Teachers feel more prepared to teach the Common Core State Standards and are already starting to see students improve their critical thinking skills. But the enthusiasm has dipped since last year, and only half say the new standards will be positive for most students.
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While days spent cutting out shapes and playing dress up
may still be a part of Kindergarten in America, many five and six year olds are required to put away toys in favor of learning more sooner. Much of what Kindergarteners learn today was once saved for first grade.
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In New Jersey education figures, along with a number of other
politicians and leaders, think the Common Core is not a good
idea. “It’s untested,” complained Seton Hall University
education professor Christopher Tienken. “There’s no
evidence that it is better than what New Jersey had before.”
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The nonprofit Carnegie Corporation of New York, which has supported the Common Core State Standards, published a report in 2013 with some startling information that was little noticed in the education world until recently: that the high school dropout rate could double as a result of the Core initiative.
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This Podcast from NPR discusses how people view the Common Core differently.
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