Posted on 03/26/2014 10:39:08 AM PDT by grundle
A Facebook update from a father frustrated with the Common Core math program at his son's school is making the Internet rounds after the father Jeff Severt expressed (via what looks like a kid's homework assignment) how convoluted the teaching approach is.
The worksheet posted to Facebook shows the elaborate Common Core (CC) formula for solving a math problem (as opposed to the simple strategy of subtracting the smaller number from the larger one). It instructs the student to explain why a fictional kid named "Jack" should be using common core strategies to solve the problem: “Jack used the number line below to solve 427 - 316. Find his error. Then write a letter to Jack telling him what he did right, and what he should do to fix his mistake.”
Severt's response reads, “Dear Jack, Don’t feel bad. I have a Bachelor of Science Degree in Electronics Engineering, which included extensive study in differential equations and other higher math applications. Even I cannot explain the Common Core mathematics approach, nor get the answer correct. In the real world, simplification is valued over complication. Therefore, 427 - 316 = 111. The answer is solved in under 5 seconds — 111. The process used is ridiculous and would result in termination if used. Sincerely, Frustrated Parent.”
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Because Oct 31 = Dec 25 (octal 31=decimal 25).
Thanks for the ping!
We actually have data now from one early adopter state. I think it was Massachusetts. Scores went from 70th or so percentile to 40th in two years of Common Core. It’s our first empirical evidence of a complete disaster.
(Just wondering.)
I think one of the worst parts is that it DOES alienate parents.
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
The Marxist designed it that way. To them it is the **best** part! Alienate the children from the parents.
That's the goal of the Marxists. Alienate the child from his family. Teach the child to trust government workers more than their family.
Honestly....If trust hardcore tyranny comes to the U.S., the tyrants will not use cattle cars to haul citizens off to the crematoriums. Instead, they will use big yellow school buses and the sheeple will compliantly board them just as they were trained to do. They will be greeted at the FEMA camps by cheerleaders and football marching bands.
Bet on it!
You are one of the few freeper who “gets it”.
Dunno what the earthly machinations were, but Hell wants it.
You're about a rude old skank, huh?
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