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pnwmom

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17. Kids who actually love math and/or ESL kids are likely to hate this exercise

Reply to HereSince1628 (Reply #8)

Mon Mar 31, 2014, 09:04 AM

Mar 2014

and it is likely not to be a great help to them, either.

It used to be that when an ESL kid arrived here, at least the language of math didn't need to be re-learned. Math was the universal language. But when we demand they explain everything in English sentences, they can feel lost in math, too.

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This message was self-deleted by its author [View all] IDemo Mar 2014 OP

This is our children's future they are fucking up with this Common Core crap. RC Mar 2014 #1

I don't understand why you think this would 'fuck up a kid. HereSince1628 Mar 2014 #8

Kids who actually love math and/or ESL kids are likely to hate this exercise pnwmom Mar 2014 #17

What is the issue? blueamy66 Mar 2014 #2

Help me out here. peace13 Mar 2014 #7

Ok... HereSince1628 Mar 2014 #14

I know. And English is my first language. Imagine if it wasn't. pnwmom Mar 2014 #15

Where's that kid? Mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmwwwwwwwwwwwwwaaahaahhhh ! n/t Smarmie Doofus Mar 2014 #3

People love down-talking rote and praising comprehension, but when a test asks for it, they freak Recursion Mar 2014 #4

No one in my house is math phobic. pnwmom Mar 2014 #18

I don't see a problem with the math question sufrommich Mar 2014 #5

Conservative website posts something Capt. Obvious Mar 2014 #6

Do you know this is from the DAILY CALLER? cthulu2016 Mar 2014 #9

Made your day, right? Capt. Obvious Mar 2014 #11

The photo links to Reuters, the article to Yahoo IDemo Mar 2014 #12

And the article is from the Daily Caller... like it says it is over and over and over cthulu2016 Mar 2014 #16

Your first tip should have been that the source you used...... Trust Buster Mar 2014 #10

I really don't care for common core. JackInGreen Mar 2014 #13