• Changeling [it/its]
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    2 years ago

    Yeah but chuds hate it because their death cult has stuffed their heads with pro-privatization rhetoric. I like the common core standards. But the modules are an active harm to children. It’s like they were written by people whose idea of teaching comes from watching teenage sitcoms.

    • Deadend [he/him]
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      2 years ago

      Chuds hate it because it’s called Common.

      Liberals love it because it is a fun mental exercise.

      It’s basically a joint strike fight and McDonald’s at the same time.

      At this point - we have teachers who grew up on common core and hate it as professionals now.

      It teaches very narrow definitions, and puts an emphasis on performing on written tests. It’s got no relation to the real world.

      The math stuff, yeah, it can be a good system, but it’s not for everyone. Especially children, it’s math, there are multiple valid ways to get an answer, and honestly with the way technology is going, understanding what are the actual factors in the problem matters more.

      Same with history, memorization of details matters less than knowing broad pictures, as more and more history keeps happening, but also history works best in a way that relates to the child.

      I’m just rambling.

      Fuck, the most useful thing for ChatGPT and data science in education is helping teachers and schools with getting a kids attention on that sweet spot of things they need to know in ways that appeal to them. Of course, that won’t happen as that would be a good thing and not be profitable.