Common Core- Sponsors of a common core curriculum press the idea that we should have one standard curriculum so that students transferring from one school to another will not face problems due to areas which their new school emphasizes that their previous school may not have emphasized. That sounds reasonable with the widespread mobility of families today, however it overlooks two basic facts. First, the schools originally taught kids to think for themselves. By learning the basics in Math and phonics in English, students were equipped to handle variables in curriculum when they changed schools by brushing up in areas they missed. However, since they are now taught the new Math and are no longer taught phonics in English, students are now dependent on the teacher for what they learn. As a result it is very difficult for them to brush up on areas they are deficient in. Thus, the need for a standard curriculum has been created by their failed educational policies and would not be needed otherwise.