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PARCC testing next year is going to be an all-out disaster. 70 percent to 95 percent of children will fail.  That's been demonstrated in state after state.

This is what Common Core is - total garbage. [/quote]

I wonder what information your crystal ball is using. The information my crystal ball is using is:

1. No child has taken the actual PARCC test yet (aside from field-testing).
2. Two states have done testing (not PARCC) related to Common Core standards: Kentucky and New York.
3. The Common Core is a set of standards for math and reading/language arts. Not a curriculum, not a test, not a conspiracy. A set of standards. (And anybody who believes that the Common Core is "total garbage" is welcome to cite specific standards as support for their belief. I'm eager to find out which of the standards the PP finds bad.)[/quote]

PP above has been drinking too much of the MCPS Kool Aid.  Common Core is just BS thought of by administrators, test makers, and a publisher that are making big money for this NEW curriculum.  It was a way to justify their salaries and fees.

NEW doesn't mean better and the funds could have been spent more prudently elsewhere.  For example, use the education dollars and time spent on actually teaching the kids, not using them as guinea pigs for your own paid research project.  Use funds to pay teachers a decent salary so the best are attracted to the field and stay in the classroom.  Use funds to reduce class sizes so student to improve instruction and learning.
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