Blog Common Core math question for sixth graders: Was the 2000 election ‘fair’? Share This Post Education / Government Common Core math question for sixth graders: Was the 2000 election ‘fair’? By redkudzu_admin on February 22nd 2014 No Comments / 240 views BY STEVE STRAUB It’s becoming increasingly clear that Common Core is political indoctrination wrapped around education! From Renee Nal at EAG News: Would you ever consider the question ‘Whom do you want to be president?’ to be asked of your third grader during a math class (or any class)? Would you expect your fourth grader to be asked to create a chart of presidents along with their political persuasions? Or, how about a discussion on whether the 2000 presidential election resulted in a “fair” outcome? Or, what if the teacher for your sixth grader was advised to “be prepared” to discuss the “politically charged” 2000 election – all during math. Common Core aligned, of course. A curriculum developed by the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics includes all of the above, all provided on the illuminations.nctm.org website, which claims to be the “primary contributor of resources for teaching and learning mathematics for grades pre-K—12.” The National Council of Teachers of Mathematics will be holding a conference April 9-12 in New Orleans where they will be discussing “such crucial issues as formative assessment in the common core state standards, number and operations, social justice, teaching computational fluency with understanding, leveraging technology, and supporting new teachers.” [Emphasis added] Social Justice? During math? Read more… Leave a Reply Cancel ReplyYou must be logged in to post a comment. Login with: Continue with Facebook Continue with Google Continue with Twitter Common Core Curriculum Education Share This Post redkudzu_admin The goal of this site is to give information. Whether from national sites or locally in Georgia. Related Articles Common Core will lead to misery, not higher achievement February 13th 2015 WHAT WAS THE SMOOT-HAWLEY TARIFF ACT OF 1930? May 30th 2016 ‘Gender fluidity’: Schools to teach kids there’s no such thing as boys or girls June 14th 2016