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<blockquote data-quote="rawhide" data-source="post: 2405909" data-attributes="member: 3448"><p>crrcboatz and ^^this have saved me a lot of typing. I'm in my 27th year as an educator. As stated by other educators, the testing has been here for a very long time. Common Core and the testing to determine what students are learning, while linked, are two different battles. </p><p></p><p>The primary issue with CC is the loss of local control. The standards themselves are not bad. The methods, assessments and resources coming with them are to say the least questionable. As stated previously by crrcboatz a key issue will be the money. Following the money that is flowing into the pockets of people who have the ear of politicians can be very revealing. And, Many districts just are not in a position to forego the money they will lose by bucking the system. Are you willing to make up the difference on the state level? </p><p></p><p>As stated before, the testing has been around for a while. The changes that have occurred in recent years is that so much testing is required that schools need and/or have a position that just oversees testing. And I rarely hear discussion about the number of instruction days lost to testing. Most testing is in April, most schools are out until end of May. </p><p></p><p></p><p>I couldn't disagree more. While testing is a way to evaluate student performance, it is not the only way. Basing student, teacher, and school performance on one day in the life of a child is not a fair assessment. If your job performance were based on how well a student performs on a test would you teach the test?</p><p></p><p></p><p>This too hits the nail on the head. </p><p></p><p></p><p>The Oklahoma Social Studies standards are not CC. They are called C3 and were adopted before the 2012 school term. You can download a copy from the SDE website. Curriculum resources like textbooks have been dictated by Texas and California for years. The largest states are the largest purchasers of resources. Companies that produce those resources focus on the standards from those states. CC seems to be changing that. Not necessarily for the better.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="rawhide, post: 2405909, member: 3448"] crrcboatz and ^^this have saved me a lot of typing. I'm in my 27th year as an educator. As stated by other educators, the testing has been here for a very long time. Common Core and the testing to determine what students are learning, while linked, are two different battles. The primary issue with CC is the loss of local control. The standards themselves are not bad. The methods, assessments and resources coming with them are to say the least questionable. As stated previously by crrcboatz a key issue will be the money. Following the money that is flowing into the pockets of people who have the ear of politicians can be very revealing. And, Many districts just are not in a position to forego the money they will lose by bucking the system. Are you willing to make up the difference on the state level? As stated before, the testing has been around for a while. The changes that have occurred in recent years is that so much testing is required that schools need and/or have a position that just oversees testing. And I rarely hear discussion about the number of instruction days lost to testing. Most testing is in April, most schools are out until end of May. I couldn't disagree more. While testing is a way to evaluate student performance, it is not the only way. Basing student, teacher, and school performance on one day in the life of a child is not a fair assessment. If your job performance were based on how well a student performs on a test would you teach the test? This too hits the nail on the head. The Oklahoma Social Studies standards are not CC. They are called C3 and were adopted before the 2012 school term. You can download a copy from the SDE website. Curriculum resources like textbooks have been dictated by Texas and California for years. The largest states are the largest purchasers of resources. Companies that produce those resources focus on the standards from those states. CC seems to be changing that. Not necessarily for the better. [/QUOTE]
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