Rethinking common core : the missing piece sabotaging its success /

This book examines the aim of Common Core and how the structure of U.S. education has limited its potential; why many states, district administrators, teachers, and parents oppose it, and the changes that might help to set it back on track.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Jensen, John, 1935-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Lanham, Maryland : Rowman & Littlefield, 2015.
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Online Access: Full text (MFA users only)
ISBN:9781475820676
1475820674
Local Note:ProQuest Ebook Central
Table of Contents:
  • The hole we were in
  • How the problem arose
  • How common core solved the problem
  • The objections to common core
  • How standards create a problem
  • The clue from your use of paper
  • How the response addresses the problem
  • Why students retain so little
  • How a simple idea can matter
  • An effective solution
  • How you can apply the solution
  • How you can help students assimilate knowledge
  • How teachers may handle levels of ability
  • What it means to learn a whole subject
  • How you can help students be creative
  • How this approach remedies the learn and lose system dominating us education
  • How you can motivate students to cooperate
  • How to include parents
  • How students can perform publicly
  • How to meet required testing
  • How to test exactly what students know
  • How testing can energize students
  • How quickly you can make these changes
  • What we can expect of common core.