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[quote=Anonymous][quote]As the Common Core makes its way into real-life classrooms, I hope teachers are able to adjust its guidelines as they fit. I hope, for instance, that teachers will still be allowed to introduce the standard method for addition and subtraction in second grade rather than waiting until fourth. I also hope that teachers who favor direct instruction over an inquiry-based approach will be given this freedom."

Wait, what? Where in the Common Core does it say that teachers are not allowed to introduce the standard algorithm for addition and subtraction until fourth grade?

Common core doesn't say it's "not allowed" - Common core is a minimum standard. You can teach whatever you like, and however you like, provided you at least meet the minimum standard.[/quote]

True enough, but the problem comes when the tests are aligned to the CC and the student is asked to solve the problem the CC way (and show their work).  If the student does not show his work the way CC wants it done, he loses points.  So the teacher is definitely forced to teach the CC method.  Of course the teacher can add other methods, but the student has to have enough practice with the CC method in order to pass the mandated test (and they are still mandated).[/quote]

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