Lake Fenton Schools, Others Implementing Common Core Initiative
Michigan and 45 states across the country brace themselves for rigorous curriculum requirements for K-12 classrooms.
In preparation for sweeping changes to school curriculum, Lake Fenton teachers are among those working to modify lesson plans so that they are in step with new academic standards approved statewide. For instance, in some schools most ninth-graders, who might normally take Algebra, will take a new course called Secondary Mathematics 1, or an honors version of that course, which will include concepts in algebra, geometry, statistics, and pre-calculus. Language arts, meanwhile, will also be heavily revised to include more complex reading, and more emphasis on persuasive writing. Lake Fenton hasn't made any concrete changes, but Lake Fenton Superintendent Wayne Wright said teachers are currently meshing current curriculum with the Common Core …
