Disavowing the Common Core Standards
by pwceducationreform
Diane Ravitch is one of the most influential people working to improve public education. I’ve disagreed with her on some topics, but on the issue of the Common Core State Standards we’ve found common ground. Below is her latest article wherein she disavows the Common Core State Standards.
Those of you who prefer to click off of this page without reading the rest be forewarned. Virginia is one of only 4 states that hasn’t adopted the Common Core State Standards, and we’re only in that group because of our current Governor. Our previous Governor, Governor Kaine, fully supported the CCSS and signed Virginia up as an early supporter. If they aren’t stopped, the CCSS are the future for Virginia and the entire nation.
— The PWC Ed Reform Team
Diane Ravitch’s Blog
February 26, 2013
I have thought long and hard about the Common Core standards.I have decided that I cannot support them.In this post, I will explain why.I have long advocated for voluntary national standards, believing that it would be helpful to states and districts to have general guidelines about what students should know and be able to do as they progress through school.Such standards, I believe, should be voluntary, not imposed by the federal government; before implemented widely, they should be thoroughly tested to see how they work in real classrooms; and they should be free of any mandates that tell teachers how to teach because there are many ways to be a good teacher, not just one. I
The Dump at Forest Park High School
by pwceducationreform
It’s Not Easy Being Green By The Jolly Green Giant During the November 20, 2012 School Board meeting, Superintendent Walts praised PWCS for being named by the Virginia School Boards Association as a “Certified Green School Division” for having earned the minimum number of “green points” in the VSBA’s Green Public Schools Challenge. The challenge [...]