My assumption is that when it comes to the core standards the learning ability of the students is restricted. I feel this way because we, as educators, have to make sure that the students know and learn what is written in the standards. I have overheard a few teachers say that they hate teaching to the standards because it has restrictions on what and how they teach their students. I feel that the teachers who say that it has restriction on what and how they teach their students are being lazy. They do not want to take the time to make the standard work for them and their students.