[Ohiogift] "Common Core" - Implications for Gifted Students

[asetteritz at aol.com]

The illusion that Common Core eliminates the need for acceleration is promoted by those who have NOT BEEN IN THE CLASSROOM.  A regular classroom already has a HUGE range of ability/achievement levels, which makes differentiation very difficult. Throwing the accelerated students back into this mix worsens the situation for every student-- but especially for gifted students.   A classroom still has only ONE TEACHER who cannot-- no matter how knowledgeable and motivated---meet the needs of the disabled, average and gifted learners all at once. 



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From: Bohland, Mark <mbohland at mvcsd.us>
To: Mark Bohland <giftedtchr at aol.com>; Susan Rakow <susanrakow at earthlink.net>; Ohiogift <Ohiogift at lists.service.ohio-state.edu>
Sent: Sun, May 26, 2013 9:44 am
Subject: [Ohiogift] "Common Core" - Implications for Gifted Students


Susan said, "Since good curriculum for gifted and advanced learners should be 
tied to the district's and/or common core curriculum standards but using above 
grade level standards,..."

But according to Immutable Common Core doctrine (or maybe it is just a myth that 
MANY administrators and teachers believe) [and this is a DIRECT quote, that has 
been said to me multiple times] "Once common core is here, there won't be any 
more need for single subject acceleration. The *classroom [*word added by be] 
teachers will be able to take the gifted kids deeper..."

There are initial rumblings that sound like a question is being asked: "Now that 
we have common core, why do we need gifted?"

At risk of being burned at the stake for Immutable Common Core heresy, I must 
wonder aloud if the gifted community as a whole has any sense of what “common 
core” actually means for the education of gifted students.  I'm not sure I do.

Has there been state or national discussion/debate of the issue?  Have I just 
missed it? Has there been  something scholarly published that addressed the 
question?
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