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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote]"it's too much to expect young kids to think critically" - in other words, let's not expect too much thinking from our kids. The CC standards for K-2 for critical thinking is designed for kids in that age group. My 6 yr old DC can meet the standards designed for a 1st grader. Some of it is hard for DC, so we are working on it. But I think it's great that DC is learning to think critically earlier on than later.[/quote]

I have seen no complaints about expecting young kids to think critically.  I have seen complaints about expecting young kids to understand some math functions for which they are not ready.  There is a big difference there. 
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It's also about thinking concretely as opposed to abstractly. Common Core push the demands for abstract thought down to ages where it's developmentally inappropriate. Young kids are concrete thinkers. [/quote]

[b]What about the standards for K-2 require abstract thinking?[/b]  If I think about all the HW my 1st grade has had, they require concrete but critical thinking.  Example, for math:  John has 10 apples; Sue has 8 apples.  How many apples are there in total?  For writing:  Is this a good title for the book...use examples and details from the book.  Using details from the book is concrete, not abstract.[/quote]

PP, in my experience, it's a waste of time to ask this question. The dialogue (if it is a dialogue) goes like this:

anti-CC poster: The Common Core is too wordy/easy/hard/abstract/inappropriate/unnecessary/time-wasting/bad.
poster who does not hate the CC: Could you give an example of a standard you find too wordy/easy/hard/abstract/inappropriate/unnecessary/time-wasting/bad?
anti-CC poster response #1: I'm not going to play your little games. Go look for yourself!
anti-CC poster response #2: You again?
anti-CC poster response #3: Go read other threads. There are plenty of examples.
anti-CC poster response #4: *links to an article about the Common Core that does not reference any standard*
anti-CC poster response #5: The specific standards are irrelevant, because the whole idea is bad to begin with.
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