Common Core setting a new education standard for Ohio

Place three rectangles of varying shapes and sizes in front of a group of third-graders.

In today's classes, a teacher might ask what the length of one side is, or what the area is. In a year or two, however, the broader question might just be: "What size are these?"

Educators are being asked to teach differently, thanks to the new Common Core State Standards. This means the classroom could operate much differently come 2014 -- although some districts are implementing them sooner.

Read more in the Zanesville Times Recorder.