tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6534665086749553287.post5745798913244019..comments2024-03-28T19:47:39.985-04:00Comments on CURMUDGUCATION: Coleman to Catholics: Never Mind Common CorePeter Greenehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16511193640285760299noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6534665086749553287.post-74957886143969740402015-12-21T16:10:17.970-05:002015-12-21T16:10:17.970-05:00I think Coleman always genuinely imagined that his...I think Coleman always genuinely imagined that his ELA work would support a traditional liberal arts education. I suspect he thought the "new criticism" line the standards follow was a particularly clever way to meet the needs of testing companies, cutting edge ed-tech ventures, and traditional the liberal arts. Just like Coleman and lots of other people apparently think or thought that having kids read more non-fiction would somehow mitigate the de-emphasis of science, social studies and history instruction. <br /><br />At the end of the day though, if you're a technocrat who has insufficient understanding of the problem space you're working on, it doesn't matter what your intentions are, in the end you're going to make a mess of things.Tom Hoffmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08577165613934129833noreply@blogger.com