WTF is "the gay lifestyle"? As for Common Core, I'm reserving judgement. My daughter is finishing up 1st grade and going into 2nd and so I don't know that I've really seen the full effect yet. I generally like the way they are teaching math, though it is a bit slow for my daughter, and they are doing a pretty decent job with reading. She's also in an international baccalaureate school, so her program has some additional requirements that a regular school under common core may not.
My biggest complaint isn't about the curriculum, it is about the standardized testing approach. Too much focus on testing gets in the way of effective teaching, in my opinion. There are many ways of demonstrating learning, almost all of them better than standardized testing. On the other hand, without standardized testing it is difficult to compare schools and programs and teachers, so I can understand why people would push for it. It just generally seems like a tool that is used for a number of purposes that have nothing to do with actual learning by children. Cheers, Judah On Tue, May 20, 2014 at 8:47 AM, GMoney <[email protected]> wrote: > > On Tue, May 20, 2014 at 10:10 AM, Sam <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > It sounds like he's saying commie core promotes gay lifestyles a lot, as > in > > getting the little kids to understand and be tolerant, > > > Understanding and tolerance?!?!?!?!?!?! > > HOLY FUCK!!!!!! > > Take it away, Judge McShane: > > "Let us look less to the sky to see what might fall; rather, let us look to > each other...and rise." > > On the hand, the real issue is how horrible is it that the federal > > government is destroying our education system and many people are unaware > > or are happy about it. > > > > Jury is still out on this common core junk. I've read experts who swear by > it, backed by research, and others who are highly critical of it. People > are so resistant to change. If it's for the better, then by FSM let's do > it. We won't really know until we try. I also have little sympathy for > parents who are pissed because they can't help their kids with their 4th > grade home work. Geeesh, set down your fucking cell phone, take a few > minutes and learn something new for a change.....it ain't gonna kill you. > > At least test drive it. See what this new approach is TRYING to do, before > making up your mind. > > Or alternatively, decide that it makes you gay and reject it outright. I > guess that's the easiest approach. > > Disclaimer: My kids haven't quite reached elementary school yet, so i > haven't actually been exposed to it. When I actually learn about it and try > it out, I may become a critic...but I intend to at least try it first. > > If anyone on here has practical experience with it and can give concrete > examples of what they think is wrong with it....or perhaps how it's turning > them gay....I'd love to hear it. > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Order the Adobe Coldfusion Anthology now! http://www.amazon.com/Adobe-Coldfusion-Anthology/dp/1430272155/?tag=houseoffusion Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/message.cfm/messageid:370244 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/unsubscribe.cfm
