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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]It would be foolish for Common Core supporters to deny that there is controversy. What Common Core supporters deny (or at least this one does) are the following:

1. The standards come out of nowhere.
2. The standards are untested.
3. Nobody else in the world anywhere does anything like this.
4. All of the standards are bad, and I don't have to refer to any specific standards because they are all bad.
5. Common Core is a conspiracy of Bill Gates/Obama/the Trilateral Commission.
6. The standards are simultaneously too easy, too hard, and too standardized.

As for "no scientific evidence shows curriculum improves the quality of math instruction" -- that sounds good, but what specifically do you mean by it? Do you mean that what teachers teach, or how teachers teach, is not related to how well teachers teach? Specifically what kind of evidence would satisfy you?[/quote]

Good question!

CC is based on academic theories. Now some academic theories are excellent, indeed revolutionary having profound positive impact on the lives of millions, say the theory of bacterial sensitivity to antibiotic agents. On the other hand academia can produce unfathomably stupid/dangerous theories such as Malthusian population control.

Thus before put into practice, a theory must be meticulously researched and independently verified. Regarding CC, I’d feel comfortable with a state pilot program. Allow a state to follow CC students for 20 years then do a retrospective analysis. Did graduates of CC have statistically significant improvement or results exceeding their non CC peers? Data points could be national test results, college entry rates, college graduation rates, employment rates, income, etc). If yes then other states can adapt into their education systems. But if not (or CC graduates do worse)… well consider the implications. For right now far too many states are jumping on an unproven bandwagon. Potentially an utter catastrophe awaits us in 20 years.
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