The creators of the Common Core State Standards say the tests will better ready students to attend postsecondary education and join the workforce. The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania compared what students learn in school to what skills and abilities are necessary according to employers.
Comparing school and work needs
The Common Core requires students to learn about English language arts and mathematics. Along with memorizing facts and vocabulary terms, the tests also involve problem-solving and critical-thinking skills. Students can succeed on the Common Core exams if they partake in more in-depth learning than simply recalling information.
Wharton noted that employers value communication skills, critical-thinking skills and the ability to solve problems in a timely manner. The World Economic Forum further broke down Wharton's findings into the top 10 skills employers will look for in 2020:
- Solving complicated problems.
- Thinking critically.
- Creativity.
- People management.
- Coordinating with others.
- Emotional intelligence.
- Decision-making and use of good judgment.
- Orientation toward service.
- Negotiation.
- Flexible thinking.
Kids learn these subjects through growing up and attending primary and secondary education. As they mature, emotional intelligence and critical thinking blossom. Some people learn these skills when they begin their first part-time jobs in high school. People management comes along with responsibility, whether teens are babysitters and must know how to handle young kids or they become leaders at their workplaces.
Parents can further the skills above by encouraging their kids to be creative, take part in service-oriented activities and seek employment at an appropriate age. Also, completing homework and other tasks will help students gain the information and abilities required on the Common Core tests. Many of these translate to the workplace and may aid your children in getting jobs one day.
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