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[quote=Anonymous]Doing away with so much standardized testing is fine, and I think most people agree.  But, that is a different issue than OP's original post, and what many are posting about, that math under CC standards is bad or too basic or too easy.  The way I see math being taught under 2.0 (or CC standards) has a lot of merit.  Is it too slow for some, sure?  Is it too hard for others that have a hard time "explaining" things, maybe, although in the early grades the child can "explain" by drawing pictures and not just use words.

So, what does that mean?  That we should go back to the old way of teaching math?  People who are math oriented will do well in math regardless of how it is taught, because that is just how their brains work.  But for those that have a harder time with math, teaching them just rote doesn't cut it.  They need to learn numeracy, and rinse/repeat a few times to get it.  In MCPS, there is a path for kids to take more advanced math.  The "regular" path right now is for kids to take Algebra by 8th.  That's still pretty advanced.[/quote]

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