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Topic	Why do people hate common core? It works
Solid Snake07 07/14/19 12:05:08 AM #51:	Hinakuluiau posted... CommonJoe posted... Its good to utilize if a kid is not getting said basic math at all, but the original way of teaching math forces you to eventually figure this out on your own anyway. If they are still struggling with basic math by the time theyre starting to approach basic algebra then something has gone fundamentally wrong with their education. That's literally the issue though. The average adult struggles with math concepts above a middle school level. Listen to this recording: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MShv_74FNWU" data-time=" Three grown adults did not see the issue with confusing 0.02 dollars with 0.02 cents and could not grasp the concept. I think CE being the way we are, it's easy to forget just because we're all STEM geeks and surround ourselves with like-minded individuals, we miss the fact that a lot of people need help that we didn't get. To turn around and say "well figure it out by yourself like I did" is missing the point that we're the ones good at math and we shouldn't just abandon people who shut down once you start to bring in more complex principles. Holy shit, that was painful..... He literally spent ten minutes explaining basic metric conversion to a grown woman who either still didnt get it or refused to own that they made a mistake. I'm pretty patient but I would have been boardering on full meltdown mode --- "People incapable of guilt usually do have a good time" -Detective Rust Cohle <cite>Solid Snake07 posted [p:924656734] in Why do peo... [t:77861114]...</cite> <quote><cite>Hinakuluiau posted...</cite> <quote><cite>CommonJoe posted...</cite> <quote>Its good to utilize if a kid is not getting said basic math at all, but the original way of teaching math forces you to eventually figure this out on your own anyway. If they are still struggling with basic math by the time theyre starting to approach basic algebra then something has gone fundamentally wrong with their education.</quote> That's literally the issue though. The average adult struggles with math concepts above a middle school level. Listen to this recording: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MShv_74FNWU" data-time=" Three grown adults did not see the issue with confusing 0.02 dollars with 0.02 cents and could not grasp the concept. I think CE being the way we are, it's easy to forget just because we're all STEM geeks and surround ourselves with like-minded individuals, we miss the fact that a lot of people need help that we didn't get. To turn around and say "well figure it out by yourself like I did" is missing the point that we're the ones good at math and we shouldn't just abandon people who shut down once you start to bring in more complex principles.</quote> Holy shit, that was painful..... He literally spent ten minutes explaining basic metric conversion to a grown woman who either still didnt get it or refused to own that they made a mistake. I'm pretty patient but I would have been boardering on full meltdown mode --- "People incapable of guilt usually do have a good time" -Detective Rust Cohle</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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