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femmocrat

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6. I wonder what happened to all those subject standards we had to write in the 1990s?

Reply to AllyCat (Reply #3)

Thu Sep 25, 2014, 04:34 PM

Sep 2014

In my subject area we had national and state standards. We spend endless hours adapting our curricula to "meet the standards". We have had standards for decades.... so what was the reason for Common Core -- except for someone to make a fortune on the testing that goes with it.

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Inside the Mammoth Backlash to Common Core - Mother Jones [View all] Android3.14 Sep 2014 OP

Obamacare, Cap and Trade, START treaty, Common Core etc... Chakab Sep 2014 #1

link and snip questionseverything Sep 2014 #2

Is this link to the same article in the OP? femmocrat Sep 2014 #4

same article questionseverything Sep 2014 #11

This is one issue I agree with the Righties. AllyCat Sep 2014 #3

I wonder what happened to all those subject standards we had to write in the 1990s? femmocrat Sep 2014 #6

Someone on DU linked an article this week fromTime? AllyCat Sep 2014 #7

Yes, I understand the "new" math is nightmarish! femmocrat Sep 2014 #8

LINK? Please? femmocrat Sep 2014 #5

Hey, this isn't a place where you can attack educators, so I'd appreciate it if you removed Starry Messenger Sep 2014 #9

Not sure ... captfoster5 Sep 2014 #10

Welcome to DU! AllyCat Sep 2014 #13

Linked. Sorry Android3.14 Sep 2014 #12

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