Dear State Representatives and other supporters of the Common Core Standards,
It was not until my junior year of high school that I had recognized the severe impact of your new standards on our education system. Initially, I had only thought a new standardized test was being introduced-- that the school district was simply transitioning into a new form of standardized testing. The reality was, however, that the traditional methods of teaching that have been applied to education systems all over the nation for years, were about to change drastically.
The juniors of my high school, including me, were the guinea pigs of your new standardized test, the California Assessment of Student Performance and Progress-- shortened to CAASP. Testing was …show more content…
You and the rest of your supporters of Common Core claim that the new set of standards are supposed to help students “focus on developing the critical-thinking, problem-solving, and analytical skills students will need to be successful”; however, some of their new methods simply do not give an advantage to students but more confusion. For instance, while we have established a very traditional, simple way of subtracting numbers, Common Core insists on teaching subtraction through a complicated approach using number lines and unnecessary steps. I would like to inform you that most people simply do not see why a basic subtraction problem requires the intense critical thinking, or advanced analytical skills that Common Core emphasizes so …show more content…
According to your website, “Forty-two states, the District of Columbia, four territories, and the Department of Defense Education Activity (DoDEA) have voluntarily adopted and are moving forward with the standards”; there is a reason why it is only forty-two states instead of all fifty states that have adopted your standards. So once again, I urge you and your supporters to re-examine the standards and your ultimate long term goal for all education systems across the
It was not until my junior year of high school that I had recognized the severe impact of your new standards on our education system. Initially, I had only thought a new standardized test was being introduced-- that the school district was simply transitioning into a new form of standardized testing. The reality was, however, that the traditional methods of teaching that have been applied to education systems all over the nation for years, were about to change drastically.
The juniors of my high school, including me, were the guinea pigs of your new standardized test, the California Assessment of Student Performance and Progress-- shortened to CAASP. Testing was …show more content…
You and the rest of your supporters of Common Core claim that the new set of standards are supposed to help students “focus on developing the critical-thinking, problem-solving, and analytical skills students will need to be successful”; however, some of their new methods simply do not give an advantage to students but more confusion. For instance, while we have established a very traditional, simple way of subtracting numbers, Common Core insists on teaching subtraction through a complicated approach using number lines and unnecessary steps. I would like to inform you that most people simply do not see why a basic subtraction problem requires the intense critical thinking, or advanced analytical skills that Common Core emphasizes so …show more content…
According to your website, “Forty-two states, the District of Columbia, four territories, and the Department of Defense Education Activity (DoDEA) have voluntarily adopted and are moving forward with the standards”; there is a reason why it is only forty-two states instead of all fifty states that have adopted your standards. So once again, I urge you and your supporters to re-examine the standards and your ultimate long term goal for all education systems across the