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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote]In Kindergarten, for example, students are now expected to perform a greater variety of tasks and use a greater variety of strategies for counting, adding and subtracting within 5, and demonstrating place value for numbers through 20. On the other hand, they are no longer expected to understand the concept of a half, recognize coins, tell time to the hour, or work with rulers or other measurement tools.

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There is an assumption that the teachers will go through the lessons and the students will learn the first time.  I have taught K children who could not count.  Teaching place value will require a lot of growth and time.  And, you still have to teach other subjects.[/quote]

Who is making the assumption that the teachers will go through the lessons once and students will learn the first time?  Common Core makes the recommendation that 50% of the year in Kindergarten math should be spent on activities to develop counting skills, and an understanding of the counting principle.  In order to make room for this, they have removed other skills from the Kindergarten standards. [/quote]

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