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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.
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 […]
NY students, it’s not you, it’s them
How do Common Core (CC) test makers think a fourth grader would be able to solve this problem in the way the answer key provides? For example, they expect the student to write an equation: 32+4x=240. Really? IF, a child could write this equation from reading the problem after fourth grade CC textbooks, I would […]
Common Core – The Big Picture
The following article was written by Ann Marie Banfield, an education activist in New Hampshire, and first appeared in the BedfordPatch. It provides a much needed overview of the big picture surrounding Common Core and the RADICAL restructuring of America’s schools: We keep hearing that the “Common Core Standards Initiative” is FAR more than JUST […]
Remove the gag order, free teachers!
Some on the left feel like they aren’t as effective as the right in fighting the Common Core Conflict. My belief, is that their most powerful weapon has the safety stuck on and it isn’t firing. Unfortunately, the safety is stuck pretty tight and it’s going to be hard to free it. Many think parents […]
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