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[quote=Anonymous]It's not the standards; it's the teachers.

Yes, it's a very difficult paradigm shift for many of them, and roll out hasn't been smooth.

However, as a teacher trained in IB (high school, of course), I do understand the CC standards, as they revolve around critical thinking and discourse.  So I do wonder why some teachers can wrap their heads around the shift while others still can't grasp the big picture.

The frameworks are fine.  But they're only as good as their instructors. And some teachers are still at the very basic level of teaching - even those WITH years of experience.  You can't be a concrete thinker and be successful with frameworks based on the CC standards.

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Ah, the naive Maryland parents, who have their heads in the sand about the Common Core testing sledgehammer about to hit their kids next year.

In every state where they have started with Common Core testing, the children are failing miserably. In Kentucky, that's been year after year. Yes, they've been taught Common Core for more than two years, and more than half the kids can't pass the tests.

That's what's in store for you and your kids.

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