I sincerely hope that the Common Core does not follow the same trajectory as NCLB. I will admit that I supported NCLB at first thinking that it was merely extra support for struggling students instead of holding the more able ones back as it turned out to be when implemented as No Child Let Beyond.
One positive that I see with all of this data driven teacher assessment is that our kids are tested at the beginning of the year using the EOY benchmark. It should be far easier to persuade a teacher (who will basically be penalized for failing students) that our kids should be allowed to do more advanced work supplied by parents in the classroom time when they know that they will clear the EOY bar with ease - in theory, at least.
Last edited by madeinuk; 04/14/14 06:28 AM. Reason: Incoherence reduction
