10 Year Old Girl Completely Steamrolls Common Core In Front Of School Board Members ARVE Error: Element ID could not be build, please report this bug. A 10-year-old New Jersey girl, Elizabeth Blaine didnt hold back when telling her school board just how she felt about Common Core. This is crazy! I am one of the most gifted students in my grade, or so my mom says, and I have not even the slightest clue what this means, she added. Nonsense is putting it mildly. Common Core establishes more federal control over curriculum; it infringes on local and parental control, and there is no evidence that it will improve learning or educational results. 