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Moratorium on Common Core

Moratorium on Common Core

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Started by Bedford Teachers Association 12 years, 7 months ago


As you may know, the implementation of the Common Core was done without thorough field research and was done without a democratic process. States were told to sign onto the Common Core or lose Race to the Top funding. Part of the promise connected to the Common Core was that examinations would encourage creative thinking and not be driven by multiple-choice thinking. However, this is not the case. NYSUT’s board recently withdrew its support for the Common Core standards as implemented and interpreted in New York until NYSED makes major course corrections to its failed implementation plan and supports athree-year moratoriumon high-stakes consequences from standardized testing.

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March 4, 2014

The bureaucrats at the education department continue to ignore the reality that these standards are failing our students. I have been spending my time pushing back against their empty promises and documenting the absolute disaster this implementation has become. They think they can wait this out but we are not going anywhere.

Reached 100 supporters

March 4, 2014

23 Comments

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Fintan Powers
12 years ago Featured

This all follows such a familiar pattern in education, The administrators give teachers something to implement and rush it through. The teachers are then left with hours and hours of work just to make the thing work.

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judith aragon
12 years ago Featured

Would you subject your child to an untested medical procedure? Why do that with their education? Would you trust a medical procedure developed by statisticians and bussinessmen? Why do it with our children's education?

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Anne Marie Kmetz
12 years ago Featured

Testing should be used as a diagnostic tool, instead of the sole measure of success for students and teachers.

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John Horan
12 years ago Featured

Please put a three year moratorium on high-stakes testing relating to the common core.

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Natalie Stein
12 years ago Featured

The rush to put Common Core into effect was a perfect example of haste making waste

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Anonymous
12 years ago Featured

Again things are forced on experienced teachers by inexperienced legislators. Please allow teachers to do the job they have been so expertly trained for.

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Jeanne Devine
11 years ago

I support the moratorium

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Dianna Indorf
12 years ago

Education has never been so out if cinque! It is not what is best for kids unfortunately... The fallout better get your attention soon!

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