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Current Events => General Discussion => Topic started by: Ptarmigan on August 08, 2013, 10:17:51 AM
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New York City students flunk new Common Core-aligned tests; Bloomberg cheers
http://twitchy.com/2013/08/07/new-york-city-students-flunk-new-common-core-aligned-tests-bloomberg-cheers/
Mike Bloomberg ✔
@MikeBloomberg
Common Core tests are more rigorous than any previous state exam, creating a new baseline for student performance: http://bit.ly/16uLUZh
2:40 PM - 7 Aug 2013
Christina Henderson
@Miss_CTINA
Wow. Percent of NYC students scoring proficient/adv dropped 30 pts in math & 21 pts in English under Common Core. http://www.
nytimes.com/2013/08/08/nyregion/under-new-standards-students-see-sharp-decline-in-test-scores.html?hp&_r=0
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3:11 PM - 7 Aug 2013
lonely conservative
@lonelycon
After Adopting Common Core Standards New York Test Scores Plummet: http://lonelyconservative.com/?p=66862
12:35 PM - 7 Aug 2013
Mike Bloomberg ✔
@MikeBloomberg
The new Common Core curriculum will empower students to achieve at higher levels in the years ahead: http://bit.ly/16uLUZh
3:00 PM - 7 Aug 2013
EAGnews.org
@EAGnews
New book shows radical teachers how to mix traditional mathematics with 'social justice' http://eagnews.org/new-book-shows
-teachers-how-to-mix-traditional-math-with-social-justice-political-lessons/
… @michellemalkin @glennbeck
8:34 AM - 29 Jul 2013
American Principles
@approject
Do the math -- Common Core = a massive, risky experiment on your kids via @FoxNews - http://fxn.ws/1eb9BYX
#stopcommoncore
9:52 AM - 31 Jul 2013
The dumbing down of the education system continues. Common Core is a joke.
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Michelle Malkin writes a lot about CommonCore.
In her daughter's math book, not only was the answer key wrong, but there were several misspelled words.
7th grade algebra problem figuring interest
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/BDFSx_RCIAA6BQa.jpg:large
A $10 dollar investment at 10% interest earns $100 in one year :panic:
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A $10 dollar investment at 10% interest earns $100 in one year :panic:
DAMMIT!!!!! I got my money in the wrong bank.
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A $10 dollar investment at 10% interest earns $100 in one year :panic:
So that's how Hillary did it.
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DAMMIT!!!!! I got my money in the wrong bank.
Yeah, me too.
I'm going to inquire about it.
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ummm Mayor Bloomberg, that is not something to be proud of: that your students are flunking tests on basic knowledge..
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Consider for a moment how much better off our nation would be if educators hadn't spent the last few decades mucking around with education reform. We might actually have graduating seniors who can read and perform basic arithmetic.
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Michelle Malkin writes a lot about CommonCore.
In her daughter's math book, not only was the answer key wrong, but there were several misspelled words.
7th grade algebra problem figuring interest
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/BDFSx_RCIAA6BQa.jpg:large
A $10 dollar investment at 10% interest earns $100 in one year :panic:
0bamanomics in action.
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Consider for a moment how much better off our nation would be if educators hadn't spent the last few decades mucking around with education reform. We might actually have graduating seniors who can read and perform basic arithmetic.
Reforming education was right up Bill Ayers alley......wasn't it? His aim was to dumb down kids to accept socialism.
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ummm Mayor Bloomberg, that is not something to be proud of: that your students are flunking tests on basic knowledge..
The dumber they are, the fewer questions they ask.
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Reforming education was right up Bill Ayers alley......wasn't it? His aim was to dumb down kids to accept socialism.
That is why it was illegal to teach slaves to read, if they were literate they might read books and get ideas in their heads.