Quote:I'm glad Virginia opted out of Common Core.  I know my wife as a teacher (and a mother) is glad we did too.  

 

Honestly what's good for one student, might not be good for another.  Our eldest three daughters have all had trouble with math, and they all use different methods that work for them.  (It's no surprise they have trouble with math, both me and their mother were terrible at math).  


Teachers work with students on an individual basis.  They can see for themselves what works and what doesn't.  And no two students are the same.  Everybody's mind works differently.  Teachers need more control over how they teach.  What we really needs is more good teachers.  The position doesn't get the respect it deserves. 

Common Core is not just impractical in its model of teaching, but unconstitutional in the way that it can essentially dictate a State's educational standards, and then force those same standards to be taught by the teachers themselves. I remember reading a story about a 5th grade boy who had Math homework which was being taught under the CC curriculum, and even the Dad who was an electrical engineer couldn't figure it out. Eventually, he just left a note at the bottom of the page telling the teacher off about how dumb and impractical the problem was, and that it was a waste of effort overall.

 

 

I'm glad that I've never had to deal with any of this garbage.

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