Common Core Quotes

“Common Core puts so much pressure on teachers to get the students ready for the standardized testing that it becomes all they have time for.” -Nelly Avendano, junior

“I think that overall, it [will] benefit the kids [who] just started school, but hurts the older students, like us, [who have] been used to the old system for so long.” -Johnathan Chan, freshman

“[Common Core] really puts emphasis on learning, remembering and expanding the core principles of math, English and sciences. However, the whole situation feels forced and rushed, placing an entirely new system onto new high schoolers, […] making it difficult to succeed.” -Jesse Hernandez, sophomore

Quotes gathered by CRYSTAL CHEAH