My guys are out (one) and six months left (second) from public school. The second has been in an incredibly dynamic humanities program through HS, so whatever common core is or was is washed out of our system like syrup of ipecac to clear out the bile rants of 4nos.
My current beef is my HS senior getting loaded down with tests right when college apps are due. Why would high school admin allow their teachers this conflicting dilemma? The better their students do in presenting themselves in college apps, and thereby getting better acceptance rates at better colleges only serves to increase the reputation of the high school to attract more smart kids from middle schools.
Common sense. You tell your goddamn teachers, "No testing or quizzes or anything important for the two f'ing weeks our best and brightest are dolling themselves up for Harvard, Yale, etc."
"And I've announced to the entire senior class they all can anonymously report teachers to me that break this order. And I will track you down and if you did so, I will humiliate you in front of each class you did this to, and cancel whatever test you should have set after the apps have gone in."