...In recent years, people have expressed concerns about the amount of education problems that are increasing each year. Education has become a crucial part of our society and the curriculum and practices for education have evolved over the years. Throughout the history of education the main problems with it have been educational funding, curriculum, and practice. The more prominent issues with education today are the common core standards, no child left behind reform, and the implements of technology worldwide. The common core standards have been adopted by 46 states but are most are considering going back to old practices because of the negative results of common core. The no child left behind reform (NCLB) has created an issue with the education...
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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 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 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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...University of Phoenix Material Critical Analysis Worksheet Read “Common Core” and “The Battle against Common Core Standards.” Perform a critical analysis of each reading using critical thinking techniques from this week’s readings. Respond to the following based on your critical thinking analysis of the “Common Core” and “The Lost Opportunity of the Common Core State Standards” readings. 1) Define the term conclusion. The conclusion is a judgement or statement arrived at by reasoning, deduction, or rational claims. It is the last part or section of an essay, speech, or argument that sums up the main points. | | | | 2) What is the conclusion of each article? The conclusion for “The Battle against Common Core Standards” is that educational decisions should be left up to the each state, their school’s staff, and the parents, rather than left up to the government. | | |The conclusion for the “Common Core” article is that there is still a disagreement over whether or not Alabama state should use | |common cores in their schools. ...
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...University of Phoenix Material Critical Analysis Worksheet Read “Common Core” and “The Battle Against Common Core Standards.” Perform a critical analysis of each reading using critical thinking techniques from this week’s readings. Respond to the following based on your critical thinking analysis of the “Common Core” and “The Battle Against Common Core Standards” readings. 1) Define the term conclusion. The term conclusion is the final reasoned deduction. It also can mean the ending of the paper or book that sums up everything that has been discussed. | | 2) What is the conclusion of each article? The Common Core conclusion is that a student will be able to learn the essential thing that they will need to be successful in not only college but in business as well all before they graduate high school.The conclusion for “The Battle Against Common Core Standards” is that putting these type of standards into place will not be the best for the students. | | | | 3) Define the term premises. The term premise means the basis of support for the conclusion. | ...
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...few disciplines, many people now lump several issues into one big talking point called “Common Core”. As a father of two young children this issue has a very real outcome for me, and I wanted to examine why this issue was so polarizing. As defined by www.corestandars.org, Common Core is a set of high-quality academic standards in mathematics and English language arts/literacy (ELA). These learning goals outline what a student should know and be able to do at the end of each grade. To take this issue to its simplest point, Common Core achieves its goals through standardized testing. This concept was born of the desire to benchmark American students against others. I found the need to search outside of my normal newsfeeds and websites to find an article to rebut. When I found Six ways the Common Core is Good for Students featured on the neaToday website I knew the six points were thinly veiled propaganda. It had six well defined reasons that Common Core was going to do all that it promised to do, and gave examples as well as testimonials from educators who were finding that Common Core was working. Interestingly enough, several times in the article the point was made to distance Common Core from No Child Left Behind. Bush’s NCLB and Obama’s Race to the Top programs can really be thought of the beginning stages of the Common Core standardized test mentality. The article opens with an indictment of CC’s detractors; “As the Common Core debate heats up, we’ve heard a lot from policy...
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...ready for common core. Education Week, 31(29), 12-17. Most U. S teachers are not ready for the shift in their teaching style and rigor that will be required by the new common core standards that have been adopted by most states. There are many gaps in the pedagogical shifts for educators in their teaching style and the funding of professional development needed for teachers to be able to implement the common core standards with fidelity. This article is scholarly based on the data and research used to summarize the findings through an established education resource and writer. Burns, M. (2012, December). Go figure: Math and common core. Education Leadership, 70(4), 42-46. The mathematical standards need to be applied by all k-12 students. It is essential that teachers and students use and apply the standards effectively in order to become mathematical thinkers. Numerical reasoning is going to be very crucial in that students have a good grasp of these skills in order to be the most successful in mathematics through 5th grade. This article is a scholarly article based upon the data used from student observation and questioning utilized during the explanation of the facts from a well educational consultant and business owner, Kober, N., & Rentner, D. (2011). Common core state standards: progress and challenges in school districts. Center on Education Policy, 1-16. There are many benefits and hindrances that will slow down the implementation of the common core standards...
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...University of Phoenix Material Critical Analysis Worksheet Read “Common Core” and “The Lost Opportunity of the Common Core Standards.” Perform a critical analysis of each reading using critical thinking techniques from this week’s readings. Respond to the following based on your critical thinking analysis of the “Common Core” and “The Lost Opportunity of the Common Core State Standards” readings. 1) Define the term conclusion. Conclusion is the claim ( position or stance on an issue) one is attempting to support, or the claim for what one is arguing. 2) What is the conclusion of each article? The conclusion for battle against common core standards is putting these standards in effect and the students not comprehending the information. The conclusion for the common core article is that the students will have the tools necessary for success in college, but also in the business world before graduating high school. 3) Define the term premises. Premises is the claim that serves as the reason for believing a conclusion. 4) What premises support the conclusions in each article? The premises that support the conclusion against the common core, their trying to abolish it due to the lack of proof of it working, and the government funding the school districts. The premise that supports the conclusion in supporting the common core believe that it would better prepare the students for college and be better educated for the work force. 5) How convincing...
