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Ka hrnt

(308 posts)

16. Common Core is a nation-wide *experiment*; no evidence it will work.

Reply to AtheistCrusader (Original post)

Sun Sep 7, 2014, 02:13 PM

Sep 2014

From what I have read, there's essentially no evidence to justify the existence of Common Core. About the only things that guaranteed is that with national standards, the "big ed" companies can now get better economies of scale by not having to make different versions of textbooks/tests. In other words, the biggest advantage is that Common Core is going to be (even more) profitable for Pearson et al.

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I don't know how much more of this Common Core bullshit I can take. [View all] AtheistCrusader Sep 2014 OP

With no kids in school, this is mysterious to me... TreasonousBastard Sep 2014 #1

Yes yes and yes underpants Sep 2014 #4

Welcome to the Age of Mediocracy procon Sep 2014 #2

It's the modern day "Communist fluoridated water" underpants Sep 2014 #3

Oh... I don't know. Smarmie Doofus Sep 2014 #5

That sounds like fallout from NCLB. AtheistCrusader Sep 2014 #6

It's fallout from people that don't know anything about public education... Smarmie Doofus Sep 2014 #7

Mostly. Igel Sep 2014 #10

"administrators and parents, both greedy and grasping" Wow! madfloridian Sep 2014 #11

Frankly it's upsetting to see these attacks in the Education forum madfloridian Sep 2014 #12

Arne just stated he wants ALL students to have IB classes, pass all tests. madfloridian Sep 2014 #9

"When I look back at all the crap I learned in high school, it's a wonder I can think at all" - msongs Sep 2014 #8

"troglodytes" refers to what group? madfloridian Sep 2014 #13

The ones posting the 'I've got a math BA and I can't figure out this CC math problem' AtheistCrusader Sep 2014 #14

There are a lot of ways I could answer that. madfloridian Sep 2014 #15

Common Core is a nation-wide *experiment*; no evidence it will work. Ka hrnt Sep 2014 #16

Common Core is not a "new method." LWolf Sep 2014 #17