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>Look at the controversy over "no child left behind" or "common core" or "STEM." The experts do not agree on anything, which means the body of knowledge is very
by maroonblazer 12y ago
>Look at the controversy over "no child left behind" or "common core" or "STEM." The experts do not agree on anything, which means the body of knowledge is very weak. I think it is time for amateurs to step in.<
In the case of Common Core, the amateurs have stepped in, in the form of politicians, parents and media who fail to realize that the standards were developed and agreed upon by a team of professional educators representing nearly every state in the country. Those same amateurs are stoking fear and paranoia with baseless claims about "the federal government deciding what my kid should learn". They even fail to recognize that the CC is not a curriculum.
- maemilius 12y agoTo be fair, every example of Common Core I've ever seen only succeeded in confusing the hell out of me. I understand that everyone should have the same foundation, but not everyone learns the same way and Common Core seems to gloss that over. Basically, I think it's gone a little to far by saying "how" something should be taught.
- hdctambien 12y agoCommon Core does not prescribe "how" to teach anything. It only describes "what" should be taught.
- brudgers 12y agoI didn't understand common core. But I have observed it working well for my child. I had the same experience of questioning the content until I saw the results when my child was at a Montessori preschool years earlier. That's how I know I'm an amateur.