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[quote=Anonymous]PP is our resident let's pretend to be dumb poster.

Common Core is a set of standards and whether those standards are met is validated by the PARCC test. 18 states are part of PARCC and Common Core. A number of states have decided to pull out or delay for various reasons ranging from cost, political pressure, or if their existing curriculums already meet and exceed those standards. In our area DC and MD are part of this consortium. VA declined to join. Pennsylvania and I think Delaware recently pulled out.

Curriculum 2.0 didn't just align with Common Core. MCPS took a reductionist view and ONLY aligned with the common core standards with the goal being that as many students reach the bottom. This is one of the criticisms on the national stage of the effect of Common Core....states with higher standards will lower their standards and quality of instruction to optimize results on the common core components on the test. The ultimate teaching the test problem where meeting a test score creating by enough of the student population is the only goal. Any resource spent on a student for achieving anything above the bottom line is a wasted resource in this model.

In addition math standards in Common Core place US students 2 years below competitive nations. If states follow the MCPS model, the US performance in math will drop across the country. If states follow a hybrid model where they meet the bottom standards but target above Common Core then you can see a rise in US performance. The problem is that Common Core was originally a baseline set of standards where schools should not fall below. Systems, like MCPS, are positioning that the Common Core baseline is the goal itself. This weakens US education and supports Ravitch's position.

The idea of Common Core being a baseline is excellent. However, the reality is that it is a race to the middle. The losers are our kids while the bureaucrats win. [/quote]

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