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Common Core Question Asks: "There are 25 Sheep and 5 Dogs in a Flock. How Old is the Shepherd?"
Pundit Press ^ | 10/17/14 | Aurelius

Posted on 10/17/2014 11:21:49 AM PDT by therightliveswithus

In an intentional attempt to study and potentially confuse children, children were asked "There are 25 sheep and 5 dogs in a flock. How old is the shepherd?" Why might you ask this supposedly common-core aligned question?

According to the teachers who created this problem, it is to teach students that they must:

1. Explain the meaning of a problem.

2. Plan a solution pathway rather than simply jumping into a solution attempt.

3. Continually ask themselves, "Does this make sense?"

This question has actually been researched for years, and is still being asked to children. Today, however, it is now considered aligned with the common core because it forces children to think about their strategies in answering questions.

So, how did students actually answer the question? As expected, with a great amount of confusion: Common Core Math

And:

Common Core Math2

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TOPICS: Politics
KEYWORDS: commoncore; education; math; school
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To: Dilbert San Diego
What is heavier, a pound of lead or a pound of feathers???

No fair. That has a real, logical answer.

101 posted on 10/17/2014 1:35:24 PM PDT by Pearls Before Swine
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To: polymuser
How do you get down from an elephant?
102 posted on 10/17/2014 1:37:45 PM PDT by Know et al (Keep on Freepin'!!!)
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To: Know et al

Vote independent?


103 posted on 10/17/2014 1:38:20 PM PDT by cornelis
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To: Know et al
You don't get down from an elephant, you get down from a goose.
104 posted on 10/17/2014 1:39:11 PM PDT by Know et al (Keep on Freepin'!!!)
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To: Mich Patriot
Roosters don’t lay eggs.

Transphobe. How do you know he doesn't feel like a hen inside? You're supposed to play along.

105 posted on 10/17/2014 1:39:43 PM PDT by RegulatorCountry
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To: cornelis
Rarely.
106 posted on 10/17/2014 1:42:21 PM PDT by Know et al (Keep on Freepin'!!!)
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To: Know et al

Heh, I get it.


107 posted on 10/17/2014 1:42:36 PM PDT by HandyDandy (Don't make-up stuff. It just wastes everybody's time.)
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To: cornelis
You don't get down from a donkey either.
108 posted on 10/17/2014 1:43:46 PM PDT by Know et al (Keep on Freepin'!!!)
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To: therightliveswithus

The correct answer is,

In order to insure that the shepherd is not discriminating against the sheep through the homocentric imposition of his will, vis-a-vis the dogs, and to ensure the a non-specie hostile workplace environment is protected, a blue ribbon panel should be convened to examine the alternatives to the practice of shepherding in general, the inequity of duties required of the dogs, and the deprivation of wool from the flock without their express consent. To preserve the integrity of the investigation the consumption of lamb will be prohibited and no questions will be taken until the relevant parties submit their briefs.


109 posted on 10/17/2014 2:16:54 PM PDT by outofsalt ( If history teaches us anything it's that history rarely teaches us anything.)
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To: therightliveswithus

Makes as much sense as this other CC problem:

A girl wants to give each of her friends stickers. How many stickers does she buy so she won’t have any left over?

I guess no one noticed that the number of friends she had was omitted or it just didn’t matter????


110 posted on 10/17/2014 5:34:22 PM PDT by Thank You Rush
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To: 11th_VA

what do you call a Korean that owns one dog?

a vegetarian


111 posted on 10/17/2014 5:50:15 PM PDT by rolling_stone (1984)
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To: Know et al

You can get down from both. Still, go ahead and vote.


112 posted on 10/17/2014 6:29:38 PM PDT by cornelis
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To: 11th_VA

I would have said, chef...:)


113 posted on 10/17/2014 6:32:20 PM PDT by Delta Dawn (Fluent in two languages: English and cursive.)
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To: CrazyIvan

Do transgendered birds still taste like chicken?


114 posted on 10/17/2014 6:36:28 PM PDT by Delta Dawn (Fluent in two languages: English and cursive.)
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To: therightliveswithus

This is by far the least idiotic thing I’ve seen attributed to “Common Core.”

Most of what I’ve seen is teaching children to do math in completely dysfunctional, inefficient ways that I invented for myself long after I developed a Math Block in the second grade.


115 posted on 10/17/2014 8:28:42 PM PDT by Arthur McGowan
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To: cornelis
That's a very valid point,If you discount the type of down I was referring to.

Thanks for your reply FRiend.

116 posted on 10/18/2014 6:14:05 AM PDT by Know et al (Keep on Freepin'!!!)
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To: Know et al

Because it’s a RINO.


117 posted on 10/18/2014 8:11:45 AM PDT by polymuser ( Enough is enough.)
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To: polymuser
LOL! Good point poly.
118 posted on 10/18/2014 8:25:16 AM PDT by Know et al (Keep on Freepin'!!!)
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To: RegulatorCountry
Transphobe. How do you know he doesn't feel like a hen inside? You're supposed to play along.

LOL...I just read your response. Too funny!

119 posted on 10/20/2014 11:04:30 AM PDT by Mich Patriot (Pitch black is the new "transparent.")
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