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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote]The teachers in my son's school say the standards are wordy, confusing and unclear in many areas.[/quote]

The standards were written with minimal to no input from classroom teachers.  We have someone on this board who thinks they are great.  I think her job depends on CC&lt;[/quote]

There are many people on this board who think they are pretty good -- including me. My job does not depend on the Common Core standards in any way whatsoever. But maybe all those other people's jobs do, I don't know.[/quote]

Based on what? These are untested, unproven standards, and [b]children all across the country are suffering because of them[/b].

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because it forces the kid to really think and not just memorize and regurgitate answers?

I do see my kids struggling sometimes with how to answer a question because they are forced to really think, and my kids are pretty bright. So, I can well imagine not-so-bright kids struggling to achieve these standards.  They are difficult, no doubt. But I don't think we should make our curriculum less difficult because it's hard.  I think having high standards is good.  We should push our kids to really think.  But, the teachers should also be equipped better to teach the kids.  With new standards, we need new teaching methods and time for the teachers to develop lesson plans.  This is where I think most schools are failing.[/quote]

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