Kindergarteners: Get Ready to “Confront the New Economy”
Earlier today, I had a short Twitter conversation with Randi Weingarten, president of the American Federation of Teachers. It went something like this:
Randi: not the implementation or roll out, but the [Common] core is key to helping kids confront new economy
Me: It will help them face the new economy. Not in a good way. Read this:http://atthechalkface.com/2013/03/05/the-school-to-workforce-pipeline-at-least-it-isnt-prison/
Randi: teaching problem solving and critical thinking?
Me: so, teachers haven’t done that in the past? CCSS is not designed for those skills
Me, again: No evidence of CCSS boosting problem solving or critical thinking. So far, evidence shows opposite
Randi: thats why the rollout is so flawed- I have seen some of the good common core work
Me: so have i. Doesn’t change the fact that they narrow learning and kids personal goals.
Me, again: Common Core for common kids.
Why do leaders who supposedly support teachers keep sticking up for the Core, but damning its 
