Under Common Core, parents are likely to see some unfamiliar terms on their children’s elementary-school math homework. Here are some examples drawn from New York state’s math curriculum ...

Addition by ‘Making Tens’ The addition method of “making ten” is another people will stumble onto if left to their own devices. It is embedded and explained by way of example in the 1st grade Common ...

Some people began commenting that they found the estimation problem ridiculous and a prime example of why the Common Core is ... 21 over two math questions about repeated addition ...

Here’s a hilarious example from a parent lampooning the Common Core (I found this in a Google image search, but I believe I remember seeing this one make the rounds through email or Facebook): ...

One way of assessing Common Core Math Standards is a math task. A math task is an individual or group activity that results in products, which can be used to assess mathematical understanding.

What’s the difference between New Math and Common Core math? Response from Nell W. McAnelly, associate director of LSU’s Cain Center for Scientific, Technological, Engineering and Mathematical ...

ROCHESTER, N.Y. — Jennifer Craig stared at her daughter's fifth-grade math homework. It was a three-digit multiplication problem, and it seemed simple enough. But her 10-year-old was supposed to ...

Both have been much maligned by parents who felt like they couldn’t help their kids with basic math homework. But the Common Core could help with conceptual understanding and math intuition.

Common Core math is mysterious for many parents — even those who are good with numbers; Common Core math aims to teach students the reasons behind math formulas; ...