Originally Posted by Zen Scanner
Anyone have links to any apolitical, non-conspiracy based rational arguments against common core? (and not accessible only through a cash payment)

I'm curious about actual critiques of the standards rather than whether there should be standards or critiques of specific implementations of it.
I haven't read this whole thread so I don't know whether these people have been mentioned, but FWIW, you might google the critiques of James Milgram (math) and Sandra Stotsky (language), two professors who were on the Validation Committee for the standards and who declined to approve. This page contains a download link for one paper authored by Stotsky and someone else that may provide a more detailed critique than you may have seen: http://pioneerinstitute.org/educati...ter-than-third-class-national-standards/

Here is a TV interview with Stotsky that I watched a long time ago, that don't recall as having a political angle: http://www.wccatv.com/video/activate-worcester/activateworcester39
http://www.wccatv.com/video/activate-worcester/activateworcester40 (part 2)

Last edited by snowgirl; 11/15/14 06:47 PM.