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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote]Students will get better math instruction now under Common Core, it is clear. 
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NO.  You clearly have not seen some of the math homework that teachers are giving.  They are trying to meet the standards. [/quote]

What I have seen is the bad homework over the past four years that my daughter has been given as teachers tried to meet the standards from K-3 in math in the state of MD&gt;   It is clear now looking at all those old expectations that there was very little attention paid to actually developing appropriate math skills (including fluency with basic facts).   The new standards make a lot more sense.   They focus on a few areas in details instead of trying to cover everything (including statistics and data analysis) in Kindergarten.

I love the fact that my child has been focusing on fractions for the past 8 weeks in 4th grade.   The Common Core standards for fourth grade have a heavy emphasis on fractions and on developing a solid understanding of them.   Instead of a 2 or 3 week unit on fractions and then moving on to the next, unrelated thing (AKA a sprial curriculum) they are spending enough time on this one area to cover it thoroughly.   This is a good thing.[/quote]

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