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greatlaurel

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14. You failed to go to the link, where the worksheet is clearly labeled from Mifflin-Harcourt.
Mon Sep 22, 2014, 08:50 AM
Sep 2014

The worksheet is labeled that it is from the Mifflin-Harcourt Publishing Co. The worksheet is also labeled Lesson 1.8 Common Core Standard CC5 NBT6 Perform operations with multi-digit whole numbers and with decimals to hundreds.

Therefore, this worksheet is not from the specific school or district. It is from one of the major publishing companies that are selling common core aligned products to the public schools.

This worksheet is ridiculously complicated for children new to the concept of division. How in the world is a kid supposed to know to break the 70 into 50 and 20? Why not 35 and 35 or 60 and 10? For someone who does not think in number patterns, this is an impossible assignment.

How in the world as a parent do you help a kid navigate this? It would be far more productive and far less demoralizing to teach kids how to conduct basic math operations first. They can understand the patterns of math then move into number theory. Elementary school kids are not developmentally ready for abstract concepts. By shoving this stuff at them at developmentally incorrect ages, it damages their ability to learn abstract concepts later on in their development.


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I THINK this is an issue of the specific school or district applying it incorrectly. RandySF Sep 2014 #1
I think Arne is planning on requiring the same of special ed students as regular. madfloridian Sep 2014 #2
The problem is you can't expect the same of special ed students davidpdx Sep 2014 #10
which appears to be one of the problems with common core, elleng Sep 2014 #3
You failed to go to the link, where the worksheet is clearly labeled from Mifflin-Harcourt. greatlaurel Sep 2014 #14
The father's frustration is totally understandable. LibDemAlways Sep 2014 #4
I agree. I taught "new" math concepts always in the primary. But first I taught basics. madfloridian Sep 2014 #6
I was tasked with teaching two special needs LibDemAlways Sep 2014 #7
"They will be made to feel like failures." Manifestor_of_Light Sep 2014 #5
It's like... ReRe Sep 2014 #8
It's like trying to teach calculus to 3rd and 4th graders. SheilaT Sep 2014 #11
I was angry at both the teacher... ReRe Sep 2014 #12
Thanks for the clarification. SheilaT Sep 2014 #15
He sure is. ReRe Sep 2014 #16
It's hard to stop bragging SheilaT Sep 2014 #17
Kicked and recommended! Enthusiast Sep 2014 #9
For the 7,000th time... MannyGoldstein Sep 2014 #13
Common Core for Special Ed..What are Standards-Based IEPs? madfloridian Sep 2014 #18
Where are the heck are the disability advocacy groups? Smarmie Doofus Sep 2014 #19
That is a very good question. greatlaurel Sep 2014 #20
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