tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3907677492250052991.post2985671586443422310..comments2023-10-18T05:06:49.026-05:00Comments on Missouri Education Watchdog: Kindergarten Hijacked Due to Common Core Standards? Early Educators Warned About This Three Years Ago.dsmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01501964533388756254noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3907677492250052991.post-37553794862923313122013-07-29T19:43:26.781-05:002013-07-29T19:43:26.781-05:00I agree with Robin the testing certainly takes awa...I agree with Robin the testing certainly takes away from the actual learning and teaching time. Children of this age really need encouragement and an avenue that they can do it. This Common Core will completely turn some kids off of learning. I will stand up against this federal takeover and My prayer is others will also. I am going to the school board in my area and ask for a special session and invite parents and public. If they won't do it I will find another way.<br />Marthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15706643547773433305noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3907677492250052991.post-11047738803492683422013-07-29T11:59:40.874-05:002013-07-29T11:59:40.874-05:00I don't understand Anonymous' trust in tes...I don't understand Anonymous' trust in tests. And with the onslaught of computerized testing, no handwritten record will be available for parents to double check. Also, how schools teach reading, writing, arithmetic, history, a foreign language, and social studies...at the proper level and in the proper amounts ought be determined locally but is no longer and is further burdened by the increased amount of testing time/decrease in learning time.Robinnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3907677492250052991.post-954139729421909602013-07-26T09:21:59.464-05:002013-07-26T09:21:59.464-05:00I have said for years that any teacher teaching th...I have said for years that any teacher teaching the proper material with no standards other than to see her students do their best will never have to fear any test taken by his/her students. If schools teaching reading, writing, arithmetic, history, a foreign language, and social studies. At the proper level and in the proper amounts they and their students will never have to fear any test given them.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com