Comments on: The Politics of History http://www.coreknowledge.org/blog/2008/07/31/the-politics-of-history/ Closing the Achievement Gap: Teaching Content Thu, 08 Jan 2009 01:05:02 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: Rachel http://www.coreknowledge.org/blog/2008/07/31/the-politics-of-history/#comment-4385 Rachel Thu, 31 Jul 2008 16:57:36 +0000 http://www.coreknowledge.org/blog/?p=733#comment-4385 This is what worries me about when I try to envision national standards... Would law makers ever have the discipline to say "no" to anything?? It's bad enough in CA having the governor convincing the state board of education that Algebra I -- which wasn't a state graduation requirement 10 years ago -- should now be required in 8th grade. But then to have the legislature piling things on topic by topic... I suppose it keeps the demand up for new textbook editions. This is what worries me about when I try to envision national standards… Would law makers ever have the discipline to say “no” to anything??

It’s bad enough in CA having the governor convincing the state board of education that Algebra I — which wasn’t a state graduation requirement 10 years ago — should now be required in 8th grade. But then to have the legislature piling things on topic by topic… I suppose it keeps the demand up for new textbook editions.

]]> By: Dave Teacher http://www.coreknowledge.org/blog/2008/07/31/the-politics-of-history/#comment-4383 Dave Teacher Thu, 31 Jul 2008 14:48:35 +0000 http://www.coreknowledge.org/blog/?p=733#comment-4383 Lawmakers in the Golden State also have a $75 billion deficit to deal with it. I'm glad to see they're using their time so wisely. Lawmakers in the Golden State also have a $75 billion deficit to deal with it. I’m glad to see they’re using their time so wisely.

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