As the time was getting closer for Two Plus Two Is Not Five to be reprinted, I was becoming more and more nervous. I was hearing from some school supply store owners, “If it doesn’t have a Common Core sticker or mention on the front cover, our teachers won’t buy it.”
What to put on the cover? Should I include anything about Common Core State Standards inside the book? Am I correct in claiming my workbooks cover some of the standards?
I did a lot of reading about the standards, and on information printed for publishers of curriculum, but nothing I read addressed workbooks such as mine, which are supplemental curriculum. After making numerous phone calls during the past few months, I finally connected with an Educational Consultant for Math and Common Core State Standards who could meet with me. After our meeting today, I had an enormous sigh of relief! She agreed with all the standards I believed my books covered, and even included a few more. I now, in good conscience, will be able to alter my cover design to state “Supports Common Core State Standards” and will include a list of those covered on the inside of the book.
For now, if anyone needs to see which ones a particular book cover, please send me an email with that request.
