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Diane Ravitch Defends Public Education

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NATIONAL EDUCATION POLICY CENTER-FLORIDA COMMON CORE

http://nepc.colorado.edu/ Ohanian Comment: Indoctrination through compliance is a major danger of the Common Core. Train kids from preK to be obedient responders who follow directions. Not to distract from the thrust of this piece, I rather doubt that Michael Fullan was talking about the Common Core when he made the 'fool' remark. After all, when Pearson organized a National Summit in Orlando, Florida to promote its concept of "Best Practices in School Improvement" and to sell its programs for integrating Common Core State Standards into curriculum, instruction and assessment, Fullan was a featured speaker. Put Fullan into a search on this site and you'll get a big plenty. Here's one. by John Whitehead "A fool with a tool is still a fool. A fool with a powerful tool is a dangerous fool."--Michael Fullan, international school reform authority, on the powerful "tool" that is  Common Core As I point out in my new book,  A Government of ...
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Math Help for Educators

Math Is Fun is a free resource and links are a simple and effective way to help more people find us. Homepage http://www.mathsisfun.com/ Algebra http://www.mathsisfun.com/algebra/index. Geometry http://www.mathsisfun.com/geometry/ Work Sheets http://www.mathsisfun.com/worksheets Games http://www.mathsisfun.com/games/ Puzzles http://www.mathsisfun.com/puzzles/
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Education links, for those inspired to teach

College Board http://www.collegeboard.org/ Empowering the Grant Community https://www.g5.gov/ext/wps/portal Finincial Aid-FAFSA http://www.ifap.ed.gov/ifap/assocForFAA.jsp http://studentaid.ed.gov/redirects/federal-student-aid-ed-gov http://www2.ed.gov/offices/OSFAP/PEPS/index.html https://www.tcli.ed.gov/CBSWebApp/tcli/ Teach Grant https://teach-ats.ed.gov/ats/index.action Gear Up http://www2.ed.gov/programs/gearup/index.html
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Standarized Testing- Test Supporters/Test Critics.

Issue What test supporters say ... What test critics say ... Fairness, civil rights Advocates say that testing all students is the best way to measure how effective schools are, and that state or local content standards ensure that all students are learning the same curriculum. Supporters also believe that disadvantaged students can be better served by holding their schools accountable when they perform poorly on tests. Critics contend that tests can contain culturally biased content that may be unfamiliar to minorities and recent immigrants. Moreover, for students with learning disabilities or who process information differently, the nature of the test itself (be it multiple choice or short answer format) may be unfair. Critics also say that tests do not adequately measure student and school performance, and that judging (and in some cases punishing) schools with low test scores results in even fewer resour...
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 Explore your hidden bias by taking the Implicit Association Test Demonstration on race. Please provide feedback once completed and tell me what you think. Thank you Urbanedgrl
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