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What is TOS?[/quote]

Terms of Service. Jeff has prohibited the posting of just links (and in this case, verbatim snippets from the linked article) to the forums.

If you wish to say something about Common Core, you can incorporate your links, but at least express a point of view.

For the record, I think the articles are histrionic. Common Core is grossly misunderstood and very necessary for our country. It doesn't seem unreasonable to me at all to have a set of standards of what every child should know after completion of each grade. That's all Common Core does. I find the hand-wringing over it to be absurd. A bunch of right-wing mumbo jumbo about how it's Obama's fault and stuff, when in fact it was a carefully researched, bipartisan grassroots initiative. Common core is common sense.

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I'm OP and my experience with Common Core is that my child now despises school. I hear this on Facebook from friends all across the country.

But good on you for being a rule follower! I see why Common Core has such appeal for you. [/quote]

Common core doesn't have anything to do with "following rules." But, I guess if you heard something on Facebook, it must be true, right?

I don't even think you read the first article you posted. Those teachers haven't "soured" on Common Core. They're frustrated with the implementation and don't feel they've had enough time to learn the curriculum adopted to meet the standards.

My instruction for you today is to try a little harder to think critically. Stop believing everything you read on Facebook, stop thinking that rebellion for the sake of rebellion is virtuous, and stop resorting to ad hominem attacks when someone you disagree with expresses a viewpoint (that you did that only confirms that you cannot articulate WHY you don't like Common Core except to say your Facebook friends don't like it either). When you have done these things, you're welcome to engage this conversation again. Until then, please refrain from posting anymore. Thank you.[/quote]

I'm a fine critical thinker, thank you. Trying to shut down conversation you don't like doesn't do anything for the pro Common Core side, either.

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You haven't contributed anything useful to the conversation other than you don't like Common Core because of things your Facebook friends say. What, specifically, do you dislike about Common Core? Please use your own reasoning, not talking points provided by something you read on the Internet. This "my kid doesn't like school because of Common Core" doesn't wash -- what, specifically? He doesn't like having to know than 5X5 is 25 after third grade or something?[/quote]

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