The Biggest Fallacy of the Common Core Standards- this article talks about how the Common Core is so unfit for the states at this time. The author says that students will not be able to pass these ridiculous tests with the practice rates showing 5percent students with disabilities and only 17 percent of the African American race passing. This is asking for drop out rates to sky rocket. Also the author explains that the government has basically drilled into the states heads that they need the money and program if they want to be economically stable in the next couple of years. The author states that there is no known "person" behind all of this nonsense other than the government forcing a program that they are ignorant about.
I think this article was well written. It was easy to read and touched on different aspects of the common core. It didn't focus so much on the problems it will cause, it focused more on why we acquired it and how shady the whole process was. The author got my attention when they talk about "...why is the nations major corporations and chambers of commerce now swear by standards that they have very likely never read". It is like some unknown source (most likely the government) has done something to make these people all of the sudden agree with something they don't necessarily know will help the nation. After reading this article, I want to go do some research on this because it all seems a little sketchy to me.
One of the big incentives was money like you mentioned. With state budgets decreasing, the 'Race-to-the-Top' money was used to get buy in from most states. The only way states could apply for part of the 4.8 billion dollars was to adopt the Common Core. Now, the question you should look for the answer to is 'What happened to the MS application and was it funded? Did the state or any district within the state recieve funding from 'Race-to-the-Top' funds?
ReplyDeleteIt seems sketchy to me also. I think that states are probably on implementing this only because of the money. Most people probably have no clue what the standards entail and obviously you cannot present a whole bunch of negative things to the parents without scaring them. However, we should also not just present positive fluffy stuff to them because they should be informed and involved in their child's education. I will also be dong some research so I can form my own opinions.
ReplyDeleteI completely agree with your point of view. The more I learn about the Common Core State Standards, the more I feel like there are a lot of things that need to be worked out, or are going to fail when they are fully implemented. The people in charge of the Common Core (whoever they may be) need to take a step back and think about what they're doing to education in this country. The negatives definitely outweigh the positives.
ReplyDeleteThe only advice/criticism I have for your post is that there were a couple of grammatical errors that needed to be corrected, and there were some sentences that could have been worded differently.
Amanda did you find any additional information in your search?
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