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A Teacher’s Aide & School CEO Were Asked About Common Core.
Independent Journal ^ | June 25,2016 | Y KAYLA BRANDON

Posted on 06/25/2016 7:42:48 AM PDT by Hojczyk

When Independent Journal Review asked Donald Hense, Chair and CEO of Friendship Public Charter Schools in D.C., if he felt that Common Core’s way of solving math problems is working, he said “give it time”

:We’re no longer saying 2 + 2 = 4; it has taken some time and it’s going to take some time for teachers to become proficient.”et,

I’ve met two teachers’ assistants, who make less than 12K a year, one who had been on the job for 20 years. Through tears, she said, “we were there to help these confused students after the lessons, with their homework; Common Core math was impossible for them and for us. I felt so inadequate, I had to leave the kids, this was the last straw.”

(Excerpt) Read more at ijr.com ...


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To: Protect the Bill of Rights

I doubt I would ever make anything above a D if I had to learn that crap.

Oh, it’s simple...
A-b=c
A-c+b=d
and if you add in white privilege it comes to F.


61 posted on 06/25/2016 10:28:13 AM PDT by tet68 ( " We would not die in that man's company, that fears his fellowship to die with us...." Henry V.)
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To: petitfour

My high school algebra teacher was my track coach.

(Those who can’t teach, teach gym.) LOL. Yah, had to take remedial algebra my freshman year of college :o)


62 posted on 06/25/2016 10:32:48 AM PDT by glock rocks (Political Correctness is fascism disguised as manners. -- George Carlin)
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To: FredZarguna
Consider the intervals: A = (-∞, 12] and B = (-∞, 32] both intervals are ∈ ℬ and thus Lebesgue measurable.

The characteristic function χA vanishes identically on (12, +∞) while the characteristic function χB has support only (-∞, 32]. Both functions are measurable, so their difference χB - χA is measurable.

Thus: ∫ χB - χA = ∫ χB - ∫ χA = 20.

Hope this helps more clearly illustrate the concepts of basic subtraction for small children.

63 posted on 06/25/2016 10:38:53 AM PDT by FredZarguna (And what Rough Beast, its hour come round at last, slouches toward Fifth Avenue to be born?)
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To: Hojczyk

When I was younger and still had some usable Brain Cells, I was able to figure out most Math problems in my head. Can’t describe it, I just looked at the Problem and “bingo”.

Because of that, I always got the “show your work” comment from the Teacher. The correct answer wasn’t the issue, it’s how you arrived at the solution.

Now that I’m a old guy with ten years worth of Chemotherapy under my belt, I am running neck and neck with Barbara Boxer on the intelligence meter. #;^)


64 posted on 06/25/2016 10:50:10 AM PDT by Kickass Conservative (Hillary Clinton has killed four more People than Three Mile Island.)
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To: Resettozero

Then they are destinated for failure. Educators can’t see the forest for the trees and the problem with the education system is the parents. Two strikes against any child who has a bad home life.


65 posted on 06/25/2016 10:54:14 AM PDT by dhs12345
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To: hanamizu

Spot on!


66 posted on 06/25/2016 10:55:30 AM PDT by dhs12345
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To: papertyger
I’m old school too, but I have enough background in higher math to see what they’re trying to do, and it’s a sound approach that will put the average kid on par with “our” best math students.

That's reasonable. Perhaps the benefits of teaching "mathematics" via this new line of understanding/comprehension will bring about a much-improved and independently-thinking citizenry, superior to the slide-rule users, in the next generation or two (or three). Or perhaps...not.

(Neither you nor I know how this will turn out. You are much more optimistic than am I.)
67 posted on 06/25/2016 11:19:30 AM PDT by Resettozero
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To: dhs12345
Two strikes against any child who has a bad home life.

And are not really certain where they live permanently or whether their granny is their mother or if granny's live-in boyfriend this month is their daddy or the daddy of any of their quarter-siblings, whoever they are in fact.
68 posted on 06/25/2016 11:23:24 AM PDT by Resettozero
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To: The_Republic_Of_Maine

I watched The Giver last night-fits right in.


69 posted on 06/25/2016 12:25:45 PM PDT by Protect the Bill of Rights
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To: Nifster

My little buddy was taught the Chinese method of Math everyday after school by her Shanghai-born Mom/ She excelled in math and skipped two grades. Started college at 16, Chemistry and Bio-Mechanical Engineering. I could never figure out what she was learning because she and her Mom did it all in Mandarin!


70 posted on 06/25/2016 12:28:01 PM PDT by Dr. Bogus Pachysandra (Don't touch that thing Don't let anybody touch that thing!I'm a Doctor and I won't touch that thing!)
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To: Stosh

Whoever designed that deserves the death penalty


71 posted on 06/25/2016 12:40:15 PM PDT by samtheman (Trump For America.)
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To: hanamizu
Should have proof read!

I don't think that's allowed here.

72 posted on 06/25/2016 12:52:03 PM PDT by TangoLimaSierra
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To: Protect the Bill of Rights

Over the last few years, more and more often, applicants tell us “what the ‘School’ felt I should do”.

At first we laughed about it, but not any longer, Now, we take the time to train.

You would not believe how many cannot sign and application.


73 posted on 06/25/2016 2:10:28 PM PDT by The_Republic_Of_Maine (politicians beware)
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To: Dr. Bogus Pachysandra

The finger abacus?


74 posted on 06/25/2016 2:14:32 PM PDT by Nifster (I see puppy dogs in the clouds)
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To: Nifster

They both could use the abacus, at lightening speed, but the lessons were about math, not really relying at all on the abacus. The Chinese have a different approah.


75 posted on 06/25/2016 2:28:38 PM PDT by Dr. Bogus Pachysandra (Don't touch that thing Don't let anybody touch that thing!I'm a Doctor and I won't touch that thing!)
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To: FredZarguna

Good Lord ...


76 posted on 06/25/2016 2:32:32 PM PDT by glock rocks (Political Correctness is fascism disguised as manners. -- George Carlin)
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To: Dr. Bogus Pachysandra

The finger abacus is your hands.


77 posted on 06/25/2016 2:38:34 PM PDT by Nifster (I see puppy dogs in the clouds)
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To: Nifster

I didn’t know that! Interesting. I never hung around during Yi’s lessons though, as they were conducted in Mandarin. The only Mandarin I know is how to order Tripe at Dim Sum!


78 posted on 06/25/2016 2:46:48 PM PDT by Dr. Bogus Pachysandra (Don't touch that thing Don't let anybody touch that thing!I'm a Doctor and I won't touch that thing!)
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To: Dr. Bogus Pachysandra

Fair enough. I love dim sum.

The only French I know is menu French


79 posted on 06/25/2016 2:58:41 PM PDT by Nifster (I see puppy dogs in the clouds)
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To: Nifster

” I love dim sum.”

Next time ask New-bye-Yih. Nu at you normal frequency. Then “bye” at a a lower pitch. Then back a bit above the frequency of of “new” for the “yih. You’ll impress the waitress, and the stuff is delicious!


80 posted on 06/25/2016 3:25:54 PM PDT by Dr. Bogus Pachysandra (Don't touch that thing Don't let anybody touch that thing!I'm a Doctor and I won't touch that thing!)
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