| Says Diane Ravitch: "Carol Burris was the only actual on-the-ground educator to participate in the Intelligence Squared debate about Common Core. Unlike the other three debaters, Burris is principal of a high school. She is also a crack researcher, who has published and done research on education issues.
She recently wrote in Valerie Strauss's Answer Sheet blog about the four big "Flim-Flams" at the heart of the claims for the Common Core, like this: "they are internationally benchmarked and grounded in solid research. Not so, says Burris, with evidence to the contrary." Second, that the standards are merely goalposts and do not tell teachers how to teach."Not so, says Burris, and offers examples." Third, that the Common Core will close the achievement gap. "Not so, it is actually widening the achievement gap. READ MORE if you want to know THE TRUTH ABOUT THE COMMON CORE SCAM... |
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