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Connecticut school district educates parents about the Common Core

FRIDAY, JANUARY 13, 2012 17:05 PM



Over the next two years, students at Ledyard Middle School in Connecticut will be introduced to the Common Core State Standards (CCSS), Ledyard’s Patch website reported. School officials recently held a presentation that was designed to familiarize parents with the type of education their children will soon be receiving.

During the presentation, Holly Miller, the Ledyard Public Schools district language arts consultant, spoke about a few of the changes parents and students can expect in English class, the news source stated. For instance, there will be a greater balance between fiction and non-fiction texts, as well as an increased focus on writing evidence-based arguments.

In addition, Joe Chella, the Middle School’s principal, spoke to parents about the ways in which the CCSS will reshape math education. According to Chella, math classes will promote the development of critical thinking skills by focusing more on speed and accuracy.

"We won’t just ask students to solve the problem," Chella said, as quoted by the news outlet. "We will ask them to create the problem, then solve it."

According to a statement that was released to coincide with Connecticut’s adoption of the CCSS on July 7, 2010, the new Standards are very similar to those already in place in the state.


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