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I do not have a child or direct experience with common core. Personally I suspect issues lie more in teachers themselves not being taught correctly than the ac
by practicemaths 3y ago
I do not have a child or direct experience with common core.
Personally I suspect issues lie more in teachers themselves not being taught correctly than the actual concept behind common core though.
From what i can gather it is trying to introduce the concept of factoring earlier which in my opinion makes sense since that is really useful in Algebra and above.
- j45 3y agoLearning to teach is very different than learning, let alone first principles learning for children. Having basic understanding, then skills, then competency to remember and test via assessment in that order can be missing even for graduates. Universities focus on teaching young adults how to teach children. The rest of the world as adults don’t learn how children do.
- practicemaths 3y agoAnd many teachers have continual education. That means the implementation of common core is also upon teachers with decade(s) of experience being told to teach differently. Regardless, if your child has a nack for maths that is a great advantage over the other children and worth investing in since so few people bother to learn it at all. Additionally it leads to better reasoning and logic in other academic and professional settings as well. Which means a better chance at a higher income and ability to sustain and secure their livelihood and thus afford having their own children possibly. Which means a better chance for continuation of a little bit of yourself.