This is a great response from Diane Ravitch about the New York Time's coverage of the Common Core Standards. Last week when we were talking about Common Core in class, I realized that I didn't really have a good argument against them besides my very broad discomfort with standards in general because of the tendency that they rely on standardized testing to measure learning. Anyway, this piece lays out very well the arguments against the Common Core and critiques the way in which the NYT has been writing about them. An important read for all future teachers and anyone who gets riled up measurement and assessment through standardized tests.
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