Improving Education Quality Through The Virginia Common Core

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.

Colman emphasizes the need for fewer courses which will upgrade standards and clear up subject concepts. The common curriculum has been implemented in Virginia schools for the last 10 years under state education department supervision. It is a significant move made by the state, and children are expected to accept it whole-heartedly.

The Virginia Department of Education is trying to prepare these standards for the last 10 years. Many schools have already accepted and incorporated them. Children have huge potential, and Virginia expects more from them. It is the most significant move in the state's education system.

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.

Employers also criticize the mathematical skill of their employees. Parents feel that the use of calculators from early on makes children dependent on them too often for even simple calculations. They fail to understand the subject, and lose mathematical reasoning and analytical power.

When the parents move to different states, the children find it difficult to adjust to the new course taught in these new areas. They feel completely lost and lose interest in their studies. It is therefore necessary to follow a uniform course curriculum for all institutes.

The new mathematics course curriculum includes lot of in-depth understanding, thorough processing, well-thought of reasoning, and varieties of problem solving. It creates better scopes of critical thinking. Children are encouraged to apply their theoretical knowledge to varieties of situations, and round up their learning.

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.

Most students find low key jobs at the end of their education. However, the need for a competitive curriculum is gaining more and more attention. The course should be at par, or beyond the level of the world standards to allow the students to gain proper respect for their knowledge.




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