Common Core in the Classroom: Jumping Through the Hoop
What does Common Core State Standards mean? It just means that educators are attempting to get on the same page with education. We are trying to teach the same concepts to the same grade level. Is it bad or good? Well...I can say it is very controversial. Common Core State Standards are research based standards that help make educating children more consistent throughout the United States. Furthermore, it opens opportunities for federal grants and entitlements for the schools that participate.
With that being said, there are still cultural differences within the United States that don't make all things equal. For example what a group of people in New York think is important on a standardized test may not be important for a group of people in Texas. In addition, some people do not like that much government control over their children.
As a teacher, it is difficult to constantly jump through new hoops. We are, however, trained to be open to new ideas and continually receive professional development. What is the solution? I'm not sure anyone has the answer. We all just try to do our best. We want to be the best teachers we can be. So maybe this is just another hoop. Oh well...I can still jump through.
With that being said, there are still cultural differences within the United States that don't make all things equal. For example what a group of people in New York think is important on a standardized test may not be important for a group of people in Texas. In addition, some people do not like that much government control over their children.
As a teacher, it is difficult to constantly jump through new hoops. We are, however, trained to be open to new ideas and continually receive professional development. What is the solution? I'm not sure anyone has the answer. We all just try to do our best. We want to be the best teachers we can be. So maybe this is just another hoop. Oh well...I can still jump through.
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