INTRODUCTION
The Common Core State Standards Initiative (also known by its other name, the “Common Core”) is a comprehensive list of things that students should know in language arts and mathematics only—the Common Core does not deal with science, languages, physical education, and so on (Mathis, 2010). The “Common Core” is the curriculum that an educational assembly in the United States has decided is appropriate for students of each grade level across the United States (Bomer & Maloch, 2011). The Common Core has been incredibly controversial since its inception, but has been introduced in a number of states in grades K-12. The ...
