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The Common Core Standards for Education

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This page discusses the Common Core Standards that many U.S. states have adopted as their educational benchmarks. This information may be of interest to homeschoolers to see what areas of knowledge are suggested for particular age groups and to know what skills colleges are looking for.

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What are the Common Core Standards?

The Common Core Standards are standards, or educational goals, in English Language Arts and in Mathematics, that many states have agreed together to adopt as the educational standards for their state. They describe the knowledge and skills that public school students will be expected to learn at every grade level.

The Common Core Standards website has a graphic that shows which states have adopted the standards so far.

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My family's homeschooling style leans more toward unschooling, but I work for a private school and the information that I'm collecting as a part of my job could also be of interest and value to homeschoolers as well. You can use this info however you see fit.
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Official information about the Common Core Standards is found at www.corestandards.org

Overview of the English Language Arts standards

In the English Language Arts, the Common Core Standards focus on five skill areas:

  • Reading (reading skills, reading comprehension, and literature

  • Writing (informative writing, opinion writing, and research skills)

  • Speaking and listening (understanding and evaluating content, informal and formal speaking skills)

  • Language (vocabulary and grammar)

  • Media and technology (critical analysis of media and also production of media)

Overview of the Mathematics standards

The description of the Common Core Standards in Mathematics focuses on "not only procedural skill but also conceptual understanding" (quote from the Common Core Standards website).

Practical applications of mathematics are also emphasized.

Concepts covered in K-5 grades include whole numbers, addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, fractions and decimals. Formal algebra instruction is begun in 8th grade.

An article discussing the Common Core Standards

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Chatter about the Common Core Standards

Some people like them, some don't.

Talk in the news
Common-Core Training for Principals on Increase
Principal Ryan Imbriale at Patapsco High School & Center for the Arts in Dundalk, Md., is one of the principals nationwide who is leading local implementation of the Common Core Standards in English Language Arts and mathematics.
How Much Will the Common Core Cost?
By Catherine Gewertz States face key spending decisions as they implement the Common Core State Standards, and a new study finds that they could save about $927 million?or spend as much as $8.3 billion?depending on the approaches they choose in three ...
Common-Core Architect Helped Launch Rhee Advocacy Group
By Stephen Sawchuk on May 29, 2012 12:30 PM One of the key architects of the Common Core State Standards, David Coleman, is listed as a director on the board of StudentsFirst, the advocacy group begun by former DC schools Chancellor Michelle A. Rhee.
Let's make education's Common Core Standards work
Educational core standards are for states to voluntarily adopt, not a federal takeover. They realize the need to create a national education strategy if America is to succeed. The Common Core Standards ought to be viewed as a way for all of us to work ...
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  • wordstock Apr 1, 2011 @ 10:11 am | delete
    Joan, your lenses always educate and I am looking to be educated about homeschooling. This is a great lens with info that I found useful. Angel blessed.
  • Margo_Arrowsmith Nov 23, 2010 @ 5:47 pm | delete
    I would never have been able to home school, but I know lots who have, and many were excellent. Others shouldn't have done it either.
  • tandemonimom Nov 17, 2010 @ 6:45 am | delete
    Thanks for adding this to the Homeschool Club!
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