Comments on: A Roadmap to Mediocrity (And Sales!) http://blog.commoncore.org/2009/11/09/a-roadmap-to-mediocrity-and-sales/ Promoting a full core curriculum. Sat, 31 Dec 2011 04:01:59 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Resonating with Readers « Common Core http://blog.commoncore.org/2009/11/09/a-roadmap-to-mediocrity-and-sales/#comment-37575 Resonating with Readers « Common Core Fri, 28 Jan 2011 19:10:47 +0000 http://blog.commoncore.org/?p=139#comment-37575 [...] You can now read Diane Ravitch’s op/ed on 21st century skills in the Boston Globe, Providence Journal, Metro West Daily News, Lowell Sun, and Quincy Patriot Ledger, a group of newspapers with average daily circulation north of 600,000. This is the article wherein Diane dubs 21st century skills “the latest fad to sweep K-12 education.” We’ve heard from a lot of editors about reprinting the piece, which is just the latest evidence of wide and deep opposition to P21’s discredited ideas. [...] [...] You can now read Diane Ravitch’s op/ed on 21st century skills in the Boston Globe, Providence Journal, Metro West Daily News, Lowell Sun, and Quincy Patriot Ledger, a group of newspapers with average daily circulation north of 600,000. This is the article wherein Diane dubs 21st century skills “the latest fad to sweep K-12 education.” We’ve heard from a lot of editors about reprinting the piece, which is just the latest evidence of wide and deep opposition to P21’s discredited ideas. [...]

]]> By: Common Core » Blog Archive » Caution! http://blog.commoncore.org/2009/11/09/a-roadmap-to-mediocrity-and-sales/#comment-23148 Common Core » Blog Archive » Caution! Fri, 10 Sep 2010 18:10:27 +0000 http://blog.commoncore.org/?p=139#comment-23148 [...] points out, a “pillar of the K-12 [education policy] establishment.” P21’s the outfit that pushes stuff like this. And, sure, model education commissioners like David Steiner and Deborah Gist wouldn’t sit around [...] [...] points out, a “pillar of the K-12 [education policy] establishment.” P21’s the outfit that pushes stuff like this. And, sure, model education commissioners like David Steiner and Deborah Gist wouldn’t sit around [...]

]]> By: Common Core » Blog Archive » The Massachusetts Turnaround Model http://blog.commoncore.org/2009/11/09/a-roadmap-to-mediocrity-and-sales/#comment-12958 Common Core » Blog Archive » The Massachusetts Turnaround Model Fri, 15 Jan 2010 15:59:16 +0000 http://blog.commoncore.org/?p=139#comment-12958 [...] with the kind of lessons recommended on the Partnership for 21st Century Skills’ website: studying corporate logos and translating Shakespeare’s lines into text messages. Talk about leaving children [...] [...] with the kind of lessons recommended on the Partnership for 21st Century Skills’ website: studying corporate logos and translating Shakespeare’s lines into text messages. Talk about leaving children [...]

]]> By: Eric http://blog.commoncore.org/2009/11/09/a-roadmap-to-mediocrity-and-sales/#comment-10079 Eric Wed, 11 Nov 2009 06:27:18 +0000 http://blog.commoncore.org/?p=139#comment-10079 So they're giving lip service to core knowledge, big ideas, and essential questions while hawking tech-enabled project learning. Looks like they're setting a trap for unwary educators. Too bad children will be the real victims. So they’re giving lip service to core knowledge, big ideas, and essential questions while hawking tech-enabled project learning.

Looks like they’re setting a trap for unwary educators. Too bad children will be the real victims.

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