just to update this, my twins got their Stanford test results back for this year. They are in 5th grade, but tested at a 9th grade equivalent in math. Very similar to the results of our oldest, all taught using methods very similar to common core.
On Tue, May 20, 2014 at 2:13 PM, Judah McAuley <[email protected]> wrote: > > Nice. Problem solving in action: use the best method for the problem at > hand. > > > On Tue, May 20, 2014 at 12:08 PM, Zaphod Beeblebrox < > [email protected]> wrote: > > > > > "New Math" vs "Old Way" - highlights how easy it is to present a problem > > that gives your preferred method the advantage. > > > > http://imgur.com/uePcpfB > > > > > > > > > > On Tue, May 20, 2014 at 2:01 PM, Judah McAuley <[email protected]> > > wrote: > > > > > > > > That is just showing the steps, nothing complicated at all. > > > > > > You have 427 and you want to take away 316. The way to do it quickly > and > > > easily in your head: > > > > > > 316 is three 100s, so take away three 100s. 427,327,227. And it is one > > 10. > > > Now we've got 217. And now we are taking away six 1s. > > > 216,215,214,213,212,211. Your answer. > > > > > > Judah > > > > > > > > > On Tue, May 20, 2014 at 11:47 AM, GMoney <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > yeah see that looks foreign to me....just like Cold Fusion did the > > first > > > > time I saw it. > > > > > > > > I'll have to LEARN a little bit, won't I? Then, i'll take that out > for > > a > > > > spin and see if I think i've learned something better, easier and > > faster. > > > > THen i'll be in a better position to offer an opinion on CC. > > > > > > > > > > > > On Tue, May 20, 2014 at 1:38 PM, Sam <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > The solution is on the top of the page. > > > > > 427 - 100 = 327 > > > > > - 100 = 227 > > > > > - 100 - 127 > > > > > - 10 = 117 > > > > > - 1 = 116 > > > > > - 1 = 115 > > > > > - 1 = 114 > > > > > - 1 = 113 > > > > > -1 = 112 > > > > > -1 = 111 answer > > > > > > > > > > . > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Tue, May 20, 2014 at 2:25 PM, GMoney <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Of course it is out of context. I have never seen the > instructions > > > for > > > > > how > > > > > > I'm supposed to approach a math problem using common core, so how > > am > > > i > > > > > > supposed to look at the example of a common core problem, and say > > how > > > > > > absurd it is???? > > > > > > > > > > > > Oh, wait, i know the answer to that: I"m supposed to have a > > knee-jerk > > > > > > emotional reaction to it, and then pass it along. THat's how > > "viral" > > > > > works, > > > > > > right? > > > > > > > > > > > > Sorry, i will not be used as a pawn. I'll THINK first. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| 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:370321 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/unsubscribe.cfm
