The Pyre

Popularity was never my forte. In elementary school , I was a dork. Apparently, wanting to read during recess is a problem. In high school , I was a freak. Better a freak than geek, right? In college , I was invisible. You see, the bar scene wasn’t really baby friendly. So, I figure, why change direction now? I know it’s not the popular sentiment right now. So, I am just going to say it. Common Core State Standards aren’t evil. They aren’t the devil incarnate. But, they also aren’t the answer to all of education’s ills. In the past months, I’ve noticed a considerable increase of anti-CCSS rants on Twitter, Facebook , and even traditional television networks . Many of these rants are authored by intensely dedicated teachers, fueled by their passion for kids. Some of the rants are authored by crazy conservatives who still think Arne Obama personally wrote the standards himself. And I respect these teachers. Not so much the crazies. From what I can tell, the argument