tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8318734518772387227.post3661189128515568750..comments2024-03-28T05:35:07.354-04:00Comments on Lisa Nielsen: The Innovative Educator: They're here... The Common Core Standards - Available for CommentLisa Nielsenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07759123507185453030noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8318734518772387227.post-48887812817027212782011-06-08T21:28:18.453-04:002011-06-08T21:28:18.453-04:00I have researched the Common Core Standards and I ...I have researched the Common Core Standards and I believe that they will be very beneficial to the Public School Systems of America. They set standards that why College Freshman all go into school knowing the same thing. We adapted a new math program for next year based off of the Common Core Standards.Ashleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08632595715654937475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8318734518772387227.post-73768542457406601472010-03-15T22:15:55.289-04:002010-03-15T22:15:55.289-04:00I think broadening the pool of the contributors to...I think broadening the pool of the contributors to the K-12 grade level standards has in some ways made the process even worse. They're poorly aligned to the "college and career ready standards" that they're supposed to lead to, and they show the clear signs of stuffing bits in to please political constituents -- for example, to buy the support of Core Knowledge.<br /><br />These standards aren't based on "scientifically based research." They aren't internationally benchmarked, in ELA at least, they aren't anything like other "common" standards in use in the US.Tom Hoffmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08577165613934129833noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8318734518772387227.post-17492900903032997322010-03-12T22:55:42.973-05:002010-03-12T22:55:42.973-05:00I was worried that these would be fact oriented, s...I was worried that these would be fact oriented, so I'm relieved to see it's skills. Now, if they left it alone, shook hands and called it a day, that would be great. I'd rather take this list as a Specialist in my county and show my teachers what they should expect from their students, and then let them implement it. As soon as another organization or governmental body wants to use it as an assessment tool, I'd like to show them out the door.Mike Hasleyhttp://hcpssocialstudies.com/mikehasleynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8318734518772387227.post-41192863648744818422010-03-11T13:59:37.253-05:002010-03-11T13:59:37.253-05:00I find it interesting that there is grave concern ...I find it interesting that there is grave concern for feeding the "education testing complex" but no real outcry against what I would dub the "corporate America complex" represented by the likes of Apple, Microsoft, Dell, HP, etc. At least the ed testing biz isn't driven by pop culture or Madison Avenue, two entities that are far more potentially damaging to kids' minds than some bubble tests. The ed testing biz doesn't teach kids to be crass lifetime consumerists and materialists. It also doesn't teach the "buy more, be happy" mantra, either.<br /><br />As long as ed standards are arrived at via scientifically based research, then what's the problem with them?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8318734518772387227.post-4645203378436206872010-03-11T09:06:09.386-05:002010-03-11T09:06:09.386-05:00The workgroup listed above was for the document pu...The workgroup listed above was for the document published in the summer, which was a definition of college and career readiness in ELA. Say what you want about the test-industrial complex, College Board and ACT are two organizations with a lot of data about college success and job placement outcomes.<br /><br />But the reason I am commenting is to point out that the workgroups changed for the K-12 project. They got much bigger and included many more teachers and people from the states. The list of workgroup members in math and ELA is here: http://www.corestandards.org/Files/K-12DevelopmentTeam.pdf. You will see many esteemed experts here and valued contributors to other policy documents.<br /><br />See also this from the American Federation of Teachers: http://www.aft.org/newspubs/press/2010/031010.cfmworkgroup correctionnoreply@blogger.com