[Ohiogift] BallPARCC Questions

[Will Fitzhugh]

Student:

I would love to answer that question, PARCC people,
but that material was not included in the knowledge
my teacher suggested we learn.

Sorry!


Will Fitzhugh

Sent from my iPad

On Aug 21, 2013, at 19:23, Eric C Calvert <eric.calvert at northwestern.edu> wrote:

> Just be aware that PARCC and Common Core are not the same thing. PARCC is a set of assessments. The Common Core is a set of academic content and skill standards. I suggest checking out the informational texts suggested in the ELA Common Core Standards and then deciding for yourself whether or not the Common Core standards will inevitably lead to  the development of content-free curriculum: http://www.corestandards.org/assets/Appendix_B.pdf
> 
> Whether or not PARCC is a valid and useful measurement tool (and whether it's useful for estimating gifted students' progress) is a largely a separate question. However, if you're interested in looking at actual PARCC sample items, see this link: http://www.parcconline.org/samples/ELA 
> 
> 
> From: Will Fitzhugh <fitzhugh at tcr.org>
> Date: Wednesday, August 21, 2013 10:28 AM
> To: "dlotterer at gmail.com" <dlotterer at gmail.com>
> Cc: "ohiogift at lists.service.ohio-state.edu" <Ohiogift at lists.service.ohio-state.edu>
> Subject: Re: [Ohiogift] BallPARCC Questions
> 
> 
> Thanks. These fake questions are a protest
> against the absence of historical content
> in the Common Core Standards.
> 
> No young person was harmed when
> they were composed this morning. 
> 
> Outrage is welcomed.
> 
> For those who do not know what PARCC is, see http://www.parcconline.org/
> 
> 
> Will Fitzhugh
> 
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