tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1628172601886929098.post2092272495167793385..comments2024-03-28T08:55:53.818-04:00Comments on Perdido Street School: The Lie That "Many Educators Support The Common Core Standards"reality-based educatorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01712885202661371924noreply@blogger.comBlogger28125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1628172601886929098.post-11097947702644024162014-03-09T16:17:51.401-04:002014-03-09T16:17:51.401-04:00Yes, APPR rollout was a mess too. Shoved through w...Yes, APPR rollout was a mess too. Shoved through with little thought, Sheriff Andy threatening anybody who says there are flaws. I can't wait to see the SED release of APPR from 2012-2013. The sheer number of lawsuits could snowball the whole system under...reality-based educatorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01712885202661371924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1628172601886929098.post-75112461103725539322014-03-09T15:41:20.776-04:002014-03-09T15:41:20.776-04:00We have abut 125 regular and special education tea...We have abut 125 regular and special education teachers at my LI school. Not one of them thinks CCSS are worth a darn or are in any way rigorous - just odd. I would say that all of them ALSO think the entire rollout was ridiculous. Of course, many are in subjects that are not yet CCSS but they are not blind. My principal is a strong supporter of Carol Burris (as all of the LI principals seem to be). I suppose a clever CCSS supporter would try to obscure the issue with the nonsensical (and non- rigorous) CCSS standards by blaming all the backlash on the implementation. The teachers at my school actually laugh at that nonsense. <br />On a separate issue our faculty council president has informed us that the whole mess has resulted in a completely arbitrary APPR rating scheme that is just as likely to protect a weak teacher as condemn a strong. I would agree with her there.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1628172601886929098.post-39437956105505560922014-03-09T12:42:43.202-04:002014-03-09T12:42:43.202-04:00Yes, that's important too. In the LoHud piece...Yes, that's important too. In the LoHud pieces on CCSS published today, there are names attached. Some teachers are critical of the standardized nature of the CCSS, how kids are all to be assessed the same way, etc. Some praised the standards (though many of these people were district types.) But you wonder if there were no names attached, would the teachers be as kind as they were to CCSS in the papers?reality-based educatorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01712885202661371924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1628172601886929098.post-14393748638160977122014-03-09T12:07:33.794-04:002014-03-09T12:07:33.794-04:00Poll the teachers directly and specifically...no n...Poll the teachers directly and specifically...no names or districts attached to get a realistic view. Many are leery of having names attached to petitions, surveys etc. due to negative consequences in workplace. Many of our voices are silenced! Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1628172601886929098.post-86229129839965090212014-03-09T10:32:06.449-04:002014-03-09T10:32:06.449-04:00It would be great to see Flanagan seriously challe...It would be great to see Flanagan seriously challenged and knocked off.reality-based educatorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01712885202661371924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1628172601886929098.post-46165966950698850752014-03-09T10:31:29.005-04:002014-03-09T10:31:29.005-04:00He takes an awful lot of money from the privatizer...He takes an awful lot of money from the privatizers, doesn't he?reality-based educatorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01712885202661371924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1628172601886929098.post-42053911260937014722014-03-09T10:30:59.986-04:002014-03-09T10:30:59.986-04:00I agree, the intentions were never good - this was...I agree, the intentions were never good - this was always meant to dumb down a generation of children so that they'll passively accept getting screwed in the globalized economy.reality-based educatorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01712885202661371924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1628172601886929098.post-22988662695879272792014-03-09T10:29:40.418-04:002014-03-09T10:29:40.418-04:00TM!TM!reality-based educatorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01712885202661371924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1628172601886929098.post-6917078109176798822014-03-09T10:29:26.148-04:002014-03-09T10:29:26.148-04:00Lohud has a bunch of pieces out today showing teac...Lohud has a bunch of pieces out today showing teachers and district leaders mostly in support of the CCSS, just pissed about the implementation. Would you say this is the experience of teachers on L.I. too? My experience has been, many teachers have turned against it in NYC.reality-based educatorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01712885202661371924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1628172601886929098.post-72542909350738638252014-03-09T10:27:37.877-04:002014-03-09T10:27:37.877-04:00It's true - they keep creating bubbles and bub...It's true - they keep creating bubbles and bubbles and bubbles...reality-based educatorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01712885202661371924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1628172601886929098.post-21854911935384297202014-03-09T10:26:34.905-04:002014-03-09T10:26:34.905-04:00Yup - if the Brooklyn Tech people are being microm...Yup - if the Brooklyn Tech people are being micromanaged, then we're all being micromanaged.reality-based educatorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01712885202661371924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1628172601886929098.post-67459483757154502982014-03-09T10:24:58.021-04:002014-03-09T10:24:58.021-04:00To me, the moratorium is not good enough. I want ...To me, the