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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]http://www.aft.org/ae/winter2014-2015/tanis

Here's a great post from a special education teacher:

"As our school and state have embraced the Common Core, [b]it has been challenging to bridge the gap between what my students know and can do and what the standards require.[/b] The implementation of the Common Core across all grades has [b]resulted in many students receiving instruction without being taught the necessary prerequisite skills.[/b] The situation is especially problematic for students with learning challenges who are sensitive to change and depend on sufficient scaffolding of information and skills to learn. Students struggling prior to the implementation of the Common Core suddenly[b] find themselves significantly further behind.[/b]

The problem has only been [b]exacerbated by the advent of test-based teacher accountability[/b] required for states participating in the Race to the Top initiative.1 My colleagues and I have found it increasingly difficult to differentiate instruction for our students while keeping up with the curriculum so they will be prepared to take Common Core–aligned tests. Throw in the threat of a poor evaluation and the loss of teacher job security, and [b]you have a recipe for disaster."
- See more at: http://www.aft.org/ae/winter2014-2015/tanis#sthash.KfPj8yvM.dpuf[/b]

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That's not a standards problem, that's a problem with how schools and teachers have chosen to implement the standard.  The standard did not tell them or force them to teach content without prerequisite skills.[/quote]

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