Common Core Argumentative Essay

“7 of 10 teachers believe that implementation of the standards is going poorly in their schools.” This quote is talking about Common Core standards and how teachers don't even believe in them. Common Core was adopted in Iowa in 2010, and was created to make career ready citizens, as stated in an article named, “What is Common Core,” from “Corestandards.org.” (Gardner and Powell). To understand Common Core better, we will be looking at the cost of Common Core, the quality, and the constitutionality of it.
Common Core brings up more than one issue. One of the issues with Common Core that is plaguing the United States, is the overwhelming cost of Common Core. When accepting the Common Core standards, the price point for them was at around 15.8 …show more content…
Constitution. The tenth amendment basically says that the freedoms not given to the government, are given to the states, and education was not given to the government, so it is all of the state's responsibility. Yet, Common Core is still being pushed by the government. Many opposing citizens believe that this comes off very extreme, but Diane Ravitch, a credible historian, explains why she and many others disagree with common core. For them it is obvious to see that states have their own personal needs, not ones that fit the whole nation, this was said in Common Core is Rotten to the Core (Farmer). The majority of the populous speculate that Common Core was made and adopted by the states, but this is simply not true. Common core was created by two organizations, which are named, Achieve and National Governors Association. How are we supposed to believe that it is state made when the company that actually made it, is called “National Governors Association?” It is important to know that the government created and implemented Common Core, because it is very possible that this goes against the tenth amendment. Despite what people think of Common Core, it is definitely not what it seems and can not be