Common Core is Common Sense?

What is the counter or workaround to the clumsy Common Core unveiling? Retreating from a liberal arts education and the common sense, Socratic thinking that goes with it. Many find the pedagogical precepts foolish. 

A book that will inspire thinking, invite conversation, and help educators survive the problems with Common Core and School Reform! 

Sixty plus years of adroit, timeless common sense advice that has helped millions of people find success in their classrooms, businesses and personal lives. "it changed my life" Warren Buffet  "It's helped me immeasurably in life. I think everyone should read it" Jenny Colgan. 

A book I have neglected to read again the last few years, a book that always recharges my mind and explodes my curiosity? 

“Any fool can criticize, complain, and condemn—and most fools do. But it takes character and self-control to be understanding and forgiving.”