Why Common Core?

In 2010 Common Core standards were released by the National Governors Association Center for Best Practices and the Council of Chief State School Officers. The purpose of it was to have the same academic standard for education throughout the country. Before this the standards varied from state to state. They also wanted to make sure all students were academically ready for collage. The standards were also used to determined which schools would receive funding from President Obama's "Race to the Top" program. Each state decided to use the common core or not. So far 45 states and the District of Columbia have adopted the Common Core standards and testing.

The reason why people support Common Core is because the education system is long overdue for he overhaul. Also it's used for get students ready for college (as I said before) and the rapidly changing American job market and the high-tech information- based global economy. A few more reasons are to teach students how to problem solve, how to think critically. And it's designed as a tool to help students catch up with their counterparts in other countries. The reason why people don't support Common Core is because that the Federal Government is violating the states rights to set their school standards. People against Common Core think that the others know better what their school needs. Others believe Common Core is being use "to brain wash" students into a Liberal way of thinking. Some people say that Common Core does not have enough input from teachers and parents. Some people think there is too much pressure on a student and teachers to teach a test and not teach how each student needs to learn.

In my opinion Common Core is a waste of time. There isn't much a point to make a student be taught how to take a test than teaching students things they will have to know in the world. Some of the things in Common Core might teach some things that will have to be known for a job but I'm sure most jobs don't make you take a math test or read a story and fill in a bubble sheets to show what you learned in school. And from my own experience with the test it can make you very stressed over it.  And after that you don't get to see how good or bad you did which is idiotic in my opinion.