McGuinn, P.
(2015). Complicated politics to the Core. Phi Delta Kappan, 97(1), 14-19.
doi:10.1177/0031721715602229
CA, ET
This article
discusses the growing opposition from teachers, educators and parents to the
Common Core Standards implemented nationwide in 2014-2015. The author discusses
issues including how Common Core was established, how it was implemented and the
effect of the monetary incentives promised by the Obama administration in order
to convince states to voluntarily adopt the standards of Common Core. As a
result of the Obama administration endorsement, opponents view implementation as
a “federal Initiative” and as unconstitutional. This author provided a detailed
discussion of relevant topics such as culture wars, privacy, corporate concerns,
and data mining related to test scores. While Common Core has
been widely criticized, the author noted that surveys show that “most people do
not know much about common core and that much of what they know about it is
incorrect.” (McGuinn, 2015).
Review/Research
The article did
not address certain practical issues, such as how a student can opt-out of CC,
how long it would take, or what curriculum they would follow instead of Common
Core. Further, the discussion
of federal over-reach was vague. The author suggests that
Common Core was implemented too quickly, leaving teachers and students confused
on what to teach, how to teach it, and how to study in order to comply with
Common Core requirements. As quoted by the author, “most people do not know much
about common core and that much of what they know about it is incorrect.”
(McGuinn, 2015).
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