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It also means that we will have a more educated society. This in turn improves the opportunity to break the poverty cycle. A more educated society also reduces the incidence of crime rates because people gain more opportunity to get good paying jobs, which means we will keep increasing the standard of living. In the article “Pros and Cons” it states, “The developers understand the effects of globalization and have prioritized educating students in being citizens of the world, not merely the areas in which they currently live.” To me this demonstrates that the Common Core realizes the importance of being well rounded in their education. This give the future workers a better chance to being productive members in the global economy. One of many positive outcomes of the Common Core is that students will receive preparation for taking standardized college entrance exams like the Scholastic Aptitude Test ‘SAT’, American College Testing ‘ACT’. In addition, the Common Core has a lasting impact of in higher education as evidenced with Graduate Management Admission Test ‘GMAT’ and, the Graduate Record Examination ‘GRE’. Moreover, the Common Core illustrates the logic and theory necessary to compete in a global economy. The Common Core is essential because standardized college entrance exams want more of students than just being able to spot the answer; now, they want the student to explain why the answer choice is correct. For example, in the math section of the SAT - Lynn O’Shaughnessy