...The Common Core State Standards Initiative. Those are the five words that changed the world of learning in today’s era. But what is Common Core and what makes this education curriculum so common? The Common Core State Standards Initiative is an effort to establish a common set of standards for all public schools in all states. For example, “by the end of first grade, all kids should be able to count to X, add, multiply, divide, know fractions and be able to read a chapter book” (BladdyK). Besides education standards, it standardizes things like homework and tests. This adaptation in a new standard is a work-in-progress, thus giving common core a very vague and broad feeling to it. I've heard from numerous college students within my classrooms...
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...Common Core: Should the Government Participate in Education Standards? The Common Core Initiative is something that is very important to the growth of youth in the world of education. It provides a standardized education outline in hopes of making the United States a more intellectually competitive nation. Yet, while nearly all states have adopted this Initiative, there is little faith in its influence on the intelligence of the average student. There are many attributes and subtle nuances in the whole of the Common Core State Standards Initiative. This makes it difficult to say whether or not the education system is benefiting from this initiative. While Common Core set out to define when and what children should learn, was the change necessary and/or successful? Ever since people have been attempting to standardize education the question of “What is important?” has been asked. State education standards have been around since the early 1990s. By the early 2000s, every state had developed and adopted its own learning standards that specify what students in grades 3-8 and high school should be able to do. Every state also had its own definition of proficiency, which is the level at which a student is determined to be sufficiently educated at each grade level and upon graduation. This lack of standardization was one reason why states decided to develop the Common Core State Standards in 2009. America’s decreasing intelligence average became a public matter. Many people knew...
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...Effects of Michigan Common Core State Standards on Developmentally Appropriate Practices in Early Childhood Classrooms Effects of Michigan Common Core State Standards on Developmentally Appropriate Practices in Early Childhood Classrooms Introduction As an early childhood teacher in 2013, I am constantly feeling challenged and overwhelmed by mandated curriculum from the State of Michigan. With the recent implementation of Michigan Common Core State Standards, I began to feel the pressure of teaching curriculum that the children do not seem to understand. I began to wonder why? Is it because I failed to deliver the lesson? Is it due to concepts being too difficult? Are the standards appropriate for all learners and where they are in their development? During my career spanning over twenty years, I have believed and am dedicated to providing a classroom environment that is developmentally appropriate for my early learners. I believe the problem is that Michigan's Common Core State Standards are causing early childhood teachers to teach in ways that are not developmentally appropriate. These beliefs brought me to this topic and caused me to ponder if others feel the way I do. Are the Common Core State Standards mandated by the state of Michigan are creating early childhood classrooms that are not developmentally appropriate as perceived by myself and my colleagues. I believe that early childhood classrooms should be free of mandates from the...
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...| Common Core Standards in Public Schools | Maria Camargo Dr. James Decker English Composition II 02/21/2014 Maria Camargo Dr. James Decker English Composition II 02/21/2014 | | | | | | It is well known that that the United States falls behind other industrialized countries when it comes to testing in science, math, and reading. A publication from Harvard University’s Program on Education Policy and Governance exposes that schoolchildren in Chile, Brazil, and Latvia are making advances in academics three times faster than American students. In an effort to better this situation, The National Governors Association (NGA) and the Council of Chief State School Officers (CCSSO) coordinated the process to develop the Common Core State Standards. In 2009 these entities formed work groups and presented an outline of higher education and occupation ready standards for public remarks from teachers, professors, community, administrators, and parent organizations. Since its initial stages in 2009, the Common Core Standards have raised many debates across the United States. Most of the debates seem to circle around whether the Common Core Standard Tests are beneficial to our educational system, particularly, to teachers and students; just another way for the federal government to monitor and access personal information. Whatever the reasons behind the enactment of “The Common Core Standards”, as of today forty-five states have adopted these standards...
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...consideration and analysis of the writer; they are not infallible statements of right/wrong, and they should not be used as grading elements. Also, at present, WritePoint cannot detect quotations or block-quotes, so comments in those areas should be ignored. Please see the other helpful writing resources in the Tutorials and Guides section of the Center for Writing Excellence. Thank you for using WritePoint. Common Core Standards Initiatives In the following paper, the writer [If this means yourself, avoid referring to yourself in the third person; if this is a personal account, use the first person (I, me, my)] will include an article about the current common standards initiative. In doing so, the writer will discuss the role of the federal and state government] involvement in education. In addition, the writer will include connection between her article and the basic foundation of education. First the role in which the federal government involvement in education consist of The federal government can support the Common Standards initiative through various of arrange incentives, such as current federal funds, support of alteration state accountability structure, and providing financial support for the state to...
