Common Core is an easy target, because it came out about the time that the disastrous results of the testing craze hit. It also showed up with the newest “new math” effort which my kid absolutely hated. Common Core is a mistake, but it is one of many.
Regardless of how well intentioned it was, No Child Left Behind is an absolute disaster. Testing standards replaced teaching with cribbing for tests. 3rd graders don’t need to be tested on obscure state history and what a bit and a byte are (Virginia Standards of Learning).
Common Core is an easy target, because it came out about the time that the disastrous results of the testing craze hit. It also showed up with the newest “new math” effort which my kid absolutely hated. Common Core is a mistake, but it is one of many.
Regardless of how well intentioned it was, No Child Left Behind is an absolute disaster. Testing standards replaced teaching with cribbing for tests. 3rd graders don’t need to be tested on obscure state history and what a bit and a byte are (Virginia Standards of Learning).
Im glad you brought up "no child left behind"
Many have forgotten the devastating effect it had on public education.