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 ...
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.
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)
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.
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. #;^)
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.
Spot on!
I watched The Giver last night-fits right in.
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!
Whoever designed that deserves the death penalty
I don't think that's allowed here.
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.
The finger abacus?
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.
Good Lord ...
The finger abacus is your hands.
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!
Fair enough. I love dim sum.
The only French I know is menu French
” 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!
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