It is important that teachers know what they should teach their students to complete a grade level. Education standards exist to do just that. Each grade level has these standards but every subject does not. The Common Core is a set of standards for areas in english and mathematics that has been around for many decades. That is what education standards or The Common Core Standards are known for. The bigger problem is the role that the Common Core State Standards (CCSS) are playing in the larger dynamics of current school reform, the subjects covering the CCSS, parents concerns about the program itself, and the somewhat education politics behind it. The Common Core should be used in schools to help educate children and to help raise their
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In order for college students to succeed in college and beyond, the standards that have been established for kindergarten through grade twelve are very important to learn and achieve. “Standards have been designed to prepare all students for college and the workforce. The goal is to get every child on the same page in their schooling” (Standards for K-12 Engineering Education). The two areas that are being covered by the CCSS is english language arts (reading and writing) and mathematics. “Draft standards for K–12 English language arts and mathematics, developed by experts affiliated with Achieve, Inc., ACT, and the College Board, were released for public comment in spring 2010.”(Standards for K–12 Engineering Education). People that are supporters of Common Core would like it if strategies were expanded to widen the variety of education for the students. By widening the standards, parents realize and expect there will be an added amount of expectations at each grade level that the students must complete. “Place-based pedagogy, "world-class" standards-are they mutually exclusive? Or is it possible to balance the requirements of a curriculum focused on global economic competitiveness with educational values rooted in local commitments and practices?” (Gibbs 2). These standards that are issued in forty-two states, with eight being against or not adopted, is a concern for the rest of the states and needs to be
In order for college students to succeed in college and beyond, the standards that have been established for kindergarten through grade twelve are very important to learn and achieve. “Standards have been designed to prepare all students for college and the workforce. The goal is to get every child on the same page in their schooling” (Standards for K-12 Engineering Education). The two areas that are being covered by the CCSS is english language arts (reading and writing) and mathematics. “Draft standards for K–12 English language arts and mathematics, developed by experts affiliated with Achieve, Inc., ACT, and the College Board, were released for public comment in spring 2010.”(Standards for K–12 Engineering Education). People that are supporters of Common Core would like it if strategies were expanded to widen the variety of education for the students. By widening the standards, parents realize and expect there will be an added amount of expectations at each grade level that the students must complete. “Place-based pedagogy, "world-class" standards-are they mutually exclusive? Or is it possible to balance the requirements of a curriculum focused on global economic competitiveness with educational values rooted in local commitments and practices?” (Gibbs 2). These standards that are issued in forty-two states, with eight being against or not adopted, is a concern for the rest of the states and needs to be