tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7221488092124233984.post5173338101606496668..comments2024-01-18T20:19:31.971-05:00Comments on Permanent Press: South Carolina Drops Out of Common CoreBryan Caskeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09235927600483403854noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7221488092124233984.post-51161193080179936102014-04-19T00:05:18.247-04:002014-04-19T00:05:18.247-04:00The name is so misleading. Who would argue that st...The name is so misleading. Who would argue that students should not be taught a "common core" of basics? Isn't that what we have always expected from education that isn't strictly a trade school? <br /><br />For that matter, trade schools depend on the students having already learned the basic common core of reading, writing, and arithmetic. Your plumber may not have a college degree (or even one from high school) but if he's not fairly well-versed in some algebra, geometry, and a bit of physics, your pipes won't flow well. <br /><br />From the little bit I've seen of this newfangled common core, it's designed so that the best teachers with the most time to spend learning & implementing it will find it useful for their best and brightest students while everyone else is... um, left behind.<br /><br />I think my grandchildren will do well in school no matter the curriculum and I can trust their parents to fill in whatever gaps the curriculum leaves... and to correct errors in the curriculum.<br /><br />Just because I'm lucky like that doesn't mean I don't want to see less fortunate children have a chance at a good education also. <br /><br /><br /><br />Donna B.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16771075314473811594noreply@blogger.com