A critique of how DCPS is implementing Common Core
(corestandards.org)
Education Week is now publishing reporter Catherine Gewertz’ interesting four-part series chronicling how D.C. Public Schools is implementing the Common Core State Standards. Here’s a critique of the approach DCPS is taking in this task, by Lisa Hansel is the director of communications for the Core Knowledge Foundation, a nonprofit dedicated to the idea that every child should learn a core of content that spans language arts and literature, history and geography, mathematics, science, music, and the visual arts. Previously, she was the editor of American Educator.
By Lisa Hansel
I’d like to congratulate the District of Columbia Public Schools (DCPS) for not only being dedicated to implementing the Common Core State Standards, but for doing so publically. The new standards present a great challenge, requiring major changes in curriculum and pedagogy. So DCPS should be commended for allowing Education Week reporter Catherine Gewertz access to teachers, students, instructional coaches, and
