Why the resistance to Common Core standards? “White suburban moms are learning “their child isn’t as brilliant as they thought they were and their school isn’t quite as good as they thought they were,” Education Secretary Arne Duncan told state superintendents Friday.
That’s annoyed Common Core critics.
Duncan believes the alternative is to say, “Let’s lower standards and go back to lying to ourselves and our children, so that our community can feel better,” said aide Massie Ritsch in an e-mail to the Washington Post.
American Federation of Teachers President Randi Weingarten, back the Core, but slammed the rollout: ”You think the Obamacare implementation is bad? The implementation of the Common Core is far worse.”
Arne Duncan is right, says RiShawn Biddle, a strong Core supporter.
A worksheet for kindergarteners on how to fill in test bubbles –don’t color the pictures! — is for sale on TeachersPayTeachers.com, reports EAG News. Maggie’s Kindergarten charges $5 per download for the test prep practice sheets, which cover Common Core (and non-Core) skills.