Topic: Base 10

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Summer of Blood
Episode 650 3:04:23 - 3:10:29

650: Summer of Blood

Common Core Math, "Friend 10" Methodology

A local news segment featuring teacher Eileen Ryan explains the Common Core method for basic addition, which involves "decomposing" numbers to find a "friend 10." The hosts mock the complexity of the method, arguing it is designed to confuse parents and potentially break the back of the homeschooling movement by making the curriculum impossible to teach without specialized training.