National Urban League just ran an ad on Fox News to support Common Core. They need to research it, not take it at face value.
— Kim Keiser (@Keiser1Kim) November 10, 2014
Public service announcements co-created by the National Urban League touting the benefits of Common Core State Standards are beginning to make the rounds on TV. Why, here’s one now:
As PSAs, they air without charge, but finding money for their production shouldn’t have been a problem — as blogger and New York University research professor of education Diane Ravitch notes, the pro-Common Core Gates Foundation has granted more than $5 million to the Urban League over the past several years.
The Miami Herald’s Marc Caputo and his wife have taken notice of the ads as well.
Urban League running ads touting #CommonCore. My wife who teaches in Title 1 school says she's starting to hate CC re writing instruction
— Marc Caputo (@MarcACaputo) November 15, 2014
As much as we hear about the tear-inducing properties of Common Core math, there’s Common Core writing instruction to deal with as well, and plenty of teachers and parents aren’t fans.
Apparently #CommonCore writing instruction is analytical only. No creative writing. No teaching anything about the art or joy of writing
— Marc Caputo (@MarcACaputo) November 15, 2014
https://twitter.com/MacStipanovich/status/533432597293326338
https://twitter.com/AdamWeinstein/status/533427905536483328
https://twitter.com/AdamWeinstein/status/533428259711889408
@MarcACaputo @HotlineJosh because it's not fair some like to read & emphasis is on tech because more useful for work. But no joy in Mudville
— deborah stoldt (@debbies3360) November 15, 2014
https://twitter.com/henrykelley/status/533431306101600256
@MarcACaputo that's sad. Are we training kids to think and learn and be creative, or hoping to raise a bunch of little robots?
— Sarah Rumpf (@rumpfshaker) November 15, 2014
@rumpfshaker it's part of a long process of downplaying the arts and straightjacketing teachers to only teach 1 way prescribed by experts
— Marc Caputo (@MarcACaputo) November 15, 2014
@MarcACaputo @rumpfshaker what did you expect from those who came up with this crap, they can't count, do you think they could write.
— Arthur Dudlets (@ADudlets) November 15, 2014
@MarcACaputo I've wondered for awhile what would happen if we abolished tenure, required curriculums, standardized tests & most school admin
— Sarah Rumpf (@rumpfshaker) November 15, 2014
.@MarcACaputo and from 1 person who makes a living writing to another, this doesn't seem to be effective way to develop good writing skills
— Sarah Rumpf (@rumpfshaker) November 15, 2014
@rumpfshaker the people who advocate for abolishing tenure are the same who push standardized testing and/or Common Core
— Marc Caputo (@MarcACaputo) November 15, 2014
Apparently, African-American parents love Common Core.
National Urban League Survey of African American Parents Shows Overwhelming Support for Common Core State… http://t.co/iyes482y6o
— GWUL (@GWUrbanLeague) November 3, 2014
study: 60% of African American parents believe student achievement will improve under Common Core http://t.co/iFMMKnASGj #PutOurChildren1st
— Nat'l Urban League (@NatUrbanLeague) November 4, 2014
https://twitter.com/tahlyuh/status/530749427884249088
Why yes, they do.
Can someone point me to the full results of this Natl Urban League #CommonCore poll? http://t.co/lqUUWy97j1 Can't track them down
— Neal McCluskey (@NealMcCluskey) November 11, 2014
Here’s a simple writing exercise: describe Common Core writing instruction in two words.
@MarcACaputo It's awful.
— Chelle (@FL_Chelle) November 15, 2014
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