Comments for Common Core http://blog.commoncore.org Promoting a full core curriculum. Sat, 31 Dec 2011 04:01:59 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 Comment on Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer Had It Right by Jim Cantoni http://blog.commoncore.org/2011/12/13/rudolph-the-red-nosed-reindeer-had-it-right/#comment-75062 Jim Cantoni Sat, 31 Dec 2011 04:01:59 +0000 http://blog.commoncore.org/?p=1304#comment-75062 Walt Disney would agree thus is right on! And another parallel, sometimes we all probably feel like Rudolph, in the end, that was ok! Walt Disney would agree thus is right on! And another parallel, sometimes we all probably feel like Rudolph, in the end, that was ok!

]]> Comment on Jefferson, His Library, and Our Schools by Luke http://blog.commoncore.org/2011/12/29/jefferson-his-library-and-our-schools/#comment-74982 Luke Fri, 30 Dec 2011 12:48:10 +0000 http://blog.commoncore.org/?p=1311#comment-74982 Great article. I agree with you 100%. Great article. I agree with you 100%.

]]> Comment on Educating Our Students for the Future by Anonymous http://blog.commoncore.org/2011/09/16/educating-our-students-for-the-future/#comment-73039 Anonymous Thu, 15 Dec 2011 19:04:51 +0000 http://blog.commoncore.org/?p=1222#comment-73039 Thank you for your well thought out post about 21 Century Learning. We too are concerned about what you referenced happening in education with your statement that reformers, "re-package skills that have been taught for centuries in shiny new jargon." I have studied various writing programs from large publishers that have come out with their "Common Core Compliant" programs. Funny enough, upon in-depth analysis, I have found exactly what you described happening with curriculum. Many of the pages DO NOT cover the Cores, and are instead just a repackaging of pre-Core material. At WriteSteps we were very cognizant of this when we created our "truly" Common Core writing program. Publishers and educators alike are doing a real disservice to our profession with this behavior. We hope the Common Cores aren't just another way for publishers to make a buck. Thanks for illuminating this issue. Suzanne Klein, Common Core Specialist www.WriteStepsWriting.com Thank you for your well thought out post about 21 Century Learning.
We too are concerned about what you referenced happening in education with your statement that reformers, “re-package skills that have been taught for centuries in shiny new jargon.” I have studied various writing programs from large publishers that have come out with their “Common Core Compliant” programs. Funny enough, upon in-depth analysis, I have found exactly what you described happening with curriculum. Many of the pages DO NOT cover the Cores, and are instead just a repackaging of pre-Core material.
At WriteSteps we were very cognizant of this when we created our “truly” Common Core writing program.
Publishers and educators alike are doing a real disservice to our profession with this behavior. We hope the Common Cores aren’t just another way for publishers to make a buck.
Thanks for illuminating this issue.
Suzanne Klein, Common Core Specialist
http://www.WriteStepsWriting.com

]]> Comment on Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer Had It Right by Nathan http://blog.commoncore.org/2011/12/13/rudolph-the-red-nosed-reindeer-had-it-right/#comment-72930 Nathan Wed, 14 Dec 2011 20:27:51 +0000 http://blog.commoncore.org/?p=1304#comment-72930 I thought about this when I saw the Jim Carrey version of A Christmas Carol. The fancy animation and effects got in the way of the story. I thought about this when I saw the Jim Carrey version of A Christmas Carol. The fancy animation and effects got in the way of the story.

]]> Comment on Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer Had It Right by Zoe Jefferson http://blog.commoncore.org/2011/12/13/rudolph-the-red-nosed-reindeer-had-it-right/#comment-72907 Zoe Jefferson Wed, 14 Dec 2011 15:10:41 +0000 http://blog.commoncore.org/?p=1304#comment-72907 So true! So true!

]]> Comment on Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer Had It Right by David Lentini http://blog.commoncore.org/2011/12/13/rudolph-the-red-nosed-reindeer-had-it-right/#comment-72905 David Lentini Wed, 14 Dec 2011 14:28:50 +0000 http://blog.commoncore.org/?p=1304#comment-72905 Right on! Right on!

