Author Archive: Erin Tuttle
Common Core’s David Coleman calls poor kids “low hanging fruit”
In detailing how the College Board is taking a leadership role in propelling children into college through their new Access to Rigor Campaign, David Coleman the president of the College Board and architect of the Common Core calls low income children “low hanging fruit.” In his condescending manner, he jokingly says maybe he should consider […]
Indoctrination through Common Core aligned English books
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Common Core = School to Work?
I was sent a video of Michael Chapman’s presentation on the Common Core and the larger picture behind it. It’s a little long but very, very interesting. I am interested in people’s thoughts on it. I haven’t researched his research yet, so my own thoughts are still unformed.
Why does Common Core mandate fuzzy math?
Below are the standards for multiplication and division for fourth, fifth and sixth grade under Common Core. While the Common Core tests, like New York’s, require students to be able to do multi digit multiplication and division in fourth grade, the Common Core standards do not require the mastery of the standard algorithm until later. This […]
Does Smarter Balance test IQ?
After taking the Smarter Balance fourth grade on-line sample test for math, I was curious about what the test was testing. I know, “Enough of the tinfoil hats!” However, the following example shows that the only way to answer this test item correctly for full points was to have been taught a certain method or […]
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