Students will still spend time memorizing math formulas, but thanks to Common Core they will also be required to model the concepts they're learning. By The Hechinger Report Feb. 25, 2014 ...

Welcome to the world of Common Core math. Instead of memorizing facts and formulas, students today learn math by puzzling out answers and then exploring concepts that the formulas represent.

The good old days of memorizing math formulas or multiplication tables are gone. Instead, Common Core math requires students to show how they reason their way to the right answer.

I learned by rote, and math never made sense, but I was a good student and could learn all the formulas. I did well, but only to a point. Once I got to trigonometry and calculus, I couldn't ...

Hot-button issue: Common Core standardized tests 02:25. Matt and Kate Ezyk are perplexed by Common Core math and have seen Kate's sister struggle to help her daughter with homework.

The Common Core State Standards teach students the algorithm for multi-digit addition and subtraction in 4th grade. But some experts say it should be taught sooner.