1. What is the purpose of the college and career readiness standards?
The purpose of the college and career readiness it to keep the student's focus on what they are preparing for after high school. It helps the students have a more way of knowing what will be expected of them after high school.
2. What are the benefits and challenges of the shift to reading and writing non-fiction tests?
80% of what we read is informational text. After high shcool, when we are in college we are asked to read a peice of writing then write about what we read. We are not asked to write a story about ourselves. The students need to be independent in writing. They need to know how to source their documents as well as comprehend the documents of what they read correctly.
3. What are the benefits and challenges of having standards for Science, Social Studies, and technical subjects?
To endure more complex text is standards for Science, Social Studies, and technical subjects. Wether the document of reading consist of an owners manual or an essay.
I love your blog! I definitely agree with you on the fact that students, in order to be college ready, must be able to comprehend non-fiction texts and be able to cite the documents as well. I believe that the common core will lead us in that direction.
ReplyDeleteI also agree that the common core will help in preparing students for college because we already know how much professors expect us to explain what we know. Its important for high school-ers to know how to do that.
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