Volume
11
Issue
3
Abstract
Is the Common Core the best thing since sliced bread, or the work of the devil? Is it brand new, or a rehash of old ideas? Is it anything more than a brand name, or is there substance? Can it work, given the implementation challenges in our political and school systems? Opinions about the Common Core are everywhere, but the op-eds I’ve seen are often short on facts, and equally short on common sense. A mathematician by training, I’ve worked for nearly 40 years as an education researcher, curriculum materials developer, test developer, standards writer, and teacher. What follows is a Q&A based on that experience. I focus on the Common Core State Standards for Mathematics, known as CCSSM, but the issues apply to all standards (descriptions of what students should know and be able to do).
First Page
737
Last Page
744
Recommended Citation
Schoenfeld, Alan H.
(2014)
"Common Sense About the Common Core,"
The Mathematics Enthusiast: Vol. 11
:
No.
3
, Article 14.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.54870/1551-3440.1323
Available at:
https://scholarworks.umt.edu/tme/vol11/iss3/14
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
10.54870/1551-3440.1323
