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This response shows a willful ignorance of the stated goals of Common Core, especially with relation to the Common Core math curriculum. Common Core's primary p
by 21echoes 12y ago
This response shows a willful ignorance of the stated goals of Common Core, especially with relation to the Common Core math curriculum. Common Core's primary pedagogical shift in math is to remove the historical focus on math as a set of mindless procedures, and instead teach children math as a broader, more holistic approach to logical & numerical reasoning. Common Core teaches children to solve problems many different ways, make arguments about why both tactics work, etc. This is about as far as one can be from the traditional "teaching to the test" downsides.
- kennytilton 12y agoOnly the worst teachers failed to motivate math procedures. Granted, the curve may have been skewed to worst. :) But CCSS does not suggest a little professional development to get teachers to explain the "why" behind the procedures, it wants kids to invest a ton of time in proving procedures multiple ways before then, well, going ahead and mastering the procedure. CCSS is untested (unless you count its imposition on 40+ states a test) so we'll have to wait and see if it moves the US up the meaningless PISA test rankings.