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Common Core is a set of educational standards adopted by most states in 2009-2010 to outline what K-12 students should know in English and math. It aims to ensure students are prepared for college and careers regardless of where they live. However, critics argue it takes a one-size-fits-all approach and encourages teaching to standardized tests rather than developmentally appropriate methods, especially in early grades. Suggested improvements include incorporating more group discussions, focusing on key lessons, and balancing creative/cognitive lessons with Common Core standards.

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Common Core

Common Core is a set of educational standards adopted by most states in 2009-2010 to outline what K-12 students should know in English and math. It aims to ensure students are prepared for college and careers regardless of where they live. However, critics argue it takes a one-size-fits-all approach and encourages teaching to standardized tests rather than developmentally appropriate methods, especially in early grades. Suggested improvements include incorporating more group discussions, focusing on key lessons, and balancing creative/cognitive lessons with Common Core standards.

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Common Core

Madison Ferry
What is Common Core?
● A set of educational standards for teaching and testing English
and mathematics between kindergarten and 12th grade.
● The standards are designed to build upon the most advanced
current thinking about preparing all students for success in
college, career, and life.
When was Common Core created?
● Two state groups, the National Governors Association and Council of Chief State
School Officers, created the Common Core standards in 2009 and 2010.
How does Common Core affect students?
● It homogenizes learning- By adopting a uniform set of standards, states are
essentially establishing a ”one-size-fits-all” approach to learning.

● It represents a top-down approach to education reform- The Common Core


standards are finely detailed, grade-by-grade specifications for what should be
taught, how it should be taught and when it should be taught.

● It encourages the fragmentation of the learning process- Children are best taught
initially via ”wholes” not ”parts.” Students need to understand the reason of a topic
before delving into the intricate structure of a learning topic.
How does common Core affect Teachers?
● It encourages teachers to teach to the test- Increasingly, teachers are being held
accountable for the test results of their students. In many cases, teachers are being
evaluated partially on the basis of their students’ performance on standardized
tests, which focus on Common Core skills.

● It puts pressure on teachers to teach in developmentally inappropriate ways,


especially during the early years- By focusing on grade-level skills that are highly
academic in nature, the Common Core puts pressure on teachers at the early
childhood and primary levels to teach using paper-and-pencil methods rather than
using the rich exploratory experiential learning approaches that are developmentally
appropriate for children.
Ways to improve Common Core in Schools
● Implement group discussions about what the students are learning.
● Pull out the most important information out of the required lessons.
● Create a mixture of creative and cognitive lessons and common core lessons.

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