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liberal_at_heart

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8. thank you. I was starting to think that no one on this site cared about what Common Core is doing to

Reply to Pale Blue Dot (Original post)

Thu Sep 12, 2013, 11:33 AM

Sep 2013

our children. When Bush was president people shouted get rid of No Child Left Behind. Now that Obama is doing the same thing with Race to The Top and Common Core Standards no one is shouting get rid of Race to the Top.

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We're going to administer a new drug to your children. It hasn't been scientifically tested. [View all] Pale Blue Dot Sep 2013 OP

Thanks for the warning. truedelphi Sep 2013 #1

Which is why all states should adopt Mass' Curriculum Frameworks MannyGoldstein Sep 2013 #2

That is the BEST analogy I have read yet. Wish I could rec it a thousand times. Squinch Sep 2013 #3

Since the right-wing that is solidly against them, I can't help but wonder if they might in fact be OregonBlue Sep 2013 #4

Did you even read what I wrote? nt Pale Blue Dot Sep 2013 #5

What you wrote doesn't specify exactly what your concerns are. kcr Sep 2013 #6

It hasn't been tested. We're experimenting on kids with NO PROOF that it works. Pale Blue Dot Sep 2013 #17

Well, I don't know. kcr Sep 2013 #18

I did read what you wrote. Your concern is that the curriculum has not been tested. I don't know OregonBlue Sep 2013 #13

You can't teach critical thinking when all you are doing is teaching to the test. liberal_at_heart Sep 2013 #10

America's kids have been used as guinea pigs for untested tblue37 Sep 2013 #7

oh, geez don't even remind me of the disaster math curriculum is. They don't even teach our kids liberal_at_heart Sep 2013 #12

Agreed. I am raising my two grandsons (age 8 and 11) and I bought some multiplication flash cards OregonBlue Sep 2013 #14

I often end up having to tutor elementary school kids in math around fourth to sixth grade tblue37 Sep 2013 #15

I am very fortunate that both of the boys are extremely bright. They are way above their grade level OregonBlue Sep 2013 #16

thank you. I was starting to think that no one on this site cared about what Common Core is doing to liberal_at_heart Sep 2013 #8

It's corporate welfare jsr Sep 2013 #9

that's exactly what it is. liberal_at_heart Sep 2013 #11