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STOP COMMON CORE TESTING

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  • Jan 7th, 2017
    Someone from Sioux City, IA writes:
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    My son is a special need child. It was hard enough with the old standard version. About the middle of the school semester my son no longer wanted to go to school. He would hide under the bed, and would fake that he was sick just to not go to school. My son has always love to go to school. He could not wait to be around his friends. After two weeks struggling to get him out of bed. I knew something was wrong. I showed up in school announced, and I found out that the common core was being applied. I was outraged, and I let the school principle now it. I had heard about common core, but I was caught off guard that the school board did not announce that it was applying common core. Who knows how long they have been applying common core. In top they would not let me take the state test home. But when I read some of the questions on the test, I was shocked. I mean, I myself, an adult had to read the question twice, and use a lot critical thinking before figuring out the answer. I was furious that the school board would put my son health and mental stability, and not inform me. As a parents we have the right to be involve our child education. In top the school board, our the states, federal government insults parents by telling them that we cannot sue them. In common core it states that it bears no responsibility for mental illness, or harm it may cause a child. Really? So if Common Core is so good why not back it up fully. Because it s not. That's why! I state to congress how dare you violate my constitution right to be involved and being able to vote on my child education system. As a citizen I have the right to vote. You are thieves in the night. You hid in the dark of the night, to pass your evil scheme. Is that what they did with Jesus?
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  • Jan 6th, 2017
    Someone from Grasonville, MD writes:
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    It's LUDICROUS! Why does ANYONE need this "NEW" math that was thought up by some corporation to make money? STOP THE INSANITY! T Why the change? There is NOTHING wrong with the same math that I learned, my parents learned, their parents learned, and so on. PLEASE give all parents the opportunity to HELP their kids with the homework given! A SIMPLE division problem for my fourth grader last night, ( 84/3) took me 2 seconds, (Obviously, I'm older, but, even so), it took him, 5 minutes, and he STILL got it wrong....THIS IS OUR FUTURE?
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  • Jan 4th, 2017
    Leslie Ann K. from Gurnee, IL writes:
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    The first study results measuring long term effectiveness of common core on math performance have just been released. The results confirm common core is not effective. There is more than one way to solve a math problem, though hat does not mean you need to splice and dice explanations into tedious oblivion.
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  • Jan 3rd, 2017
    Annette B. from Brooklyn, NY writes:
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    This common core math doesn't make sense this system really needs to be washed away
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  • Dec 29th, 2016
    Someone from Tucson, AZ signed.
  • Dec 23rd, 2016
    Someone from Eugene, OR writes:
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    Common core doesn't work, broken and cannot be fixed
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  • Dec 17th, 2016
    Jackson M. from North Olmsted, OH writes:
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    Literally, NONE of this math makes any sense. I try for hours to get any correct answers. I go to college classes as a high schooler AND I CAN'T get a C in the class? gimme a ****ing break. this entire system is ******** and should be reconstructed so people maybe just maybe be able to understand 1/16 (get it its all the math i'll ever use out of school) of this USELESS i repeat USELESS math.
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  • Dec 15th, 2016
    Reina S. from Salton City, CA signed.
  • Dec 14th, 2016
    Gen A. from redondo beach, CA writes:
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    this is unfair to students who have asd or other mental problems. were not insane! were smart enough to study good stuff!
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  • Dec 14th, 2016
    Christopher R. from Cathedral City, CA writes:
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    Stop this nonsense. Enough said
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  • Dec 14th, 2016
    Sharon M. from Cathedral City, CA writes:
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    I beseech you to give control back to these amazing teachers who inspire great thinkers. I urge you to remember what it was like when you were going to school. These kids need a different way!
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  • Dec 13th, 2016
    Alexander O. from Canby, OR writes:
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    While I am only a freshman inside highschool, and I have a lot to learn, I feel like the standards around the country are reteaching subjects that we know, and not teaching us life skills and future planning, foucusing on exponents, instead of carrer planning, talking about themes, when we could be talking about subjects that will help us thrive, things are not simple anymore, and it is time for change. There is a lot to learn, and only so many years. Please, let the future generations have better teaching service than I.
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  • Dec 12th, 2016
    Daniel A. from Lemon Grove, CA writes:
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    Common Core math makes learning simple addition and subtraction much harder. It should not take an entire page for a child to do a simple math problem.
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  • Dec 12th, 2016
    Sarah C. from Bakersfield, CA writes:
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    My child is in 1st grade and to keep her from falling behind we have to do over an hour of homework every night. She is not able to enjoy her childhood because she works all day at school and then as soon as I get home we start again. She is currently learning subtraction. Her common core math was so confusing that I had to YouTube how to subtract 13-5! By the end of our homework time together we were both extremely frustrated. Who ever came up with common core is an idiot! Why are we making our children learn this way? Please eliminate common core so that our children can once again enjoy school.
