Common Core State Standards

Common Core State Standards

1. Strengths

   • Basic
     • Standards are basic enough that schools can take their own interpretation.
   • Set of required material
     • All students in a specific course are expected to learn the same minimum material no matter what school their in.
   • Focus on understanding
     • Improvement of past schooling by focusing on understanding the concept instead of temporary memorization of formulas.

2. Challenges

   • Lots of Negative Feelings
     • Many educators and non-educators have negative feelings which can make implementing difficult.
   • Time Consuming
     • Other key parts of middle school education may be overlooked.
   • No training
     • Teachers and administrators don't know how to properly implement.