Chenoweth, Karin. "Wait, Tell Me Again What Common Core Is?" The Huffington Post. TheHuffingtonPost.com, 3 Sept. 2014. Web. 03 Sept. 2015.
This article seeks to clarify what actually is involved in the Common Core Standards and to assure
the audience of the real purpose of these standards. The author wants to soothe the fears of many
parents and educators by focusing on the facts of the matter and how the standards aim to help their
children and students. The writer references different studies and polls about these standards as well
as how they are meant to be applied. Chenoweth concludes that the Common Core Standards will
benefit students and teachers by uniforming when math topics will be taught in schools. I can use this
article as support for the Common Core Method as a helpful standard in our public school system.
Ellenberg, Jordan. "Meet the New Common Core." The New York Times. The New York Times, 15 June 2015. Web. 03 Sept. 2015.
This article aims to show the correlation between the supposed "corrupt" Common Core Standards
the new curriculums being adopted instead as states move away from this standard. The audience is
primarily those actively involved and interested in this debate, mostly teachers, parents, and students
affected. Ellenberg claims that although the Common Core Standards are being removed in some
states, standardized testing is still in place, the topics are largely the same, and the methods of
teachings are even identical. Even though she seems to be in support of the standards, she doesn't
believe they are being applied the same to every student. She employs different studies, testimonies,
and even personal experiences to support her claims. I can use this article to discuss how these
standards are essential to math teachings and their wide influence on future curriculums.
Garland, Sarah. "The Man Behind Common Core Math." NPR. NPR, 29 Dec. 2014. Web. 13 Sept. 2015.
This article gives insight into the history and process of creating the new Common Core Standards.
The audience is casual readers who are interested in the standards. The article seeks to show how the
standards were created in order to show how misrepresented they are in the media and politics. It also
explains efforts to fix how the standards are being implemented into the schools are well as clarify
the true purpose of these standards. I can use this article to support the good intentions behind the
Common Core and prove how the media has twisted it's image.
This article seeks to explore the teacher perspective on the Common Core Standards, and to add
insight on the effects of these standards in the classroom. The audience is anyone interested on
at the issue from a teacher perspective. The article uses interview style and has questions with direct
quotes from the teachers. The teachers all seem to agree that the Common Core Standards give more
focus and direction to lessons and that there seems to be misconceptions about what these standards
actually entail. I could use this article to give a different angle and first hand account on the effects
of Common Core Standards directly from the source.
Jbrehm. "YSK That the Newer Methods of Teaching Math in Elementary Schools Has Nothing to Do with Common Core Standards, and That These New Methods Are Actually Vastly Improved Over The "Old Fashioned" Ways. • /r/YouShouldKnow." Reddit. N.p., 1 Apr. 2015. Web. 12 Sept. 2015.
This reddit post seeks to clarify what the Common Core Standards actually entail and to show the
difference between Common Core and "new math" techniques. The post has hyperlinks to several
other sources detailing more in depth information and seems to be just a general overview of the
topic as well as hundreds of comments. The poster claims there is too much confusion and that
people are inaccurately combining new teaching methods for math with the new curriculum when
they actually have nothing to do with one another. I could use this post as clarification for the bad
social media publicity the Common Core Standards receive.
Kurtz, Stanley. "Jeb's Misleading Talk on Common Core." National Review Online. N.p., 10 Aug. 2015. Web. 13 Sept. 2015.
This article focuses more on the political aspects of the Common Core, and how politicians use this
issue to gain support for their campaigns. The audience is more focused at people interested in
politics and different issues brought up in the presidential campaigns. This article uses hyperlinks to
provide more information on the topic. However this source seems very biased and seems bitter by
claiming the Obama administration should not have created the Common Core Standards, with some
strong choice words. I can use this article to show all the political controversy concerning this issue
and as another perspective rejecting the nationalization of such standards.
Main, Laura Fricke. "Too Much Too Soon? Common Core Math Standards in the Early Years." Early Childhood Education Journal Early Childhood Educ J 40.2 (2011): 73-77. Google Scholar. Web. 03 Sept. 2015.
This article expresses concerns of the Common Core Standards being too rigorous, fast-paced, and
unclear, especially involving younger learners. The audience for this journal is mainly scholars and
academics interested in this controversy as well as those involved in early childhood education and
development. Main argues that the standards should be further researched and explored to tailor them
for early childhood education as not to overwhelm the students and to adjust for a variety of learning
speeds. She references many studies, researchers, organizations, and the standards themselves to
support her claims and provide additional information. I could use this article to provide a counter
argument of the Common Core System and to explore the faults and flaws in this new set of
standards.
Porter, A., J. Mcmaken, J. Hwang, and R. Yang. "Common Core Standards: The New U.S. Intended Curriculum." Educational Researcher 40.3 (2011): 103-16. Google Scholar. Web. 3 Sept. 2015
This article provides a technical and factual account of what exactly the Common Core Standards
entail, their goals, and their effect in the school system. The audience is definitely researchers and
policy makers for these standards, as the language is very dense and sophisticated. The study
discovered and explained the similarities and differences between the Common Core Standards and
state standards already in place with many charts, tables, and graphs. They concluded that great
change will be required to adopt these new standards and furthermore, that these standards will be
less focused in their scope. I could use this journal as data and support for the effects of the Common
Core Standards, as it is a factual and reliable study with solid conclusions.
Ravitch, Diane. "Now it seems that reformers want to reform their reforms...". 4 September 2015, 12:00 p.m. Facebook post.
This article links to a statement from Governor Cuomo, the governor of New York State, after
problems concerning the Common Core Standards implementation into the school system. The
audience is those unhappy with how these standards are being executed into the New York Schools.
Ravitch seems to be slightly mocking the efforts on how the the "reformers are reforming the
reforms". However, the actual statement from Governor Cuomo (which constitutes most of the post)
brings up valid points of how the standards have good intentions, yet are just being implemented
incorrectly. I can use this article to show how efforts are being made to fix the flaws in the Common
Core Standards and how it could possibly succeed in the future.
RichTopia (RichTopiaCom). "100-Year-Old Math Teacher Slams the 'Common Core' Method". 4 September 2015, 12:35 p.m. Tweet.
This tweet links to a video of a 100 year old math teacher rejecting and criticizing the Common Core
Method of addition. The audience in this case is the general public, or anyone with a slight interest
in this controversy. The math teacher concluded that the new standards make basic mathematics too
complicated and that the Common Core was implemented too quickly without proper analysis of its
effects. There was no official research in this source, and it is simply an opinion of someone with
lots of experience in the field, but who may lack in depth knowledge of the topic. I could use this
article to bring up an important issue of how the public views the Common Core Standards and their
feelings and opinions.
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