Do you really think a nation wide cookie cutter approach to education is the best idea in a country as large and diverse as ours?
Isn't this the very reason we have states and counties? Tailored localized responses? On May 20, 2014 1:16 PM, "Larry C. Lyons" <[email protected]> wrote: > > So run a few large scale studies using a Quasi-Experimental approach. > Take a set of schools that are statistically equivalent on the > dependent measures. Then randomly assign them to either the current > approaches or the CCC. Then see what happens over a 5 or 10 year > period. And do that in 4 or 5 different states. That would give a > fairly good idea on what works best. > > On Tue, May 20, 2014 at 12:45 PM, GMoney <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > RIght. Research suggests this may work better. SO let's try it. > > > > Now research doesn't always translate into the real world, but there's > only > > one way to find out. IF the upside is better educated kids, and the > > downside is going back to the way it was.....there's no reason NOT to > try. > > > > > > On Tue, May 20, 2014 at 11:21 AM, Larry C. Lyons <[email protected] > >wrote: > > > >> > >> What I don't understand is that people on both sides seem to be > >> ignoring what the research says when it comes to the Common Core > >> Curriculum. Why not go with what works the best? > >> > >> On Tue, May 20, 2014 at 12:15 PM, Zaphod Beeblebrox > >> <[email protected]> wrote: > >> > > >> > my kiddos have all gone through Montessori education and were taught > math > >> > in a very similar manner to common core. My oldest ended up skipping > >> > Algebra 1 once she got into middle school and has maintained a 96 > average > >> > all year. > >> > > >> > If you've seen the "New Math" photo that's been endlessly circulated, > >> > people seem to understand it better once I relate it to counting back > >> > changed to someone. It's really a very natural way of doing math. > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > On Tue, May 20, 2014 at 10:47 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:370250 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/unsubscribe.cfm
