looking at common core state standards

I am not a teacher. However, I attend 4 general education 7^th grade classes every day for my job. I am an instructional aid for the special education kids but work with any student who has that confused look on their face. I’m thrilled to hear that there will be standards that encourage more enriched mastery for learning. It’s exciting that there will be 40 states with the same standards in math and English. These standards will achieve a consistent learning across the country and this video clip has made me feel like it is a positive step for future students. My question is why hasn’t this happened already? I’m glad I’m getting into teaching now. A common word in curriculum is for the students to persevere.

After watching the YouTube clip, “Common Core State Standards: Middle School and High School” I felt really positive about where our education system is going. Most kids are so confused in math class they attempt to do their homework and pass tests but some concepts just don’t get absorbed. With implementing common core the kids will ask each other questions and teach each other which is proven to be the best way for students to learn. It will not be so teacher directed which is a great way for me to start thinking about teaching. Common core standards will be teaching the math you use on most jobs and in real life like sports statistics and GPA; teaching things that the students like, that they know about (Common Core State Standards, 2012). Previous standards were covering too many topics. Common core cuts down the curriculum so the students think more about the tasks and are better prepared for college and careers. English teachers will have the same mastery techniques with fewer topics. There will be a crossover to read science articles and text and an understanding of World knowledge along with public speaking. One High school English teacher said that teaching to the standards is getting deep into the learning for far greater depth of mastery.

Being in a class, I feel so sad for the students who just can’t keep up with all the curriculum. I was one of those students who did not understand what was going on in math class but somehow I did good enough to pass but learned nothing. With the current standards there is just too much material for the students to learn. The common core state standards will teach math and English that can be learned and used in the future.  In most careers writing is used for expository and persuasive purposes so this is what will be taught. The emphasis is speaking, listening and sharing ideas so that every student is able to persevere. I feel like these new standards are much more positive than what we currently use.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SC4OG11zOC8&feature=youtu.be