By: Emily Satin
1/15/16
Many
teachers within the past year have been bending over backwards in attempt to
implement common core into their student’s minds effectively. Common core is a state mandated program
integrated into education kindergarten through twelfth grade. The purpose of it is merely to prepare
students for a higher education, and also to improve test scores which will
allow us to compete with other nations.
Unfortunately,
this new program is evidently ineffective as test scores have been proven to
decrease since the application of common core.
I think that instead of only measuring student’s knowledge by
standardized testing results, students should be evaluated by other crucial
factors such as: participation in class, classwork assignments, projects and
papers, and overall class average. I
think that a student’s class average reflects their understanding on the topic
as it provides a joint grade incorporating other details rather than just a
verbose, incomprehensible exams.
Education is supposed to provide society with social mobility by
offering kids extended opportunities in life to increase their success. Rather than properly educating children,
teachers are spending class time teaching seven year olds to fill in scantron
forms and strategically select multiple choice answers, The sole content kids are absorbing is about
tests, and not applying their knowledge to real life in any way. This is not only irrational, but it is
increasing the difficulty to succeed in higher education systems such as
college, because colleges consider test scores as validly proving ones
knowledge.
