The author of this article starts by stating that all things that are said about the Common Core State Standards, are not all truthful. She then offers up a piece of writing by another organization that stands against the Common Core State Standards. Their article starts by stating a few things that others have claimed to be positive things for the CCSS. They go on to say that they would hope that these claims were true but cannot believe that they are. They tell that the CCSS is not actually funded or run by states at all, that it is ran by the National Governor's Association. The authors state that the CCSS has not been fully implemented or tested at all. They write that the CCSS is just a harder standardized state test than that of the No Child Left Behind Act, that they said failed miserably. They believe that what happened with NCLB will happen with CCSS just in a more intense fashion. They believe that failing percentages will be significantly higher leading to substantially higher drop out rates for high school students also leading to less students graduating and being "college and career ready" which is the entire point of the CCSS.
I can agree that there does need to be some set standard or goal that students should try to achieve, but not an outrageous one setting students up to fail. As a future Special Educator, these extreme standards will not help my students achieve anything if I follow them. I think there does need to be a standard set but there should be flexibility due to the differences of students in each classroom. I went to a public high school where there was an array of learners and we all had the same teachers. My advanced classes of course had different standards than the normal classes. Both classrooms learned the same material, but the advanced classes just always went a little faster and little more in depth. I believe that each classroom across America is different and how can someone expect them all to learn the same exact thing in the same amount of time if they don't all have the same amount resources and opportunities?
I agree with you on everything. Standards do need to be flexible for each different set of students. it is unfair for all students to be expected to make the same grade when not all students are able to due to their disabilities.
ReplyDeleteNot all students have the same advantages and access to technology. Every school should do what works best for them. There are still places here in Mississippi that don't even have access to high speed internet. It is unfair to the students to implement standards that they are not yet ready for.
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