By the Author of WANTED: Eight Critical Skills You Need To Succeed
Recent studies have shown that there might be slight improvement in student test scores as a result of implementing the Common Core Standards, but, in reality, it’s too soon to tell. Allie Bidwell, a reporter for US News and World Report, has written an article titled “Reports Show Small Gains After Common Core” that documents […]
Read More…Anne Kim writes an excellent article in the March 4 edition of the Detroit News about how the Common Core seems to be prevailing – that, as she states, “facts prevail when it comes to Common Core standards.” There is no question that opponents of the Common Core standards have been successful in making the […]
Read More…The most recent issue of Education Week has a good article written by Catherine Gewertz on the slow implementation of the Common Core. According to the article, “the future of the common core remains uncertain at this important juncture because many districts still are not fully prepared to impart the new academic expectations in English/language […]
Read More…The current issue of Education Week has a good article worth reading and reflecting upon. It concerns the Common Core Standards and the opposition in some states to those standards. There are three problems associated with the Common Core Standards: Teaching to the Common Core is difficult; Assessing mastery of the Common Core is difficult; […]
Read More…Teaching to the Common Core Standards requires students to actually demonstrate that they know how to think and how to apply and understand the material which they are taught. Aligning the curriculum to the Common Core Standards is much easier IF one considers the student as “having a job as a learner.” When someone has […]
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