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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I hear you.  It's about time for our CC friend to weighin and tell us that we just need Common Core standards and all will be well.[/quote]

I'm not the Common Core friend, I promise just chiming in  :D

I'm the PP from above, the early childhood special ed teacher.

When I was completing my Masters degree, we spent a chunk of time exploring the actual Common Core standards. The actual standards and intent of them are not bad, it's the implementation that is bad. Districts have implemented it with little knowledge, only what the "big pharma" testing agencies and curriculum books say (*ahem Pearson*). Common Core came out, curriculum books stamped "Common Core approved" on their books and there it was. Most districts/teachers are implementing the Common Core without a full understanding of it.

There needs to be more training on the implementation of Common Core and what the standards actually are, and less standardized testing so our poor kids won't be so stressed out then the standards won't be so bad.

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