Monday, November 4, 2013

Would your first grader pass this weird Common Core math test?


"What is a “related subtraction sentence?” If you don’t know, you may not be able to pass a mathematics exam designed for first graders under the Common Core curriculum guidelines.

Carol Burris, an acclaimed New York high school principal who writes a blog about education issues, recently posted a first grade math test that one of her employee’s daughters had failed. The test–which caught the eye of The Washington Post’s Valerie Strauss–features several questions with awkward wording that could trip up adults, to say nothing of six-year-olds.

Pearson [the test developer] has also been criticized for designing worksheets with politically leading questions. A section on possessive nouns contains statements such as, “The commands of government officials must be obeyed by all,” and “An individual’s wants are less important than the nation’s well-being.”     [The Daily Caller]

THIS IS PRECISELY THE PROBLEM WITH THE COMMON CORE STANDARDS - ONE OF MANY INHERENT IN THE "STANDARDS"

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