The Huffington Post (10/30) reports that Madrid, New York, fourth-grade teacher William Gotsch "is urging the state to revisit its new education standards, after determining that the common core sample math question on the Education Department's website are too difficult for fourth graders." Noting that the Common Core Standards call for "teaching some concepts in earlier grades than they were previously taught," the Post notes that some teachers have expressed frustrations with implementing this, adding that "according to Gotsch, fourth graders will be expected to form algebraic equations from multi-step problems and calculate geometric angles at a level 'too high for fourth-graders to complete.'"
The Watertown (NY) Daily Times (10/30, Purcell) reports that Gotsch "says the state Education Department's changes to standardized tests expect students to perform far beyond a realistic skill level," adding that he also "said last week that if school districts do not rally against the changes, students and teachers will suffer as a result. On Tuesday, Mr. Gotsch asked his district's Board of Education to urge the state to revisit its new education standards after reviewing the common core sample math questions on the Education Department website."
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