Can We Get There From Here? From Rhetoric to Real Discussion about the Common Core State Standards

(first published at www.catapultlearning.com)


It seems like the Common Core State Standards have devolved
into yet another opportunity for the citizens of our great nation to call each
other idiots. We have one bloc of people who feel that the standards present a
rare, historic chance to bring some cohesion, unity, and rigor to our country’s
education system, and another bloc of people who