California moves quickly to carry out national education standards

Source: sacbee.com Posted By: Ronny F...4011 days ago

For generations, first-grade students learned how to add using math tables and flashcards.
Carolyn Goehring employs plastic cubes and circles drawn in purple crayon. Rather than ask students to remember that five plus seven equals 12, the Raymond Chase Elementary School teacher wants them to visualize and illustrate different ways of getting there.
"The old way was based on memorization, and this is not," Goehring said in her classroom in Elk Grove. "This is meant to build a deep understanding....

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