Florida’s Ed Reformers Are Only Telling Half the Story on Common Core | Scathing Purple Musings

Florida’s Ed Reformers Are Only Telling Half the Story on Common Core | Scathing Purple Musings:

Florida’s Ed Reformers Are Only Telling Half the Story on Common Core

by Bob Sikes

Fresh of her stint as interim Education Commissioner for Florida, Pam Stewart is out working on her ed reformerbona fides as has penned a gushing column on Common Core for the St. Augustine Record:

In a guest column in last Sunday’s Record, Crescent Beach education consultant Dr. Jon Wiles recognized the importance of college and career readiness for Florida’s students but did not distinguish between the concepts of standards and curriculum. He suggested that moving forward to implement Common Core State Standards was instead a push to adopt common-core curriculum.
Nothing could be further from the truth.
I believe educators are clear about the difference between standards and curriculum. Academic