September 13, 2013 11:00 am
Susan Ohanian addressed
this letter to the top officials of the state of Vermont.
She asks straightforward questions about the claims made for Common
Core: what is the evidence? Who wrote them? Where is TE evidence
that Vermont schools were doing a poor job? What will it cost to
implement the Common Core? What makes the new assessments better
than current ones? Bottom line: where is the evidence? Or, look
before you leap.
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Susan O. is long-term jewel who asks all the right questions of those in power. Good idea to use her questions on every state dept of ed going along with CCSS.
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By ira shor on September 13, 2013 at 11:09 am
oh yes
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By Robert D. Shepherd on September 13, 2013 at 12:24 pm
My thoughts, precisely!
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By Alabama teacher on September 13, 2013 at 11:51 pm
Ohanian’s piece is stellar.
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By Yvonne Siu-Runyan on September 13, 2013 at 11:25 am
These questions need to be posted nationally! Like Luther’s indictments on the church door.
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By James Clark on September 13, 2013 at 12:15 pm
: )
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By Robert D. Shepherd on September 13, 2013 at 12:34 pm
Fantastic job, Susan. And now for my list of questions about the “standards” (I can’t bear to use the term to refer to them) in ELA.
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By Robert D. Shepherd on September 13, 2013 at 12:24 pm
Please please please supply a link if you’ve written such a list, or post them here. As an ELA teacher I am trying to spread the word in my department and building…and within my union.
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By Middle school teacher on September 14, 2013 at 8:17 am
Tweeted about corporate corporate this morning and ended up being berated by a “true believer ®.” Fortunately the eloquent P.L. Thomas joined the fray.
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By rdsathene * Robert D. Skeels on September 13, 2013 at 2:11 pm
All,
I remember reading a really good argument against CC in California – it was a 1-2 pager, and I just looked it up. . . it was on the http://www.CUACC.org website. I have no connection to this site, other than stumbling upon it a year ago.
Diane, blogs are great, but at some point there needs to be a single document/cause that people can rally behind. the opt-out movement has such a chance. But I believe that the general public has to be informed about CC. How, I have no idea. Grassroots efforts? Sending a 2 page pdf to every parent, teacher and administrator that each of us knows?
I am getting such conflicting information. Last night’s back to school night had our quite experienced MS grade math teacher singing the praises of the new math standards.
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By No Core on September 13, 2013 at 3:19 pm
This should go viral.
Excellent questions. Every state should be answering them. Thank you for voicing them thoughtfully and intelligently.
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By WordsMatter on September 13, 2013 at 6:46 pm
I agree. I hope this is very, very widely read. Susan Ohanian is one very bright, clear-thinking person!
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By Robert D. Shepherd on September 14, 2013 at 1:00 pm