tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14707730.post1222619582798315487..comments2024-02-24T19:49:45.687-05:00Comments on Schools Matter: Our concerns about the common core are not just "noise"James Hornhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04462754705431590571noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14707730.post-89062215942394911682014-12-07T19:49:25.107-05:002014-12-07T19:49:25.107-05:00I think this point largely stems from a divide bet...I think this point largely stems from a divide between the policy makers and the extent of the communities they serve. I was reading an article called 'what poor children need in school' (http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/answer-sheet/wp/2013/10/18/what-poor-children-need-in-school/) and feel that it also speaks on this point. It talks about how policy makers and officials expect different standards from schools they send their own kids to vs the general public. <br />This divide is toxic and part of the reason that flawed policies such as this one. DeeDeenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14707730.post-67406964730099692072014-11-27T05:20:01.971-05:002014-11-27T05:20:01.971-05:00It baffles my mind that after 30 years of testing ...It baffles my mind that after 30 years of testing and accountability (using Nation at Risk as starting point) that everyone has not reached the conclusion that standards based accountabilty has had zero effect (huge costvand many negative effects) on student achievement. <br /><br />If we are still spending billions to find out what we already know (poverty matters) then other forces must be at play. <br /><br />How else can we account for such a denial of logic in the face of overwhelming evidence? jgmac1106https://www.blogger.com/profile/07793926292155541089noreply@blogger.com