Common Core State Standards: Pros and Cons

Pros and Cons  What did you think of the cartoon? What did it tell you the common core may do?  Critical Thinking on Glenn Beck????  What did he really tell you? What educational experts did he interview? Who are these Harvard and Stanford “people”.? Since when did the public vote on State standards or have imput into local curriculum( or private school)  McTighe….what did he tell you, what do you know about Backwards Design?  Who is supporting the common core in Indiana, who said they would no longer have a voice?  State Tests are not part of Understanding by Design or the Common Core State Standards which call for embedded formative assessments and students perform well on formal summative assessment.  State Tests that are high stakes for students, teachers, schools …fight against this….no research for this!