tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6534665086749553287.post8974240559905373420..comments2024-03-28T19:47:39.985-04:00Comments on CURMUDGUCATION: The Core vs. ContentPeter Greenehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16511193640285760299noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6534665086749553287.post-27771084985252276862016-01-07T12:23:17.945-05:002016-01-07T12:23:17.945-05:00As usual another excellent piece Peter! If the &qu...As usual another excellent piece Peter! If the "Great Creators" of the Core were as altruistic as they claim to be about equity and closing the achievement gap; the "Great Creators" focus of the Core would have quality content at its, well Core. Instead the "Great Creators", like and evil ruler seek to punish and lie about their precious core.<br /><br />If the "Great Creators" were as benevolent as they sound they would fight any attempt at school closures; any attempt to cut education budgets and INCREASE education spending: they would shut the charter industry down; they would embrace teachers in the co=creation of "stuff" that works. In other words the exact opposite of what the "Great Creators" are doing...Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16376564342631262638noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6534665086749553287.post-4756546506673101032016-01-07T12:13:41.993-05:002016-01-07T12:13:41.993-05:00Excellent stuff as usual Peter! One other major fl...Excellent stuff as usual Peter! One other major flaw in the "Great Core Designers" thinking comes to light. If the "Great Thinkers" were as concerned about students from poverty, rigor, closing the achievement gap, and the BS test they would require quality content, and NOT just vaunted the supposed college and career readiness skils.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16376564342631262638noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6534665086749553287.post-50200139014645040952016-01-06T22:08:55.476-05:002016-01-06T22:08:55.476-05:00This post resonates deeply with me, Peter. Thank y...This post resonates deeply with me, Peter. Thank you for expressing one of my deepest frustrations with the current state of things from my POV as an English teacher. It's getting increasingly more and more difficult for me to hang on. <br /><br />Sigh. Maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12625371181343236492noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6534665086749553287.post-82912016797714165442016-01-06T20:58:58.832-05:002016-01-06T20:58:58.832-05:00Common core is almost completely skill based. The ...Common core is almost completely skill based. The other day when.I began to visualize how great it would begin I didn't have to teach to the test I realized that if I was forced to use common core I would have nothing to teach except for skills needed to pass a BS test.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05999710085214042978noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6534665086749553287.post-76192768691893158762016-01-06T20:57:38.630-05:002016-01-06T20:57:38.630-05:00I had to suppress my urge to scream expletives whe...I had to suppress my urge to scream expletives when I read the bit about Sparknotes. The only upside is that it reminded me of this: http://www.theonion.com/article/girl-moved-to-tears-by-of-mice-and-men-cliffs-note-2029Jasonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15141171561922363614noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6534665086749553287.post-12538057923389894452016-01-06T19:06:23.365-05:002016-01-06T19:06:23.365-05:00Sparknotes? That's ridiculous.Sparknotes? That's ridiculous. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07228908566250306699noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6534665086749553287.post-67905331808618059352016-01-06T18:38:30.048-05:002016-01-06T18:38:30.048-05:00"...surely the emperor must mean for us to bu..."...surely the emperor must mean for us to buy him some clothes."<br />See what you did there? <br />Conveyed a complex idea in 12 words..<br />Poetic efficiency <br />made possible by a common language derived from reading literature. <br />And also, water is wet. Frustrated Momhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05501786511897960317noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6534665086749553287.post-3296964737214740002016-01-06T18:18:20.118-05:002016-01-06T18:18:20.118-05:00The 2013 - 2015 grade 8 Common Core ELA tests that...The 2013 - 2015 grade 8 Common Core ELA tests that I have seen have been completely ignored content knowledge. Though content knowledge, generally speaking, is not the realm of ELA. It is the narrowing of the curriculum to very narrow views of ELA and math, that have left the K to 12 content void big enough to drive the death star through. Any CC advocate who makes the bogus claim that the Core is content rich has failed their close reading assignment.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04760888561840712536noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6534665086749553287.post-1266453952056384982016-01-06T18:13:10.908-05:002016-01-06T18:13:10.908-05:00A content rich Common Core? Just take a look at th...A content rich Common Core? Just take a look at the tests. Not a shred of their beloved evidence to support any claim that the Common Core ELA standards are content rich. As a general rule, one does not look to ELA when searching for concrete and meaningful content. That's typical left to the disciplines of history and the sciences.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04760888561840712536noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6534665086749553287.post-59047945719821101772016-01-06T15:56:54.972-05:002016-01-06T15:56:54.972-05:00Roll on the Enlightenment. Neither a Luddite nor a...Roll on the Enlightenment. Neither a Luddite nor a Philistine be.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18297158336334346872noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6534665086749553287.post-78996928942993274522016-01-06T14:57:59.304-05:002016-01-06T14:57:59.304-05:00Couple that with measuring content by using lexile...Couple that with measuring content by using lexile scores that count words, sentence length and voila "complexity" is achieved without any regard to meaning or concepts. Then use these measurements to determine reading ability and grade level growth so teachers can be evaluated on effectiveness...and we are being served a big common core cake of ca ca.Laurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00769822507255474529noreply@blogger.com