The Importance Of Common Core State Standards

The Common Core State Standards (CCSS) are probably the biggest thing to hit public education in the United States in recent years (Neuman & Roskos, 2013). Common Core has left one group largely in the dark; parents (Neuman & Roskos, 2013). Only forty-five percent of public school parents had heard of Common Core (Obrien, 2014). This is only hearing about it, and does not include understanding what it is. Since parents do not understand Common Core, they have a lot of misunderstandings. They also feel that Common Core is creating frustration for their child. Since parents do not understand Common Core., they have a negative view on the matter. It is important to clarify parents misunderstanding, because they should support the use of these standards in their school (Van Tassek- Baska, 2015). Parents have the understanding that Common Core does not allow the teacher to choose how teach. In fact, the standards are aligned with the kind of constructivist teaching and learning (Brooks & Dietz, 2013). Constructivist teaching focuses on critical thinking, and creates motivated …show more content…
Parents feel as though the math standards are to challenging, and cause failure. Yes, the math standards are challenging but not to fail the students. Solving these complex problems takes perseverance; students should neither be spoon-fed nor lost (Schoenfeld, 2014). The challenging standards create productive struggle, which helps them build their mathematical muscles (Schoenfeld, 2014). Students come to understand the content so well that they can anticipate common difficulties, look for them, and challenge them in ways that help them make progress (Schoenfeld, 2014). The percentage of students in grades three through eight who achieved proficiency in math increased from 36.2 percent last year to 38.1 percent this year (Goot,