One of the ongoing issues in education deals with the implementation of learning standards for all students in the public schools. While the Common Core Standards have been “out there” for the past few years, this discussion continues: What role do the standards play and are they beneficial to all students?
As a new teacher, you will be required to not only understand and implement the common core standards in your classroom, but also to explain concerns (be they fact or myth) to parents and community members.
This assignment is intended to provide you with the basic knowledge concerning this current school reform movement, as well as an awareness of how they came to national prominence, and which states/territories have/have not adopted them (or dropped them).
While Chapter 11 briefly describes the Common Core, you will use the following NPR (National Public Radio) story to complete the bulk of this assignment:
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NOTE: You will note that this profile was first aired in mid-2014 – when things were just getting started. Some of you may have used these while in high school, while others may only know of them as parents of children in the public schools. Either way, the process of full implementation of the standards continues as we move towards developing common assessments for determining the success of said standards. Meanwhile, in addition to math and English Language Arts, the social studies and the sciences have “reworked” their standards to better mesh with the Common Core, as have the fine arts – other disciplines continue in this process.
In an effort to keep totally current, you will also want to avail yourself of the information posted on the following website:
Within this site, the following pages have important information that will help keep you current:
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