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Does not bide well for the future of this country that so many are in favor of mediocrity because what kids in other countries is just too hard for our snowflakes.[/quote]

No.  The standards are taking away from what makes our snowflakes great.  The standards will not improve our education.  They will create robots who are taught how to think and what to think.

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CCSS.Math.Content.3.NF.A.2
Understand a fraction as a number on the number line; represent fractions on a number line diagram.

will turn your child into a robot?[/quote]

Rote memorization actually would turn the kids into robots.  All the "explain your thinking" does the opposite.  It may not be appropriate for younger kids, but it certainly is the opposite of turning them into robots. Quite the opposite - it really forces the child to think about how the child got the answer.

They are teaching young kids how to add in different ways.  Again, opposite of turning them into robots; it is teaching them that there are many ways to get a different answer.  This helps the kids think in different ways.  Again, opposite of turning them into robots.[/quote]

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