Common Core Promises Educational Equity. A Teacher Responds: "Bullspit".
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| 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:
What does Hayes think about the idea of equity in education reform? Will Common Core increase or decrease equity?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.
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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