This resolution was submitted to the National Council of Teachers of English for their consideration.
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I’m writing on behalf of NCTE to ask you to correct the record. Your posting on the Grumpy Educators Blog is entitled “Schools Matter: Resolution: NCTE will oppose common core standards and national tests (http://www.schoolsmatter.info/2011/10/resolution-ncte-will-oppose-common-core.html?m=1 ).”
ReplyDeleteThis is simply not true. Yet it is this line that is being picked up and tweeted and talked about—misrepresenting NCTE policy.
I ask that you change the misleading title to state that this is a “proposed resolution” because that’s what it is. In addition, I ask you correct the second half of the title to reflect the truth. It is not true to say “NCTE will oppose common core standards and national tests.” Rather, to state the truth, your title should say something like “Proposed Resolution Calls on NCTE to Oppose Common Core Standards and National Tests.”
This standards resolution is PROPOSED and needs to be vetted, voted,& approved to be NCTE policy. See tiny.cc/lwz4v
@Millie Davis: Per your request, I changed the title; however, please note that in the first line of the blog content I noted that this was a proposal for NCTE consideration. I have made that sentence bold for further clarity.
ReplyDeleteAppreciate it, Sandra.
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