Common Core is a strong and highly debated subject that has not only one side, but many. This subject is something that is now being highly debated and will continue to be a topic for debate in the future. I chose to write about this topic because this is a very controversial and current subject matter. You may be wondering what Common Core is. Common Core is a set of high-quality academic standards in mathematics and English language arts/ literacy. These learning goals outline what a student should know by the time they reach the end of each grade. This is a federally-aided program that applies most specifically to the students who attend these schools that enforce Common Core. But Common Core not only affects the students. When the question
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It was initiated because the federal government felt as if there was lack of standardization in schools. Common Core began first with the college-and-career readiness standards. It was then transformed into the K-12 standards that it is today. Common Core is a nationwide standard system that is implemented in 45 out of the 50. Common Core has generally remained the same as the day it was created but is subject to change depending on who is in governmental office. The standardized system of Common Core was implemented to make sure that the standards are consistent throughout all the states that inforce Common Core (ideally, every state). Ever since Common Core was put into practice, it has been a controversial issue. Some viewed the federal government’s act of implementing these standards as a “sneaky attack on the states’ rights and control” (The Promises and Possibilities of Common Core State Standards, p. 31-44). As I previously stated, this has always been a controversial issue and throughout recent years has become a nationally debated issue with global attention. However, the year 2009 was not the first time that this federal vs. state education problem happened in recent history. It was first seen in the early 1990’s with the Bush Administration’s “No Child Left Behind Act”. There are believers that Common Core is rooted in this particular …show more content…
For me, I see both the positives and negatives in this standardization system. Common Core has a lot of negative feedback that could have been easily resolved. One serious issue is the acceleration in the teacher burnouts. Many veteran teachers have decided that it would be easier to just simply retire instead of learning the new teaching styles Common Core enforces or deal with the amount of daily stress they have due to the high-stakes testing that goes along with Common Core. Because of this, the teachers become more concerned with making sure the students are ready to pass these tests and only teach for the test instead of actually focusing on making sure the students actually understand the subject. Last year, more than 30,000 teachers completed an online 80-question survey created by the American Federation of Teachers which found that the majority of teachers reported high levels of stress and were “particularly anxious about having to carry out a steady stream of new initiatives—such as implementing curriculum and testing related to the Common Core State Standards—without being given adequate training” (The Disproportionate Stress Plaguing American Teachers,
It was initiated because the federal government felt as if there was lack of standardization in schools. Common Core began first with the college-and-career readiness standards. It was then transformed into the K-12 standards that it is today. Common Core is a nationwide standard system that is implemented in 45 out of the 50. Common Core has generally remained the same as the day it was created but is subject to change depending on who is in governmental office. The standardized system of Common Core was implemented to make sure that the standards are consistent throughout all the states that inforce Common Core (ideally, every state). Ever since Common Core was put into practice, it has been a controversial issue. Some viewed the federal government’s act of implementing these standards as a “sneaky attack on the states’ rights and control” (The Promises and Possibilities of Common Core State Standards, p. 31-44). As I previously stated, this has always been a controversial issue and throughout recent years has become a nationally debated issue with global attention. However, the year 2009 was not the first time that this federal vs. state education problem happened in recent history. It was first seen in the early 1990’s with the Bush Administration’s “No Child Left Behind Act”. There are believers that Common Core is rooted in this particular …show more content…
For me, I see both the positives and negatives in this standardization system. Common Core has a lot of negative feedback that could have been easily resolved. One serious issue is the acceleration in the teacher burnouts. Many veteran teachers have decided that it would be easier to just simply retire instead of learning the new teaching styles Common Core enforces or deal with the amount of daily stress they have due to the high-stakes testing that goes along with Common Core. Because of this, the teachers become more concerned with making sure the students are ready to pass these tests and only teach for the test instead of actually focusing on making sure the students actually understand the subject. Last year, more than 30,000 teachers completed an online 80-question survey created by the American Federation of Teachers which found that the majority of teachers reported high levels of stress and were “particularly anxious about having to carry out a steady stream of new initiatives—such as implementing curriculum and testing related to the Common Core State Standards—without being given adequate training” (The Disproportionate Stress Plaguing American Teachers,