When people talk about having standards , it’s with the shared assumption that standards are a “good thing.” When we talk about minimum standard for something, we’re talking about a baseline, below which is considered unacceptable. When we use the phrase “a standard of excellence” we associate the word standard with an ideal that we should all strive for. It’s not accidental then that the Federal government, in a well intentioned attempt to direct the path of education in the country, used that word to introduce the Common Core State Standards. Common Core is a set of standards for elementary and secondary education that are meant to provide a guide to educators and parents as to what should be taught in schools. According to the Common Core website , “Building on the excellent foundation of standards states have laid, the Common Core State Standards are the first step in providing our young people with a high-quality education. It should be clear to ev...
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