Death and Adultery; More Common Core Homework
Honestly, these things come across my radar on a near-daily basis as schools and districts go the Common Core way. This from Breitbart(emphasis mine): Breitbart Texas also covered this type of assignment in the article Orwellian Newspeak Coming to Common Core Classrooms Everywhere . It's a reading and response writing genre popping up in classrooms labeled contemporary realistic fiction . It is a Common Core style of reading and writing prompt. In Common Core circles it is also known as life problems fiction. This identical, inappropriate assignment made the rounds many months ago on Stop Common Core affiliated websites and Facebook pages. It should raise eyebrows that a Common Core assignment that may not be at all aligned to the Texas Essential Knowledge & Skills (TEKS) content standards was used in a Texas classroom. And I note that a story from NY from the AP about parents upset over brand names - Barbie, iPod, Mug Root Beer, Nike and Life Savers ...