The Knowledge Gap Episode 5

This week we're covering chapter nine from The Knowledge Gap by Natalie Wexler, "The Common Core: New Life for Knowledge, or Another Nail in its Coffin?" This chapter dives into the story of David Coleman, who was primarily responsible for the literacy standards in the Common Core. We discuss his love of close reading, his admiration for E.D. Hirsch, and his quest to integrate knowledge building and content into the Common Core Standards. Of course there was pushback, and we cover that all too. A lot of us have worked in schools where our speech and language goals have to be adapted to Common Core standards. This chapter gives us a lot of insight into where they came from and how we should really be addressing them in schools.

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