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Teachers definitely feel threatened by the requirement that their evaluations be linked to "standardized tests". 
 This country has done better than other countries precisely because we have not been "standardized" or "centralized". We have been free to pursue different ideas that work for different parts of the country. As much as the pro CC people will say that this is all not a big deal (the CC), it is definitely an area that the feds were not involved in before and any effort like this is going to be viewed as an intrusion. Nobody wants to cede control to a far away federal government agency (look at Washington state). Maybe it's not good to try to tame the "wild west". Don't kill the frontier spirit. That is a pretty strong current in parts of America and many people believe that America is being killed by the quashing of its individualism. This is a deep sentiment for many and will be hard to assuage with saying "take off your tinfoil hat". Of course this is an emotional issue. You are challenging what people believe it means to be American. 
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