Posted on 04/26/2015 12:04:20 PM PDT by RoosterRedux
I AM afraid you’re eligible to read this column only if you can answer this question faced by eighth graders around the world:
What is the sum of the three consecutive whole numbers with 2n as the middle number?
A. 6n+3
B. 6n
C. 6n-1
D. 6n-3
More than three-quarters of South Korean kids answered correctly (it is B). Only 37 percent of American kids were correct, lagging their peers from Iran, Indonesia and Ghana.
We know Johnny can’t read; it appears that Johnny is even worse at counting.
The Educational Testing Service released a global report finding that young adults from the United States rank poorly in reading but are even worse in math — the worst of all countries tested. This is the generation that will be in the labor force for the next half-century, struggling to compete with citizens of other countries.
It’s not just that American results are dragged down by poverty. Even American millennials with graduate degrees score near the bottom of international ranks in numeracy.
We interrupt this column for another problem:
How many degrees does a minute hand of a clock turn through from 6:20 a.m. to 8 a.m. on the same day?
A. 680 degrees
B. 600 degrees
C. 540 degrees
D. 420 degrees
Only 22 percent of American eighth-graders correctly answered B, below Palestinians, Turks and Armenians.
(Excerpt) Read more at nytimes.com ...
Common Core has really messed with mathematics. To the point that parents are unable to understand it and therefore unable to help their children with homework.
Only the government indoctrination center has the answer and an explanation of how the answer is derived. Thus, the gic takes the place of parents.
LOL!
“Gettin’ real tired of your s**t, Peter.”
What does n mean? :-)
No problem with the computers in the classrooms. The problem is with the teachers and even more with the administrators found there.
Return schools to local control? You betcha. 99% of the problem solved.
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