re: Dad Writes Gag Check to Son's Elementary School Using Common Core Math

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Republicans are all about making sure the education supply corporations get paid. And democrats want more government control over education.

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And libertarians know that the federal government has no constitutional authority over education, know the 10th amendment, and want to shut down the department of education and let the states decide.

He admits he actually didn't send the check.

Parents hate common core math because they don't understand it and can't help their children with homework like they can with other subjects. If a parent doesn't understand enough to help their children, the children are doomed because schools sure aren't getting it done during school hours.

WTF is wrong with the way we've been doing math since we figured out what math was?


Was this designed to bring the bottom up or bring the top down (like everything else they've done to education in the last 40 years.)

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I'm all for states rights, and smaller government. I don't know how the common core math works, but it's amazing that people are so closed minded about new ways of learning. If everything stays stagnant, there is no progress. Better ways of learning should be desired, not shunned. Especially here in LA, where the education is so terrible.

This guy writing a common core problem is the stupidest shite I have seen all day. Would the bank take it if it were a traditional math equation? What a dumbass. I understand he is frustrated because he can't help his child with their homework, but his response immature.

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This is 50 times more dumb than what that guy did. Holy shite I thought you were better than this.

I'm not saying that I support common core, I don't know enough about it to know what it is. I've seen the FB post with the simple math problem. But to dismiss an idea, just because it looks different (and it does look strange to me) is crazy. Just because we learned one way, doesn't mean there isn't a better way. If they are teaching this in conjunction with traditional ways of learning, it can only help in the students understanding of math. I can't say this is better, I'm saying that it's worth a look. It shouldn't be dismissed just because it's different.

I am pretty much against Federal involvement in most everything, education included. I believe the states need to be doing everything possible to push education and further learning on their own, they shouldn't give the feds a reason to try and push their own agenda. It seems that everyone is jumping at the opportunity to bash and trash this method of teaching. Is common core the answer? Hell if I know, but I think people should keep an open mind.

Forget about "Common Core". That brings in lots of other issues. It's about Eureka math. Common Core does not have to use Eureka math.

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the OT has become just a tired useless rehash of Facebook.

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who knew facebook was so cool.

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Or... maybe the entire point is to teach kids how math works, not just how to add two fricking numbers together.

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But that's the problem. How math works is actually....hard. There are entire college level courses devoted to number and set theory. And only math majors take them, because only math majors can understand them.

Young children are way better at memorization than complete comprehension, which is why it's better to teach them HOW to do than to teach them WHY to do.