In response to years of protests against the Common Core standards, the State Education Department has tweaked them, massaged them, tickled them, and given them a new name.
The New York state standards are now “the Next Generation English Language Arts and Mathematics Learning Standards.” Got that?
The revamped standards makes hundreds of changes to the state’s version of the Common Core, a set of educational benchmarks meant to get students ready for colleges and careers.
The “anchor standards” of the Common Core — which broadly lay out what’s expected of students — remain largely intact, though some were consolidated or clarified. The 34 English language arts anchors, for example, were whittled down to 28.
New York will become the latest state to put their own name on the standards, joining Florida and several others trying to assuage parental concerns and anger over the rollout of the Common Core.
Is it a cosmetic change or not?
Is it rebranding or not?
Is it real or is it Memorex?
We will hear more about this as the standards are introduced into classrooms.
You can be sure that the parents who opted their children out of state tests for the past few years, in rebellion against the Common Core standards and tests, will not be fooled. Nor will New York State Alliance of Parents and Educators, the group that has coordinated the opt-out movement, which has led about 20% of students across the state to refuse the tests year after year.
“Next Generation”? Oh, okay so that is the language for the new marching orders.
It will be Common Core, and its “cousins”, no matter what. The next generation will be brought up indoctrinated in this garbage whether YOU like it or not. A 20% refusal rate does not affect us one way or the other. We will gobble up the other 80, and their inability to think critically or creatively will be all we really need in order to pull off our very own special version of the New World Order. Our new world of course, and order according to our specifications, benefitting who else…but US.
Hello? The Common Core was copyrighted so it could not be changed. Is a law suit in the offing?
Steve, you are right. But they wouldn’t dare file a lawsuit. Gutless.
“The Common Gibberish”
Common Gibberish
That’s the standard
Cuomon Core is
Now rebranded
“Next Generation
Learning Standard”
Pig decoration
Let’s be candid
Maybe they should have called it More Core from seven years ago.
But let’s be positive. This will not be Tisch’s botched implementation of the Common Core. And under ESSA’s cloud of confusion, the new and improved New York State Board of Regents has latitude to integrate the standards with curriculum and (please, lord) meaningful assessment.
“The Gateysturd Address”
Common Core, from seven years ago, Bill Gates brought forth on this Continent — a new standard, conceived in chaos, and dedicated to the proposition that all students are created widgets.
Now we are engaged in a great uncivil war, testing (day after day after day) whether that standard, or any standard so ill-conceived and so bad can long endure.
We are met in a great battle-field of that war…
…we here highly resolve that these students shall not have suffered in vain — that this standard, under Gates, shall have a prompt and unceremonious death — and that education of the people, by the people for the people shall not perish from the earth
SomeDAM Poet,
PERFECT! You are so creative and such a poet, too.
Thank you.
Wonderful!
“Next Generation” — long overused, and long overvalued. Now a sign that you have a pig in a poke.
Not a pig in a poke but a pig in a pen:
“This Is Not Your Older Sister’s Common Core”
I’m wondering whether the sequel will be:
“Common Core : Deep Space 9”
or
“Common Core : Voyager”
Terminator 4: Testing Day
There sure is a LOT of PALTERING going on and this is making our nation dumb.
I am guessing that there is probably a connection here with the Next Generation Science Standards. Although Wikipedia is not my favorite source for factual information, this explanation seems to be rather accurate. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Next_Generation_Science_Standards
Gates initiating a cosmetic branding subterfuge- what a surprise that would be. People familiar with Gates describe him as having no imagination. A new name slapped on his pig and, big bucks delivered to get, ostensible buy in?
To David Schultz:
Thank you for the link.
Here is the guessing game from NGSS (Next Generation Science Standards) regarding the adoption or acceptance from public.
[start paragraph]
Reception[edit]
News reports have suggested there will likely be resistance towards the Next Generations Science Standards from conservatives due to the inclusion of anthropogenic climate change and evolution.[11][26][27][28][29]
[end paragraph]
ha ha ha, Secretary of DOE eliminates credential in “National Teaching Certification”.
Is it the way in which Next Generation Science Standards is like NO STANDARDS?
Parents and educators need to buckle up on VERY ROUGH ROAD to guide students K-12 how to survive with EFFICIENT TIME AND MONEY MANAGEMENT IN REALITY.
Otherwise, children will quickly learn how to adapt “Trump’s leadership” technique from the past to the present – “nothing to lose!” Back2basic