I agree that there's no link between CC and standardized testing, I was just attempting to note that all of these things when taken together with how they're being implemented are a collective disaster.
Except that there's really nothing wrong with Common Core and if you talk to most teachers they're for it (disclaimer: my wife, sister, and sister-in-law are all teachers, and my parents are retired teachers).
Common Core is used as a political boogeyman against people who don't really understand what it's trying to accomplish.
Common Core is used as a political boogeyman against people who don't really understand what it's trying to accomplish.