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[nxobject]

Are you sure you mean No Child Left Behind (HW Bush 1)/Race to the Top (Obama 2)'s emphasis on measurable objectives backed by standardized tests? The Common Core is a program/sequence of Grade 2-12 curriculum objectives.

https://corestandards.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/ELA_Sta...

https://corestandards.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Math_St...

I say this as someone who hates exams as assessment in general, because I'm simply not wired to do any meaningful thinking given a piece of paper, no ability to walk around and think, and always just too little time to gather my thoughts. (I always enjoyed tough problem sets instead.)

[eesmith → nxobject]

I could well be wrong on the details, but note that Bill Gates and his foundation funding enabled Common Core to meet RttP goals, in a way that https://dianeravitch.net/2014/06/08/the-inside-story-of-how-... describes as a "coup".

Curriculum standards only work if people follow the standards, which for the US means tests, along with the artificial high-stakes I mentioned.

[eesmith → eesmith]

(Ooops! RttP should be RttT, for Race to the Top, not toP!)

[nxobject → eesmith]

Don’t worry - I’m not innocent here either - I forgot that it was George W Bush, not HW Bush!