Common Core

Adopted by forty-two out states in 2010, the Common Core State Standard Initiative strives to provide an educational structure which details what English language arts and mathematics should be taught from kindergarten through twelfth grade. The initiative is the federal government’s attempt to ensure all students who graduate from high school are adequately prepared to enter a two or four year college or the workforce. Despite their intentions, the Common Core has caused much controversy in the education community. The thought behind Common Core is very valid and has the potential to help students, however changes must be made to unrealistic standards and wordy statements. Common Core must first be rewritten so that the language is clear and can be easily understood by the general public. Next ask experts on childhood development and elementary school teachers to review the standards and rewrite standards they see as unneeded or irrelevant as well as unrealistic.

Common Core concentrates on a clear set of math skills and concepts. Before this concept was implemented into the American Education system this new way of addressing math problems and concepts

There are many opinions to whether the Common Core should be enforced across the United States. One of the most wildly accepted views is that even though the Common Core could be a good idea, it is unnecessary, that America has done just fine without it. The Common Core is not working how it should and schools should go back to the way it was before. Many professors and researchers agree that the Common Core does not work and might even be hurting the youth of America. Parents who disagree with the Common Core have started pulling their children out of public school resulting in national education to be even less standardized, which is the opposite affect than what the Common Core was meant for. It is also not preparing students for future

Prior to writing this response paper, I had no pre-existing knowledge revolving around Common Core other than the negative ideas and opinions I’ve only vaguely heard, often including photos of honestly outrageous equations. What exactly is Common Core, according to them, and what is the goal? By definition, the Common Core State Standards Initiative details a list of subjects for students kindergarten through twelfth grade to have learned the by the end of each specific grade. The ultimate goal is to be certain that students across all of the states receive the same education and reach the same requirements in order to be prepared for college work; or, rather, the standardized tests that will determine whether or not they are even granted access into college in the first place.

Common Core is built as an infective for education to all schools, but what it is, is a policy that all students learn the same. Common Core has been adopted in forty-three states around the nation. Common Core is designed to get students ready for college and career ready from grades Kindergarten through twelfth grade. “The basic definition of what Common Core is, a set of high-quality academic standards in mathematics and English language arts/literacy.” (Board)“The college- and career-readiness standards were developed first and then incoporated into the K-12 standards in the final cersion of the Common Core we have today.” (Practices) The construction of Common Core was by seeing which state standards were already the best, using experienced teachers, leading-thinkers, content experts, and also public feedback about their child’s education. Common Core is currently being endorsed by the White House. “Common Core is currently costing the United States eighty billion dollars.” (Board) Common Core was created by state educational chiefs and governors from forty-eight states. Common Core states that it will get students ready for their futures, but has only hurt them by not truly completing the goals set. Common Core is developmentally inappropriate for students because the cost of Common Core, it is pushed by the government for competition between states, and the strong implantation of standardized testing.

The lack of educational benchmarks and standardization in the United States of America, USA is disjointed and subpar leaving students ill prepared to enter the workforce and college. As evidenced by the persistent problem of students graduating and passing required exit exams in high school; yet, they still needed remediation upon entry to college. The Common Core is good because it provides a set of age appropriate learning goals and sets a national high-quality academic standard for Math and English to prepare students for college and career readiness. In essence, the Common Core defines what a student should know and be able to do at different grade levels.

Launched in 2009, the Common Core state standards have done nothing to help students progress their learning abilities, and have even harmed their ability to be educated. With Common Core, teachers must follow strict guidelines on what to teach and how to teach it, but this one-size-fits-all ideal does not apply to the real world. Former teacher, Susan Rakow,

Ultimately, Common Core is not the education our children need. Students need a mixed curriculum of learning, with the intention that they will recognize what their passions are, and not just how well educated they are in general subjects. Having knowledge in these subjects are extremely important, however only emphasizing on certain subjects narrows the child’s ability to learn more. The Common Core standards prevent students from that excessive knowledge they would have, and only focuses on how well they can think on a test. Despite the elaborate plan Common Core presents to raise the educational standards in our nation, these same standards will diminish the student’s individualism, as well as inflict stress and anxiety on the child’s

Common core has become the new standard in which schools need to find some way to implement this change successfully. Schools must defend this challenge and make it easier and helpful to themselves, teachers, and parents. I believe between politicians and school legislatures need to take accountability and create a structured and adaptable solution to expanding the minds to our students

In the summer of 2010 the United States issued a new Common core curriculum for its youngest Americans, and since, forty-three states have implemented the new standards. According to the Common Core Standards Initiative, the principles are simply, “a set of clear college- and career-ready standards for kindergarten through 12th grade in English language arts/literacy and mathematics,” (“About the Standards”). Why would the American people want their children to be common?

The campaign to fully adopt Common Core took about two years which is astounding when other attempts to adopt common standards outright failed. Within that two year period, forty-four states agreed to adopt Common Core; however, many of them have presented bills to repeal the standards. Initially it would appear that most people agreed that common standards were a good idea. Either that or they were desperate to claim as much of the available stimulus money as possible. Most of this likely transpired due to the “Race to the Top” campaign to adopt college and career ready standards in order to receive funds. According to the article, “Support Continues to Erode for Common Core Standards and Assessments” one of the biggest oppositions is largely due to the way in which the standards were developed, how they were introduced, and how the assessments will be used to determine student benchmarks. There has been considerable controversy surrounding the players responsible for the inception and development of Common Core. The motives for developing common standards among states have been labeled as means to make money for corporations that design textbooks, assessments and promote data mining. One wonders if the issue is more narrowly focused on how they were developed rather than why they were

The Common Core Standards has been hotly debated since its inception, with many parents and educators with very strong opinions on either side of the argument. There are even organisations set up which campaign for and against it. Very recently, as written about in the Washington Post, two principals have been debating

Opponents of Common Core have raised many concerns over the new standards. Some parents are upset because the school learning systems/materials are no longer local, they come from Washington DC. If a parent has a problem or concern with what their children are being taught in English class, they no longer can just go to the school to voice their concern. They would at

In recent years, many states have begun to implement the Common Core State Standards into their schools. The Common Core Standards consist of consistent standards, or guidelines, for math and English. According to their official website, the common core was developed by organizations of government officials. Being created by the government is one of the many problems people have with the common core. The other main problem people have with the Common Core is that it does not really help accomplish what it claims to.

Common core has been a massive issue among schools all over the country for a long period of time. It has put teachers under extreme pressure to prepare students to pass the test, causing them to become less individualized. According to several different studies, there is no proof the common core standards are working. Common core should be banned from every school, because it discourages teachers from being creative, delays critical thinking, and hurts students who struggle in school. First of all, common core discourages teachers from being creative.