Common Core went from a fledgling new concept to a curriculum-driving standard in 46 states in just a few years.

Now, several years into the implementation of the national learning program, the damage it is wreaking on children’s education is increasingly visible.

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Most critics contend it diminishes competition and holds the most talented student down to the level of the most struggling student. Examples of the kinds of curriculum designed to meet Common Core Standards defy common sense.

Students are being taught that there is only one way to approach a problem and anything else is “wrong.” Since when are “five times three” and “three times five” different problems? With more questions than answers, students are making pointless visual justifications they won’t ever use again.

You think the Chinese are doing math this way? Think again. Take a look at this mess.

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