In recent years the educational system in the United States has been under constant scrutiny.

Looking at other high-performing countries, students in America are seriously lacking in terms of an adequate education.

Developed in 2009 for a national accountability in education, the Common Core Standard (CCS) is an initiative to insure that high school graduates are college and career ready.

According to CCS “education in the United States must become substantially more focused and coherent in order to improve” student achievement.

That is a great idea; however it has been poorly implemented.

Arizona’s adoption of the Common Core standards does not exactly inspire confidence within the student body or teachers.

This idea that every student can learn the same way in a ‘one-size-fits-all’ educational system is preposterous.

Every student has a different learning and coping mechanism, and to create a nationwide educational program hurts everyone.

Many students travel miles upon miles to go to a school that best fits their personal needs. If every school became the same, those students would be denied the education that works best for them.

Also, how can the Dept. of Education ensure that all teachers are trained correctly? In the Chandler Unified School District, teachers have been taking district-provided classes on CCS since 2012.

But not every school, in every district, in every state can say that. That is due – in large part – to a severe lack of funding, especially in Arizona schools.

If some teachers are given proper training while others are left to fend for themselves, how does that create a “concise” and “focused” educational system across the board?

Another struggle with nationwide schooling is that states across the country are at different levels of education. With the implementation of a cookie-cutter learning plan, states will be moving backwards, not preparing students for college and careers.