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One fact that stood out to me was that the adoption of the Common Core Standards is optional and up to the states to decides. I did not realize that every state did not have to adopt them.

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One thing that I learned is that the Common Core Standards do not dictate how teachers are suppose to teach within their classrooms, but rather provide a set of instructional expectations for each grade level to meet  across state lines.

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One thing that stood out to me from the videos was that many people say curriculum materials do not line up with Common Core materials. I thought it was interesting that states must adopt common core but there is no law requiring them to adopt them.

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One thing that stood out to me from the videos is that a student in one state could be thriving based on their states standards but according to another states standards they could be in the middle of the other states standards. That's why common core is important to use so that all students meet the requirements so that they are on the right paths to graduate.

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Common Core standards are standards that help states measure the students understanding and if they are learning the same content along with keeping the standards consistent. Not all states have adopted the Common Core Standards.

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After watching all of the videos, I acquired a lot of information.
One fact that stood out the most to me, is that Common core is so broad, and not every state has to use it.

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One fact that stood out to me about Common Core Standards is that this is simply a standard set to see that all students have the skills and information they need to succeed. Each state can use their own curriculum, but in the end the students should be able to compare themselves to other students all around the world.

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I didn't know that it was up to the state to adopt the standards. Also I liked in one of the videos how it said these standards worked as a stair case, trying to help each student move up the stairs, but at their own pace.

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One thing that I learned about from Common Core Standards is that there is no law that requires all states to use it. Thus meaning that states can adopt what they want from common core to implament .

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I learned that Common Core is adopted by each state and that it also looked at high standards from other countries.

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I learned that there is no federal law for states to be required to use Common Core Standards.

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I learned that Common Core Standards are not curriculum, tests, or a federal program.

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I learned that the Common Core Standards ensure that every child is trying to climb the same staircase, as the second video suggested. Before these standards, students were climbing a variety of different staircases and many were struggling.

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I learned that the Common Care Standards are not an outline of curriculum, but descriptions of the skills and knowledge all students should have by the time they graduate high school.

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One thing that I learned about from Common Core is that it is not all curriculum set base. It was mainly set up for knowledge and skill based ideas that help students succeed.

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Common Core Standards are not federally mandated, but instead, an option for states to adopt.

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The development of the Common Core Standards was a state-led initiative which, according to one article, 41 states, the District of Columbia, 4 territories, and the DoDEA have voluntarily adopted.

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The Common Core Standards were made based off of the highest state's individual standards and the benchmarks that other countries have; using a committee of various people which includes teachers.

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The Common Core Standards are not a day-to-day curriculum. They are a broad outline of learning expectations for students to achieve by the time they graduate high school.