Rigor In The Classroom

One of the ideas we keep hearing in regards to the Common Core is that there needs to be more academic rigor in the classroom.

So what exactly is rigor? Shouldn't we already be having rigorous lessons?

The answers to those questions:

Rigor is having high expectations for all students, allowing them to demonstrate what they know, and supporting them so that they may learn.

Yes. We should already be having rigor in the classroom. However, we may need to rethink what we consider rigor to be, and what we are doing to demonstrate rigor.

This is definitely a task that will take some time to consider and develop. As a humorous aside, watch the video I have posted below. This was shown to me in a class, and even though it is quite funny, there are some serious considerations that can be taken from the clip:

Are you demonstrating rigor in the classroom?

A resourceful link you might find helpful:
Rigor in the Classroom