tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1691205078500083881.post7021265866842354794..comments2024-03-09T21:28:30.555-05:00Comments on Special Education Law Blog: Common Core Academic Standards AdoptedJim Gerlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12482331907215552507noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1691205078500083881.post-74648130915632858542010-06-15T09:54:48.779-04:002010-06-15T09:54:48.779-04:00Thanks Anon,
I appreciate your comment.
JGThanks Anon,<br /><br />I appreciate your comment.<br /><br />JGJim Gerlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12482331907215552507noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1691205078500083881.post-63147757877359053852010-06-15T01:03:32.205-04:002010-06-15T01:03:32.205-04:00I think this is great! As a self-contained special...I think this is great! As a self-contained special education teacher, I try to prepare my students for the general education setting. I like the idea of using a "common" language with the general education teachers. The Common Core Academic Standards will help me and my parents understand where the students are performing, and what they still need to learn. In addition, the standards will provide a road map of what I need to teach. I feel this will have a positive impact on special education.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1691205078500083881.post-15790980509515142002010-06-03T09:56:01.722-04:002010-06-03T09:56:01.722-04:00Thanks Anon,
I appreciate your comment.
JimThanks Anon,<br /><br />I appreciate your comment.<br /><br />JimJim Gerlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12482331907215552507noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1691205078500083881.post-20276608741097365972010-06-03T08:57:45.003-04:002010-06-03T08:57:45.003-04:00So we will have yet another way to point out to st...So we will have yet another way to point out to students receiving Special Education services that they are performing behind their peers. Not especially helpful in my humble opinion. <br /><br />If Special Education Teachers are forced to teach a certain curriculum at a certain time to certain grade levels, (possibly in conflict with an IEP) I don't see that scenario as especially helpful either. <br /><br />The problem with these types of top down initiatives is that they are: 1. Inherently political in nature. 2. Focused on the "What to Teach and How to Test," rather than on the "How to Teach, Plan and Respond to Individual Needs," in Special Education. <br /><br />The only solution is to break the divide between General and Special Education and focus on the "How to Teach, Plan and Respond to Individual Needs" for all students. <br /><br />We worry too much about making all kids the same as opposed to helping each individual reach his or her potential. We have trouble facing the fact that kids actually have different potentials. Until we get over that inconvenient truth - teachers, students, school leaders and the public will continue to hear this broken record of top-down "school reform."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com