"In reading the recently proposed Common Core Standards already accepted by all but three states, I could not see many elementary school children of any background or ability meeting the standards at the grades designated. In my view, as a former elementary teacher and principal, the standards overestimate the intellectual, physilogical, and emotional development of young children, asking them to think analytically as they read or write, extract subtle meanings from text, and make fine distinctions with and across texts. Such deliberative and intensive behaviors are not supported by the research
on child development, nor are they anywhere else in children's lives today." Joanne Yatvin, educator
Thank you Ms. Yatvin! I could not have said it better myself!
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