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jeffanie9633 karma

I am a teacher and I like the common core. I think the way it's being used to assess is atrocious and it's disgusting how Pearson is making such a profit off it. There are 1st grade teachers at my school who spend 9 weeks out of the year testing. That's 1/4 of the year where they are not instructing, just doing one on one tests. I think it should have been scaffolded better in its implementation (i.e. just implement it with kindergarten year 1, then K-1 year 2, then K-2 year 3 and so on). But, I do think it supports critical thinking and promotes metacognition.

jeffanie969 karma

Most are not fired, but are pressured until they quit. I am in Chicago as well and saw a principal harass and lower ratings until almost the entire staff quit. Everybody but me and one other person quit within a year of him getting hired. At my new school this year, I have seen 2 teachers, tenured, quit due to ratings getting so low that they cannot be rehired.

jeffanie966 karma

I'd love to hear an answer to this.