Pauline Holmes presents eye witness evidence from her work in teacher preparation that a pedagogy of logical argument rooted in literary analysis now dominates writing instruction in secondary English classrooms at least here in Northern California. This isn’t surprising given the view of writing and writers as argument makers embedded in the Common Core starting in kindergarten.
Has the time arrived to begin talking about revising the Common Core to open the aperture on writing instruction?
What is the process for revisiting the Common Core standards? Who is charged with updating them? The structure is in place with positive attributes—local assessments (with a mechanism for support) and calendars, little statewide testing, local pedagogical decision-making, political agreements across states. But there must be a Board or an agency or protocol for addressing concerns. Who?
What is the process for revisiting the Common Core standards? Who is charged with updating them? The structure is in place with positive attributes—local assessments (with a mechanism for support) and calendars, little statewide testing, local pedagogical decision-making, political agreements across states. But there must be a Board or an agency or protocol for addressing concerns. Who?