re: Evidence that Common Core is garbage continues to mount

Yep. I see both sides. My point on the standard method is that it contributes to us being the vast minority. People go from getting all As and Bs in math to feeling like a bomb went off when they get to the college stuff. Would be great if there was a way to bridge that gap.

Common core's biggest problem is that it requires you to learn the actual math behind it which obviously is a lot harder. And of course that parents and teachers don't know it as well and in some cases actively fight it. It also seems to introduce some concepts too early for the average student.
My wife is a teacher and it's been a nightmare for her down here.