Oh, fer cryin’ out loud …
Check out this mathematical abomination from — where else? — a Common Core homework assignment:
More Common Core "math"…. pic.twitter.com/yBKAvYpn1p
— Sherri C (@Maxicat) February 9, 2014
We feel for the third-graders subjected to that crap. A difference of 145 is reasonable? In what universe?
@Maxicat @Mike_USPatriot Now we know how they come up with #obamacare and unemployment numbers.
— Robert Tewart (@waterfordwoods) February 9, 2014
That would explain so much.
@waterfordwoods @Mike_USPatriot Not to mention Obama's claim that the deficit is down. Round down to from 291? Uh..no. #homeschool
— Sherri C (@Maxicat) February 9, 2014
According to our calculations, homeschooling parents might be on to something.
@Maxicat @Mike_USPatriot that is messed up
— RabidBadger (@davidtopel) February 9, 2014
No kidding.
(Thanks to @Maxicat for help with sourcing!)
Update:
Just a quick note on the “front-end estimation” method: While it has been taught for decades, it is sadly typical that a Common Core-aligned lesson plan would embrace this flawed estimation technique as a valid way to “check” that an answer is “reasonable.”
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