Frustrated With Common Core Poem by RoseAnn V. Shawiak

Looking around a fourth grade classroom, watching
individual children struggling with common core math.

Not understanding the concepts or how to use them,
contrary to what teachers have told me, claiming they
are learning and understanding it all.

Looking first hand, listening to the children being
frustrated and repeatedly asking for help because it
doesn't make sense to them.

Apparently common core is also being used in reading
programs, all concentration is being aimed at learning
how, why and evaluating what it is they're doing.

Yet, they still don't understand it because it's too
long of a process, they prefer old ways of doing it,
because as the children say, it was easier than this.