I’m not qualified nor do I understand enough about Common Core (education curriculum) to take a side. The article I read today (@nytimes) though has the following choice quotes.
“We see kids,” she said, “they don’t want to go to school anymore.” – No shit, this has existed since school existed.
“I fear that they are creating a generation of young students who are learning to hate mathematics,” she said. – Really because mathematics was always loved by kids.
In interviews with a range of teachers in New York City, most said their students were doing higher-quality work than they had ever seen, and were talking aloud more often. But it has not come without sweat. Homework is more complex and takes longer, several said, and in some cases is frustrating parents. – Isn’t this the point of a solid curriculum?
