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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote]None of what you are saying is mutually exclusive to PARCC or Common Core.

Again, you IDENTIFY AND DIAGNOSE the issues. If kids are not performing well due to home issues, then social supports need to be bolstered. If kids are coming in to the system behind, you identify that and get them remedial supports and work to get them up to speed over the course of more than one year. If kids are below basic, you say "YES, they are BELOW BASIC and HERE IS WHY and HERE IS WHAT WE NEED TO DO ABOUT IT."

Instead [b]you seem to just want to whine and complain [/b]but then ultimately do nothing but pass the buck.[/quote]

Okay.  Here is the basic problem.  You do not want to listen to teacher input because it may disrupt your grand plans to implement national standardized testing (which is so dear to your heart).  You can't admit that you are a one trick pony.  Teachers cannot be one trick ponies because they have to think about a myriad of things that go way beyond the academic standards. Every day.  So you must dismiss teachers as whiners and complainers in order to bolster your side of the issue on testing.  You cannot persuade through data (except that Kentucky data which is not really strong).  You cannot persuade through other means because it is clear that mandated standardized testing has been and continues to have some very real negative effects.  The cure can be worse than the sickness.  So, in the end, you resort to calling teachers right wing nut jobs, incompetent, whining, and lazy no goods.  So if and when (more like when) your testing fails, I'm sure it will be this "local" problem that caused it.  If the local schools have such big implementation issues, how does Common Core address that?  What is the mechanism in Common Core that improves education for students?  You say there are no punitive measures attached anymore.  So what are you going to do to help?  You will be able to compare states.  So what?[/quote]

Nothing but strawmen in that post.  You truly have not been paying attention or comprehending a single thing any other poster has said.[/quote]

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