Common Core

The Common Core sets common goals and expectations of material and skills that students should be learning in each grade level. The purpose of this is to ensure that all students reach a certain level of education and maintain standards. Additionally, students across the board, no matter which state they live in are kept up to similar learning levels. Common core standards also help teachers of different grade levels within the school system work together and prepare their curriculum according to the long term goals set for the students. Standards also take into consideration the big picture of what we want our students to know and what they should be able to do at the end of their formal education (K-12).The standards are geared to have students gain the knowledge andskills that they will use in real life, in higher education and in careers later on. This system therefore is able to provide teachers with a clear breakdown of how to cover the material and skills necessary for these goals.