The Pros And Cons Of The Common Core Standards

In 2009 the United States of America tried to create an equal learning system nationwide that is now a set and standard learning procedure about what children should be learning in school for future college and career readiness called Common Core Standards. However, not every single state uses the standards because they are based on the best of the state's academic goals that have already been accomplished. Common Core Standards have had a big impact on public schools, teachers, and families across the country and are helping children of America become more prepared for college and their future careers, but the Common Core Standards are making it worse for the children that cannot meet the standards of the schools' goals. Like with any …show more content…
In the article, ''Seven Traps of the Common State Standards'' the Common Core Standards are seen as a trap for conflict instead of as a new way of learning. In a way, the Common Core Standards can potentially be a trap for students who are under the standard level of learning because they will not be able to learn the material as easily as others. To add on, even children with disabilities are expected to meet the state's expectations. It is not fair for the children to be expected to be like the child that scored the highest. Each child is different and for some, the Common Core Standards have destroyed them because the schools expect the best. In the article, the author stated that teachers were to give up their thoughts, values, and practices about the previous way the taught subjects to maintain expectations of the state. If the teachers are supposed to give up their values about what they teach, how are they supposed to connect to their students so the children will be able to grasp the concept of the