Common Core State Standards

               When it comes to the Common Core State Standards, I focused mainly on the reading literature section from ninth grade all the way to twelfth grade. I focused on this as my major is secondary English education and the high school is where I am likely to work.

                I found that when it came to the standards and what was expected of high school students that there was a lot I already knew but I guess went unsaid throughout my high schools years. Things such as recognizing themes, identifying points of view, and discovering textual evidence within the readings among many others. While these things remain unsaid many times, all of the work we did and currently do throughout college only strengthen these and can help us as we become ready to teach. After reading these standards I realized that all of the things we wondered if we would ever use in everyday life, we will use to accomplish these standards and teach the children in our classes.

                With all of the standards I read, I felt they were pretty basic and what I expected was more detailed looks at what must be covered and accomplished by us as teachers. I expected there to be more in each section of what must be accomplished and how us as teachers must teach the curriculum to get the most out of every lesson. After reading these Common Core Standards I feel like everything we have accomplished in college is just a more detailed look at what high school kids must know. Yet while the standards are so basic in nature I find that there might be a challenge when choosing how we as teachers convey the material in hope that the children have the best learning possible.

                After reading all of the Common Core State Standards, I feel like I have a much better look at how I might attempt teaching along with a better outline on what I will be attempting to teach once I have graduated. While I was not sure what to expect when reading these standards, I found that the basic idea of it all translates really well and is almost something we know, but have never had written out and broken into sections for us to see. These standards provide a good challenge of what we will be attempting to accomplish with all of the children in out classes.