Standards

It is so interesting to see how different every state is in terms of learning standards.  In Washington I have spent 3 years of education learning everything about Washington EALRs and GLEs and now that I am going to Montana soon I thought that I better get a look at what the standards are like for another state and I wanted to compare to find any differences.  Wow there is a difference for sure.... detail!  Washington State has everything broken into such small, detailed pieces there is seemingly a standard for everything in every grade k-10.  In Montana however, there are just skills that students should be able to do by grades 4, 7, and 10.  That is hard for me, as a new teacher and a new teacher to the state no less, because I am not sure what I am expected to do in third grade!  I guess more research is what is calling!  Here we go... a teacher's life I now have!