Before common core state standards, she was faced with the challenge of having to teach 100 different math topics over the course of one year. On the other hand, with common core standards, it also allows teachers to focus on key topics student to stay on a topic and not only dive deeply into it, but also be able to understand and apply the knowledge to everyday life.” A fifth - sixth-grade English Language Arts in Conway, Arkansas, Kathy Powers claims CCSS ratchets up rigor; meaning requiring more nonfiction texts to be included in lessons on works of fiction and vice versa. Thus, this gives the student the opportunity to more critical thinking, and this kind of increased rigor will make students more competitive on a global …show more content…
Common core state standard will be a challenge for all students, not just the high achieving students, which Mosier and her colleagues say will go a long way to closing achievement and opportunity gaps for poor and minority children. If students from all parts of the country— affluent, rural, low-income or urban – are being held to the same rigorous standards, it promotes equity in the quality of education and the level of achievement gained. Moreover, CCSS assist teachers better serve their students. When teachers in one grade level focus consistently and comprehensively on the most critical and fundamental concepts, students move on to the next grade level able to build on that solid foundation rather than reviewing what should have been learned in the previous