certain tests to hold back money from some states and schools while "rewarding" other states and schools who are making higher scores or who are acting in ways that the federal government has decreed are "good"?

Do you believe there should be tests where the federal government monitors schools and states and compares them for purposes that the general public has not heard about (and that they don't seem to be able to articulate very well)?

Do you believe that states and local districts should not be allowed to write their own educational standards for their students?

Do you believe that if the states and localities do not adopt CC that they should be "punished" in the form of less Title 1 or ELL monies?

What is the role of the federal government in education?

What are your thoughts on the above questions?[/quote]

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