Sunday, September 1, 2013

Common Core Math: Wrong is Correct

School Official Says It Doesn’t Matter if Students Get Simple Math Wrong Under Common Core

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Several news outlets have seized on remarks made last month by Grayslake, Ill. Community Consolidated School District 46 curriculum coordinator Amanda August in which she said it matters less if students answer 3 x 4 incorrectly as long as they can explain how they arrived at their final answer.