A standards-based model, or covering the Common Core, is probably the least useful model, but still has an important place in the classroom. In this model, learning happens around the set of national or state standards for a particular subject. Although I go over some of the problems with focusing too heavily on standards in the classroom under the “Standards” tab, standards do serve and important function in learning, in part because testing covering these standards continues to be tied to many determinants for student success and school funding. Since more and more states are adopting these standards, educators must find ways to incorporate them into how they are teaching already in order to keep up (See Image). While “Common Core” standards may be useful to keep up with where students need to be in a particular subject at a particular grade level, it should not be the only standards that educators maintain in their classroom. Other standards based on other pedagogical understandings of education and skills necessary for students for their futures should also be prioritized in the classroom.