The way they were teaching is when you add over three numbers, you use a scratch sheet and add all the numbers that are close to ten, then add them together. You needed a worksheet to add rather than just adding down in a column and doing math in your head. I've read it takes the thinking out of math so students don't actually learn how to add numbers in their head. I wish I had an example to show.
This example went viral awhile back: http://www.theblaze.com/stories/2014/03/24/youve-just-got-to-see-what-a-frustrated-parent-wrote-on-their-childs-common-core-math-assignment/ There are many others if you search. . On Tue, May 20, 2014 at 1:49 PM, GMoney <[email protected]> wrote: > > I'll skip the rest of your junk and get to the only thing of > importance..... > > > Aha! Practical experience! Please tell me why you think it's a joke. What > parts of it do you think make it less effective in teaching children > mathematics? > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| 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:370266 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/unsubscribe.cfm
