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I agree with this.  I think it can be confusing though- there are obviously a lot of well-informed people on here, but for a general parent with no background in education themselves and hasn't spent an extensive time researching it, [b]how do they know whether the standard is the problem or the implementation[/b]?  I had posted earlier about relatives complaining about specific science activities and blaming it on Common Core (they live in Mississippi).  The more I talk to them, the more I realize their grasp on what Common Core covers (and doesn't) is pretty weak.  But somebody told them this stuff was mandated and they believe it (and they're conservative and only watch Fox news, so it just kind of plays into that belief of big bad government anyway).  They also thought CC was a nationwide curriculum, not just standards. [/quote]

[b]Well, with the internet, correct information is only a link away.  [/b]

People are spreading misinformation via Facebook twitter and links to blogs, but correct information can also be spread.   [/quote]

And so is lots and lots (and lots and lots and lots and lots) of false information.[/quote]

Sure, but that's why you link to the correct, authoritative source when you are having an argument with someone who says "Common Core is making my kids have to study Mesopotamia in 1st grade".   You don't link to a Glenn Beck blog saying "Common Core is evil and the downfall of society" because he isn't an authoritative source.   You link to the Common Core State Standards for Mesopotamia knowledge in 1st grade (there aren't any) and you link to the New York State website source of the Mesopotamia objectives (and that shows they come from Core Knowledge and are additional, not part of Common Core, and thus are things New York State itself added.

The problem is, a lot of people just believe whatever the see on Facebook or read on Twitter and don't go back to original sources.[/quote]

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