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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote]There will always be the next new big thing. That's how it seems to work, in education. So why are you going to so much trouble to fight the Common Core standards?[/quote]

Because we need to move on to the next big thing THAT WORKS.[/quote]

Fighting against the Common Core standards is not going to get anybody to move on to the next big thing THAT WORKS. If that's what you want, then you should fight FOR the next big thing THAT WORKS (whatever that would be -- what do you think it would be?).[/quote]

Thus far NONE of the data and empirical evidence presented shows that Common Core is making things worse.  Sure, it shows that there are other underlying problems, particularly with demographics, SES and culture - which is a separate issue that needs to be dealt with on its own.  The data doesn't support the anti-CC hypothesis of of "badness."  The Brookings report mentions but doesn't delve into the hypothesis of efficiencies and economies of scale - but these are already being realized (Common Core is significantly cheaper at $6.6m per state than of state standards done separately and independently state by state, which has typically costed significantly more).

The anti-CC arguments melt away with each study and report, and with each piece of data.  But that's not to say there aren't still problems, but CC is not the problem.  If you want to fight for something, then you should be fighting to ensure you have knowledgeable administrators who are making good decisions about robust materials and curriculum, you should be fighting to ensure that administrators are taking a holistic approach to improvement, for example, not just blindly firing middle school teachers because of poor test results when that was due to poor decisions and failings they were responsible for in elementary school.  You should be working at the community level, to help get the supports for the ESL and at-risk students, et cetera.

Flailing away at Common Core really doesn't solve any of the problems, and is ultimately just a lazy person's fight, compounded by the politicization of Common Core by the desperate right wing, who has pumped a huge amount of deliberate disinformation out to confuse people.  [/quote]

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