Standards-Based Curriculum Notebook Activity 35

Question 1

Describe the Common Core Standards.

Answer 1

A set of standards that describes knowledge and skills that students need for success in college and careers.

Question 2

What are the points of debate concerning the Common Core Standards?

Answer 2

Available to all states, but adoption is voluntary.
with so many states adopting the Common Core State

Standards will expand until they become a national curriculum.

with so many states adopting the Common Core State Standards, all of this could be leading to a national
curriculum. Others believe that a national curriculum already exists and that national requirements are
appropriate

Additional points of debate concerning CCSS:
if states seek NCLB waivers they have to develop their own
standards or seek CCSS
-standards will expand

Question 3

Consider the many influences on curriculum. Which do you feel has the most influence? Student opinion.

Answer 3

think that standardized testing has the most influence on curriculum because of the weight it holds. If the students do not score well on these tests, then the teachers can lose their jobs, the school can lose its teachers, the district can be taken over, etc.