Common Core Info and Research

Common Core- The Correct Answer is Incorrect?

December 18, 2012 0 Comments
Common Core- The Correct Answer is Incorrect?

Parents, do your kids struggle with math? Do you wonder why getting the correct answer on math problems isn’t enough? Please listen to this Joy Pullman interview on podcast of a veteran math teacher which explains that the new mathematical process standards of the common core promote writing and process over the math content your […]

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Fordham Report on Indiana and Common Core Math Standards

December 15, 2012 0 Comments

A summary from a report published by The Fordham Institute: The common core math standards have been proven to be less rigorous, less clear, and more in number than our former standards. The Thomas B. Fordham report evaluated both the common core and Indiana’s former standards and came to the following conclusion: INDIANA GRADE A, […]

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TIMMS Results Put Massachusetts as Model for Standards-Not Common Core

December 14, 2012 0 Comments
TIMMS Results Put Massachusetts as Model for Standards-Not Common Core

If you follow the debate on the common core standards, you often here proponents of the standards claim they are needed to make American students more competitive in the global economy. In fact, it was the main reason for the initiative in the first place. Recent data from the TIMMS, which is an international test […]

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McEducation in the Corporate Age: i’m loving it

December 14, 2012 0 Comments
McEducation in the Corporate Age: i’m loving it

I have the permission to submit, in its entirety, one of my favorite blogs by a fellow Hoosier. It is a very clever, satirical piece that makes one laugh and think. I hope teachers will rally behind its message and challenge the reform efforts of the common core. If you are a teacher, I would […]

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Heritage Foundation on Common Core English Standards

December 14, 2012 0 Comments
Heritage Foundation on Common Core English Standards

Read the latest article from the Heritage Foundation entitled, Common Core Standards’ Devastating Impact on Literary Study and Analytical Thinking.  It details the devastating effect of the Common Core ELA Standards, which favor having children read “informational texts,” over classic and creative literature.  Our children deserve a real “education”, not simply “training” to read manuals […]

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