Someone who worked on Ohio Governor Ted Strickland’s 2009 budget proposal seems a little confused about the difference between Core Knowledge and “21st Century Skills.”
“We thought former Illinois Governor Blagojevich was the most confused state leader in the Midwest,” notes Common Core. “But this chart, which lumps the idea of core knowledge in with 21st century skills, clearly illustrates that the Ohio Governor and the folks who advise him on education are at best deeply confused themselves–about the content of education. No one who knows a lick about curriculum would put these two ideas together.” Hmmm. Where would such a confusing idea come from?
Case closed.
