Dive Brief:
- A child and adolescent psychotherapist writes for the Huffington Post that her 6-year-old daughter has four tests a week, in what she says is a sign of Common Core gone bad.
- Katie Hurley writes that increased stress on students, the death of creativity and inadequate time to socialize are just three of the drawbacks to Common Core.
- Hurley ends with a call to rethink Common Core for the good of the children.
Dive Insight:
Hurley says she understands what's behind Common Core but doesn't think it's adding up in the classroom: "Common Core is to ensure that all children are college/career ready. It's a nice sentiment. On some level, I get it. Even the playing field and teach the same core standards to kids across the board to narrow the gap. It makes sense on paper. But in practice? Not so much."
