Common Core was adopted by many states in hopes that schools would perform better and be able to compete with the rest of the world. With the new Common Core Standards in place some states are not doing as well as they hoped. In April of 2012 at a public school in Brooklyn‚ a teacher named Trisha Matthew assigned her students to write self-portrait poems. Most of her students compared themselves to LeBron James or a loud piano. One student named Chrispin decided to write about something more meaningful:
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The Standards Social Sciences/Geography 17.A.1b Identify the characteristics and purposes of geographic representations including maps‚ globes‚ graphs‚ photographs‚ software‚ digital images and be able to locate specific places using each 17.B.1a Identify components of the Earth’s physical systems 17.B.1b Describe physical components of ecosystems 17.C.1a Identify ways people depend on and interact with the physical environment 17.C.1b Identify opportunities and constraints of the physical
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child goes to school just to be force-fed a curriculum focused on English and Math‚ just so they can pass a state test at the end of the year. That is the world that K-12 public students are forced to face with the Common Core Standards (CCS) initiative. The Common Core Standards is a “set of information and skills that students are expected to master at each grade level” (Greenblatt). The initiative should be revoked or dismissed from the United States public school system as teachers are uncomfortable
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that our government provides. However‚ the new common core standards are an example of governmental failure. Common core standards are an attempt to have every student in the US compete against the best and the brightest students from other countries. These standards are causing students extreme
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Grade Level: Kindergarten Length of Lesson: 35 Minutes Common Core/GPS Standard(s): ELACCCKRL2: With prompting and support‚ retell familiar stories‚ including key details. ELACCKRL3: With prompting and support‚ identify characters‚ settings‚ and major events in a story. Lesson Objectives: SWBAT to identify the story elements beginning‚ middle‚ and end of story. SWBAT to identify characters‚ setting‚ and events in story. SWBAT to retell the story including story elements and key details
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was offered a position to work for the governor of Mantua as “Maestro di Capella.” This position was prestigious‚ and during this time he wrote his four violin concertos called the Four Seasons. This piece is his most popular and renowned piece. Each concerto represents a different season‚ and they each depict different images that represent the seasons. During this time he befriended a woman named Anna Giro who was his favorite student. It is believed that they may have had romantic relations even
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Antonio Lucio Vivaldi wrote the Four Seasons. Vivaldi was born in Venus‚ Italy. His favorite family of instruments to work with was the strings. In fact‚ he himself was a violinist. Vivaldi is best known for his work on the Four Seasons‚ which were a series of violin concertos. He was known for his flaming red hair that eventually gave him the neck name Red Haired Priest. As a priest‚ although very devote to his church‚ he was not successful. They forced him to quit because of his extreme caring
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The piece that I enjoyed the most was Vivaldi‚ Four Seasons: Spring. Four Season is a ritornello form‚ where it unifies the theme of the spring season. When the orchestra is all playing together it gives you the feeling that you are standing outside on a beautiful spring day. Then when the sting soloist comes in they represent the different elements of spring. From the birds to the sky to the flow of the brooks to even the thunder and lightning of a spring storm‚ it is all represented in the violinist
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1 Four Seasons Goes to Paris MGMT 810 Four Seasons Goes To Paris One of the worlds leading operator of luxury hotels in business for the last thirty years Four Seasons is successful due to exceptional personal customer service‚ adhering to standards‚ at the same time adopting to local customs and blending with the environment. While staying at Four Seasons guests can be assured they will get individual personal attention and exceptional service with no excuses whatsoever. At Four Seasons the
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‘Spring’ from “The Four Seasons” by Vivaldi Antonio Vivaldi: Antonio Vivaldi (4 March 1678 – 28 July 1741)‚ nicknamed Il Prete Rosso ("The Red Priest") because of his red hair‚ was an Italian Baroque composer‚ priest‚ and virtuoso violinist‚ born in Venice. Vivaldi is recognized as one of the greatest Baroque composers‚ and his influence during his lifetime was widespread over Europe. Vivaldi is known mainly for composing instrumental concertos‚ especially for the violin‚ as well as sacred
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