Hirsch

I believe that a common core curriculum would grant us, as a practicing democracy, with both positive and negative outcomes. Positively, no child will be denied access to their proper education. A poor child living in the projects should be allowed to learn the same criteria as a rich child in the suburbs. "All men were created equal," right? It's not fair for a child to miss out on a great education, due to something that is out of his/her hands. Common learning could be a rewarding experience.

While in a perfect world, "common learning" would be a smooth ride, in the real world there will be drawbacks. If all of a sudden we changed things to make every education exactly the same, it could cause some children to be left behind. Low income schools may not have had access to the proper textbooks, which could cause the students to be clueless with a new curriculum. Also, how will it be determined what the curriculum is? It could be too easy for some students and too hard for others.