A Teacher’s Aide & School CEO Were Asked About Common Core.

Independent Journal ^ | June 25,2016 | Y KAYLA BRANDON

[tet68]

I doubt I would ever make anything above a D if I had to learn that crap.

Oh, it’s simple...
A-b=c
A-c+b=d
and if you add in white privilege it comes to F.

[glock rocks]

My high school algebra teacher was my track coach.

(Those who can’t teach, teach gym.) LOL. Yah, had to take remedial algebra my freshman year of college :o)

[FredZarguna]

Consider the intervals: A = (-∞, 12] and B = (-∞, 32] both intervals are ∈ ℬ and thus Lebesgue measurable.

The characteristic function χ_A vanishes identically on (12, +∞) while the characteristic function χ_B has support only (-∞, 32]. Both functions are measurable, so their difference χ_B - χ_A is measurable.

Thus: ∫ χ_B - χ_A = ∫ χ_B - ∫ χ_A = 20.

Hope this helps more clearly illustrate the concepts of basic subtraction for small children.

[Kickass Conservative]

When I was younger and still had some usable Brain Cells, I was able to figure out most Math problems in my head. Can’t describe it, I just looked at the Problem and “bingo”.

Because of that, I always got the “show your work” comment from the Teacher. The correct answer wasn’t the issue, it’s how you arrived at the solution.

Now that I’m a old guy with ten years worth of Chemotherapy under my belt, I am running neck and neck with Barbara Boxer on the intelligence meter. #;^)

[dhs12345]

Then they are destinated for failure. Educators can’t see the forest for the trees and the problem with the education system is the parents. Two strikes against any child who has a bad home life.

[dhs12345]

Spot on!

[Resettozero]

I’m old school too, but I have enough background in higher math to see what they’re trying to do, and it’s a sound approach that will put the average kid on par with “our” best math students.

That's reasonable. Perhaps the benefits of teaching "mathematics" via this new line of understanding/comprehension will bring about a much-improved and independently-thinking citizenry, superior to the slide-rule users, in the next generation or two (or three). Or perhaps...not.

(Neither you nor I know how this will turn out. You are much more optimistic than am I.)

[Resettozero]

Two strikes against any child who has a bad home life.

And are not really certain where they live permanently or whether their granny is their mother or if granny's live-in boyfriend this month is their daddy or the daddy of any of their quarter-siblings, whoever they are in fact.

[Protect the Bill of Rights]

I watched The Giver last night-fits right in.

[Dr. Bogus Pachysandra]

My little buddy was taught the Chinese method of Math everyday after school by her Shanghai-born Mom/ She excelled in math and skipped two grades. Started college at 16, Chemistry and Bio-Mechanical Engineering. I could never figure out what she was learning because she and her Mom did it all in Mandarin!

[samtheman]

Whoever designed that deserves the death penalty

[TangoLimaSierra]

Should have proof read!

I don't think that's allowed here.

[The_Republic_Of_Maine]

Over the last few years, more and more often, applicants tell us “what the ‘School’ felt I should do”.

At first we laughed about it, but not any longer, Now, we take the time to train.

You would not believe how many cannot sign and application.

[Nifster]

The finger abacus?

[Dr. Bogus Pachysandra]

They both could use the abacus, at lightening speed, but the lessons were about math, not really relying at all on the abacus. The Chinese have a different approah.

[glock rocks]

Good Lord ...

[Nifster]

The finger abacus is your hands.

[Dr. Bogus Pachysandra]

I didn’t know that! Interesting. I never hung around during Yi’s lessons though, as they were conducted in Mandarin. The only Mandarin I know is how to order Tripe at Dim Sum!

[Nifster]

Fair enough. I love dim sum.

The only French I know is menu French

[Dr. Bogus Pachysandra]

” I love dim sum.”

Next time ask New-bye-Yih. Nu at you normal frequency. Then “bye” at a a lower pitch. Then back a bit above the frequency of of “new” for the “yih. You’ll impress the waitress, and the stuff is delicious!