Courtney starts off by reflecting on the effects of the Common Core based on personal experience. Her child has attended a school that had the Common Core and switched to another school that did not have one. She stated in her writing that although the process of solving mathematical equations were long and tedious, she saw that those extra steps are there to build a deeper level of learning. From a teacher’s standpoint, Courtney feels that the Common Core places a lot of pressure for teachers to hit every goal or standard each time. Courtney also mentions the significant challenges that students face when upholding the Common Core standards, such as students from impoverished neighborhoods or students with disability. However, Courtney mentions
