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Sunday, 13 July 2014

The Call For A Virginia Common Core To Be Implemented In Order To Save American Students

By Coleen Torres


The existing course curriculum raises questions and research about the quality of the students passing the respective institutes. Based on these research results, Virginia Common Core curriculum is required to be implemented at the state level. Based on reports from employers or parents, American students end up getting low key jobs, as they are not able to compete with the world standards.

Mr. David Colman, the architect of national systems, expressed his concern of the present day education curriculum. He says research studies across the world reveal that American students are learning too many subjects merely superficially. This causes children to sail through school without retaining critical information.

Parents are also the key decision makers for this curriculum. Complaints were received from some of them regarding the poor quality of English and mathematics in the current system. In some schools, teachers avoid teaching specific classes on English grammar or parts of speech, and assign writing articles using different styles and genres.

As far as mathematical skill are concerned, children fail to prove their analytical power compared to the world's standards. Parents considers this as a result of allowing the use of calculators throughout their formative years. Students become too much dependent on them and lose control of mathematical understanding. Their analytical reasoning power is compromised in the long run.

Not only is language a concern, but mathematical skills are also under doubt. Some other parents feel that the use of calculators from early stages of education has resulted in a poor understanding of the subject. They are also not encouraged to engage in critical thinking.

Parents often shift to different cities for better job opportunities in this day and age. This creates frustrations among children, since they need to follow a different and often more difficult curriculum in their new schools. If they aren't able to adjust to these new requirements, they lose interest in their studies.

It is therefore importance to implement a uniform course curriculum across the country. The common core is designed to improve reasoning power, in-depth understanding, thorough processing, and application to varieties of situations. The scope for critical thinking increases with this learning, and children are able to apply their knowledge to any difficult situation.

But to be effective and implemented, parents' participation and encouragement are needed most. They are welcome to present their opinion in different official forums or discussions. Websites also provide spaces for their opinions.

The importance of the implementation of the common curriculum can further be emphasized, as employers believe that American students lack analytical capabilities compared to their foreign counterparts. This is reflected by the vast number of graduated students entering low key jobs. Naturally, the better and higher level jobs are being taken by foreigners with better skills.

The declining education quality is getting out of control, and more and more students need a proper system. Students suffer due to the faults of the curriculum. The sooner the new course is implemented, the better it is for the future generation.




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