Common Core Math

Lol, that's stupid. Then again I'm a huge believer in K.I.S.S.

Yep

Common Core is awful.

And thank your politicians. They're the ones making the big decisions on this. And a lot of school districts can't give up the federal or state money they'd lose if they abandoned it. Indiana is trying (they gave it up) and it's put them in a crunch.

I see some value in the different methods. Gets kids accustomed to theory earlier. However, it looks confusing as frick to someone who never did it.

OMG!!!! They're being taught different that I was !!! Indoctrination!!!!!


I have two kids in school and while I was thoroughly confused as shite at some of the stuff they have brought home, once I figured out what was being taught it made sense. I dig it, and it has helped my son in math immensely.

The larger issue is that we should be trying to encourage parents to work with their kids (better than half of the problem in schools today) and it makes it increasingly difficult when you have to deal with educating the parent along with the child in order for the child to get help outside of school hours.

Also some of the theories being taught doesn't make a lot of since for simplified math and other subjects. For instance, in language arts they're totally abandoning creative writing for business writing and the such.

Trying to set up a curriculum that is universal across all states is a noble effort but like NCLB it's not the right effort.

i'm glad people are seeing the issues with it outside of the whole "right wing lunatics don't like it because it's socialism" or whatever. it's just really stupid stuff in general.

I get the idea of having them find the answer in different ways, but that's asinine.

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The theory won't make sense for simple math but should show its advantage when kids normally hit the wall in algebra and geometry.

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and i get that part of it for sure. i was terrible at algebra, but I kinda had the attitude of "eff you" i got the answer, you don't need to see my work.

which is why i suck at math.

Holy shite. What happened to teaching simple math the old fashioned way?

I see a lot of number properties being introduced in these problems. That's how I do mental math. I can see the potential for much confusion but down the road I suspect you'll see kids better with math. At some point I'm sure it gets asinine like anything like this does, but the math I really believe will end up more helpful than harmful.

There are a lot of factors that go into making it work though, like teachers who understand it and we'll explained textbooks with tons of examples. If those foundations aren't in place, I think this better idea of teaching the subject will fail. I suspect that's a large part of the problem all of you are having with it too.

You're in education Belle, am I missing the mark by a lot?

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Common Core is awful.

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Agree completely Belle