Some people use Twitter to follow their favorite celebrities, while others like to retweet interesting news stories they come across on the Internet. Recently the Florida Department of Education began to use Twitter as a way of debunking myths about the Common Core State Standards, WGCU News reported.
While Twitter and other social media websites can help spread useful information around the world, they can also do a lot of harm. Department officials view the Twitter page as a way to address critics of the CCSS and dispel any doubts people have about them. Kassie Elekes manages the Department’s Twitter feed and told the news source that individuals who talk about Common Core misconceptions have not read the Standards.
“When people read them they see there’s nothing nefarious about the Standards,” Elekes said. “For example in kindergarten, kindergarten students should be able to count from one to a hundred in ones and tens. There’s nothing evil about that.”
Through the Department’s Twitter handle, @EducationFL, people can find the answers to questions, useful links and the “Common Core Standards of the Day.” These daily tweets focus on different grade levels. For instance, Sept. 4 was dedicated to grade 2 English language arts and the ways students ask questions, while the Sept. 6 tweet was all about eighth-grade mathematics.
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