Yes, I have grandchildren who are suffering through the most obtuse and confusing math program I have ever seen. As a math teacher I can attest that
kids will be totally turned off math by this idiocy. It’s a shame because math is not only useful but beautiful.
Turned off for just math? I’ll bet that they’ll be turned off to everything having to do with school.
Horribly worded math problems that are hard to decipher the question.
Mandates to show your work AND explain the logic. Explaining the logic is a waste of time for simple issues, only useful when you need to figure out what is wrong with a child’s problem solving method.
They want you to draw everything out when real life requires rapid mental reasoning.
Kids lose points for just solving the problem, even when the answer is right.
Political BS seeps into everything, from science to math.