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Tell Us What's Wrong With Common Core

We asked readers what they like least about Common Core; share your thoughts on our new open blog.

At recent forums and school board meetings across the state, parents and educators have slammed Common Core.

A total of 45 states, including New York, have adopted the Common Core Standards Initiative, which focus on the subjects of math and English language arts.

From the difficulty and rigor of the work to the effects it is having on both students and teachers, Common Core is huge topic of debate at the moment. With that in mind, we asked readers on our Facebook page what they like least about Common Core. 

Here's a few of the responses:

Christine Demeo: The fact that many children are being made to question their intelligence due to the fact they were learning math the same way we have been taught for years then all of a sudden this common core is implemented and they have to start from scratch and forget the way the use to look at math. It is sad when u have kids crying and sick to their stomachs because they feel stupid and are worried about failing ..

Jennifer Pelletier: My heart is in pieces for my 4th grader. Some kids are getting it and most are not from what I've seen...my daughter is great in math and because of common core she has been coming home with 40's and 50's. Her little brain is so confused with all the different methods. It's very frustrating as a parent to watch your child study hard just to fail and not want to go to school because of math.

Natalie Joy: It's hard for me to accept the common core standard when teachers are having trouble understanding the material.

Krista Brook: I am a teacher myself and absolutely despise the core standards, about to home school my children because of it. They absolutely take the real life practicality out of education. Instead of teaching our children how to survive and thrive in todays world- these standards are just having our children preform for tests and trying to have them do so faster with different methods to come to the same answer. Why? Our children need and deserve so much better. They need real life applications of the subjects being taught.

We'd love to hear your take on Common Core or any other school-related topic on our new West Islip School Forum blog. 

Sharing is easy. Visit the blog here and click on the open text box under the heading to create a post.

Or, from the homepage, follow these steps:

  • Sign in to your Patch. (Click “Join” if you don’t have an account yet.)
  • Click the "Blogs" tab, near the top of the homepage and then locate the West Islip School Forum blog in the left-hand column. Click on it.
  • Click in the box that says, “Write a new post” and then click on “Article” at the top.
  • Give your post a headline, enter the body of the story and upload any photos you want.
  • Click “Post now.”


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