Common Core Is A Big Win For

Eventually You Won't Think Of 'the Internet Business.' You'll Think Of It More Like News, Weather, Sports, But Even That Taxonomy Isn't Clear.

People Always Fear Change. People Feared Electricity When It Was Invented, Didn't They?

So We Can Simulate Richter-10 Earthquakes. We Simulate 70-foot Waves Coming Into These Things. Very Cool. We Basically Say No Human Should Ever Be Required To Do Anything, Because If You Judge By Chernobyl And Fukushima, The Human Element Is Not On Your Side.

Americans Want Students To Get The Best Education Possible. We Want Schools To Prepare Children To Become Good Citizens And Members Of A Prosperous American Economy.

Sometimes We Do Get Taken By Surprise. For Example, When The Internet Came Along, We Had It As A Fifth Or Sixth Priority.