MAGGIE'S BLOG: COMMON CORE TIMELINE:
If one does not know about the steady march of education reform, then take a look at this timeline from "Maggie's Blog."
The timeline shows the steady movement from one nefarious political figure to the next, their organizations that appear methodically to spread the message of the movement, and how it is all playing out. The players and the organizations are well known and nicely tied together here.
"Here’s a math quote from Jason Zimba that should raise the hair on your arms:
A key Common Core creator, Jason Zimba, said that the Common Core can prepare students for non-selective colleges but that it does not prepare students for STEM careers. He said: “I think it’s a fair critique that it’s a minimal definition of college readiness… but not for the colleges most parents aspire to… Not only not for STEM, it’s also not for selective colleges. For example, for U.C. Berkeley, whether you are going to be an engineer or not, you’d better have precalculus to get into U.C. Berkeley.” Source: What Is Common Core"
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"For example, by the end of fifth grade the material being covered in arithmetic and algebra in Core Standards is more than a year behind the early grade expectations in most high achieving countries. By the end of seventh grade Core Standards are roughly two years behind. Read more. "