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...which stress academic expertise and learning skills, as well as curriculum content that has been largely overlooked in the past but is critical to the 21st century. The standards can help educators in developing a curriculum which addresses these and the other main elements of learning for the 21st century. Also, to academic achievement skills, as described above, entrepreneurship education develops the skills to learn. Furthermore. Information and communications technology skill acquired as student’s conduct research, communicate with others and prepare written and visual presentations of their work. Thinking, problem-solving, interpersonal, and self-directional skills are inherent in a curriculum that includes the standards and performance indicators. The trouble with common core is not mainly what is in these standards or what's left out while that's certainly at issue. The greater problem is the role the Common Core State Standards (CCSS) are playing in, the larger dynamics of current school improvement and education politics (Karp, 2014). Problems are absent that need is the common core state standard because more than forty percent of states may have adopted the standards but around a dozen states are backing out or considering backing out of using them. Nevertheless, how people feel about the common core, they have led to many debates about education, and this will continue to do so in 2014. Then, student learning is everything from different pathways...
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...public school system in many ways. Without the proper funding, the students do not get the proper books they need in order to participate in class. If a school doesn’t have enough money to buy the necessary amount of books, then kids are now sharing or using books with missing pages. In more well off school districts they don’t have those problems. In many American inner cities, there is a lack of funding in public schools resulting in the use of old, damaged textbooks and some teachers using personal funds to purchase new books. Pennsylvania is one state that has a history with a lack of funding issues. “Pennsylvania’s school districts were, and continue to be, highly dependent on the local wealth of their communities to support students’ academic achievement due to insufficient state funding” (http://www.paschoolfunding.org). Common Core Curriculum The issues with the Common Core curriculum are varied. The most obvious issue is that the students are forced to learn just the basics and it takes away from the creative teaching styles of some of the more senior and experienced teachers. Let’s say...
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...outgoing and caring child that was born with some issues that started to effect her at a young age. At the age of 2 I noticed that she was not speaking like other children her age and I also noticed she was not catching on to basic social skills that other kids were doing. Kids her age in her day care class we asking for things in three word sentances and beign able to pull down their pants when they went potty. Nadia had extreme difficulty in all these areas. I started out by taking her to the doctor and expressed my concerns and then he suggest we see a speech therapist and from there we went to see a pediatric neuropsychologist who diagnosted Nadia with pervasive development delay and said we should see help from the department of education as they have intervention for kids her age. At the time I was a single parent and also active duty in the US Army and did not know how this child was about to change my life and how I viewed kids with any disabilities. She was finally at the age of 7 diagnosed with Expressive Language Delay and ADD with some developmental delays. All this was new to me and I did not know how this would affect my child in the public education system. From each grade Nadia had a hard time concentrating, being at grade level with English and Math. She also had short term memory issues and being able to express herself verbally and in writing. As she passed each grade we finally got to the grade where they started state level test. Due to me being in the military...
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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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...Year in Review The 111th Congress met for the last time this week, leaving in its wake a year of education highs and lows. Meanwhile, the Obama administration is grappling with how to sell its education reform agenda—outlined over the course of this past year—to an increasingly divided Congress. Here’s ASCD’s take on the nation’s main policy accomplishments (and failures) related to education during the past year, and our quick look at what’s in store when the 112th Congress takes over in January. ESEA Déjà Vu The congressional year ends essentially where it began with regard to the most significant piece of federal education legislation, which is more than three years beyond its expiration date. That isn’t for a complete lack of trying. The past year saw increasing clarity from the Obama administration about its education reform priorities. The March release of A Blueprint for Reform (PDF) outlined the president’s vision for Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) reauthorization, from ensuring that all students are college and career ready to providing great teachers and leaders in every school. Congress responded by scheduling hearings on ESEA reauthorization, including a Senate hearing that focused on how to support the whole child. Clare Struck, a guidance counselor from Malcolm Price Laboratory School in Cedar Falls, Iowa (the 2010 Whole Child Vision in Action winner), testified at this hearing on ASCD's behalf. Late in the summer, the House and Senate...
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...legal opinion for State rights. Further, their rationales differ in trying to protect education as a state run exclusive right because of historical legacies and funding. In the article “Common Core Education Standards: Why they’re contested left and right;” Amanda Paulson describes the adverse reaction in which politicians and the general public have in regards to current education reform as a whole. The backlash is coming from both sides of the political spectrum. Among Republicans, supporting Common Core (aka “Obamacore”) has become particularly toxic,...
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