What does resist Common Core implementation mean?
Common Core has now become a line in the sand with some folks, and is causing more in-fighting among anti-corporate ed reform folks than is healthy for a movement that is under as much pressure, and fire as we are. Let’s see where most of us agree:
- Common Core was created by and for corporate interests, and excluded the input of teachers;
- The folks behind Common Core bring intentions with them that are not in the interest of our children, or our profession. The potential is very, very, bad;
- The tests will be (are) more of the same old garbage (just harder).
Things lacking a unanimity of opinion, but are held by folks still believing the above points:
- Are the standards separable from the assessment;
- We need to stand fore-square against the standards and not go