Common Core Math Standards Help Students Build Fluency, Which Is Hardly a ‘Waste of Time’
In a letter to the Salt Lake Tribune, Gordon Johnston, a Utah grandfather, argues the Common Core “is the most ridiculous thing ever invented—by some person insulated from the real world…It is a system of time-wasting.” Math questions that require students to explain their reasoning, the letter suggests, are “not even sensible… I can think...
Common Core Hasn’t ‘Robbed a Generation’ – It’s Ensuring More Students Are Prepared for College and Careers
In an opinion piece republished by One News Now, Peter Wood, president of the National Association of Scholars, argues “chances are [Common Core] has robbed a generation” by slowing down the progression of learning and impeding the foundations of a good education. Yet, states adopted Common Core State Standards precisely because they set rigorous, clear...