http://www.barbarafeldman.com/common-core-state-standards/ If my life had a tagline, it would go here. Wed, 08 Feb 2012 08:16:17 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.barbarafeldman.com/common-core-state-standards/comment-page-1/#comment-3474 Greg Bulmash Wed, 21 Oct 2009 04:03:03 +0000 http://www.barbarafeldman.com/blog/common-core-state-standards/#comment-3474 My first thought is it's not a Federal standard. It's at the state level and since it's from some associations, it can't be mandated, only suggested. The big question is whose agenda it serves? Which lobbies will have influence in how it's shaped? Will guidance come from parents, educators, administrators, unions, psychologists who are trying to drum up business for their latest "pay me $3,000 to fix your kid" program? Will they ask American business what they need graduates to know? Will they take input from the touchy feely crowd that expects everything to be dumbed down so the slowest kids don't feel bad about themselves? There are so many agendas and competing philosophies and adults who are more interested in how policy benefits them than the kids, that it's a wonder our kids get educated at all. My first thought is it’s not a Federal standard. It’s at the state level and since it’s from some associations, it can’t be mandated, only suggested.
The big question is whose agenda it serves? Which lobbies will have influence in how it’s shaped? Will guidance come from parents, educators, administrators, unions, psychologists who are trying to drum up business for their latest “pay me $3,000 to fix your kid” program?
Will they ask American business what they need graduates to know? Will they take input from the touchy feely crowd that expects everything to be dumbed down so the slowest kids don’t feel bad about themselves?
There are so many agendas and competing philosophies and adults who are more interested in how policy benefits them than the kids, that it’s a wonder our kids get educated at all.

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