Implementation of the Common Core: Are National Standards Right for America?
Introduction
The introduction of the Common Core State Standards (CCSS) across the country has met with both praise and condemnation. Though many states agreed to the implementation of these standards, several have since backed out of the consortiums that administer the standardized tests, and have rewritten or altered the CCSS into their own state standards. This is happening because some in education and many of the public are asking if a “national” set of standards is right for our country.
Pros
Important for a Mobile Society The CCSS are important for the United States because of the overall size of our country. Students who move, as many do, need to be able …show more content…
Comparing the aggregate state scores reveals that there is little difference in achievement levels between any two states in the nation. The largest difference in achievement scores was between districts within state boundaries. The Common Core would not solve this problem as it is an internal problem within states, districts, and schools (Loveless, 2013)
Personal Position Though there are many good arguments on both sides of this issue and the evidence does not conclusively show that the Common Core State Standards are a solution to the nations concerns with low achievement, I believe that the CCSS is an overall valuable guide to planning and implementing curriculum. These standards are at the least a good starting point. This does not mean, however, that every state or every district should implement the CCSS without modification, but it is a solid model that each state would do well to utilize as a skeleton for their body of curriculum.
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Many students are mobile and move from state to state. These moves may be traumatic in themselves, but then the student, a senior, arrives in the new school where a freshman civics class is required for graduation. This may be compounded by the fact that the senior took classes in his old school that were required there, but are not in the new school, putting the senior behind on the number of credits he needs to graduate. This may not be happening to a majority of students, but it should not need to happen to
Introduction
The introduction of the Common Core State Standards (CCSS) across the country has met with both praise and condemnation. Though many states agreed to the implementation of these standards, several have since backed out of the consortiums that administer the standardized tests, and have rewritten or altered the CCSS into their own state standards. This is happening because some in education and many of the public are asking if a “national” set of standards is right for our country.
Pros
Important for a Mobile Society The CCSS are important for the United States because of the overall size of our country. Students who move, as many do, need to be able …show more content…
Comparing the aggregate state scores reveals that there is little difference in achievement levels between any two states in the nation. The largest difference in achievement scores was between districts within state boundaries. The Common Core would not solve this problem as it is an internal problem within states, districts, and schools (Loveless, 2013)
Personal Position Though there are many good arguments on both sides of this issue and the evidence does not conclusively show that the Common Core State Standards are a solution to the nations concerns with low achievement, I believe that the CCSS is an overall valuable guide to planning and implementing curriculum. These standards are at the least a good starting point. This does not mean, however, that every state or every district should implement the CCSS without modification, but it is a solid model that each state would do well to utilize as a skeleton for their body of curriculum.
A Great …show more content…
Many students are mobile and move from state to state. These moves may be traumatic in themselves, but then the student, a senior, arrives in the new school where a freshman civics class is required for graduation. This may be compounded by the fact that the senior took classes in his old school that were required there, but are not in the new school, putting the senior behind on the number of credits he needs to graduate. This may not be happening to a majority of students, but it should not need to happen to