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[quote=Anonymous]I don't see why anyone would complain about Common Core standards being too hard. Our education has lagged behind the rest of the developed world for ages, and yea, it'll be tough to catch up. We need to invest in good teachers, special education, teacher prep, smaller class sizes, etc so that teachers are able to bring students up to these standards. In 12 years, it won't be an issue because kids will have started school with high standards and it won't be a sudden change in expectations. It's hard to watch your own kids struggle, but it's also important to step back and realize we can't keep our entire education system at a lower standard just because it's hard for one generation of kids to catch up. And, most kids will catch up and be better off for it, just give it some time.

Also, people complain about standardized tests and that's fine, but the CC was designed to give teachers more flexibility to meet kids individual needs. Grade level standards existed before common core, teaching to the test existed before common core, these all started with NCLB. Common Core is an attempt to make things less rigid, to focus on problem solving and critical thinking instead of rote memorization. [/quote]

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