It is also probably reasonable to conclude that the leader of the opt - out crusade has been New York State, where animosity toward the Core has been high since the state
first rushed implementation and state officials, in an effort to calm things, actually inflamed them with a condescending approach to public engagement that launched weeks of recriminations.
So, I think one of the reasons why there's been a successful take - up of teachers is that we haven't
rushed things —
first they can see why we're doing this, but it's been about that slow, strategic
implementation, keeping those goals, setting them up for the semester and just building it up slowly.»