Randall Hendee: Why I Disagree with E.D. Hirsch, Jr., about Common Core
Randall Hendee is a English teacher in Illinois. He wrote the following comments about E.D. Hirsch’s views about the Common Core. Hirsch is the founder of the Core Knowledge curriculum and author of several books on the importance of establishing a sequential, specific, knowledge-based curriculum. Hendee writes: “I hope everyone who reads Hirsch’s article on Common Core testing also reads his st
Prop 30 in California: Where Will the Money Go?
Voters approved Proposition 30 in California to raise taxes to fund schools. Where will the money go? This teacher thinks she knows: California districts will pay for the gigantic costs associated with Smarter Balanced CCSS testing using the Prop 30 money that the voting public intended should go to actual instruction. Teachers put in countless hours and much energy convincing the public to vote
LISTEN TO DIANE RAVITCH 8-31-13 Diane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for all
Diane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for all: What in the World Were State Officials Thinking?Howard Schwach taught for more than 25 years, developed test items for the state, and worked on curriculum development for special education students. He recently reviewed sample items from New York’s Common Core tests and professed astonishment. He wrote: From the first moment that I
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Diane Ravitch's blogLISTEN TO DIANE RAVITCH ALL WEEK LONGDIANE RAVITCH'S BLOGTODAYAn Educator Awakens to the Grim Realities of LifeThis teacher left a powerful comment about how he became educated about real life by teaching. The myths he had learned in his youth fell away when confronted by the children whose lives are burdened by poverty. Please tweet this comment. It should go viral. Add your v
