2) What is Core Knowledge and how does it apply to education theory?

Every Child Deserves Equal Access to Common Knowledge as taken from http://www.coreknowledge.org/our-philosophy

Core knowledge is very simple, the more you know, the more you are able to learn. Core knowledge says that every child should learn on the core subjects such as mathematics, language arts, science, etc. This curriculum represents an effort to identify the basic knowledge children need to reach these goals. It’s a foundation of sorts. Being able to apply core knowledge to educational theory will make it easier for the child to learn and retain information. Educational theory is the purpose of learning. If you are able to identify where the child stands in their education theory, you can then lay the proper foundation for them to set up a successful learning environment, which is where the core knowledge comes in.

To make the mission of core knowldge tangible by offering detailed help and materials to schools, teachers and parents; and effective advocacy grounded in scientific research to citizens and policy makers.