Common Core...

[Taft2016]

I promised I'd get back to this and here is my take. Remember, I am only talking from a math teacher perspective. With "common core" the first thing that I notice is the powers that be (some democrats and some republicans) are trying to back up the standards and make classes more "rigorous." By this I mean that 7 graders will essentially take a Pre-algebra course now and 8th graders will take an Algebra I course. Not a bad idea on the surface but this will lead to many problems in many schools because they expect EVERY KID to be able to do this and be successful, BUT they make no provisions monetarily

When I was taught algebra all that was needed was a blackboard and a stick of chalk.

When Rudy Giuliani transformed New York City, he made sure the taxpayers were getting every dollar's worth out of all city agencies (police, fire, highway, sanitation, parks, etc.).

The only nut he (and his successor Bloomberg) was unable to crack was the teacher's union. They simply refused to budge an inch to make teacher performance improvements like every other agency did. The city became safer across the board. All services improved.... except education.

And education remains the city's last stumbling block. The "white flight" of decades ago could be reversed if parents had a decent school system to send their children to. The blighted neighborhoods are transformed, safer and cleaner. There are just no decent schools.

 

[USFREEDOM911]

History is not a tested subject for HS graduation in WA, so teachers are basically tasked with essay writing skills. While this has diminished history, it probably has the one benefit of making lesser teachers less anal about trivia.

And yet another example of "Those who cannot learn from history are doomed to repeat it".

 

[Airstrip One]

Yeah, pretty much. If you offer a standardized test to graduating college seniors (which is done periodically for surveys), roughly 60% get a D or fail.

 

[Jarod]

Poor baby. Why is it not surprising you don't think the rules apply to you?

I think the rules were bunk and should not apply to anyone.

 

[USFREEDOM911]

Poor baby. Why is it not surprising you don't think the rules apply to you?

I would have assigned him an "F"; because he obviously was to stupid to follow instructions.

 

[Jarod]

I would have assigned him an "F"; because he obviously was to stupid to follow instructions.

That certantly was the risk I took, but heck, I was going to get an "F" anyway, because I didn't know how to spell Hammurabi or what specific year his code was written.

 

[Jarod]

Its a good thing for me that you were not hired as an adjunct professor of History at Auburn University in the early 1990's.


In my opinion, the test was a trivia test, not a history test.

 

[USFREEDOM911]

That certantly was the risk I took, but heck, I was going to get an "F" anyway, because I didn't know how to spell Hammurabi or what specific year his code was written.

You're pathetic or at the very least a good example of your elementary and High Schools.

 

[USFREEDOM911]

Its a good thing for me that you were not hired as an adjunct professor of History at Auburn University in the early 1990's.


In my opinion, the test was a trivia test, not a history test.

Well; your opinion and your "essay" would have gotten you an "F".