Increasingly Uncommon Common Core

Accuracy in Academia ^ | September 14, 2015 | Malcolm A. Kline

[Academiadotorg]

see Common Core. see Common Core tank--

[afraidfortherepublic]

This has been a hot topic in WI for the last few years with Scott Walker taking a stand against it. Unfortunately, we are at the mercy of the State Superintendent of Education who is always elected by an overwhelming coalition of teachers through their union. Recently there has been a move by the legislature to change the position to an appointed one so that he/she must answer to the governor.

The question remains: will Tony Evers jam this program down our throats anyway?

FReep Mail me if you want on, or off, this Wisconsin interest ping list.

[Lisbon1940]

Dick, Jane, Sally and Spot were good enough for my generation.

[Jeff Chandler]

[Jeff Chandler]

Dick, Jane, Sally and Spot were good enough for my generation.

Those books were a part of the failed Whole Word system of teaching children to read, a previous innovation foisted upon children by the enlightened education mafia. It was designed to replace the successful phonics system which was deemed out of fashion.

[goodnesswins]

Hmmmm.... I learned phonics while reading Dick & Jane books

[axxmann]

Me too.

[knarf]

Me too

[PJBankard]

Bookmark

[yoe]

Mo Willems is no Dr. Seuss and (Common Core Co-Author Admits He Wrote Curriculum to End “White Privilege)

[snip] Dr. Pook's startling admission is contained within the video below:

[knarf]

Actually .... now that I think of it ... Dick and Jane readers were the workbooks for the phonics teaching

I was taught phonics during english (or something) and Dick and Jane were the readers we practiced our abilty to read on.

[Lisbon1940]

Thanks for the information. I didn’t know that history.

[originalbuckeye]

The textbooks need to be redone. Especially the ones from Pearson Publishing. The ones being used for Common Core are PC history, etc. READ YOUR CHILDREN’S BOOKS! Make sure they aren’t being indoctrinated instead of taught the truth!

[originalbuckeye]

States need to keep their own Education Dollars instead of sending the money to DC and then begging to get it back!

[Jeff Chandler]

I learned phonics while reading Dick & Jane books

I suppose they could be used in addition to phonics, but their repetitive nature was designed to help children memorize words. Meanwhile, children steeped in phonics were learning to decode words.

[Jeff Chandler]

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/3337038/posts?page=15#15

[Academiadotorg]

we have put way too many layers between students and teachers, parents and school boards.

[T-Bird45]

Hmmmm.... I learned phonics while reading Dick & Jane books.

As did I and I suspect we are all "victims" of older/experienced teachers who saw the folly of "Whole Word" for what it was and folded phonics into their classroom reading time. God Bless such teachers!

[knarf]

somewhere along the line I did learn to decode words

To this day, I take some pride in saying those eleventeen syllable latin thingy's that are ingredients in Cool Whip

Come to think of it ... I don't think you can teach syllables UNLESS there is a phonics base

[knarf]