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[Grade Taught] 4th and 5th [County] Utah [Comment] 
The federal government should have no control over what or how we teach our children in Utah. I teach at a charter school, and we are constantly evaluating what does and doesn’t work and changing our methods and curriculum as needed. We use Saxon Math and group according to need and ability so that we have some 8th graders doing calculus while other 8th graders are doing 6th grade math. We allow students to move up as their understanding increases or down if they are struggling. Parents are a part of all of these decisions. Local control, school choice, and freedom to explore options and try new methods are crucial in meeting the needs of the individual child. Common Core would take all of this away from Utah schools.
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