jblad

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by jblad 12y ago
When you are talking about the "program's implementation," are you talking about how the CCSS were developed? The authors were informed by the best existing state standards, teacher feedback, and public input, and they aimed
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by jblad 12y ago
PARC and SBAC are indeed tests intended to measure students against the Common Core State Standards. They are not from, or a part of, the CCSSI. People definitely do want to misuse these tests to punish schools and teachers, but none of t
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by jblad 12y ago
I'm wondering what your pedagogical objections are to the CCSS math standards. From my reading of the CCSS and supporting documents, it sure seems like the designers were research-informed. What did they get wrong, and what would you
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by jblad 12y ago
Kahn Academy's stated mission is to "providing a free world-class education for anyone anywhere." They claim to have content aligned to every standard of the Common Core. This is exactly how Meyer represents their position.
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by jblad 12y ago
What do you oppose in the Common Core? Sure, they might make it easier to develop widely used standardized tests, but the assessment of the Common Core is not the Common Core. Teaching students to be successful with Common Core mathematic
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by jblad 12y ago
If a curriculum, like KA, is "aligned" to a set of standards, like the Common Core standards, it means that the standards accurately describe what the curriculum teaches. Often, as is the case with the Common Core State Standards