@CCSSMParents You mentioned it not being a curriculum. So is it more of a way of approaching math?
.@BanterBurbia I'm so glad you asked this!! You played right into my hand!! :) #CCSSMforparents
Ok, so this begs the question: what ARE standards? Are they curriculum? Are they textbooks? Are they tests? #CCSSMforparents
Standards are essentially legal documents (they're passed by STATE LEGISLATORS) that state what that state will teach. #CCSSMforparents
They're actually really dry documents. Not a lot of fun to read. Like you wouldn't want to start a book club with them. #CCSSMforparents
And I should also mention that states aren't the only people who write standards documents. + #CCSSMforparents
The NCTM (Nat'l Council of Teacher of Math) have had standards for YEARS. The NCTM standards are great! Research-based and+ #CCSSMforparents
The standards are what schools and teachers are accountable for. So, in theory, textbooks, tests, the whole enchilada+ #CCSSMforparents.
is based on the standards. BUT, there is a necessary interpretation of the document that gets challenging. Also, there's + #CCSSMforparents
money to be made (millions? billions?) in stating that your textbook/test is aligned to the CCSSM. So of course everyone+ #CCSSMforparents
*says* that they're aligned. But you really have to dig deeper to verify it. #CCSSMforparents.
3.27.2013
Is the Common Core a curriculum?
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