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...Common Core State Standards and Differentiated Classrooms KaTayla Evans Instruct Strat for Differentiated Teach and Learn EDU 673 Alan Belcher 9/11/2017 Standards for Mathematics The common core standards for mathematic is a skill that children will need from kindergarten all the way up in till college and career. The common core mathematic is divided into two set, mathematic practices and mathematic content. Mathematic practice is a standard that student are engaged into and they grow in maturity from kindergarten through high school. Also with mathematic its purpose is to help with learning and engaging the content in a meaningful way, the goals are most likely to change the mindset of student and as well as the teachers. Mathematic content...
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...them. It can also set children up for success or failure in their future. The Common Core State Standards that were put in place to help American children have, in turn, failed them because the United States still is not able to compete well in the global...
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...Kungis Common Core “Common Core government agencies will gather and store all sorts of private information on every schoolchild into a longitudinal database from birth through all levels of schooling, plus giving government the right to share and exchange this nosy [sic] information with other government and private agencies, thus negating the federal law that now prohibits that. This is what CC is; a type of surveillance and control of individual.” (Schlafly, 2013) Con Side of Debate Summary As a nation, we have trusted our government to make changes to the citizens voting rights. Where is that now how much does our vote really count? In this case Common Core was not introduce to the public schools to vote as a standard curriculum. Meaning of common core is control of the school curriculum, i.e. control by Obama administration bureaucrats. Curriculum decisions will be replaced by the Federal curriculum decisions by state and local school boards, state legislatures, parents and even Congress because Obama bypassed congress by using $4 billion of Stimulus money to promote CC. I believe that this structure is all about the money, not about having the correct tools for teaching, instructing, and guiding the student. Currently, each state sets its own standards. This has led to a nation with 50 sets of inconsistent standards, even though the expectations of colleges and employers in math and English are nearly universal and are not bound by state lines. (Common Core State Standards...
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... John Dewey, A Nation at Risk, No Child Left Behind and The Common Core State Standard Initiative. These people and events have had a significant impact on the evolution of American Education. John Dewey helped to form that classroom and its settings. He taught that education is a social and interactive process. He also said that social reform should take place in a social institution, which a school is considered a social institution, therefore a school is not only a place to gain knowledge but to also gain life skills. Dewey also made a point to explain that the knowledge a student will gain depends upon that student as well as the teacher. The teacher should be able to relay information to a student in a way that will help them realize the connection between the information and their experiences that will allow the student to retain the information. Teachers should be a guide for the student. The most famous line of the widely publicized report declared that "the educational foundations of our society are presently being eroded by a rising tide of mediocrity that threatens our very future as a Nation and a people" (U.S. Department of Education, 1983). A Nation at Risk is a report that was released by Terrel H. Bell. This report showed that the majority of students could not read, write or do math at their current level. Because of this growing problem many reforms were to take place to achieve better standards. The reforms that were proposed were to include four courses...
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...of agreement with the National Governors Association and Council of Chief State School Officers, committing to a state-led process; the Common Core State Standards Initiative. Finally it felt that the public’s decade’s long outcry for change was heard. As with any change there is resistance however and quite unexpectedly the uproar has caused certain states to question their involvement in the initiative. So while the public and its educators are in an uproar over education reform they are not happy with the chosen method of implementing common core state standards here in the United States. America needs this reform in order to remain a forerunner in the international standings a market where we have continued to fall, and while a majority scrambles for insight they should turn to the minority that has gotten it right the state of Michigan in particular who has made all of its recourses available for the remaining states to use for free. State education standards have been about since the 1990s. By the early 2000s, every state had established and implemented its own education standards that stipulate what students in grades three through eight and high school should be able to accomplish. Every state also had its own classification of aptitude; this lack of standardization was one motivation why states decided to cultivate the Common Core State...
