Anthony Codybexplains here why the Common Core standards lack legitimacy.

The developers were in a hurry. They ignored the democratic process. They took shortcuts. Consequently, they lack buy-in and legitimacy.

The democratic process is slow and messy but it works better in the long run than authoritarianism. It gains the consent of the governed. Without the consent of the governed, there is coercion, compulsion, distrust, animosity.

That is why the Common Core is in trouble. That is why it may fail.

Democracy matters.