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Is anyone following the "common core" developments in Houston?
We will be moving back to Houston soon and we're not impressed with what common core is doing to mathematics. Both of our kids are doing excellent and we don't want them to suffer through learning a different system when the old one already works.
Is anyone following the "common core" developments in Houston?
We will be moving back to Houston soon and we're not impressed with what common core is doing to mathematics. Both of our kids are doing excellent and we don't want them to suffer through learning a different system when the old one already works.
The Fed did put some requirements on Texas though outside of common core.
There are some changes schools have to make but using the CC curriculum is not one of them.
I have a friend who teaches in Houston and has nothing positive to say about the changes that have been made in recent years due to the increase in standardized testing. There is a rising movement across the state for parents to opt their children out of taking the tests.
I have a friend who teaches in Houston and has nothing positive to say about the changes that have been made in recent years due to the increase in standardized testing. There is a rising movement across the state for parents to opt their children out of taking the tests.
Texas redid he testing thing. Last year my daughter, who teaches high school, had to deal with 63 days of testing. There was a parent/teacher revolt, and the legislature cut the tests, focusing on the essentials.
Texas eliminated all Common Core requirements last year. All districts are free to set their own curriculum so long as the minimum classes are covered.
Just watch the individual schools. There is a high school in Dallas ISD where the athletes, specifically the star basketball players, were recruited, didn't have to pass classes, and were essentially passed without doing the work. Conversely, some northern suburban schools routinely have very high standards, and the kids respond positively.
Texas redid he testing thing. Last year my daughter, who teaches high school, had to deal with 63 days of testing. There was a parent/teacher revolt, and the legislature cut the tests, focusing on the essentials.
Texas eliminated all Common Core requirements last year. All districts are free to set their own curriculum so long as the minimum classes are covered.
Just watch the individual schools. There is a high school in Dallas ISD where the athletes, specifically the star basketball players, were recruited, didn't have to pass classes, and were essentially passed without doing the work. Conversely, some northern suburban schools routinely have very high standards, and the kids respond positively.
Texas NEVER had the common core requirements. It's a federal program and Texas opted out. You may be thinking of the State Standards - the TEKS.
I know it's different to common core. My point was just that there is an excessive amount of standardized testing going on right now, to, what many parents and teachers feel, the detriment of an actual education for the children. Teachers are having to teach to get the kids to pass the tests at the expense of a broader range of topics, and spend an inordinate amount of time in actual testing, taking away from time for learning, period.
It's an issue and a concern to be considered.
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