One of the push backs from teachers against Common Core, (which tries to teach 3 grade levels above what is currently being taught each class), is that children’s brains are not ready at younger ages for complicated math analysis.  To this corporate executives say baloney and for that solo reason, we are teaching complex mathematics to kindergärtners today, who should be learning basic numbers. Teachers report that this concept is not working. We now have research showing teachers do indeed know that they are talking about……

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