Why Would a Math Teacher Punish a Child for Saying 5 x 3 = 15?

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268. The important thing is that we must never question Common Core

Whatever else happens in the world, we can be assured that Common Core is the best and only path to a bright future, even though countries that kick our ass academically don't use it.

And how do we know that Common Core is the most bestest system? Because it's a privately-owned and licensed proprietary product, and its value is demonstrated by the privately owned and administered proprietary testing that proves it's valuable. Meanwhile, the tax dollars keep flowing.

In fact, if you question Common Core, the assumption will be that you fear change, that you don't understand how math works, or that you don't want children to understand how math works. It is, of course, impossible that Common Core is methodologically flawed or that its forcible implementation is not optimal in all cases.