“We had NO input told this is what we are doing.” ON TEACHER INPUT FOR IMPLEMENTING COMMON CORE: “…We do not have the money to change all materials and resources to align with Common Core.” “The lack of materials has placed an almost impossible burden on teachers…” “We have not received new textbooks in 6 or 7 years.” I just don’t think everything should be tied to testing. “I think the principle behind Common Core is great. This year has been tough with higher expectations, but in a few years, it will balance out.” “I believe that NC needs to ‘catch up’ with the rest of the nation. They are clearer and easier to analyze and then apply to instruction.” “These standards are a huge improvement over the Standard Course of Study that we followed before. “For the standards under Common Core are much more clearly defined.” “Being in such a transient county, this will help students to be on the same grade level when they transfer in and out.” “Common Core is great, but it’s been rolled out poorly in our district.” “I traded a Cadillac curriculum for a Pinto.” We have been ‘flying the airplane, while building it’!” “…we were not given proper materials to implement these standards in our classrooms. The CC although wordy is still vague in many ways and left open to many different interpretations.” “Our system and individual schools are doing their best to introduce a curriculum that no one can really define. “ seems to be just another ‘Flavor of the Month’ and within five years it will be replaced.” “STOP THE TEST DRIVING INSANITY and give teachers more time to do what actually improve student learning – CLASSROOM TIME TO TEACH!”
“ teaches to the middle and puts low expectations for all students.” “Is this just a new face on an old clock…?” Here are what a few of them have to say about Common Core Standards: Regardless of their position on Common Core, they’ve earned the right to be part of the discussion. There are a lot of hard-working, passionate teachers whose opinions warrant our attention. Teachers reported serious reservations about Common Core Standards, with 62 percent of polled teachers favoring the delay or halt of Common Core implementation.Ĭivitas has previously described the results of the survey, but now we are publishing some of the individual responses.
We received responses from over 1,700 teachers from 71 different school districts that yielded some interesting results. For the first time, that has changed: the Civitas Institute conducted an informal nonscientific survey of public school teachers in North Carolina. But teachers have been remarkably quiet on the subject, perhaps fearing that vocal opposition could lead to retaliation from administrators. The superintendent of the Department of Public Instruction, June Atkinson, has insisted that teachers were a crucial part of the state’s planning process for Common Core. As schools across North Carolina begin teaching classes based on the Common Core standards, it is timely and appropriate to consider the views of the people who are closest to the new curricula: teachers.
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