Fallacy of CCSSI

In March 2010, governors and state commissioners of education from 48 states, plus two territories and the District of Columbia endorsed developing and implementing a common core state standards for selected content areas for grades K-12. The CCSSI just happens to be supported by Achieve, Business Roundtable, U. S. Chamber of Commerce, The U. S. Army and a host of other business and educational organizations.

According to the writers of the CCSSI, seven considerations (arbitrary) guided their development. Keep in mind that the standards development really means that all high school students wi...