(Hour 3b) Rich reads a New Boston Grandparent’s family letter that his 4th grade grandson brought home using numbers and organizing data under Common Core Math Standards. You might not believe your ears. Also, the Development of Standards here in Manchester. Will Mayor Gatsas call Dr. Sandra Stotsky for her recommendations? Let’s hope we don’t end up facing the same kind of trainwreck like the one in Kentucky. They got rid of Common Core after 4 years.
The letter to which you refer is a family letter from the Everyday Math program which has nothing to do with common core, and has been used in NH schools for years prior to the adoption of common core. Here is a link to the letter: https://www.mheonline.com/assets/wg_download/em/em3mm_g4_u02_family_letters.pdf
You will see that it does not ask children for the information you implied it asks, (social security number, number of people on the room, etc.) it simply states that numbers are all around us, are used in everyday life, and gives these as examples of how numbers are used day to day. If you scroll down in the letter, you will see examples of the actual math they are learning, which is much more rigorous than you imply. Your segment was very misleading.