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It is a plan by the National Governor's Association and the federal government's [[United States Department of Education]] to nationalize the curriculum standards in [[public school]]s. [[Bill Gates]] is one of its primary [[liberal]] supporters, and he uses his tremendous amount of wealth to keep this curriculum in place. This policy has come under intense criticism, mainly because of how poorly the content is taught. A math problem, for instance, is performed in multiple, confusing steps, rather than doing the problem simplistically.  

It is a plan by the National Governor's Association and the federal government's [[United States Department of Education]] to nationalize the curriculum standards in [[public school]]s. [[Bill Gates]] is one of its primary [[liberal]] supporters, and he uses his tremendous amount of wealth to keep this curriculum in place. This policy has come under intense criticism, mainly because of how poorly the content is taught. A math problem, for instance, is performed in multiple, confusing steps, rather than doing the problem simplistically.  

The idea of Common Core was to make the educational system national. This means that if one moved from, say, Mississippi to, say, New Jersey, then they'd be learning the same content for their grade, rather than something different. Currently, for a grade such as ninth grade, one state might teach biology, while another might teach physics. Common Core's goal is to prevent this from happening, and make sure all of the ninth graders learn biology.

The idea of Common Core was to make the educational system national. This means that if one moved from, say, Mississippi to, say, New Jersey, then they'd be learning the same content for their grade, rather than something different. Currently, for a grade such as ninth grade, one state might teach biology, while another might teach physics. Common Core's goal is to prevent this from happening and make sure all of the ninth graders learn biology.

Six states have repealed Common Core, which takes away the national idea. These include [[Alaska]], [[Nebraska]], [[Texas]] and [[Virginia]].

Six states have repealed Common Core, which takes away the national idea. These include [[Alaska]], [[Nebraska]], [[Texas]] and [[Virginia]].

There are numerous objections to Common Core from across the [[political spectrum]].  Criticisms include:

There are numerous objections to Common Core from across the [[political spectrum]].  Criticisms include:

* it is untested, and there is no evidence that it will improve learning or educational results

* it is untested, and there is no evidence that it will improve learning or educational results.

* it adds more costs, which requires more [[deficit spending]] increasing [[national debt]] with [[taxes]] and [[quantitative easing]] to support it

* it adds more costs, which requires more [[deficit spending]] increasing [[national debt]] with [[taxes]] and [[quantitative easing]] to support it.

* it imposes a massive federal [[Police state]] tracking system for students, like [[Big Brother]] on steroids

* it imposes a massive federal [[Police state]] tracking system for students, like [[Big Brother]] on steroids.

* it establishes more federal (national) control over curriculum, which infringes on local (see [[Tenth Amendment]] and [[States' rights]]) and parental control of the [[family]]

* it establishes more federal (national) control over curriculum, which infringes on local (see [[Tenth Amendment]] and [[States' rights]]) and parental control of the [[family]].

* it has been imposed without approval by many state [[legislature]]s, and without adequate discussion or debate

* it has been imposed without approval by many state [[legislature]]s, and without adequate discussion or debate.

* it is strongly supported and invested in by liberal [[elitist]] Bill Gates

* it is strongly supported and invested in by liberal [[elitist]] Bill Gates.

While common core makes fairly detailed recommendations for mathematics teaching in grades K-8, it does not attempt to set curricula for high school, grades 9-12.  Instead, it lists general "categories": Number/quantity, Algebra, Functions, Geometry, Modeling, and Probability/statistics.  The document on the subject, [http://www.corestandards.org/assets/CCSSI_Mathematics_Appendix_A.pdf here] lists the sorts of things that could be expected to be covered in those categories:  conics, vectors, matrices, functions in general, exponentials and logarithms, complex numbers, polynomials, and trig functions.  These are the usual things that comprise pre-calculus.

While common core makes fairly detailed recommendations for mathematics teaching in grades K-8, it does not attempt to set curricula for high school, grades 9-12.  Instead, it lists general "categories": Number/quantity, Algebra, Functions, Geometry, Modeling, and Probability/statistics.  The document on the subject, [http://www.corestandards.org/assets/CCSSI_Mathematics_Appendix_A.pdf here] lists the sorts of things that could be expected to be covered in those categories:  conics, vectors, matrices, functions in general, exponentials and logarithms, complex numbers, polynomials, and trig functions.  These are the usual things that comprise pre-calculus.