Parents clash with Common Core math in homework debates
The nationwide push of Common Core math standards sparks parent anger and tears as families struggle with unfamiliar terms, four methods of adding, and tangled division. Critics call it too advanced while proponents say it builds problem solving and understanding, not just the right answer.
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New York EngageNY Common Core math prompts show grade 2 addition and subtraction tasks using place value charts and number bonds, grade 4 multiplication with disks and partial products, and a word problem about Cindy’s shortcut for 3 24. The items invite explanation and justification with models.
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Allison Lienhard, a Pennsylvania parent, says homework sessions with her 10-year-old end in tears as she questions the conceptual approach of the Common Core math program developed after the state joined the national standards in 2010. She favors concrete number work over abstract methods.
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