Despite all this attention, Common Core still remains a confusing topic for many people. In this three-part series MarylandReporter.com answers some basic questions about Common Core. The first part will focus on the Common Core itself and how it was developed, while parts 2 and 3 will look at the standards, how they are working in Maryland and what they will cost.
The series was edited by associate editor Meg Tully and part 1 was written by Margaret Sessa-Hawkins.
1. What is Common Core? Why was it developed?
The Common Core State Standards (CCSS) are “a set of high-quality academic standards in mathematics and English language arts/literacy (ELA)”. These standards lay out a set of academic benchmarks that establish what every public school student in the United States should have learned by the end of each grade. Whether students have reached these benchmarks is measured by standardized tests.
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5 comments:
A well-written article on the THEORY of Common Core but mostly a lot of BS about the reality of implementation and effectiveness.
By clicking LIKR i mean that I am glad that you presented the article and not that i actually "like" it.
Is that your intention?
common core is the final step in the goal of liberal public education: make bright happy inquisitive kids into mindless workers for corporations. Think about it- if you question anything in school, you get smacked down very quickly. Stupid people are easier to control.
Kirby sucks.
Common:
1. occurring, found, or done often; prevalent.
2.showing a lack of taste and refinement; vulgar.
Nothing "high quality" about common core!
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