Will a Year's Delay Save the Common Core? A Response to Weingarten's Proposal
A week ago, Randi Weingarten gave a speech expressing some strong views on the Common Core. Her plea is that leaders across the country give schools a one year reprieve before the harsh consequences attached to new assessments linked to the Common Core begin to take effect.
She also shared the results of a poll that shows that most teachers WANT the standards to succeed. Most of us are invested in challenging our students, and like the idea of re-thinking our curriculum with colleagues. The Common Core has, in some places, given teachers rare time to do this vital work.
However, I do not share her optimism that this additional time will do more than forestall the disaster these tests will be for our schools.
The big selling point for these tests from the start has been that they will be fundamentally different from every
She also shared the results of a poll that shows that most teachers WANT the standards to succeed. Most of us are invested in challenging our students, and like the idea of re-thinking our curriculum with colleagues. The Common Core has, in some places, given teachers rare time to do this vital work.
However, I do not share her optimism that this additional time will do more than forestall the disaster these tests will be for our schools.
The big selling point for these tests from the start has been that they will be fundamentally different from every