Why the Latest Trendy Approach to Learning Math Is Driving Students and their Families to Tears

"Recently, I saw a Facebook post by an educator teaching sixth grade for the first time. In it, she begged for help from anyone who had taught Common Core math to sixth graders. Her school district hadn’t provided much training, and she was clearly in over her head..."

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