Why am I aligning Math Mammoth to Common Core Standards
Someone recently was wondering if perhaps aligning Math Mammoth curriculum to Common Core standards wasn't a good idea, or at least wasn't going to help them any, because they have found value in curricula outside of American ones. So why am I doing that? I have known of Common Core standards for a few years, but in December 2011 I noticed that nearly all states were or are going to implement them. So, they are in essence providing a framework for a national curriculum in mathematics. So, I decided to consider them, and to take a closer look at the standards. And I realized that Common Core standards aren't that "bad." They are NOT like most state standards have been, "inch deep and mile wide," with tons of topics per grade. These are "core" standards, meaning there aren't a huge amount of them per grade. So it's a BIG improvement over many of the states' standards. I also noticed that some of the "core" sta...
