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[quote=Anonymous]Example:  the purpose of teaching kids to read is to decipher “print” into comprehension.  One effective way to “read” is to use phonics.  I am a strong supporter of phonics.  I taught first grade and spent a lot of time on phonics. For the record, I taught phonics when phonics wasn’t cool.  From time to time, however, there are kids (more than you think), who really struggle with phonics.  Did I teach it to them?  Of course.  However, I taught them other ways to learn to read which were more successful for some kids.  I used lots of different strategies to teach reading.  With CC, there a number of phonics standards which must be taught.  So, today, would I keep pushing the phonics at the expense of other strategies which would be more effective?  After all, as a teacher, I would be evaluated on this.  The kids would be evaluated on this, too.
Common core takes creativity and common sense judgment away from teachers.  Kids are not robots.  They are not “one size fits all”.  The teacher should take every child “where he is” and push/pull him as far as possible.  You do not need common core to do this.  In fact, it will act as a deterrent.
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