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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Are you saying, "My child has a language disability, therefore no child in public school should be expected to achieve anything better than what my child can achieve"?[/quote]

I'm the poster with the language-disabled child. What an ungracious witch you are. This isn't about holding precious Lulu back from her potential for greatness. It's to get the boot off the neck of my child with a disability.

Children with disabilities should be taken out of the grade level standards scheme. It's not workable for them. Instead, they should be measured by their progress. Whenever possible, they should be taught grade level material, be it accommodated or modified. IEPs can require this, but Common Core makes no allowances for IEPs or disabilities. It pretends that with a tweak or two, everyone will magically be on grade level if the teacher or student just discovers their "grit."

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Common Core doesn't make allowances for ANYTHING.  They are the grade level standards.

Common Core doesn't measure ANYTHING.  Tests are being devised (PARCC etc) to measure whether chlldren have met grade level standards.  NOT whether children are making progress.   Whether they are reaching the grade level standard.

I agree with you that children with IEPs should be measured by their progress.   This is a reasonable goal to work towards.  Not "Get rid of Common Core because it is inappropriate for learning disabled students."[/quote]

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