Kumashiro believes that learning different methods is essential to improving as a teacher. Common sense limits what is considered to be consistent with the purposes of schooling. Also, Kumashiro stated that their goal in Nepal was to share with them what was known as more common sense in the United States. They felt that teaching should consist of more than lectures, memorization, tests, and textbooks. Kumashiro also says that common sense limits what is considered to be consistent with the purposes of schooling.

It is so important to pay attention to the ‘common sense’ because every classroom has ‘norms’ to conform to. It is also important to pay attention to because it has the potential to limit what is the purpose of schooling. Kumashiro also says that common sense does not tell us that the status quo is oppressive and rarely tells us that schools need to prioritize challenging oppression. Also, common sense is not what should shape educational reform or curriculum design but rather is what needs to be examined and challenged. Different cultures should be taken into account as what is common sense to one culture may not be common sense to another. Every student also has a different home life which should be taken into account. Not every student will have the same needs as another and therefore common sense should not be considered the same for each student.