Common Core started back in 2009, and it was fully implemented by its participating states in 2014. Common Core is a new set of math and english standards for the US which include: “1. Research- and evidence-based, 2. Clear, understandable, and consistent, 3. Aligned with college and career expectations, 4. Based on rigorous content and application of knowledge through higher-order thinking skills, 5. Built upon the strengths and lessons of current state standards, and 6. Informed by other top performing countries in order to prepare all students for success in our global economy and society” Common Core is shown to us as a learning program to put us ahead, but is just succeeding at forcing all americans to have the same learning style and learn at the same pace. While Common Core is a great idea in theory, it simply does not belong in our school systems.
Common Core has made a universal language for test taking and learning across the nation. It allows states to compare test taking, and for teachers to track their students’ progress over the year. States used to have to pay and develop their own test for their own standards, so all fifty states had their own version of what their education should be. This costed the states more, made comparing the quality of education across the states
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Suddenly, teachers and students were expected to adapt to the new learning and teaching styles. To many, Common Core sent them into shock. It caused many teachers to quit their jobs and pursue alternate career options because they could not adjust their teaching styles to teach their students. Students who had been taught a to learn in different ways were now all expected to learn the same way. This is likely why the support for Common Core has dropped since it’s release. “According to an Education Next Poll, from 2013 to 2014 teacher support for Common Core has fallen from 76% to 46%, and support among general public has fallen from 65% to