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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I am a special educator and I was first excited about common core.  There is more overlap between subjects, which means more exposure and review.  However, the end expectation is for the student to synthesize information and explain reasoning.  For students who are just grasping the facts, they are not ready for the next step.

Math is difficult because there are many students who can do the rote algorithm and show understanding in that way.  [b]Ask them to explain why and they are totally lost.  That is 50% of the curriculum!  [/b]

There are still many answers sought and not a lot of guidance from higher ups.  There is more curriculum development for those students who are not on the diploma track, and it is leaving those students behind who are in the regular curriculum.  Not to say the old curriculum was perfect, but this has presented more challenges.[/quote]

This is what my child and so many others like him are facing. He now despises school. Tells me every day how much he hates it. He hates the teachers. He hates the work. Great job, Common Core! [/quote]

I'm sorry that your child now hates school. But I don't think that means that the Common Core math standards are bad. A child should be able to demonstrate understanding, and simply being able to do the standard algorithm by rote does not demonstrate understanding.

How are the teachers requiring him to demonstrate understanding? For example, are they requiring him to write sentences, and he has a verbal disability or dysgraphia? In that case, the problem is with his lack of accommodation, not with the Common Core standards. [/quote]

How are the teachers asking students to demonstrate understanding? My friend, who is a common core proponent, also stated that when she took part in grading the testing, that she started to see the flaws, i.e. that there were many ambiguities.  Huge problem.

One can write standards until they are blue in the face. If they can't be implemented with clarity, it's not ready for prime time.[/quote]

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