In the article “Are Kids Too Coddled” published in The NY Times, November 23, 2013 by Frank Bruni, he poses the question “Are kids too coddled?”. Bruni believes that “tougher instruction not be rejected simply because it makes children feel inadequate, and that the impulse to coddle kids not eclipse the imperative to challenge them” (Par. 10). Bruni also talks about how kids aren’t always going to be protected and that they will be unprepared for life if they are taught that everyone is always a winner. Common Core is commonly hated because the parents feel that their children are being challenged too much and are experiencing stress they should not have to, according to Bruni. He makes the argument that stress is not going to go away and
