In this article, ‘common sense’ is defined as something that everyone should know. The idea of common sense is that through its process individuals become aware of their everyday lives and adapt to various presumptions as ‘normal’. “It’s just common sense that schools teach these things and students do those things (Kumashiro, 2009, p.XXXV). As future educators, it is important to pay attention to ‘common sense’ to become intellectually aware professionals. Common sense is an influence in curriculum and pedagogy as it limits what is considered to be consistent with the purposes of schooling. Common sense does not tell us what schools could be doing but only illuminates what they…