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"The math curriculum is especially confusing, and the strategies are time- consuming:' she said. "If a student struggles with reading, he or she will also struggle in math because it is largely story-problem based. The 'old- school' way has been tried and true for ages. Parents are unable to help their kids at home, because they do not know these convoluted strategies." Elysa Koppelman White is con- cerned about CCSS professionally and personally as an associate professor of philosophy for 13 years at Oakland University, and as a married mother of two primary school-aged children. School "standards" are not needed, she said. "If you compare apples to apples — districts with adequate fund- ing, involved parents, kids who have basic necessities, etc. — our schools are not broken and never have been. We do just as well as any private school and just about any other country. The failure of kids to thrive academically is mostly due to poverty and lack of parental involvement." High-stakes testing is ruining edu- cation on many levels, she said, and students will not be ready for college with these standards in place. "Teachers are no longer able to use creativity in teaching concepts. If everyone is learning the same concepts at the same time in the same way, then this undermines the marketplace of ideas. No one brings anything new or unique to the table she said. 'And the creativity and sharing of different ideas that drives our economy and inventions and entrepreneurial spirit will die. "I've already seen the damage No Child Left Behind has had on students' readiness for college. This takes it fur- ther — it will only get worse:' She cites her students' lack of criti- cal thinking and writing skills in her classroom. "They are much less able to think critically and formulate arguments and counter-arguments as students in the past:' she said. "They have a hard time taking essay exams because they have a hard time explaining themselves. Universities like mine now have writ- ing across the curriculum programs and requirements for writing intensive courses, and this is for sure a direct result of teaching to a multiple choice test. "I have also been asked several times, 'Can't you just tell us what's on the test and give us multiple choice?' "As a parent, as a professor and as a member of society, I am gravely con- cerned, and I feel trapped; she said. "Because the SAT will soon be aligned with CCSS, private schools will have no choice but to adopt them, too:' In its place, White wants to see control of the classroom given back to teachers, parents and the community. "This is a democracy:' she said, "and public school ought to reflect that:' ❑ More Punch, Please! We can help See how you do with this math question for fourth graders. We are making punch for a fourth-grade party. A little more than 100 students will attend the party. The recipe below will serve 16 students. Party punch. Serves 16 (serving size: 8 fluid ounces). Planning Managing Providing Care Taking care of a loved one can feel like the toughest fulltime job you've ever had, but it doesn't have to be. Call: 248.702.6510 • • • • Companionship Help Around the Home Meal Prep for Special Diets Ongoing Oversight by a Nurse or Social Worker 34 August 21 • 2014 JPI Bridgeway Home Care A Division of Feinberg Consulting, Inc. www.bridgewayhomecare.com Ingredients: 2 pints strawberry sherbet 2 quart fruit punch, chilled 32 fluid ounces lemon-lime flavored carbonated beverage, chilled. Directions: Place sherbet in punch bowl. Pour in fruit punch and lemon-lime soda. Answer the following questions about the punch for the party. Show all work and explain how you know your answers are accurate. How much of each ingredient needs to be purchased to serve punch at the party? Rewrite the recipe to serve over 100 students. How many total gallons of punch can be made with the ingredients purchased? If each serving is 12 fluid ounces, how many servings can be made with the ingredients purchased? Send us your answers via email to kcohen@renmedia.us (subject line: common core) to see if you passed. We'll print an answer in next week's issue.