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If America has a "canon", I would love to see it.  I think the debate over common core illustrates the problem America has on agreeing what topics are necessary for our kids.  Further, while I haven't searched the common core requirements for Great Expectations, my understanding is that they generally de-emphasize literature in favor of non-fiction.  This would lead me to think that Great Expectations will be less likely to be taught in the future.  In fact, as near as I can tell, the only required author is Shakespeare.  [/quote]

It was hard enough getting people in many different states to agree on common standards for math and the BASICS of reading and writing. I can't imagine we will ever have common core standards as to what kids should actually read, or learn about in politically charged subjects such as science and history.
There are text exemplars that are suggested, but not required.

Literature is not deemphasized, but the expectation is that students will also be reading critically in non literature classes.   So text exemplars include lots of informational text in math, science, and technical subjects.

Common Core State Standards is not a curriculum, so it doesn't set out a body of literature that all students should read.

Core Knowledge DID did do that, but Core Knowledge WAS a curriculum and has nothing to do with Common Core.   http://coreknowledge.org/curriculum-series

I think Core Knowledge is great, personally, as a curriculum, but when you consider how much backlash there has been against just all adopting the same math and reading and writing *standards*, imagine how much backlash there would be if states were all told to adopt the same curriculum, read the same books, learn the same version of history... and science!!   Can you imagine people being told to teach the same set of facts?  The country would have a conniption fit.  Never ever going to happen.  We can't even agree that kids should learn fractions.
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