‘Awesome’: Comedian Louis C.K. hits back at Newsweek’s sneering Common Core pusher

Just because @louisck thought his kid's math homework was hard doesn't mean Common Core is flawed.

— Alexander Nazaryan (@alexnazaryan) April 30, 2014

Sorry, but I just don't think we should be taking pedagogical cues from Louis C.K.

— Alexander Nazaryan (@alexnazaryan) April 30, 2014

The things @louisck says about school, technology, etc. are shallow & trite, but they are said with emphasis & thus sound deep.

— Alexander Nazaryan (@alexnazaryan) April 30, 2014

@louisck also, I wore a tie with sweater. That clinched it.

— Alexander Nazaryan (@alexnazaryan) May 1, 2014

@louisck You are irresponsibly maligning educational reform. I say that as a former public school teacher, not just a guy in glasses.

— Alexander Nazaryan (@alexnazaryan) May 1, 2014

@louisck Fair enough. But CC is like three years old. Were you at top of your game three years into comedy? Give it a chance.

— Alexander Nazaryan (@alexnazaryan) May 1, 2014

@louisck I grew up in Soviet system. It was awful. But your average dunce could do trigonometry by, like, the third grade.

— Alexander Nazaryan (@alexnazaryan) May 1, 2014

@louisck OK, true, but learning is like a building: you need the cement foundation before you have the decorative work on the higher floors.

— Alexander Nazaryan (@alexnazaryan) May 1, 2014

@louisck I don't want to shill for Common Core. I just don't want it to be shot in the forehead so early in the movie.

— Alexander Nazaryan (@alexnazaryan) May 1, 2014

@louisck If we don't do this Common Core thing, all of our kids will be stupid: yours, mine, et. al.

— Alexander Nazaryan (@alexnazaryan) May 1, 2014