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Update on NJASK and Common Core

Please go to the following link:http://www.njspotlight.com/stories/14/01/07/njask-updated-as-part-of-ongoing-transition-to-common-co...

How many parents are aware of what is happening in our nation's schools?  'STANDARDS' work well in engineer and other fields, but how can the government (federal, local and BOE's) make a standardized child?  Is not every child a human being and, as such, a unique individual with varying strengths and weakness?

Unless the government has come up with a way to make standardized children, from standardized households, that can be taught in a 'one teaching method fits all' manner, how can they expect teachers to ensure every child passes the same testing standards?

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