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ACT Math Score Drop Unsurprising Says Past NCTM President

October 19, 2018 By Shane Vander Hart

Former National Council of Teachers of Mathematics president said 2018 ACT results “are extremely disappointing, but not entirely unexpected.”

Filed Under: Common Core State Standards Tagged With: ACT, Common Core, Matt Larson, National Council of Teachers of Mathematics

You Need To Master Fundamentals Before You Can Think Critically

September 20, 2012 By Shane Vander Hart

Christopher Gearson wrote a one-sided article for U.S. News and World Report praising the Common Core.  It’s entitled “High School Students Need to Think, Not Memorize.”  He writes: In math, the shift is away from lectures and rote working of equations to the practical application of mathematical processes, often in teams, to real-world situations. High […]

Filed Under: CCSS Content Tagged With: Carnegie Mellon University, Christopher Gearson, Common Core Math Standards, learning fundamentals, National Council of Teachers of Mathematics, rote memorization, U.S. News and World Report

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