You refer to Common Core, and it is interesting that Salman Khan respects Common Core, at least in the math curriculum, and is at pains to assure that his math teaching materials be a superset of Common Core math.I am very impressed with Salman Khan, and like to think that he would not be praising CC if it were a bust.And yet I know that many whom I also respect are contemptuous of CC.
What is your opinion?
Okay, this is a good question. I also respect Salman Khan and think he will be one of our saviors.
But he is naturally eager not to pick a fight with Common Core. He wants to work with it as much as possible. Another factor is that Common Core is sometimes written very cleverly to sound flexible and intelligent. In this respect, it reminds me of Obama saying that everyone can keep their plan. If only.
So the problem with Common Core is tbat it dangles possibilities in front of people. But the tendency seems to be always toward what you don’t want and didn’t expect to happen. The commissars in DC want to have more control over what goes on in your local school. Have these people shown they will make good decisions with all that power?