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"College Readiness High schools that are designed to prepare large numbers of students for college success look dramatically different from those that prepare only a small proportion of their students for college success. - College Knowledge: Getting In is Only Half the Battle David Conley"

Scott Blades does an excellent job in summarizing curriculum mapping as well as sharing personal insights into its use on his college campus.

"A guiding question for educators should be, "Would I want my child in this classroom?" Educators should constantly reflect on curriculum and instruction, while attempting to answer this important question. If college readiness is the goal, then all students should receive a quality curriculum which prepares them for the next level of learning. The recently released Common Core State Standards for Mathematics assert that "It is time to recognize that standards are not just promises to our children, but promises we intend to keep" (2010, p. 5). "