That then-new approach "ignored completely the fact that mathematics is a cumulative development and that it is practically impossible to learn the newer creations if one does not know the older ones," according to Morris Kline's 1973 "Common Core," a set of educational standards embraced by California and 39 other states in 2010. On hindsight, it also deserves a failing grade.
"Despite the theory's intuitive appeal, standards-based reform does not work very well in reality," read a 2021 Brookings Institution report. "The illusion of a coherent, well-coordinated system is gained at the expense of teachers' flexibility in tailoring instruction to serve their students." Don't get me started on some of the loopier ones: pass-fail grading, the replacement of phonics with whole-language learning, and Social Emotional Learning (SEL). MORE AT 'Equity' Grading Is the Latest Educational Fad Destined To Fail (reason.com)
Never have we been more sure of our decision to move our children into parochial school. It's a bit rough financially but they were never subjected to remote learning and the rest of this craziness.
ReplyDeleteYeah that remote learning and everybody gets a trophy is a joke. Our son is thriving! While his friends here in the village, fell behind, were depressed, isolated. One of them is already smoking weed. Catholic school was the best decision we ever made.
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