Teacher Implores Other Teachers (and Parents) to Oppose Common Core
Teachers are becoming increasingly concerned about Common Core. Here's another teacher speaking out against the federal stimulus funded initiative.
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The admissions of error, the requests for moratoriums, the recognition that perhaps testing has gone too far, are running like wildfire in the last few weeks.
We have Randi calling for a moratorium.
Bill Gates admitting that maybe testing tied to teacher evaluation is out of control.
Arne wants us to recognize testing mistakes as learning opportunities.
And they attempt to appease the public by finding testing companies who can do it better.
They continue to push messages that keep the public from remembering that teachers know how to assess – teachers assessing is NOT an option in this brave new world. Our knowledge must become obsolete in order to profit off of public education. Our knowledge of teaching and learning – our knowledge of how to support learners in becoming more than a test score – must be erased - they do not want students who are more than a test score - this defeats their goal in the global economy where we will serve them.