Common Core Synthesis Essay

After finding which topic I wanted to work on from Intelligence squared I began preliminary research on the Common Core. Coming up with a question was far harder than I anticipated it would be. The internet contains a mass of information on the Common Core and multiple areas that could be questioned. At first, I questioned how the common core would bring up American schools to the same level as other countries, considering those in support claim it’s at an international level and will support us in competing internationally. However, the further I delved into the research the more questions came up. Do schools with what could be considered higher standards than the common core need to lower their standards? How will the schools be funded for the mass amount of new material they need to buy? Students with test anxiety, which remains as a common and a real problem, will have difficulties. How will they be compensated in the new rigorous testing environment created by the common core? The tests are a large component in determining a student’s skill. If that student is talented in all areas, except for testing, will they be evaluated as a “problem” …show more content…
Both topics influenced my base question. NCLB is the reason for my question, and it felt awkward to leave it out for its to impertinent to the question. The college readiness came from the lack of studies. There’s speculation on what the students will experience when finally reaching college, but no results for the fact that no one who has been directly affected by the common core has graduated yet. Eventually, the question was formulated into, “Why aren’t we incorporating trial runs to test if the Common Core is truly college ready so that we don’t have the same problem that we had with No Child Left Behind.” Admittedly, it feels a bit odd, but it was the route I wanted to