Jeb was saying in the interview with Megan Kelly that the damndable Common Core was meant to be run by the states and that it applies to only Math and Science, contrary to the rumor that it includes Social Science, which it does not.
He said the Common Core math reasoning is meant to prepare more students for taking Algebra and touted the Florida success among black students as well as all students who led the nation in proficiency, or something like that.
There are reams of video of little grade school girls and boys bursting into tears trying to do their homework in Common Core math. It is the saddest thing I ever saw. Something doesn’t fit, between what Jeb said and the reality on the ground. I hate everything I know about Common Core.
Why then didn’t Kelly give him an example of the ridiculous math problems that stump even the top tier math students? That was on video also for anyone to see.
It would be nice to be wrong about this. The USA is way below par in Math and Science and truly something needs to change, but the proof of the pain it causes can be seen and makes students despise Math.
This was never a problem in the colonial days when eleven year olds could serve as secretaries in France for their diplomat fathers. See the story of President Adams, I believe it was. What happen was we ceded our kids to the Lefty academics and never put a stop to the intentional dumbing down happening all around us in public education.
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I heard Kelly days ago bring up Common Core and she said the math was ridiculous - she said, “Have you seen those math questions?” and she rolled her eyes as though they are nuts. She does not like Common Core.