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The article in the first post said that the standards have changed and, I guess, that means that the readiness tests have become more difficult to "pass"......

Granted, many kids are unprepared, but you need to also consider that the standards are inappropriate for many children--not just those from disadvantaged homes.  Kids develop at different speeds.  For example, do all kids learn to walk at the same time?  Talk at the same time?  Well, they are not all prepared to read and do math at the same time.  Historically, kids ages six and seven are ready to read and do math.  However, the people writing the standards have determined that kids at five should ALL do those things.  This is not a good idea.  It will damage our education system.[/quote]

Here are some of the reading and writing things the Common Core standards call for children to be able to do by the end of kindergarten (when most will be 6):

Count to answer "how many?" questions about as many as 20 things arranged in a line, a rectangular array, or a circle, or as many as 10 things in a scattered configuration; given a number from 1-20, count out that many objects.

Directly compare two objects with a measurable attribute in common, to see which object has "more of"/"less of" the attribute, and describe the difference. For example, directly compare the heights of two children and describe one child as taller/shorter.

Follow words from left to right, top to bottom, and page by page.

Recognize and produce rhyming words

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