RIght. Research suggests this may work better. SO let's try it. Now research doesn't always translate into the real world, but there's only one way to find out. IF the upside is better educated kids, and the downside is going back to the way it was.....there's no reason NOT to try.
On Tue, May 20, 2014 at 11:21 AM, Larry C. Lyons <[email protected]>wrote: > > What I don't understand is that people on both sides seem to be > ignoring what the research says when it comes to the Common Core > Curriculum. Why not go with what works the best? > > On Tue, May 20, 2014 at 12:15 PM, Zaphod Beeblebrox > <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > my kiddos have all gone through Montessori education and were taught math > > in a very similar manner to common core. My oldest ended up skipping > > Algebra 1 once she got into middle school and has maintained a 96 average > > all year. > > > > If you've seen the "New Math" photo that's been endlessly circulated, > > people seem to understand it better once I relate it to counting back > > changed to someone. It's really a very natural way of doing math. > > > > > > > > > > On Tue, May 20, 2014 at 10:47 AM, GMoney <[email protected]> wrote: > > > >> > >> On Tue, May 20, 2014 at 10:10 AM, Sam <[email protected]> wrote: > >> > >> > > >> > It sounds like he's saying commie core promotes gay lifestyles a lot, > as > >> in > >> > getting the little kids to understand and be tolerant, > >> > >> > >> Understanding and tolerance?!?!?!?!?!?! > >> > >> HOLY FUCK!!!!!! > >> > >> Take it away, Judge McShane: > >> > >> "Let us look less to the sky to see what might fall; rather, let us > look to > >> each other...and rise." > >> > >> On the hand, the real issue is how horrible is it that the federal > >> > government is destroying our education system and many people are > unaware > >> > or are happy about it. > >> > > >> > >> Jury is still out on this common core junk. I've read experts who swear > by > >> it, backed by research, and others who are highly critical of it. People > >> are so resistant to change. If it's for the better, then by FSM let's do > >> it. We won't really know until we try. I also have little sympathy for > >> parents who are pissed because they can't help their kids with their 4th > >> grade home work. Geeesh, set down your fucking cell phone, take a few > >> minutes and learn something new for a change.....it ain't gonna kill > you. > >> > >> At least test drive it. See what this new approach is TRYING to do, > before > >> making up your mind. > >> > >> Or alternatively, decide that it makes you gay and reject it outright. I > >> guess that's the easiest approach. > >> > >> Disclaimer: My kids haven't quite reached elementary school yet, so i > >> haven't actually been exposed to it. When I actually learn about it and > try > >> it out, I may become a critic...but I intend to at least try it first. > >> > >> If anyone on here has practical experience with it and can give concrete > >> examples of what they think is wrong with it....or perhaps how it's > turning > >> them gay....I'd love to hear it. > >> > >> > >> > > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Order the Adobe Coldfusion Anthology now! http://www.amazon.com/Adobe-Coldfusion-Anthology/dp/1430272155/?tag=houseoffusion Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/message.cfm/messageid:370248 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/unsubscribe.cfm
