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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote]That's all fine and good if each class is in a vacuum. Each teacher gives his own test. Some teacher's tests are puffballs that don't actually test anything - easy A. Each teacher's test is all over the map. Teacher in grade 4's test in no way relates to anything on teacher in grade 5's test - and so on. There's absolutely no coherency or consistency in test results when everyone does it their own way. That is a fact[/quote]

So, you do want every class to be the same.  Well, here is a fact for you: every student is not the same.

I taught for a number of years.  No two years did I do the same thing.  Why? I had kids with different needs and who were on different levels. Even when it was the same grade in the same school.  If I had taught the same thing in the same way, I would have had kids who were left behind and some who would not have charged ahead.
Were the achievement levels the same each year?  NO.  If I were being evaluated on my class from year to year, there would have been years where my scores were upside down.  Why?  Principal gave me some kids that he thought I could handle because he understood my skills.  You have no idea.[/quote]

No!  Not "every class the same!"  You still don't GET IT.  All we are talking about is a MINIMUM CORE SET OF ITEMS.  All else is totally open to be done however schools and teachers like.  They can teach to different needs, use different methods, supplement with whatever they like.  Common Core are not exclusive or proscriptive no matter how many times you try saying it.  Any limits that are being put on teaching are happening LOCALLY.[/quote]

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