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Chula Vista parents protest switch to Common Core State Standards
I live in Vista and became aware of Common Core when I sat in Back-to-School night in my son's 7th grade math class. After the teacher's talk on what CC looks like in the classroom, I had a sinking feeling they were not doing much math. I was right. In 5 weeks of school he has never opened his "old" math book full of pesky math problems, instead his class talks, writes, and draws pictures about one math problem at a time! That's why so much less is taught under CC, they move at a snail's pace. I was told much of the 6th grade curriculum would be repeated, and Algebra 1 is no longer an option for 8th grade. And, this is not a dumbing down of math?! CC burdens students to describe and write every minute detail of reasoning, while refusing to teach the easiest, most efficient way to solve the problem. I urge parents to learn as much as possible about CC, and if you have concerns..join the fight!— September 19, 2013 1:05 p.m.