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by: djchavez0921 Active Indicator LED Icon 10 OP 
~ 9 years ago   Mar 2, '15 1:16pm  
"The backlash came as millions of U.S. students started taking more rigorous
exams aligned with Common Core standards." http://news.yahoo.com/mexico-students-planning-walkouts-over-tests-152312919.html 4951
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Francita Active Indicator LED Icon 17
~ 9 years ago   Mar 2, '15 1:22pm  
New Mexicans have never been short on rebellion. Sigh. I miss home. 2 weeks to go! 4951
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~ 9 years ago   Mar 2, '15 1:41pm  
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~ 9 years ago   Mar 2, '15 2:19pm  
There's nothing rigorous about common core. 4951
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Burnsway Active Indicator LED Icon 13
~ 9 years ago   Mar 2, '15 2:52pm  
We walked out 2 years ago and never went back.......LOL 4951
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jax Active Indicator LED Icon 16
~ 9 years ago   Mar 2, '15 3:30pm  
They've had enough of testing. So have the teachers, parents and yes, school administrators. Problem is, when funding is tied to the tests, school administration will do anything and everything to coerce these kids into taking the bloody thing.
 
Common Core will be the death of public education. You wait and see. Some government officials are even pushing it be mandatory at private schools.
 
If that happens, home schooling will grow exponentially. I'd home school my children if CC became the mandatory academic rigor in schools.
 
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~ 9 years ago   Mar 2, '15 3:54pm  
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~ 9 years ago   Mar 2, '15 4:04pm  
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~ 9 years ago   Mar 2, '15 5:53pm  
we need to get common core out of our schools.  Go back to teaching the RIGHT way!  Even though Texas doesn't have common core our teachers still teach under it.   4951
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~ 9 years ago   Mar 2, '15 6:54pm  
I have an even crazier idea.  Why don't we focus more on education and less on social and sports and art activities.  
 
@Stealth83: Both of our kids are teachers.  My daughter teaches music at an elementary school, but is also doing a lot of admin work.  She knows that, if/when budgets are cut, music will be one of those cuts.  She's also getting certified to teach other subjects.  The music budget is tiny compared to sports, but nobody is willing to cut sports in Texas.My son teaches English at a high school and he agrees with @Jax's comments.
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~ 9 years ago   Mar 2, '15 7:04pm  
New Mexicans have never been short on rebellion. Sigh. I miss home. 2 weeks to go!
 
@Francita: Going back for a visit?  You're not allowed to move any further away!
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~ 9 years ago   Mar 2, '15 7:07pm  
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~ 9 years ago   Mar 2, '15 7:26pm  
Keep in mind that when you compare the US to other countries, we educate ALL children.  I've heard countless times how kids in China or India score way higher than our kids.  Well, they don't have free public education; also, they start putting kids on tracks before they are 10 years old.  For example, imagine if your child had a C in Math in 2nd grade.  They are then told they are not good enough and can't continue with the regular class; instead, they are put into a manual trades class and will no longer take any standardized tests.  They are then deprived of the opportunity to ever get better academically.  That's the reality of other country's education systems.  And special education?  It's non-existent outside of the US, Canada, and Western Europe. 4951
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~ 9 years ago   Mar 2, '15 7:43pm  
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~ 9 years ago   Mar 2, '15 7:49pm  
Keep in mind that when you compare the US to other countries, we educate ALL children.  I've heard countless times how kids in China or India score way higher than our kids.  Well, they don't have free public education; also, they start putting kids on tracks before they are 10 years old.  For example, imagine if your child had a C in Math in 2nd grade.  They are then told they are not good enough and can't continue with the regular class; instead, they are put into a manual trades class and will no longer take any standardized tests.  They are then deprived of the opportunity to ever get better academically.  That's the reality of other country's education systems.  And special education?  It's non-existent outside of the US, Canada, and Western Europe.
 
@AstroKing: EXACTLY!!!! we are NOT behind other countries like they lead us to believe. They only test their best of their best. We also are fine on funding if our actual tax dollars reached the kids and teachers and no we DO NOT need more time at a desk and DO need more play, art, music,gym,.sports. and creative type classes. We need to get our kids up and moving, the brain does not work well staring at paper 6 hours a day!If I wanted my kids educated like they do in socialist countries, I would move there. I dont want a robot sheeple for a kid, no thank you!
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~ 9 years ago   Mar 2, '15 8:14pm  
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