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[quote=Anonymous]And another post from the other thread:
[b]As a Wisconsin Kindergarten teacher who just completed a school year under the Common Core ELAINE and Math Standards, I am sickened by the expectations I was forced to have of my 5year old CHILDREN. My stomach was turning everyday as I cried tears in my head when I needed to deliver 70+ minutes of sit down reading instruction and 60 minutes of workbook math instruction everyday. Free time and time for socializing was out. Even formal scheduled snack time, no science or social studies in the name of a reading level of D for ALL and fluency in math facts to 10. I could go on an on about no time for classroom art, music or FUN! It makes me want to quit. Speaking against only got me threats of no job and trouble. Still trying to do something about it with a fake smile."

"These people KNOW nothing about childhood development! Children’s minds go through developmental stages. A kindergartener is not ready for abstract concepts yet . I teach 4th grade and there are students who are still not ready for some of the abstract concepts we expect them to grasp. 
I think this is what is causing some of our reading gaps also (especially with boys). We are trying to teach concepts they are not yet ready for, thus they do not quite get them. They then move forward to the next grade, already behind, and then we continue to push them forward whether they are ready or not! The students I have now are often 1 (and in some cases 2 years younger) then what I hade a few years ago. SURPRISE–these are the students who often enter my class with the most difficulty in reading. I have no problem with high expectations for my students, as long as those expectations are realistic for their age and stage of development!"

"I have been teaching kindergarten for 15 years and yes, I do feel the new common core standards are too difficult for many students. There will always be those kids who excel, but there will be far more who struggle. It is very difficult to tell a parent AND a child, “I’m sorry, but you are a failure at 5 years old.” It breaks my heart. Not to mention the fact that in California kindergarten isn’t even required and many students enter school as first graders. Those students will be behind from the moment they enter school." 
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