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5×3=5+5+5

The teacher is wrong to take off points, but this is a flawed critique of Common Core. Continue reading

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Adults can calculate with fractions

Diane Ravitch’s blog recently posted a piece by a math teacher named Stephanie Sawyer who complains about the new Common Core math standards. I certainly have my own concerns about the Common Core (probably a topic for a separate post), … Continue reading

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