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Does it help that I haven't talked to a single teacher who has been bullish on the Common Core? Many of them feel that it breaks the K-8 curriculum up in such a

by debacle 12y ago

Does it help that I haven't talked to a single teacher who has been bullish on the Common Core? Many of them feel that it breaks the K-8 curriculum up in such a way that it front-loads the wrong things. Almost all of them have been derisive of what they have seen as a "cash grab" for Common Core textbooks that are riddled with errors and also somewhat awful. Many also lament that it restricts their ability to expand on aspects of the curriculum, effectively lowering their autonomy. As a programmer, I have never seen a "one size fits all" system that can both bring up bad programmers and also provide good programmers with the autonomy they need to continue to be good programmers. Common Core is a "one size fits all" system to a much more complex problem.

barry-cotter 12y ago
>Almost all of them have been derisive of what they have seen as a "cash grab" for Common Core textbooks that are riddled with errors and also somewhat awful. This would be more convincing if there were some examples of good textbooks that were scrapped, or good textbooks period. The textbook procurement process in the US has been appalling for longer than most readers of this forum have been alive.[ http://www.textbookleague.org/103feyn.htm http://www.textbookleague.org/103feyn.htm ] Never mind that the best evidence available suggests that unsccooling, i.e. providing no systematic instruction to children whatsoever leads to a delay of one year in educational outcomes. Primary school hardly seems worth it unless the point is not education but teaching children to sit down, shut up and do as they're told. [ http://www.researchgate.net/publication/232544669_The_impact_of_schooling_on_academic_achievement_Evidence_from_homeschooled_and_traditionally_schooled_students=16 http://www.researchgate.net/publication/232544669_The_impact... ]

by debacle 12y ago

barry-cotter 12y ago

>Almost all of them have been derisive of what they have seen as a "cash grab" for Common Core textbooks that are riddled with errors and also somewhat awful. This would be more convincing if there were some examples of good textbooks that were scrapped, or good textbooks period. The textbook procurement process in the US has been appalling for longer than most readers of this forum have been alive.[ http://www.textbookleague.org/103feyn.htm http://www.textbookleague.org/103feyn.htm ] Never mind that the best evidence available suggests that unsccooling, i.e. providing no systematic instruction to children whatsoever leads to a delay of one year in educational outcomes. Primary school hardly seems worth it unless the point is not education but teaching children to sit down, shut up and do as they're told. [ http://www.researchgate.net/publication/232544669_The_impact_of_schooling_on_academic_achievement_Evidence_from_homeschooled_and_traditionally_schooled_students=16 http://www.researchgate.net/publication/232544669_The_impact... ]