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I am the OP. And yes, it sure did veer away.  I personally have friends all across the U.S who are struggling with school now. And these are typical kids in Maryland, Florida, Minnesota, Michigan, California, etc.  Implementation is EVERYTHING. Who cares if the standards are "good" if everyone is suffering because the teachers don't truly understand them yet.

Among my Internet connections with parents of other kids with special needs, Common Core is pretty much universally despised. The creators pretty much admit that special ed students were an afterthought, and we're all experiencing this lack of planning for kids with different needs. The creators are totally tone deaf and offer garbage talk like "unpacking the standards" and accommodations that will not work for most special need kids.

Common Core is a straitjacket. To the ugly folks who say, "Well, you just hate standards because your kid can't hack it.": federal law requires a leveled playing field for people with disabilities. There's a reason there's wheelchair ramps now, instead of the "Screw you, disabled person" attitude of past (which is prevalent on this thread).

You I'll say it: Disabled children need DIFFERENT standards based in their PERSONAL needs. A curriculum that constantly moves them forward, but doesn't insist in this B.S fantasy of , "Oh, if you just give them harder tests, they'll pass them!"

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Thanks for getting this thread back on track.  I am the PP who asked if we were still discussing SpED and Common Core.

Anyhow, we met with a very well-respected psych last week to discuss updated educational testing for my MS DS.  He's been on an IEP since 1st grade.  The topic of Common Core came up within the first 5 minutes of our conversation.  She rolled her eyes, saying that it is an utter disaster for all kids in the special ed world. That kids on IEPs were not even considered when the standards were written and implemented. This of course means we need to now give serious consideration to the very expensive option of SN private school..... because if we keep our DS in MoCo public one more year - I fear that his future will be "signed, sealed and delivered" meaning he will not be college material 6 years from now.

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