Kid misses Common Core math problems because he didn’t use ‘friendly’ numbers

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@Talkmaster a 2nd graders Common Core math homework. pic.twitter.com/mkGGVA0bJ1

— Sam Heath (@smheath11) March 25, 2014

In Common Core math, it often is not good enough to get the correct answer. Instead, students are required to show “higher order” thinking skills — in this case, use of the associative property. Yes, the associative property is important and should be taught at some point. Unfortunately, we suspect that many 7-year olds will not be able to understand this particular assignment. With limited days in the school year, wouldn’t second graders — second graders! — be better off spending their time attempting to master the traditional subtraction algorithm?

@smheath11 @Talkmaster Math standards written by people who've never taught K-12 math. #stopcommoncore

— seaofwhite45 (@CofWhite45) March 25, 2014