The Patriot Post® · Common Core Baffles Father

Just how convoluted is Common Core? One father, who has an advanced engineering degree, couldn’t figure out the approach used to calculate a math problem presented on his son’s elementary homework assignment: “Jack used the number line below to solve 427 – 316. Find his error. Then write a letter to Jack telling him what he did right, and what he should do to fix his mistake.” Pretty basic, right? Not exactly – the number line consisted of incoherent steps that left even the boy’s father scratching his head. “Even I cannot explain the Common Core mathematics approach, nor get the answer correct,” the father wrote on the worksheet. “In the real world, simplification is valued over complication.” By simply subtracting 316 from 427, “The answer is solved in under 5 seconds,” he continues. “The process used is ridiculous and would result in termination if used.” If you’re looking for more evidence of why Common Core should be repealed in its entirety, look no further.