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  • Dec 8th, 2016
    Someone from South Ozone Park, NY writes:
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    I am a parent that learned math the old way and I can't even teach my child how to do the new math because that's not the way I was thought this is not healthy when your child comes home and we can't even bond by doing math home work because we are both getting mad at the fact that I can't teach my un child math
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  • Dec 6th, 2016
    Diana J. from Astoria, NY writes:
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    My son is a Kindergartener. He gets word problems and he doesn't even read yet! What happened to just learning the basics the first year. He does homework for more than an hour each day and he's only 5. He is swamped with work at school and no recess or nap time. Common core needs to be stopped. He's a child, not an adult. I want him to like school. do some research; Norway and Finland are ahead of us, because they care about the child's needs. That means they have a childhood, a life. Please if you care about our future, change the way we look at education and common core isn't a part of it.
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  • Dec 5th, 2016
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  • Dec 3rd, 2016
    comm c. from Minturn, SC signed.
  • Dec 2nd, 2016
    Jane F. from Cape Coral, FL writes:
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    Common Core has to go. Our young people are frustrated as well as teachers and administrators. Our young people are not machines. They are all different. The truth being that all our young people are not all college ready and will not be. We need our youth to be hard working citizens no matter what path they take in life.
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  • Nov 30th, 2016
    Someone from Memphis, TN writes:
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    STOP COMMON CORE NOW!!! This method of teaching is beyond ridiculous. Teachers don't teach anymore most of them aren't even allowed to sit at desjs. They have taken nap time away from kindergarten and work them like college students. I don't understand why students are not being taught anymore how to write in cursive anymore, but society expects for us to sign our name. We have a generation that's failing more than ever before. Bring back the old method of teaching. Common core is wasting money.
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  • Nov 25th, 2016
    Patricia S. from San Jose, CA signed.
  • Nov 25th, 2016
    Megan B. from Sparks Glencoe, MD signed.
  • Nov 24th, 2016
    Maria Y. from Cambria Heights, NY signed.
  • Nov 24th, 2016
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    Carla M. from Ridgewood, NY signed.
  • Nov 23rd, 2016
    Mary H. from Newark, DE signed.
  • Nov 21st, 2016
    Someone from Grand Haven, MI writes:
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    betsy devos, GLEP being considered by donald trump http://stopcommoncoreinmichigan.com/2014/06/glep-endorsement-matters/ http://www.mlive.com/lansing-news/index.ssf/2014/07/devos_group_blasts_vile_homoph.html
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  • Nov 21st, 2016
    Someone from Tucumcari, NM writes:
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    I'm all for changing common core to common sense like the educational system used to be and that both students and teachers thrives on.
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  • Nov 19th, 2016
    A. C. from Owensboro, KY writes:
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    There are people in this country who are considered to be the brightest and smartest and who learned math the old way, emphasis on learned. There was nothing wrong with that way why try and change it. ELIMINATE common core!!!!!!
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  • Nov 19th, 2016
    Samantha C. from Philpot, KY writes:
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    it is confusing and disheartening to the students what is wrong with showing your work? When I was in school if you could show how you got the right answer it was right. Everyone learns differently you can't pigeonhole everyone into this one way of doing math, it is working!
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  • Nov 19th, 2016
    Katherine C. from Boca Raton, FL writes:
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    My son is already disabled and dyslexic. It adds to the frustration.
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  • Nov 17th, 2016
    Someone from Huntington Station, NY signed.
  • Nov 17th, 2016
    Someone from Hilton, NY writes:
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    When they say we don't wanna hurt our students and make them hate school, they have already done that, I am a student myself and I dislike school and everyone else I know dislikes it as well
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  • Nov 17th, 2016
    Jessica Z. from Jacksonville, FL writes:
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    There is nothing wrong with the way the majority of this country learned math. I now find myself not being able to help my child learn this ridiculous form of common core math because it makes no sense. It needs to stop
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  • Nov 16th, 2016
    Laura F. from Elgin, IL signed.
  • Nov 14th, 2016
    Suzie C. from Nipomo, CA writes:
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    Stop Common Core!
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  • Nov 12th, 2016
    Someone from Lansing, IL writes:
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    Stop Common Core testing I have kids in elementary and in High School! Who in the world would implemented this garbage in my kids education? I DON'T CONSENT THE COMMON CORE TESTING!
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  • Nov 11th, 2016
    Erika C. from Miami, FL signed.
  • Nov 10th, 2016
    Someone from Cleveland, OH writes:
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    Children should not have anxiety about basic school work! They should feel free to gauge with their parents doing homework. Most of the parents do you understand common core of themselves, so how can they even teachp them? M
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