Implementing Common Core is projected to cost 8.3 billion dollars and the results have been routinely reported as below average (Hetchinger). That’s a substantial amount of money being pumped into a curriculum proven to be less effective than other core curriculums found in different countries. The Common Core curriculum ignores neuroscientific research regarding the way our brains respond to new information. Educators would benefit from the understanding of how the brain develops and operates, learning to implement ways to effectively exercise the brain, and improve teaching strategies. A one-size-fits all style education will never be a successful learning strategy when the brain itself is too complex to fit into one category. The brain
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To quote Dr. Thomas Newkirk, “What appalls me most about the standards … is the cavalier contempt for great works of human art and thought, in literary form. It is a sheer ignorance of the life of the imagination. We are not programming machines. We are teaching children. We are not producing functionaries, factory-like. We are to be forming the minds and hearts of men and women… to be human beings, honoring what is good and right and cherishing what is beautiful.” In order to create a healthier learning environment for our future, first educate teachers on how the brain learns and functions in a positive way rather than suppressing the natural curiosity the brain possesses. Re-evaluating Common Core and using this information to students’ advantages will aid in long term success. It is never too late to turn the structure and function of Common Core into one that works in both the benefit of the creators idea and that of the student. Society is in a better position to implement this research than ever before. Just like scientific theories and technological advancements, education must continue to grow. Education is a powerful tool. It is the reason that society has advanced to where it is today. Ignoring scientific research in an effort to streamline the process of the way children learn is lazy. It is society's responsibility to children and their future, to never stop improving how information can be shared and taught; this includes using every bit of information that is available when rethinking curriculums to
To quote Dr. Thomas Newkirk, “What appalls me most about the standards … is the cavalier contempt for great works of human art and thought, in literary form. It is a sheer ignorance of the life of the imagination. We are not programming machines. We are teaching children. We are not producing functionaries, factory-like. We are to be forming the minds and hearts of men and women… to be human beings, honoring what is good and right and cherishing what is beautiful.” In order to create a healthier learning environment for our future, first educate teachers on how the brain learns and functions in a positive way rather than suppressing the natural curiosity the brain possesses. Re-evaluating Common Core and using this information to students’ advantages will aid in long term success. It is never too late to turn the structure and function of Common Core into one that works in both the benefit of the creators idea and that of the student. Society is in a better position to implement this research than ever before. Just like scientific theories and technological advancements, education must continue to grow. Education is a powerful tool. It is the reason that society has advanced to where it is today. Ignoring scientific research in an effort to streamline the process of the way children learn is lazy. It is society's responsibility to children and their future, to never stop improving how information can be shared and taught; this includes using every bit of information that is available when rethinking curriculums to