If they just changed the name to 'minimal core' then I would be fine with it because it would then be getting called what it is or at least should be. In some states, the standards were so low that this has forced them to get better while here in NJ it has been a disaster because it has lowered the standard.
If it was a declaration of the absolute minimum skills that a kid ought to have by the end of each grade then it would be marvelous because a lot of sub par schools would be exposed for short changing kids. I would support it as this 100% because it would then implicitly allow schools io strive for more than just the minimum.
The sad truth is that it is being touted as 'everything a kid should know by the end of each grade' which acts as a ceiling on what schools, let alone kids, end up achieving.
Can you hear that flushing sound?
Last edited by madeinuk; 07/31/13 09:29 AM.
