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[quote=Anonymous]I know someone whose kids are in K and 2 and she said both kids are constantly asked to cite evidence for their claims (whether or not they're reading). It's contrived, frustrating, a kill-joy, and unnecessary.  Just because CC wants kids to know a skill by 12th grade does NOT mean they have to teach it and drill it from K on up.  My 7th grader is being asked to do way too much analysis of text, find supporting evidence, bla bla bla, and way too little creative writing or even just plain essay writing.  It is overkill and is already leading to burnout. Same (and even worse) with math.  Just because at the college level you hope a student can perform some mathematics problem-solving and explain how and why they did it does not mean that they have to do this starting in K!  It is very difficult to explain some of these things, and the verbal skills needed originate in a different area of the brain from the math skills.  Why not concentrate on really teaching a solid foundation in math facts, problem-solving, and fluency and worry about explaining answers when they're a little older, like HS.  As it is now, kids who are talented in math and could really get to a high level are being discouraged because it is hard for them to explain how or why they did something.  My kid can do math calcalculations very fast in his head, almost at an unconscious level.  That is a talent that should be celebrated.  Instead he has to feel he is not good at math because he has trouble writing about it (though he is a good writer in English).  How bout emphasizing whatever skills are needed for college in, say, 11th and 12th grades, and let the earlier years be more natural, rigorous relative to the actual content and needed skills, and enjoyable?  [/quote]

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