In New York , as in other states , some parents oppose the Common Core exams . Today , a parent inspired by Thoreau would point out that the New York Education Department is led by fallible human beings such as John King , Ken Slentz and Ken Wagner , and the tests are created by Pearson , a corporation that has been found to use its nonprofit foundation to produce curriculum materials and software for its for-profit business . Nicholas Johnson : Common Core seems to focus too much on testing . He believes teachers should not have to teach to the test and drain school budgets . Tampio : Children should have a well - rounded environment and education .
In New York , as in other states , some parents oppose the Common Core exams . Nicholas Johnson : Common Core seems to focus too much on testing . He believes teachers should not have to teach to the test and drain school budgets . Tampio : Children should have a well - rounded environment and education .