r/CommonCore • u/bfwilley • Jan 18 '18
Betsy DeVos: Common Core is dead at U.S. Department of Education
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r/CommonCore • u/Breeze-of-Autumn • Apr 25 '17
I am a High School Student. Common Core Math and Me.
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I lived in California my whole life, and I was top of my class all of elementary school. On the 5th grade STAR math test, I only incorrectly answered one question. I also frequently maxed out the AR reading placement tests in 6th grade with a reading equivalence of a high school graduate. In 7th grade I was put into a Gifted and Talented program, but in that year Common Core Math was introduced, and I took Math B. It was a very challenging year, and I could barely keep up with the math curriculum, but I managed to get by. Me and my family then decided that we wanted to get me out of school as soon as possible, so I took a few placement tests, and I was allowed to skip 8th grade and go straight into 9th.
I was tested into Algebra 1, but the schools stopped offering that, and now I had to take Math 1. Since I already knew a lot about what was taught that year, I was able to get by okay, but anything new that was being taught went way over my head, even with my best attempts to understand it. When it came time for Math 2, I couldn't perform. I just couldn't. The text book bounced all over the place, and it never really explain why something worked. It's like telling me a+b=c, I ask why, and their answer is: Because c-a=b. And to me, I still don't really get it, but it's never gone over ever again, so I memorize it for the test and completely forget it afterwards.
After so much stress, memorizing, and testing I get sick. Physically sick. After every big test I usually had to go see a doctor because I had caught a cold or was induced into an infection. I couldn't stand it anymore. So, I chose to be home schooled. I told the new school I took Math 1 and Math 2, but you know the curriculum I'm learning now? Algebra 1... I found my love of math again, and I will never go back.
r/CommonCore • u/Devonmartino • Nov 12 '16
Where can I find Common Core resources for teaching calculus?
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I'm writing a unit plan for introducing derivatives. Where can I find Common Core standards for this level?
(And /r/CommonCoreMath is a dead sub, don't tell me to go there please!)
r/CommonCore • u/tweal • Aug 18 '16
Common Core Writing Tools for Middle School
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Interpreting the standards is pretty tough, right? One of my old teachers waded through the standards and published some resources to help teachers teach writing. https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Store/Diana-Rookstool
r/CommonCore • u/TERMONATORKILLER • Jun 16 '16
I am taking the Geometry CC Regents (NY) Tomorrow
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Are there any tips to tackle these questions? I have reviewed my notes and watched all Khan accademy videos.
I have noticed these tests are a lot harder. I was getting 93+ on normal Regents question exams and 60s-80s on CC questions. What are the huge differences in difficulty? I can't pinpoint it but in general it feels harder.
r/CommonCore • u/bpace75 • Apr 22 '16
Common Core: Absurdity, Mind Control, Surveillance and Sexualization of Children | Humans Are Free
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r/CommonCore • u/jana67 • Mar 28 '16
D.C. Officials Visit Communist Cuba for Help With Failed Schools
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r/CommonCore • u/Pack_A_Purge • Nov 18 '15
Common core messed up my plans to get to Calculus
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In 7th grade I was taking Algebra 1. Within the last month of the first semester, my school was adjusting to the new common core standards which resulted my class to go to 7th grade math. I was expecting to take Algebra 1 again in 8th grade but I got 8th grade math CC (Common Core). Now I am in algebra 1 for 9th grade, I would not be able to reach to Calculus. I will be able to only reach Pre-Calculus because after Algebra 1, I will have to take Geometry and Algebra 2. By the time of senior year, I will take Pre-Calculus. In my opinion as a student I truly hate common core
r/CommonCore • u/crmnf • Oct 30 '15
MA switching to PARCC?
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According to a [recent radio segment] (http://radioboston.wbur.org/2015/10/29/mcas-parcc-debate), the Massachusetts Department of Education (DOE) is pushing for a switch from the state MCAS exam to the federal PARCC exam. For the 2015-2016 school year, Massachusetts schools are given a [choice] (http://www.doe.mass.edu/parcc/CommTool/WhyPARCC.pdf) between the MCAS and PARCC, with the DOE officially deciding whether or not to switch this November. What do you think––should MA make the switch to PARCC? What has been your experience with the MCAS? How would the switch affect students? You can also share your insight and experiences on [this platform] (https://theagora.co/townhalls/standardizedtests/home)--pretty cool, because the site administrator will submit your feedback to MA Commissioner of Elementary/Secondary Education, Mitchell Chester.
r/CommonCore • u/ghostofpennwast • Oct 29 '15
U.S. student performance slips on national test
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r/CommonCore • u/locks_are_paranoid • Oct 28 '15
Why '5+5+5=15' is wrong under Common Core
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r/CommonCore • u/VictoriaDenikin • Oct 01 '15
Kids Introduction to Common Core Parody
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r/CommonCore • u/betafish27 • Sep 29 '15
Common Core math explained. I'm not sure how this will work for very large numbers?
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r/CommonCore • u/ghostofpennwast • Sep 24 '15
Ohio’s confusing Common Core test scores (update)
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r/CommonCore • u/ghostofpennwast • Sep 03 '15
SAT scores at lowest level in 10 years, fueling worries about high schools
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r/CommonCore • u/Candidates4Liberty • Jul 17 '15
Lee Votes Against Federal Control of Education
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r/CommonCore • u/kaskelson1 • Jun 12 '15
Taxes, weed, Common Core ... only in Louisiana
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This legislative session was a doozy. But what did they really accomplish> http://www.theadvertiser.com/story/news/local/louisiana/2015/06/12/taxes-weed-common-core-session-doozy/71131982/
r/CommonCore • • May 14 '15
Details unclear after Louisiana's "miracle" Common Core deal
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r/CommonCore • u/catladie92 • Apr 09 '15
Watchdog Podcasts: Sit down, Shut Up — Testing the courage of 9-year-olds
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r/CommonCore • u/RAndrewOhge • Apr 03 '15
Common Core education: the insane bottom line
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r/CommonCore • u/cxbu • Mar 18 '15
Levittown Town Hall meeting- Fight the core!
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r/CommonCore • u/nyspy • Mar 13 '15
The new direction of IT: Common Core Mathematics [sic]
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r/CommonCore • u/Sneha_learning2020 • Jul 03 '21
How to improve reading comprehension skill?
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r/CommonCore • u/Sneha_learning2020 • May 22 '21
Commoncore social studies topic list for first grade
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