The Common Core: Great on Paper, Not on Students.
The Common Core is a relatively new educational experiment that has garnered a lot of attention from the media. Created with the intention of standardizing education in the United States, there has been a wide range of responses to this movement from parents, educators, and students alike. The main goals of the Common Core State Standards are to ensure that all students are equally prepared and qualified for life after secondary school. The official website also emphasizes the idea of insuring individual student competency and readiness throughout their K-12 education. Despite the fact that, at a glance, it seems to be attempting to achieve great things, the Common Core has been highly controversial amongst those who it’s implementation affects. In order to understand this controversy, we need to acknowledge the beliefs and values of The Common Core and its creators, as well as its successes and failures as an attempted educational reform.
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This phrase comes up many times throughout their resources and is cited as one of the most beneficial and important aspects of the Common Core program. In a world where a college education is seen as an increasingly important part of finding a job, it makes sense (at face value) that our society would feel an increasing need to increase college readiness from a young age. The Common Core frequently mentions life after graduation, specifically in regards to how they plan to ensure that all students are prepared for life after