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[quote=Anonymous]We have a pretty advanced DS who can do pretty much everything on the CC list but I have the opposite reaction to the goals as the OP. 
There are many ways to interpret some of these goals.
For instance,

CCSS.Math.Content.K.G.B.4 Analyze and compare two- and three-dimensional shapes, in different sizes and orientations, using informal language to describe their similarities, differences, parts (e.g., number of sides and vertices/“corners”) and other attributes (e.g., having sides of equal length).

Can your DC tell the difference between a 90 degree angle and one that is not one? He/she may not understand how to measure angles and what 90 degrees is but he/she will probably start to understand the concept of how lines that intersect at different angles create different shapes. I would be surprised, OP, if your DC understands this. Our DS certainly doesn't.

CCSS.Math.Content.K.G.B.6 Compose simple shapes to form larger shapes. For example, “Can you join these two triangles with full sides touching to make a rectangle?”

This is the start of understanding fractions/geometry. Our DS gets that you can put two triangles to make a rectangle. And two squares. And that you could use two triangles and two squares to make two rectangles of the same size.. But we've certainly never explained that both the triangles and the squares contain half the area of the rectangle. And that the area of the triangle = the area of the square.

I would like to think that working on the CC goals in K would give our DS time to start to understand these larger concepts at a deep level.

There has been a lot of debate at MCPS about math standards and accelerating kids through the curriculum too fast. Sure, some kids here get to Algebra 2 faster than in other districts but some teachers have argued that many of the kids are just memorizing formulas and they don't really understand this stuff and the result is that they are scoring lower in standardized tests.[/quote]

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