Talk:Common Core

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'Common Core' should direct to here

Shouldn't "common core" point here, rather than to a stub? I'd change this but don't know how necessarily. What's under "common core" right now should be part of a "disambiguation" page. 70.89.73.81 (talk) —Preceding undated comment added 13:10, 10 June 2011 (UTC).[reply]

I agree. This is being implemented in most states, and the topic eclipses the University of Chicago program, especially regarding what folks will be searching for. I'll cross post this on the other page, and see if there are comments. LaTeeDa (talk) 14:44, 13 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]

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Is it reasonable for a user to reference his own op-ed piece? The article has little to no substance, and is primarily driven by his observance of his son's Kindergarten class, and how the teacher switched her teaching style midyear.

He appears to have not read the Common Core Standards. His reference to the Federalist Papers (which hold no legal authority, and are in themselves an op-ed piece) is a logical fallacy at best (Madison said this, therefore it's true), and an intentional misrepresentation at worst (Common Core is not federal, it is a collaboration between states). Also, since it is not federal, and there is no federal funding attached to it, there is no penalty for a state to abandon the standards, and make their own.

Common Core does not include any "educational scripts". Educational industries may attempt to develop educational scripts based off the standards, but that is neither new, nor specific to Common Core.

Common Core does not "homogenize school curriculum". At worst, it homogenizes the standards that students are expected to meet. Its actual claim is that it creates a set of standards for teachers to base their instruction, and for students to learn.

Also -- the paragraph he added is not written with an objective voice. "It is easy to make grandiose claims about what the Common Core will do; in practice, it disempowers and demoralizes teachers and students." This is pure opinion, and casually inserted into the paragraph as fact.

I would argue the paragraph be removed completely, but, at the very least, it should be rewritten completely. Nelsonheber (talk) 11:35, 12 November 2012 (UTC)[reply]