Since you're on the internet, I'm sure you've seen some kind of post, comment, or meme that claims to show you a "Common Core Math" problem. What you are seeing are actually problems from Everyday Math and
other textbooks/curricular sources being touted as "Common Core Math". The CC
are a set of standards used to guide the teacher (as well as the student
and parents) to teach concepts that are developmentally appropriate for
their grade level, and to a lesser extent, to measure the effectiveness
of teaching and learning.
The curriculum is whatever means that a state/district/school/or teacher uses to teach those concepts.
This is analogous to your employer telling you that you and your team must attend meetings in Denver, St. Louis, Chicago, New York, and Boston, but allowing you to decide whether to take a plane, train, bus, or car. The standard is that you will meet with certain people in each of those cities. The curriculum is how you choose to get there. It is even possible that some team members will be more comfortable using a different means of transport to get between the meetings - just as different students respond to different methods of learning a skill.
While the Common Core standards are not perfect, they are an improvement over the previous standards in some states. They also align the standards across many states, so that, if you move to a new state, your child won't be a year ahead in some areas, and a year behind in others. This is why you might be hearing conflicting complaints that the Common Core is "too hard" and at the same time "dumbs things down".
http://www.corestandards.org/read-the-standards/
The curriculum is whatever means that a state/district/school/or teacher uses to teach those concepts.
This is analogous to your employer telling you that you and your team must attend meetings in Denver, St. Louis, Chicago, New York, and Boston, but allowing you to decide whether to take a plane, train, bus, or car. The standard is that you will meet with certain people in each of those cities. The curriculum is how you choose to get there. It is even possible that some team members will be more comfortable using a different means of transport to get between the meetings - just as different students respond to different methods of learning a skill.
While the Common Core standards are not perfect, they are an improvement over the previous standards in some states. They also align the standards across many states, so that, if you move to a new state, your child won't be a year ahead in some areas, and a year behind in others. This is why you might be hearing conflicting complaints that the Common Core is "too hard" and at the same time "dumbs things down".
http://www.corestandards.org/read-the-standards/
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