[norwaypinesavage]

This is simply more proof that the politicians who support Common Core are simply naïve fools. The basic concept they wish for is OK - common standards across he country to gauge the effectiveness of schools. What they don’t and never will understand is that when a government bureaucracy runs ANYTHING it turns into a large, wasteful, agenda driven cesspool, run by self-interested tyrants who are unaccountable to normal controls. I use as examples, the IRS, EPA, UN, EU, Energy Department, Education Department,........etc. Anyone who believes in Common Core doesn’t deserve to be the dog catcher.

[sargon]

It's funny, I recently joined an animated discussion among some siblings and cousins, a couple of whom are educators, the topic of which was Common Core.

To my surprise, the opposition to Common Core was unanimous. Thoughtful educators (the ones who actually care about their students) see Common Core for the fraudulent and evil entity that it is.