epidemic terrorizing the western hemisphere, the Common Core State Standards program has swept across our nation, and at each stop, threatened a new way of thinking and living. These standards were created to ensure that more students graduated from high school with the skills to succeed in college, life, and career, no matter where they might live (About the Standards). In 2009, this fresh new take on education was launched to each state’s educational leaders in the U. S. The state officials each decided
Is Common Core Really the Answer? Like an epidemic terrorizing the western hemisphere, the Common Core State Standards program has swept across our nation, and at each stop, threatened a new way of thinking and learning. These standards were created to ensure that more students graduated from high school with the skills to succeed in college, life, and career, no matter where they might live (“About the Standards”). In 2009, this fresh new take on education was launched to each state’s educational
behind Common Core is simple: uphold clear parameters as to what concepts students need to understand for their grade-level nationally. It seems like a no-brainer. Every student, no matter his or her background or geographic location, is entitled to the same education, and expected to know the same things by the time they graduate. In this paper I will argue that Common Core standards are necessary in today’s educational system. Section 2. An Argument in Support of Common Core Standards Part A
individual may face new challenges on their educational track. The child may be at a new school, they may have a new teacher, they may have new classmates, and they may have had something impact them over the summer that will be reflected in the classroom behaviors. Although there are factors that could influence a child’s education track, an important factor is the type of educational tradition the student receives. The three major types of educational traditions are conservative, progressive and
noticed that the Art department in public school is basically nonexistent; the curriculum at Ysabel Barnett Elementary school in Temecula relies mostly on the common core curriculum. As explained by the Common Core website, “is a set of high-quality academic standards in mathematics and English language arts/literacy”. By working with these standards the student has specific guidelines of where a student should be at a certain grade. It is somewhat of a guideline. As the government decides to look at the
district with 17,831 students. On average our district spends $6,552 per year per student. 28% of students in this district accept reduced price meals. The most common ethnicities in our district identify as White, non-Hispanic or Hispanic. The Kyrene School District believes the primary focus of school is to provide opportunities for each student to learn and to facilitate the acquisition of skills and knowledge necessary to function successfully in our community and complex world. Kyrene Centennial
weapons of advancement that use peaceful means to usher in a change in circumstances. Being the basis of intellect and the most powerful tool of change humans hold, education must continually adapt to meet the needs of those who utilize it. Due to this constant growth, many intellectual battles occur within the realm of education itself. These battles are fought in our local, state, and national governments, being won through vigorous debate. Over the last several years, a major battle regarding cursive
States education system is ranked lower and lower every year. In a time where our children have to compete for jobs with children of the number one and number two countries on the most educated list, it seems that we can barely keep up. International tests show that American students are falling behind to countries such as Singapore, Canada, North Korea and Japan (Pearson, the learning curve). So how can we as a country that’s ranked to have 14th (Pearson, Index ranking)education system improve and
I am excited about learning many more tools from other online professors that will give me new and fresh ideas for my current students. I consider myself proficient in technology and I am not afraid to jump in feet first at things I am not familiar with. I know that it is “OK” to not be perfect
The general consensus is that we want our children to be educated. The effectiveness of the current style of educating our children is a subject of hot debate. Our antiquated school system has been showing its age, and we are finding out more and more about what school hasn’t taught us. We no longer want to just put in children and get out “educated” children, we want to make sure that the education we are giving our children is actually helping them learn the skills they need for the adult world