The truth is that I am not completely sure what Common Core Standards are. I should know, as my son's homeschool counselor (a school teacher) has been trying to explain it to me for the past year or so.
My rough translation (or interpretation) is that children will be tested on what they know, and will be asked to explain how they came to their answers. I think that is entirely reasonable.
There are opponents to Common Core, of course. A lot of them are worried about Big Brother, Bill Gates, President Obama, etc. I think that they should just shut up about that, and here is why:
No one can depend on schools to educate their children. It is our job to educate our children. If there is something that your kid needs work on that they are not getting in school, teach them that at home - or find a tutor. If you don't like what is being taught at school, tell your kids to disregard that and teach them something else. We get mixed signals and mixed messages throughout our lifetime; a lesson in accepting that there are differences between us and other people is one that we can all take, and retake.
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