Paige Wheat
Dr. C. Denelle Cowart
English 102
16 September 2014
Common Core In the United States over fifty million students are enrolled in elementary and secondary education institutions each year. With this vast amount of the population getting educated across the country, the constant change in educational tactics is understandable. From John Dewey’s philosophies on child-centered education in the early nineteen hundreds to the controversial ‘No Child Left Behind Act’ of 2001, the United States officials and government have been working to perfect the education systems nationwide. The most recent movement is ‘Common Core State Standards Initiative’, which is sponsored by the National Governors Association and the Council of Chief State …show more content…
All across the nation, people strive for structure and equality. In the military, men and women must wear the same clothes, eat the same food, and be disciplined identically in basic training. This is similar for large businesses or corporations; uniforms, basic training, and common goals and skills are not uncommon. With all the success that uniformity brings, it is not surprising that bringing order, consistency, and equality to school systems is advantageous. With standards put into place in every school throughout the nation, students will have equal opportunities for education all across the map. Children in southern Mississippi will receive the same math assignments as children in upstate New York. “Standards shared across geographical lines will help students develop increasingly complex skills regardless of what state, school district, or classroom they are in" (The Common Core is a change for the better, 2013). The Common Core Standards are not only standards to progress students through the educational realm, but standards that give all students an equal shot at an extremely effective and beneficial …show more content…
Before Common Core there was not a standard set by neither elementary nor secondary education to ready students for higher education or real life. ‘No Child Left Behind’ for example, was more heavily concentrated on proficiency levels, report cards, teacher qualifications, and funding changes. Poverty was a major concern and the act focused a lot of time and energy on extra funding to supply for under privileged and low income schools and students. Although an “anti-poverty measure” is not necessarily a bad thing, none of these efforts prepared students for college or careers, instead, simply made the school system itself seem as if it was improving. Common Core is specifically designed with upper education and careers in mind to completely and effectively prepare students to be successful after primary
Dr. C. Denelle Cowart
English 102
16 September 2014
Common Core In the United States over fifty million students are enrolled in elementary and secondary education institutions each year. With this vast amount of the population getting educated across the country, the constant change in educational tactics is understandable. From John Dewey’s philosophies on child-centered education in the early nineteen hundreds to the controversial ‘No Child Left Behind Act’ of 2001, the United States officials and government have been working to perfect the education systems nationwide. The most recent movement is ‘Common Core State Standards Initiative’, which is sponsored by the National Governors Association and the Council of Chief State …show more content…
All across the nation, people strive for structure and equality. In the military, men and women must wear the same clothes, eat the same food, and be disciplined identically in basic training. This is similar for large businesses or corporations; uniforms, basic training, and common goals and skills are not uncommon. With all the success that uniformity brings, it is not surprising that bringing order, consistency, and equality to school systems is advantageous. With standards put into place in every school throughout the nation, students will have equal opportunities for education all across the map. Children in southern Mississippi will receive the same math assignments as children in upstate New York. “Standards shared across geographical lines will help students develop increasingly complex skills regardless of what state, school district, or classroom they are in" (The Common Core is a change for the better, 2013). The Common Core Standards are not only standards to progress students through the educational realm, but standards that give all students an equal shot at an extremely effective and beneficial …show more content…
Before Common Core there was not a standard set by neither elementary nor secondary education to ready students for higher education or real life. ‘No Child Left Behind’ for example, was more heavily concentrated on proficiency levels, report cards, teacher qualifications, and funding changes. Poverty was a major concern and the act focused a lot of time and energy on extra funding to supply for under privileged and low income schools and students. Although an “anti-poverty measure” is not necessarily a bad thing, none of these efforts prepared students for college or careers, instead, simply made the school system itself seem as if it was improving. Common Core is specifically designed with upper education and careers in mind to completely and effectively prepare students to be successful after primary