The article I read was written by Richard Long and discussed the implementation of CCSS. The author discusses the potential and the pushback of CCSS in the United States. In the article, the author comments that "the Standards will change schools and provide the U.S. with more students who not only are ready to learn when they graduate high school and go to college but will not need remedial classes..." If this comes true (we can only wait and see), it would be a wonderful thing for education. However, as the author comments later in the article, this great idea for education, however the implementation amongst larger class sizes, higher poverty rates, and poor educational districts who cannot afford to redesign the educational curriculum brings a dark cloud over a successful execution of the CCSS. Further, legislators claim that by educating our students with CCSS, "millions of manufacturing jobs that are expected to be open if there are more high school graduates with the academic abilities to learn these new jobs." is a bing 'ol full cup of cra...er -sh...-ahem- nasty stuff in the toilet.
Implementing CCSS to the math classroom is as easy as teaching physics - literally. The critical thinking that is required to learn physics is now being applied to mathematics and is pushing that curriculum to highs that could be a great thing. As for implementing it in my classroom? I'm taking it one day at a time.
Well said Sue. I was also miffed by the claim regarding manufacturing jobs. As for Common Core implementation, I'm taking it all with a grain of salt. As with most curriculum shifts that have occurred in the past they never go as well as anticipated...it is likely we will see another shift in 10 years or sooner.
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