History of Curriculum

How did education in the 1600s and 1700s look different from education today?

• education was open for everyone and all kids went to school.

• there was public and private schools, but only rich kids could attend

• there was public education but only for those who wanted to go.

• There was no public education and students were primarily homeschooled or tutored (if their parents were rich enough).

How did the court case Brown vs. Board of Education influence a change in education in 1954?

• It allowed all students to receive extra resources to ensure no student left behind

• it outlawed segregation within schools, causing a boom in private schools

• It caused teachers to have to report standards and all test scores to parents

• It enacted a higher measure of student performance to make sure kids didn't fall behind

The creation of the _________ standards in the early 2000s were a set of learning standards designed to prepare students for graduation and beyond.

In the 1950s, when the Soviet Union launched Sputnik, how did the US react?

• The government started an alliance with other countries to reach space first.

• The government sent a man onto the moon to show dominance.

• Government published "A Nation at Risk" outlining the need for better education in the US.

• They did nothing because they knew the launch of Sputnik meant nothing.

What was a major reason the US developed and enacted the Common Core Standards for all schools to use?

• The US wanted consistency across schools and education students were receiving.

• schools couldn't tell if students in different neighborhoods and cities were being equally prepared for after graduation.

• They wanted to compete with each other so they wanted something to compare by.

• The previous standards were not up to date.

What message did "A Nation at Risk" send to the US public and what was the governments intent?

What is the purpose of the Common Core standards for parents and educators?

• Allows them to focus on what a student should know for a specific standard at a certain grade level.

• Each standard is written by a teacher for the parents to measure student knowledge.

• Tells the parents when their kids are falling behind and how to help them.

• Helps teachers and parents build a curriculum for a students needs.

How have education standards developed from previous standards (before Common Core) to the Common Core?

• The previous standards focused more on content areas, while the Common Core focuses more on the arts.

• Standards used to be really easy and the Common Core made them really hard and grueling.

• there were no standards before the adoption of the Common Core in the early 2000s

• Standards used to be different between schools across the US until the same standards were adopted for all schools (Common Core)

Which of the following are true about the Common Core Standards? (More than one correct answer)

• Each standard ensures students learn what they need to know for graduation and beyond

• Standards are consistent from school to school and provide consistent benchmarks for K-12

• Standards are only designed for high school students

• They have been around since the 1990s

• They were put in place in the early 2000s

What did "A Nation at Risk" intend for teachers to do more of in education?

• Intended for teachers to become fully devoted to teaching and make their own high quality standards

• Expected teachers to make content they were teaching harder so the US would become the top nation in education

• Urged them to attend to students in more powerful, accountable ways

• Wanted teachers to turn every student into a genius