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Friday, November 2, 2012

Common Core Standard Requires New Teaching Methods

The Eatonton (GA) Messenger (11/2, Hobbs) says the Common Core changes "are so drastic that local schools are planning training classes for parents to understand the new way of learning." For example, Putnam County Elementary School Principal Raymond Braziel said that, "rather than textbooks, PCES students are reading novels that incorporate other academic subjects in the story. ... Instead of fill-in-the-blank tests or multiple-choice tests, testing now incorporates open-ended questions."

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