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...MIDQUARTER ASSIGNEMNT – RESEARCH REPORT 5/17/15 Allena Nimetz; 0667264 It is a common belief one major contribution to the Great Recession of 2008 was the public’s overall lack of financial literacy, in addition to unchecked mortgage and investment industries. To fend off further economic mishaps, school districts have been compelled to teach financial literacy. While there is broad agreement on the importance of teaching financial education and capability to children and youth, there is little agreement about what constitutes effective financial education and capability initiatives. Without regulation, curriculum is taught differently in every school and can be outdated and irrelevant when applied to a rapidly changing global economy. Although the concept of Common Core State Standards (CCSS) in education has met with debate, most states have adopted the standards for mathematics and language arts, and require students to think mathematically about real-world issues. Therefore, including financial education within existing Common Core curriculum – rather than a standalone class or graduation requirement – is an appropriate solution to financial literacy concerns in American education. A blending of courses addresses an immediate need, provides readily implementable standardization and establishes funding and research for financial education, using an existing program as a catalyst for change. Resolves an acute need “Financial literacy” was first championed by the Jump$tart...
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...support the Race to the Top federal grant, Maryland’s Third Wave of Reform (Maryland State Department of Education, Preparing World-Class Students, 2012). Maryland has adopted the Common Core State Standards and PARCC assessments to ensure that the students will be prepared for the increasing demands of a global society. In order to meet the rising needs of 21st century students, the Maryland State Department of Education (MSDE) developed the Maryland Common Core State Curriculum which aligns with the new national standards and assessments. These higher standards have raised the expectations for our students and are providing them with opportunities to gain a deeper understanding of the skills they need to be prepared to enter college and careers without the need for remediation (MSDE, Preparing World-Class Students, 2012). This Race to the Top strategy is universalistic because it takes the position of a reform view for the assumption, purposes of schooling (Astuto, Clark, Read, McGree, Fernandez, 1994). This strategy focuses on implementing the Common Core State Standards, a revision of the Maryland State Curriculum. These new standards are national education standards that define the skills and knowledge that students need to meet upon graduation. By implementing the Common Core State Standards, Maryland is providing all students with the benefit of a strong foundation...
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...¨Common Core, bad for you, bad for the world¨ Although Common Core sets a nationally based set of standards for public schools in the United States, I believe the expectations are unreasonable given that every state and school can better improve their own their own educational systems. All students have different strengths and weakness’ that should be focused on locally and itś also hard for the teachers to run their classrooms the way they feel is best for their students. Educational standards should be an issue left to the states to come up with on their own. As a student of the Arkansas Public School system, I see the struggles that our teachers go through on a daily basis that is caused by the implementation of the Common Core standards. According to the Core Standards website, Common Core is not the curriculum that is taught, but the way that students are taught. Many teachers begin their teaching careers in classrooms and are encouraged...
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...The Common Core Curriculum The common core curriculum is very touchy subject amongs law makers, teachers, and the public. Many believe it is nothing more than a way for federal government to take control of the education system. Supporters suggest that it will improve education nationwide by implementing uniform standards for all to meet and even surpass. While researching this subject I learned much about the intended purpose, the application, and desired outcome of this program. I also was able to acquire a further understanding of both the supporters’ views and the opposition’s thoughts. As I concluded my research I was then able to form a validated opinion of the common core program. The common core curriculum was designed to focus on a student’s critical thinking skills, problem solving ability, and analytical skills. The method presented to do this was to make a uniform set of guidelines and goals across the boards so that teachers could better measure progress. As of today 44 states out of 50 have adopted these standards and conducted standardized testing to check progress through the year. Kansas adopted the standard October 12, 2010. The program works to better prepare students for the high demands that will be found at the college level, therefore making more successful citizens to sustain our growing communities. The concept of this program was put together by the education commissioners and governors of the nation. They gathered the input of experts, school...
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...Browning EDU 210 November 25, 2012 Heather Tetmyer Movers and Shakers in Education In the next few paragraphs I will discuss the Common School Movement, Brown v. Board of Education, No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB), and Common Core State Standards Initiative. I will give a brief summary of each event and how they each impacted the history of education. [pic] The Reformers of the Common School Movement vision was that of schools being the cornerstones of the community. The schools were to be free and opened to everyone. They were to be the place where every student could come together on equal terms, where the high achiever and the low achiever could learn in the same class, use the same text books, and be taught by the same teachers. The common school would have a relationship with the community and its surroundings. They would be controlled, funded, and maintained by the people of the community who took interest and pride in their progress and accomplishments. Public schools today are controlled by the local government and the Federal government and not by the communities in which they are located. Standardized testing and the curriculum in public schools today are controlled by the state and how well a school performs in those areas are determined by the federal government. Local control is a thing of the pass and so is the Common School Movement (Baines & Foster, 2006). [pic] Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka was one of the main events at the beginning...
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