tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5356114186987252972.post3048157142922500978..comments2024-03-28T08:11:27.815-04:00Comments on The Closet Professor: Tea Partier Actually Thinks The Common Core Will Destroy 'Traditional' AmericaJoehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05299122685163501819noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5356114186987252972.post-8480667386407178962014-04-05T13:11:36.330-04:002014-04-05T13:11:36.330-04:00I think the Tea Party will destroy America if they...I think the Tea Party will destroy America if they continue to have as much power as they do now.nikkihttp://www.fridaville.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5356114186987252972.post-77678791835857459542014-03-13T23:46:32.685-04:002014-03-13T23:46:32.685-04:00As a 71 year old whose "formal" educatio...As a 71 year old whose "formal" education occurred years ago, I admit to understanding nothing about Common Core Standards. They seem to have a marvelous goal of universality about what should be learned or attained by a certain grade level, but I just don't ever see any specifics about how the "new" math is different and/or better than the "old" math.<br /><br />Joe, as an excellent teacher (especially in history on your blog), can you explain what Common Core is, perhaps in a post, all its own. I am not talking about what the lunatics you have expounded on today, but rather why it is seems to be so controversial, even to really good professional teachers. Does it only apply to K-12 or does it also include the college and university level? Does the core material become so standardized that the teacher has no lee-way? Supposedly it teaches critical thinking better, but we have always had critical thinkers in our midst. I have never thought that learning is something you do in your first 25 years of life and then you are done. If one is not a life-long learner, he is a bore to himself as well as those around him. Lifelong learning is easier today than ever before because of the internet. You just need to question the results to your search on Wikipedia, etc.<br /><br />Most teachers have always relied on and prepared curricula for their classes. In your private school, do you prepare your own lesson plans or are they prepared for you?<br /><br />One interesting concept that I have heard recently (and doubt it has anything to do with Common Core) is preparing the "daily lecture/instruction" for viewing at home in the evening instead of traditional homework. Then the "homework" is done in the classroom during the day, where the teacher is available to give hands-on help.David Jeffreyshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07640894359150492921noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5356114186987252972.post-53368129848076090032014-03-13T21:10:09.797-04:002014-03-13T21:10:09.797-04:00I have 95% of a masters degree in education - long...I have 95% of a masters degree in education - long story but it has something to due to getting bounced around between countries - and I remember the idea of common standards being really helpful for children who get moved from school to school, district to district and state to state.the dogs' motherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11512888563325865616noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5356114186987252972.post-75057292714799212072014-03-13T17:23:36.745-04:002014-03-13T17:23:36.745-04:00Apparently the Tea Party/Bircher/lunatic fringe is...Apparently the Tea Party/Bircher/lunatic fringe is convinced that Common Core has something to do with Agenda 21. I'm not sure what the connection is supposed to be, but apparently it's pretty scary!Professor Chaoshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07983291640844939759noreply@blogger.com