Toggle navigation
Toggle navigation
Home
DCUM Forums
Nanny Forums
Events
About DCUM
Advertising
Search
Recent Topics
Hottest Topics
FAQs and Guidelines
Privacy Policy
Your current identity is: Anonymous
Login
Preview
Subject:
Forum Index
»
Schools and Education General Discussion
Reply to "Have you all read this editorial about Common Core testing?"
Subject:
Emoticons
More smilies
Text Color:
Default
Dark Red
Red
Orange
Brown
Yellow
Green
Olive
Cyan
Blue
Dark Blue
Violet
White
Black
Font:
Very Small
Small
Normal
Big
Giant
Close Marks
[quote=Anonymous]Other than the one with the pennies and the cup, I don't see the problem with this test. Do I know what a subtraction sentence is? No. But do I think that that is a term that has probably been taught to the kids taking this test? Yes. And this absolutely looks like a useful way to do math. This critique from the article is particularly bad: "Notice that the first Finnish math objective incorporates the importance of students deriving satisfaction and pleasure from problem solving. In contrast, the Common Core does not speak of enjoyment but rather “a habitual inclination to see mathematics as sensible, useful, and worthwhile, coupled with a belief in diligence and one’s own efficacy.” The American version is basically a description of how math (or any subject) becomes a source of satisfaction and pleasure to a kid. What does she think the Finns are doing to make math enjoyable for their kids? Bribing them with candy? [/quote]
Options
Disable HTML in this message
Disable BB Code in this message
Disable smilies in this message
Review message
Search
Recent Topics
Hottest Topics
