Six years into Common Core Standards, set forth by the Obama administration. Is still causing debates. The concerns that are surrounding Common Core is that teachers were not prepared or given proper training on how to implement Common Core Standards (CCSS) in the classroom (Borovoy & Cronin, 2011). There are also concerns that “both the Republican and Democratic presidential administrations have expanded federal authority in the educational policy” (Borovoy & Cronin, 2011). The last concerns on the Common Core Standards are “adopting the standards will bring all states’ standards down to the lowest common denominator” (Association & Officers, 2015). The standards implemented in forty-two states, the District of Columbia, four territories,
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According to CCSSI, “decisions on how to implement the standards are made at the state and local levels” (Association & Officers, 2015). Thus meaning that the state and localities took different approaches on how to implement the standards and providing their teachers with the support that would need to prepare students to master the standards successfully. If there are teachers that feel that, they were not prepared on how to implement the CCSS here is a website that outline state-specific implementation, “Standards in Your State.” Secondly, teachers are always in control of their classroom. The standards established what students need to learn in their grade level and not how the teacher should teach their classroom. It is the schools and teachers that work together to decide on how to aid effectively in their students mastering the …show more content…
Let me share with you why. My husband is a retired Marine. As a family, we have had to move from state to state. My children had the hardest time with school because it seemed that every time that we moved my children’s’ education suffered. At that time, the Common Core State Standards was not been created. Each state had their set of standards taught. In my husband’s military career, we relocated four times. That means there were four different schools that my children attended. However, my daughter was still in Elementary School when we relocated each time. With forty-two states adopting the Common Core State Standards, it will make students relocating to different schools easier. Their education will not be affected, meaning that students will not get behind because of the move to a different
According to CCSSI, “decisions on how to implement the standards are made at the state and local levels” (Association & Officers, 2015). Thus meaning that the state and localities took different approaches on how to implement the standards and providing their teachers with the support that would need to prepare students to master the standards successfully. If there are teachers that feel that, they were not prepared on how to implement the CCSS here is a website that outline state-specific implementation, “Standards in Your State.” Secondly, teachers are always in control of their classroom. The standards established what students need to learn in their grade level and not how the teacher should teach their classroom. It is the schools and teachers that work together to decide on how to aid effectively in their students mastering the …show more content…
Let me share with you why. My husband is a retired Marine. As a family, we have had to move from state to state. My children had the hardest time with school because it seemed that every time that we moved my children’s’ education suffered. At that time, the Common Core State Standards was not been created. Each state had their set of standards taught. In my husband’s military career, we relocated four times. That means there were four different schools that my children attended. However, my daughter was still in Elementary School when we relocated each time. With forty-two states adopting the Common Core State Standards, it will make students relocating to different schools easier. Their education will not be affected, meaning that students will not get behind because of the move to a different