48 online
 
Most Popular Choices
Share on Facebook 37 Printer Friendly Page More Sharing
Best Web OpEds   

Tom Hoffman: Do You Want to Know What's Wrong with the Common Core ELA Standards?; by Diane Ravitch

Quicklink Submitted By   1 comment, 4 series
Follow Me on Twitter     Message Susan Lee Schwartz
Become a Fan
  (23 fans)
Tom Hoffman, took up the challenge to explain what is wrong with the Common Core ELA standards. He goes through them in the spirit of "close reading," and they read like a nineteenth century approach known as "parsing," whereby the student analyzed a sentence, identifying its grammatical and syntactical features. Today, promoters of the Common Core call it "critical thinking," but it sure looks like parsing, in which students are expected to read not for the joy of ideas, words, and stories, but for the interpretation and interaction of minute (and dubious) details and (possible) literary devices. The message? i third graders, teachers, textbook authors and testing companies should focus students on explaining how key details support the main idea.Would you ever, while reading a book on dinosaurs with your 8 yr old child, pause to ask how a detail supports the "main idea" of the book?
Read the rest of the story HERE:

At dianeravitch.net
Rate It | View Ratings

Susan Lee Schwartz Social Media Pages: Facebook Page       Twitter Page       Linked In Page       Instagram Page

I began teaching in 1963,; Ba and BS in Education -Brooklyn College. I have the equivalent of 2 additional Master's, mainly in Literacy Studies and Graphic Design. I was the only seventh grade teacher of English from 1990 -1999 at East Side (more...)
 

Go To Commenting
The views expressed herein are the sole responsibility of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of this website or its editors.
Follow Me on Twitter     Writers Guidelines

 
Contact AuthorContact Author Contact EditorContact Editor Author PageView Authors' Articles
Support OpEdNews

OpEdNews depends upon can't survive without your help.

If you value this article and the work of OpEdNews, please either Donate or Purchase a premium membership.

STAY IN THE KNOW
If you've enjoyed this, sign up for our daily or weekly newsletter to get lots of great progressive content.
Daily Weekly     OpEd News Newsletter
Name
Email
   (Opens new browser window)
 

Other Series: View All 254 Articles in "War on teachers and the profession"

To View Comments or Join the Conversation:

Tell A Friend