The "Common Core"

"Teachers cannot create such a “level playing field” because we cannot rob any of the students of the background knowledge they already possess. Nor can we force students who have background knowledge not to think about that while they read."

"The bottom line: The Common Core exemplar we worked with was intellectually limiting, shallow in scope, and uninteresting. I don’t want my lessons to be any of those things."

Link to Article: http://www.washingtonpost.com

Common Core In Tennessee:
http://tncore.org/