What people maybe don't understand about Common Core Mathematics is it deliberately sets a very low bar and schools are encouraged to rise above it.
To actually cover no more mathematics than is contained in that standard is to be mathematically disabled and in dire need of remedial practice, but then what curriculum worth its salt would only cover Common Core Mathematics?
In some earlier posts, I appeared to understand that, saying I could embrace Common Core Mathematics Standards only to exceed them. That's what I'm saying here too.
In contrast, this "US Coalition" believes the Common Core should be "world class".
By my reasoning, no it should merely set a very low barrier to entry and be used as a criterion in that way.
Common Core Mathematics is "gruel thin" but not "non-nutritious".
Common Core Mathematics defines the mental "poverty line" we all strive to stay above.
No one wants to really be as mathematically unsophisticated as a hypothetical Common Core Mathematics person would be.
