Another week has gone by and, like clockwork, some
more hilariously awful Common Core math lessons have oozed out of the woodwork.
This time, reports
EAGnews.org and Liberty
Unyielding, the culprit is Illuminations, an outfit created by the National Council of
Teachers of Mathematics and financially supported by
the Verizon Foundation.
The Common Core-aligned lessons on offer at the
Illuminations website are nothing if not illuminating.
Take, for example, the
lesson plan entitled “How Could That Happen?” This math lesson for middle
schoolers requires a math teacher to “engage students in a class discussion
about whether or not they feel the results of” the 2000 presidential election
were “‘fair.’”
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