Common core is a way of formalizing the way most people do math problems in their head. It's mostly opposed by people who were taught a different way and are resistant to change.
"I didn't need that shit when I was a kid, and the shit I needed when I was a kid is the penultimate of human enlightenment. I DON'T LIKE CHANGE!"
Standardized testing guts the educational system. Common core, though, makes fucking sense.
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Athelwulf <Castle> Human Mage
Broteus (Retired) Erudite Paladin of Prexus
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