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Are you sure you mean No Child Left Behind (HW Bush 1)/Race to the Top (Obama 2)'s emphasis on measurable objectives backed by standardized tests? The Common Co
by nxobject 2y ago
Are you sure you mean No Child Left Behind (HW Bush 1)/Race to the Top (Obama 2)'s emphasis on measurable objectives backed by standardized tests? The Common Core is a program/sequence of Grade 2-12 curriculum objectives.
https://corestandards.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/ELA_Standards1.pdf https://corestandards.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/ELA_Sta...
https://corestandards.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Math_Standards1.pdf https://corestandards.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Math_St...
I say this as someone who hates exams as assessment in general, because I'm simply not wired to do any meaningful thinking given a piece of paper, no ability to walk around and think, and always just too little time to gather my thoughts. (I always enjoyed tough problem sets instead.)
- eesmith 2y agoI could well be wrong on the details, but note that Bill Gates and his foundation funding enabled Common Core to meet RttP goals, in a way that https://dianeravitch.net/2014/06/08/the-inside-story-of-how-bill-gates-bought-the-common-core-standards/ https://dianeravitch.net/2014/06/08/the-inside-story-of-how-... describes as a "coup". Curriculum standards only work if people follow the standards, which for the US means tests, along with the artificial high-stakes I mentioned.