Common Core was last updated in 2013-14 school year. It is a voluntary program that currently involves 45 states, the district of Columbia, four territories, and the Department of Defense Education Activity. It covers subjects areas of K-12 english, language arts, and mathematics. Prior to CCSS the states had their own standards that where different from each other. With one standard for the majority of the country it allows for better collaboration for the development of curriculum material. It should be noted that CCSS is not a curriculum that dictates what and how every educator must teach. The standards are taught to teachers as being a step down from a goal or aim. They are still very generalized and broad, meaning that there is interpretation
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They recognize that CCSS are of high quality that are up to par with other of the highest achieving nations around the world. They also recognize that implementation plays a large role in the success of the CCSS when it pertains to mathematics. We know that children are influenced by the community and school they are placed in. Students are also placed in tracks that are determined by perceived skill which can limit a students potential because we determined their future education based on testing when they are 9 and 10 years old, with no chance of them every advancing or promoting into a different …show more content…
We can speculate and that’s what this article is suggesting. That we don’t know what the impact could be, and we’re skeptical that this could work at all.
Impact your your future classroom Despite the fact that Nebraska has voted not to adopt Common Core standards doesn’t mean that it won’t have an impact on my future classroom. In my career as a teacher I do not see myself as a Nebraskan teacher for the rest of my life. One of my goals is to teach in the Department of Defense overseas, and I know that Common Core Standards will be a benefit to the students I teach. I see Common Core as a set of expectations in what they will be exposed to. I especially like the idea of getting away from tracking and ensuring the children have many opportunities to try even if it isn’t there strength. It would go against my philosophy that all children can learn if we continued to track students. If teachers pick and choose who gets to go on and who we hold back we’re only doing a disservice to our
They recognize that CCSS are of high quality that are up to par with other of the highest achieving nations around the world. They also recognize that implementation plays a large role in the success of the CCSS when it pertains to mathematics. We know that children are influenced by the community and school they are placed in. Students are also placed in tracks that are determined by perceived skill which can limit a students potential because we determined their future education based on testing when they are 9 and 10 years old, with no chance of them every advancing or promoting into a different …show more content…
We can speculate and that’s what this article is suggesting. That we don’t know what the impact could be, and we’re skeptical that this could work at all.
Impact your your future classroom Despite the fact that Nebraska has voted not to adopt Common Core standards doesn’t mean that it won’t have an impact on my future classroom. In my career as a teacher I do not see myself as a Nebraskan teacher for the rest of my life. One of my goals is to teach in the Department of Defense overseas, and I know that Common Core Standards will be a benefit to the students I teach. I see Common Core as a set of expectations in what they will be exposed to. I especially like the idea of getting away from tracking and ensuring the children have many opportunities to try even if it isn’t there strength. It would go against my philosophy that all children can learn if we continued to track students. If teachers pick and choose who gets to go on and who we hold back we’re only doing a disservice to our