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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Its a disaster.  There are a few outliers on here who are trying to convince everyone that CC makes sense, and that anyone who opposes it is either an idiot or a right-wing nut job....or both I guess.

All I can tell you is that my DS hates it.  used to be a happy student, now our nights are filled with tears (from me,mom) because we find ourselves not being able to call upon our knowledge and math skills to solve a simple 6th grade math problem.  We have spent hours literally trolling websites for HOW TO videos.  Finally given up.  If he can't "get it" within the first 15 mins of trying he goes in with an incomplete homework assignment and a note telling the teacher that she needs to re-teach the content. [/quote]

If a lot of the kids in the class are having the same issue, then I would agree, the teacher needs to reteach it.

You probably can't figure it out either because 1. *you* are not used to  doing math that way, and are programmed to do it only that one way you were taught and/or 2. you may not be math savvy.

I'm finding that CC math is not just about numbers, but also involves a lot of reading comprehension and deciphering.  Perhaps you are weak in that area.  Some may say math should only be about numbers, but I would disagree.  Most real life math problems involve some reading comprehension.

I don't think kids should be taught math a certain way just so the parents can understand it.[/quote]

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