Common Core has been a hot topic, and the main question is to keep or remove? A nation-wide implementation of the same standards has seen success in other countries, so it should work here too, right?

The controversy is found when looking at the objectives and The Standards. A common complaint regarding the math standards is the complexity of the problems given to students who seem too young to understand the material they are taught. Does Common Core expect too much?

Common Core language standards are intended to improve fluency of close reading texts in all subjects, from social studies to science. There are grade specific standards that begin at sixth grade, and continue to progress throughout the school years. The Standards also mandate that students be able to work effectively from technology to research and develop skills that will be helpful in the workplace.

The goal of the language arts standards is to prepare students for college. Common Core defines a college-ready student as being independent, having strong content knowledge, being able to comprehend as well as critique, as well as many other characteristics.

A typical response to something broken is to fix it, not throw it away. When bugs are reported in video games, the creators fix the bugs and release a new version of the software, not scrap the whole idea.

If Common Core was to be removed, what would take its place? Without a backup set of national standards, the school system as a whole would fall apart. Completely erasing Common Core from the school system is not the answer.

No matter what flaws can be found in the makeup of the system, fixing them would solve the problem, whereas throwing it away completely would cause an even larger problem.