Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood
The Common Core English Language Arts standards emphasize text-based instruction and call for "shifts" that state;
"...The reading standards focus on students’ ability to read carefullyand grasp information, arguments, ideas, and details based on evidence in the text... Students should be able to answer a range of text-dependent questions, whose answers require inferences based on careful attention to the text...Further, it is vital for students to have extensive opportunities to build knowledge through texts so they can learn independently."
The Common Core's focus on independent mastery of text does not establish fair conditions or standards of learning that will provide equal opportunities for all students to be successful.
Learners who are delayed and disabled should have the same possibility to develop and demonstrate their diverse talents and abilities, rather than being continually tested, sorted, and rated according to their weaker reading skills.
Successful entrepreneur, Donny Zanger recently described his school experiences as a student with dyslexia.
"Growing up with dyslexia is no walk in the park, and it's an open secret that schools are built to cater to one specific type of student. For the rest of the world--the creative thinkers, the talented artists, the energetic athletes--sitting at a desk for hours on end, memorizing lists and analyzing information in a test-taking format, doesn't necessarily compute with our skill set...
But here's the catch, the covert information that no one tells you as you suffer through years of feeling second class: succeeding in business requires completely different areas of proficiency than succeeding in school...
To those out there who think success in school is a measure of future accomplishment, I am here to say, it is NOT. Don't look at your grades, your test Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood | Johnathan Chase | LinkedIn:
