Post on 25-Dec-2014
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ResponsesCommon Core State Standards in
Mathematics (CCSSM)
G ⇒ States Joing Common CoreF ⇒ “Core Implementation Planning”E ⇒ Washington Post ArticleD ⇒ Kansas Discussion
C ⇒ Chicago DiscussionsB ⇒ Indiana Drops StandardsA ⇒ Indiana Approves Replacement
9+1 = 10 ⇒ 10+5 = 15
Controversy generates public
Critical Responses
● Emotional debate
● Too simple / too complicated
● Top-down implementation
● Traditional ways are efficient ways
Arkansas Mother Obliterates Common Core in 4 Minutes!
Arkansas Mother Obliterates Common Core in 4 Minutes!
ListsThe Ten Dumbest Common Core Problems (National Review)A ridiculous Common Core test for first graders (Washington Post)10 Common Core exercises that will make you tear your hair out (The Blaze)Top Ten Things Parents Hate About Common Core (The Federalist)
What about a list of “dumbest exercises” in “traditional” Math?
Supportive Responses● Why learn Math in 2014? Focus on PROCESSES.
○ Greater focus on fewer topics
○ Coherence: thinking across topics
● People hate it for political reasons
○ Conservative: federally mandated, so it’s bad.
○ Liberal: it’s tied to testing, so it’s bad.
● Not only technology, but inquiry, research, problem-solve, etc.
● Local reasoning makes it easier to code.
“We need Americans like you to master the tools in technology”
The new common standards offer the kind of mathematics instruction we see in the top-achieving nations, where students learn to master a few topics
each year before moving on to more advanced mathematics.
Michigan State University's Distinguished Professor William Schmidt
Academic(-ish)
Supporters respond to quiz that went viral
A Common-Sense Approach to the Common Core Math Standards
Curricular Coherence and the Common Core State Standards for Mathematics
Common Core math: Sioux Falls students are more engaged
The common core FAQ, by NPR
Kids are being asked to perform the same old equations — but they're being taught new ways of arriving at the old answers