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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote]This is not a standard. This is one of the math practices underlying the individual math standards, along with "Make sense of problems and persevere in solving them" and "Reason abstractly and quantitatively". Do you disagree with these principles? It sounds like you agree with them. [/quote]

What the previous poster is pointing out is that a traditional "PROOF" does exactly this. Identifying the error state and providing a mathematical proof is a far more accurate and correct manner to express understanding and mastery of the concept. It also builds the foundation for higher level math.

Translating this into words and paragraph form to provide a written, english assignment type response to explain your reasoning is beyond ridiculous and flat out wrong. MCPS has embraced this idea that math needs to become a verbal art form to the point where they are now teaching kids incorrect concepts and accepting wrong answers. There is a reason why math developed a different set of symbols, numbers and equations to express the concepts instead of just using oral and written verbiage!! Its not only cumbersome but translating mathematical concepts into english prose often yields the wrong result. We see this again and again on all the poorly worded word problems from MCPS. Now, they are teaching the students to screw up math. [/quote]

Which Common Core standard requires you to write paragraph-length essays to identify math errors? Please find it for me, because I can't find it for myself.

(For what it's worth, MCPS has also not yet required my child to write paragraph-length essays to identify math errors, but maybe MCPS has required other children to do so.)

And if the argument is that the Common Core is bad because it calls for students to construct viable arguments and critique the reasoning of others, which people were already doing that before the Common Core -- well, I don't understand that argument. Would the Common Core be better if it didn't call for students to construct viable arguments and critique the reasoning of others?[/quote]

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