To be quite frank, I, for one, think Common Core is quite ridiculous. And there's an article on Yahoo that proves it. A father with a degree in Engineering couldn't solve a math problem (at least, using their methods) from Common Core because of how obscure it was. (The problem is shown in the picture below.). And his message is quite meaningful.
In the real world, companies, people, and basically everyone want to get things done the most efficient way. It doesn't matter how it's done, as long as it's done in a timely manner with quality results. Education, in general, should shift to a more real world type of thing, in my honest opinion. Cause that's what we, as students, need to know in order to survive, not how many species of flies there are in the world.
Albert Einstein once said, "If you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree, then it'll live the rest of its life thinking that it's stupid." This quote really fits in with the idea of judging people with tests. Some people do tests better than others. It's simple as that. But are they superior to those who had inferior test scores? No. Perhaps, the people with inferior test scores were better at PROBLEM SOLVING (a real life skill) better than those with better scores. I just believe that using meaningless test scores so much in society is terrible.
Read more about the story here:
http://shine.yahoo.com/healthy-living/common-core-parent-facebook-post-indiana-school-181841158.html
In the real world, companies, people, and basically everyone want to get things done the most efficient way. It doesn't matter how it's done, as long as it's done in a timely manner with quality results. Education, in general, should shift to a more real world type of thing, in my honest opinion. Cause that's what we, as students, need to know in order to survive, not how many species of flies there are in the world.
Albert Einstein once said, "If you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree, then it'll live the rest of its life thinking that it's stupid." This quote really fits in with the idea of judging people with tests. Some people do tests better than others. It's simple as that. But are they superior to those who had inferior test scores? No. Perhaps, the people with inferior test scores were better at PROBLEM SOLVING (a real life skill) better than those with better scores. I just believe that using meaningless test scores so much in society is terrible.
Read more about the story here:
http://shine.yahoo.com/healthy-living/common-core-parent-facebook-post-indiana-school-181841158.html
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