moratorium is not good enough. I want a stake through the heart of the CCSS and I want it cut and quartered and buried at various crossroads around the state so that it can't rise again when we're not looking.reality-based educatorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01712885202661371924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1628172601886929098.post-45287440909157909412014-03-09T10:24:02.415-04:002014-03-09T10:24:02.415-04:00And yet, the lie goes on in the media. I have ano...And yet, the lie goes on in the media. I have another piece on the supposed "rigor" of the CCSS today:<br /><br />http://perdidostreetschool.blogspot.com/2014/03/the-new-york-state-education-department.htmlreality-based educatorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01712885202661371924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1628172601886929098.post-7207901577240106542014-03-08T21:10:02.118-05:002014-03-08T21:10:02.118-05:00Flanagan $upport$ common core because he is GREEDY...Flanagan $upport$ common core because he is GREEDY! He was blinded by money and couldn't careless what parents, students, teachers and administrators have to say. Unfortunately, his children aren't exposed to this BS same as Commissioner John King and the rest of the "educational experts". Our children are going to suffer as well as their teachers all in the name of GREED! Shameful!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1628172601886929098.post-12197901732683486142014-03-08T17:46:36.033-05:002014-03-08T17:46:36.033-05:00I live in his district and knew his father (from w...I live in his district and knew his father (from whom he inherited his seat, more or less). His father was a nice, decent, moral person....I can tell you that none of my neighbors support Flanagan and he will have a tough time getting reelected if the Democrats put a credible candidate against him. In my district, he is really disliked.....Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1628172601886929098.post-90990453069348062402014-03-08T16:14:26.921-05:002014-03-08T16:14:26.921-05:00Common Core combines the worst of intentions with ...Common Core combines the worst of intentions with the worst of products with the worst of implementation. I hesitate to point out the horrors of the awful content to my non-teacher friends because I risk implying the intentions were good. Or the worst of the implementation and the testing gobbley-gook because I risk implying that the content is good. It is possible to be awful in several directions at once: The Common Core Curriculum is a stereophonic and ambidextrous train wreck.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1628172601886929098.post-13222163430469735332014-03-08T15:01:39.602-05:002014-03-08T15:01:39.602-05:00Let me know. I am on the verge of losing my job in...Let me know. I am on the verge of losing my job in Newark.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1628172601886929098.post-62836705834250754492014-03-08T13:52:48.759-05:002014-03-08T13:52:48.759-05:00Consult with TEACHERS?????
You MUST be joking, wh...Consult with TEACHERS?????<br /><br />You MUST be joking, what do WE know about education??????<br /><br />Or so that's what these corporate types would have people believe.<br /><br />Wonder what it's like to live in Canada? Seriously considering becoming an ex-pat here.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1628172601886929098.post-48776703279776431452014-03-08T13:12:34.861-05:002014-03-08T13:12:34.861-05:00Good intentions my ass. Anyone with good intention...Good intentions my ass. Anyone with good intentions might have consulted a few educators formerly known as teachers.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1628172601886929098.post-29181581426596788212014-03-08T12:31:44.233-05:002014-03-08T12:31:44.233-05:00What was the expressed mission of the Common Core ...What was the expressed mission of the Common Core standards, and the rush to implement these standards in the public schools?<br />If the point of Common Core was to ensure that all public school students were receiving the same education in all subjects across the nation, on the face of it, Common Core seems to be a good idea.<br />However, in reality, Common Core has been used basically as a massive test prep machine, enriching only the manufacturers of standardized tests, at the expense of teaching subjects in depth, and sacrificing knowledge for single one word answers on a bubbled sheet.<br />Once again, the road to hell was paved with good intentions- witness NCLB and RTTT. Common Core falls into that category as well.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1628172601886929098.post-77590466601063964202014-03-08T12:27:37.634-05:002014-03-08T12:27:37.634-05:00...Common Corporation Standards......Common Corporation Standards...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1628172601886929098.post-78107310408809041282014-03-08T12:16:19.092-05:002014-03-08T12:16:19.092-05:00On target. Here on Long Island teachers and princi...On target. Here on Long Island teachers and principals are overwhelmingly against the peculiar - but oh so cleverly named - Common Core Standards.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1628172601886929098.post-10536918999395207622014-03-08T11:57:55.333-05:002014-03-08T11:57:55.333-05:00You are right.You are right.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1628172601886929098.post-40990614988351424902014-03-08T11:02:37.871-05:002014-03-08T11:02:37.871-05:00What a valuable article! Another lie exposed. Than...What a valuable article! Another lie exposed. Thanks for spreading the word.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1628172601886929098.post-80740340658869099882014-03-08T10:54:13.445-05:002014-03-08T10:54:13.445-05:00I'm sure at some point even people's inter...I'm sure at some point even people's internal organs, body parts, will be commodified, and made into a financial bubble...the only way for these maggots to survive is to constantly create new business bubbles...education now being the bubble du jour..Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com