As a teen who has lived his whole life in NC, I have to say, this is one of the most idiotic things with which I've had the misfortune of being associated. And this is keeping in mind that our governor until this year was Bev Perdue.

Come on, guys. This is Joel Stein's style of writing. He attacks people in his writing all the time. Let it go.

Common Core is NC's standards for classes. The problem is that, not only are they easy as sh*t, but they're taught at STANDARD level. I'm dual enrolled in college and honors classes, so my classmates and I can breeze through this.

Common Core sucks. I finished the fifty-question US History MSL in 13 minutes, and I think every student was finished by the half-time mark. I could have finished it if I only attended a third of the classes: anyone could if they attended a third of the classes.

Tanya, what exactly do you have against the South?

Look at picture 1, roadyrider. Does Veda Qaadri sound like a "white Christian cowboy's" name to you?

Great kids. I would say something about myself (I'm only sixteen), but it would seem like I was boasting LOL.

LeScourge, I admit that a solution must be made, but I cannot support a solution that requires more money to be spent by the Feds. We can do more with what we already spend by eliminating almost all federal oversight in education, which is a state's right. But education is more about personal achievement, not how much ...more

PEACE138, by numbers or percentage? Please provide even one datum. Many thanks.