Sound Off!: Least Common Denominators and the Common Core
J. Bradford Burkman
Abstract
J. Bradford Burkman
Abstract
The Common Core State Standards do not expect students to make connections between the greatest common factor, least common multiple, and least common denominator. The author discusses implications for student learning, including at the high school level, and makes a suggestion for higher expectations in interpreting and implementing the CCSS.
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The Common Core State Standards do not expect students to make connections between the greatest common factor, least common multiple, and least common denominator. The author discusses implications for student learning, including at the high school level, and makes a suggestion for higher expectations in interpreting and implementing the CCSS.
Key concepts: Common core, Core (optical fiber), Least common multiple, Common ground, Common sense, Common cause and special cause, Mathematics education, Computer science