[The_Republic_Of_Maine]

Do you see why we in Maine must secede? Common Core will destroy this country, we in Maine want to out of that destruction. The federal gØvt has gone to far, our kids are at stake, we must get out.

[MarkL]

Every time the government comes up with a "better way to teach," (see "New Math") it results in the dumbing down of education, setting the "standards bar" lower and lower.

I have a feeling that since the schools of education around the country generally have people who test at lower levels than many other disciplines, they try to come up with "new" methods to "teach" concepts that they themselves don't understand.

Mark