The Common Core Standard Initiative is an educational program currently adopted by 42 of the 50 United States as well as the District of Columbia. Through Common Core, the federal government has hoped to unify nationwide education in hopes of preparing students for the competitive global economy, however opposers argue that no such program could be tailored to meet the needs of the diverse population of the nation. In support of the Common Core Standard Initiative, major points of support come with the promise that Common Core will: prepare students to be competitive to flourish in the global economy, bring creativity back into the classroom, as well as making it easier on teachers to share teaching methods nationwide to better educate their…
Imagine you are sitting in a math class and you are taking notes on logarithmic equations and every time you hear the teacher say something new a student will shout out “Will this be on the test?” Common Core Standards have been affecting students since 2001 when the No Child Left Behind Act was put in place. While some people think common core standards are a great way to keep schools on the same track, I maintain that common core standards are just a way to stress children out with over testing. Common Core Standards are a set of standards set by the National Governors Association and the Council of Chief State School Officers and Department of Education to keep schools across the country on track with other schools and to prepare students…
Since CCSS’s standards started at a college level, and then worked their way down the standards can be perceived as college professors saying what students’ should or should not learn throughout their educational careers. However, many groups were involved in the development of the standards. Therefore, the standards were not solely based on what colleges are looking for in their incoming students. In response to these claims Education Digest published an article saying, “NGA and CCSSO led the initiative [of writing Common Core] with the guidance of an advisory group including experts from Achieve, Inc., a bipartisan, nonprofit organization that helps states raise academic standards; ACT, Inc.; the College Board; the National Association of State Boards of Education; and the State Higher Education Executive Officers Association.” (Understanding the CCSS standards, 2014, p. 17)…
Understanding Common Core The Common Core Standards are a set of national standards for each grand level for Kindergarten through twelfth grade. There are many misconceptions and much confusion about what these standards are and how they work. These standards are voluntary for states to adopt, and only forty-six states have done so. The Common Core Standards were created to help students be college and career ready. They are also aligned with international standards and will help the government accurately compare our students to those of other nations.…
Jones and Jaqueline E. King (2012) “The Common Core State Standards: A Vital Tool for Higher Education” focus on the issue of the CCSS improving student’s knowledge for higher education. Jones and King discuss how the goal in K-12 education has changed over the years. Before, the goal for teachers was to graduate their students. Now, the goal is to prepare students for college and their future careers.…
➢ #1 Reason to Support the Common Core: PPT 2 CCSS Shifts - Reading rather than focusing solely on the skills of reading and writing, the ELA/literacy standards highlight the growing complexity of the texts students must read to be ready for the demands of college, career, and life. Rather than asking students questions they can answer solely from their prior knowledge and experience, the standards call for students to answer questions that depend on their having read the texts with care. The reading standards focus on students' ability to read carefully and grasp information, arguments, ideas, and details based on evidence in the text. It also promotes creative and critical thinking over memorization, and prepares students with the collaboration,…
Forty-four states in the United States have adopted the Common Core State Standards Initiative; an educational initiative that sets standards for what is expected knowledge for each grade level, from kindergarten through high school. The program is intended to insure that educational standards are met by every student throughout compulsory schooling and that students are prepared to begin college courses or join the work force following their high school graduation. Common Core relies largely on standardized tests to gauge students’ understanding of English language arts and mathematics, with less focus on social studies and science. The program was first implemented in Kentucky, where it was modestly effective, and was subsequently adopted…
In 2008, the Hunt Institute for Educational Leadership and the National Governors Association organized a meeting to discuss new education standards for the United States (Common Core Timeline). From that conference came the idea of the Common Core State Standards Initiative, often shortened to “Common Core.” About one year later, the United States officially adopted the education guidelines (Common Core Timeline). After the Common Core’s implementation, American parents and educators realized how problematic the standards could become, particularly the mathematics. Common Core math standards set a developmentally complex curriculum, lack college-preparatory mathematics, and can eventually hinder U.S. competition with the rest of the world.…
Common Core is a state standards initiative developed with the purpose of preparing America’s students for college and career (Common Core State Standards Initiative, 2015). The Common Core Preamble states,” The Common Core State Standards define the rigorous skills and knowledge in English Language Arts and Mathematics that need to be effectively taught and learned for students to be ready to succeed academically in credit-bearing, college-entry courses and in workforce training programs” (Common Core State Standards Initiative, 2015). Common Core boasts that in May 2009 they began by creating the college and career ready standards through a process of backtracking from skills sought in universities to kindergarten. Common Core State Standards…
Common Core is a strong and highly debated subject that has not only one side, but many. This subject is something that is now being highly debated and will continue to be a topic for debate in the future. I chose to write about this topic because this is a very controversial and current subject matter. You may be wondering what Common Core is. Common Core is a set of high-quality academic standards in mathematics and English language arts/ literacy.…
One could pick any number of laws and make a case as to why they believe it is, or is not, the answer to solve our country’s constant problem of falling behind in the classroom. The newest addition to the list is the Common Core State Standard, also referred to as the CCSS. The CCSS is a necessary addition to the sphere of education, based on the lack of measurable standards that presently exist. In 2009, the National…
The Common Core State Standards Initiative, simply referred to as Common Core, is an education reform that has been accepted in 45 U.S. states. The Common Core Initiative was developed between 2006 and 2010, and was intended to replace current state standards (Kornhaber, Griffith, and Tyler 3). Common core was put in place to align school curriculums across the country, to allow standardized testing to be implemented. With standardized testing put into place, it allows government to look at these test scores and determine which schools are in need of corrective actions. The original aim for the Common Core Standards was to provide all students with equal educational opportunities and resources.…
Common Core: The Strings Behind the Puppet Rome wasn’t built in a day, neither destroyed in just one, this abides the case behind Common Core too, it wasn’t built in a day and it can’t just be eschewed at once. Although, the government expectations over these standards act as the only element stopping a majority of the population of eating alive each piece of the program until it remains completely gone. Until this moment arrives, expectations continue to last related to whatever sort of progress in the students that stands as exceptional enough for governmental entities to rub it in every person’s faces. That one broadcast or article regarding a strange teenager in either Texas or Ohio that managed to reach the MIT thanks to the obvious work…
V. WHAT COMES NEXT? In regards to CCSS, there are certain steps to be taken for this issue and any other reform in the future. First, America’s public must be educated about reasons for standards in education regardless of what they are called. People have a right to be a part of a process and should elect representatives based on who will get the job done without bias.…
Ever since the new Common Core education standards were introduced in 2009, there has been a massive debate over whether it is really benefiting students or simply resulting in various negative effects on many different aspects of the student. There has been an overwhelming amount of backlash on the new standards from students, parents, and even teachers and authoritative figures in the world of education. Despite the not-so-positive views that exist concerning Common Core, there have been some people that believe it is the best way for students to be educated. There is a great amount of ways in which Common Core is improving the way children are taught and how they are learning, yet the vast majority of evidence shows that these new standards…