]]> Comment on Not even 10 minutes for Social Studies by Dea Conrad-Curry http://blog.commoncore.org/2011/11/28/not-even-10-minutes-for-social-studies/#comment-70796 Dea Conrad-Curry Tue, 29 Nov 2011 19:38:49 +0000 http://blog.commoncore.org/?p=1300#comment-70796 The CCSS can ensure a broadened approach to curriculum but it also demands an integrated approach of content and critical reading skills. We must stop viewing reading as somehow separate from content for without content reading is meaningless! Unfortunately too many teachers in grades four and beyond do not see the relationship between literacy--reading, writing, speaking, AND listening--and academic, social, and vocational success across and within disciplines. The CCSS can ensure a broadened approach to curriculum but it also demands an integrated approach of content and critical reading skills. We must stop viewing reading as somehow separate from content for without content reading is meaningless! Unfortunately too many teachers in grades four and beyond do not see the relationship between literacy–reading, writing, speaking, AND listening–and academic, social, and vocational success across and within disciplines.

]]> Comment on Who Defines Education and Why It Matters by David Lentini http://blog.commoncore.org/2011/11/10/who-defines-education-and-why-it-matters/#comment-68435 David Lentini Fri, 11 Nov 2011 15:48:01 +0000 http://blog.commoncore.org/?p=1291#comment-68435 While it's certainly true that our political leaders characterize education in terms of job preparation, even job training, the sad fact is that much of their rhetoric and ideas can be traced to the educational establishment itself. The elite academics from the major graduate schools of education, such as Columbia's Teacher's College, have long towed the education-as-preparation-for-work line to gain the favor of big business. Just look at the writings of the educational progressives of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, and you'll find all of the happy talk about testing, performance, and career tracking that we have today. Indeed, very little has changed over the past 100 years. But of course the real problem is America's devotion to the idea that virtue is measured by economic status. America has long been an anti-intellectual culture that elevates wealth over intellect, and business over education. So, is it really surprising that the words and prescriptions offered by our politicians and academic elites simply reflect the national ethic of laissez faire capitalism--"Every man (and woman) for himself and Devil take the hindmost"? While it’s certainly true that our political leaders characterize education in terms of job preparation, even job training, the sad fact is that much of their rhetoric and ideas can be traced to the educational establishment itself. The elite academics from the major graduate schools of education, such as Columbia’s Teacher’s College, have long towed the education-as-preparation-for-work line to gain the favor of big business. Just look at the writings of the educational progressives of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, and you’ll find all of the happy talk about testing, performance, and career tracking that we have today. Indeed, very little has changed over the past 100 years.

But of course the real problem is America’s devotion to the idea that virtue is measured by economic status. America has long been an anti-intellectual culture that elevates wealth over intellect, and business over education. So, is it really surprising that the words and prescriptions offered by our politicians and academic elites simply reflect the national ethic of laissez faire capitalism–”Every man (and woman) for himself and Devil take the hindmost”?

]]> Comment on Who Defines Education and Why It Matters by Eric Kalenze http://blog.commoncore.org/2011/11/10/who-defines-education-and-why-it-matters/#comment-68329 Eric Kalenze Thu, 10 Nov 2011 21:22:51 +0000 http://blog.commoncore.org/?p=1291#comment-68329 David Labaree examines this very issue thoroughly in his recent book, 'Someone Has to Fail'. Thanks for pointing to the journal article. I agree, though, on the matter those within education's responsibilities. We've historically done a pretty crummy job asserting and standing by (I'd even argue simply KNOWING) what we're about as a group of professionals. Such is probably a predictable by-product, though, when the field's operating wisdom is to best serve each individual, in every way possible. So spreading out and/or customizing the mission certainly does not open it up to improving in focused ways. Thanks for your post! David Labaree examines this very issue thoroughly in his recent book, ‘Someone Has to Fail’. Thanks for pointing to the journal article.

I agree, though, on the matter those within education’s responsibilities. We’ve historically done a pretty crummy job asserting and standing by (I’d even argue simply KNOWING) what we’re about as a group of professionals.

Such is probably a predictable by-product, though, when the field’s operating wisdom is to best serve each individual, in every way possible. So spreading out and/or customizing the mission certainly does not open it up to improving in focused ways. Thanks for your post!

]]> Comment on NAEP: Proof of Education Insanity by Who Defines Education and Why It Matters « Common Core http://blog.commoncore.org/2011/11/04/naep-proof-of-education-insanity/#comment-68290 Who Defines Education and Why It Matters « Common Core Thu, 10 Nov 2011 16:17:31 +0000 http://blog.commoncore.org/?p=1284#comment-68290 [...] Common Core Promoting a full core curriculum. « NAEP: Proof of Education Insanity [...] [...] Common Core Promoting a full core curriculum. « NAEP: Proof of Education Insanity [...]

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