Summary:
The Common Core is a standard to produce a high(er) rate of college and career ready students upon graduation from high school. This standard is being mandated across the nation and no extensive (positive) results have been proven. But this is the new standard that must be implemented! Who is in charge of this? Why is this being mandated without proven results? No one knows.
Opinion:
Why waste a ton of money on a "standard" no one really is even informed of? If we are going to adopt this, why not demand answers? After all, it is our money and our children. For once, we need to consider what is best for them on a personal basis- not just the economy. Yes, if they were all robots with one mind and one intelligibility, maybe this could work and help our economy drastically. Children are individuals who will one day rule the nation. Why not research or maybe even ask them? They are our future. Maybe we should invest in them rather than only trying to use them to fix problems we created.
I completely agree with your opinion. We shouldn't have to spend time and money on something we know nothing about.
ReplyDeleteI am not quite well informed of the Common Core but from what I know so far, I am not a fan of it. I definitely agree that money should not be wasted on standards that only focuses on testing. I loved how you mentioned, "...we need to consider what is best for them on a personal basis..." It is the children who ar being educated. They are the future leaders who need to express their knowledge and apply it to everyday life.
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