All of these recent comments are true, but the problem is that his blog post didn't distinguish between gifted learners and tiger cubs. Unfortunately, his post may make things even harder for MG+ kids. Yes, the standards that I've seen are good, but their value is diminished if MG+ kids are still stuck listening to the same lesson again and again while they wait for the rest of the class to get it.

I've been going through his Common Core fractions with my daughter. The differences between CC fractions and bog standard math textbooks are subtle. They're really important, but so far they're nothing that would take a year for her to learn.