Diane Sheehan, Candidate for Executive Council gets Common Core WRONG. \u00a0She states below that Common Core’s focus on higher standards and the so-called STEM subjects “can be a good thing”.<\/p>\n
One has to wonder, does she even know that the Common Core Standards do NOT prepare students for STEM college programs or careers? \u00a0One has to wonder, has she even read them? \u00a0Maybe it’s the ole “let’s adopt them to see what’s in them” excuse?<\/p>\n
Diane, let us clue you in, the Common Core Standards DO NOT prepare students for STEM programs at the College level. \u00a0Here is what the LEAD WRITER of the Common Core Math Standards said himself:<\/p>\n
Jason Zimba: the chief drafter of the math standards said:<\/p>\n
\u2022 Common Core college readiness is a minimal definition of college readiness
\n\u2022 Common Core is not for STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics)
\n\u2022 Common Core is not for selective colleges
\n\u2022 Common Core does not prepare students to take College calculus (source: http:\/\/www.restorecaeducation.com\/)<\/p>\n
From Diane Sheehan’s interview in the Nashua Telegraph:<\/strong><\/p>\n On education, Sheehan said while Common Core \u201cisn\u2019t perfect,\u201d she acknowledged it\u2019s a \u201cstep in the right direction,\u201d although it comes with costs that could be an issue, especially, she said, for residents in poorer communities.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n