SYRACUSE, N.Y. – The State Education Commissioner was full of by-the-book answers at the latest Common Core forum.

Commissioner John King fielded questions Thursday night at a public forum held in Syracuse. And his answers failed to please the majority of attendees.

During the 90-minute forum, King faced 20 questions and all but one expressed deep concerns over the new Common Core Standards, reports Syracuse.com.

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Parents expressed their fears ranging from excessive testing and data mining, to the way the standards are being implemented.

And they did not take comfort in the answers King provided.

One news station reported the majority of parents they spoke with felt the commissioner had “danced around” their questions and simply kept repeating the same things over and over again.

A student in the crowd reportedly talked about the anxiety many children are feeling over the Common Core-aligned tests. She added that her third-grade sister was overwhelmed with fears of failing the tests due to not having sufficient time to finish.

King responded that testing is part of the education process and helps inform instruction. He also said the state is looking to help districts to cut the number of tests they give, according to Syracuse.com.

Keith Newvine, vice president of the West Genesse Teachers Association, told King that the quick implementation of Common Core was like “building an airplane in the air.”

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He then proceeded to ask King if he would get on the plane that was being built in the air.

After the forum, King mentioned that he had heard many of these concerns before and would bring them back to the education department and regents.

However, many in attendance believe that their concerns are not being given the time of day.

“They were coming up with canned answers. They were things that we’ve heard before,” said Greg McCrea, president of the Westhill District Teachers Association.

McCrea and the WDTA have called for King’s resignation and said they will continue to raise concerns over Common Core.