Mississippi Social Studies Standards

Upon reviewing the Mississippi Social Studies Standards, The National Council for the Social Studies Standards (NCSS), and the Common Core Standards I have come to the conclusion, that these three sets of standards are all very similar, yet different. In my opinion NCSS and the Mississippi Social Studies Standards contain similar goals and structure. Although the Common Core Standards goal correspond with the Mississippi Social Studies Standards, I believe the Mississippi Social Studies Standards excels in decoding the information each grade level is required to have knowledge of. The main difference between the three sets of standards is how they are arranged. The Mississippi Social Studies standards cover five strands where as the NCSS …show more content…
Domestic Affairs emphasizes the importance of the government. Without this strand students will not recognize the important role the government plays in our society. The other major importance of the five strands is culture. Students need to be educated on the importance of diversity in the classroom as well as the diversity in the community they live in. Considering these facts, I believe that there should be no change to the Mississippi Social Studies Standards. The Mississippi Social Studies Standards are simple, yet full of information for our students to be …show more content…
On the other hand, the Common Core Standards are intended to do just that, which in my opinion do not benefit our students. The Common Core Standards were created for standardized tests that are not accurate in analyzing students’ knowledge. I believe with the Common Core Standards, teachers are only teaching what the students need to know to graduate high school. By doing this, students are not able to take the skills acquired and apply it to everyday life. A change should definitely be implemented with the Common Core Standards. The standards ought to be significantly parallel to the NCSS and Mississippi Social Studies