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Saturday, July 20, 2013

Missouri Education Watchdog: Common Core Promises Educational Equity. A Teacher Responds: "Bullspit".

Missouri Education Watchdog: Common Core Promises Educational Equity. A Teacher Responds: "Bullspit".:

Common Core Promises Educational Equity. A Teacher Responds: "Bullspit".

 
This won't happen in Common Core. So what is equity all about?  To drag expectations down for all students?
Question: How is equity addressed in Common Core?
This is a question that created thoughtful discussion and Nakonia Hayes, author of John Saxon's Story, a genius of common sense in math education, provided interesting stories on her experiences of teaching in a minority setting.
Hayes gave her permission to reprint her thoughts and passed this information on about Saxon:
One of John's quotations is, "Results, not methodology, should be the basis of curriculum decisions. Results matter!" I used his materials successfully for years with all groups of students.
What does Hayes think about the idea of equity in education reform?  Will Common Core increase or decrease equity?

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You're right about cultural issues, created from family values, impacting students' success. Asian/Indian students reportedly do better because of their families' cultural attitudes toward education and not bringing disrespect to their family with failures in school.

That begs the question, however: How do schools bridge the huge gap that children from poverty bring