Lots of people complain about Common Core, and for lots of different reasons. But they all miss the point. The problem with Common Core is that it’s, well, common. And how can we produce exceptional students with a common core of material? What we need is an exceptional core of classes, and then we’ll be on top again!
Call Congress and demand Exceptional Core!
(After all, everything the government does seems to be based more on semantics and PR than actual good policy, so this will be right up their alley! They can just change the name from Common Core to Exceptional Core and declare victory.)
Here’s a news story about complaints regarding Common Core:
