The purpose of Common Core, is to dumb down all learning to the average stupidest kid in the class. This way, instead of getting left behind and possibly needing to repeat a grade or class....the whole class gets dragged down with them and they all graduate barely knowing anything. You know...it's the same principal that most liberal progressives believe in with regard to wealth re-distribution. Rather than figure out ways to make everyone better...they would rather re-distribute the pain and suffering to everyone to make things "fair". This is the reason why I have home schooled both of my daughters. My older daughter just turned 16, and is currently taking all of her classes at the local college. When she graduates from high school, she will also be graduating with an Associate's degree at the same time. My younger daughter is 14 and a freshman, but is currently reading and doing math at a junior level. Most of the bureaucrats and politicians that voted for this crap don't even send their own kids to public schools....they go to private schools...because as we all know....Socialism is for the people....not the socialist. The real 1% in this country are the politicians...they all think they know what is best for us "little people".