Pros And Cons Of Mathematics In Education

The problem is mainly for students and teachers under the Common Core standards for reasons I stated above, but I also believe that those who created Common Core and those who are involved with the laws of Common Core are also tangled in this problem. There have been so many complaints about Common Core that the people who created it might feel pressured to try and fix it. I am not sure if they are doing anything to fix it as of right now, but it is definitely a strong topic being discussed. The Senators and others who are involved with enforcing the law of Common Core are also involved with the problem because they are in charge of making the decision of whether or not Common Core should continue. States and schools are not happy with common core and they are not afraid of voicing their opinions to these leaders of power.

A country’s economic system decides its education system. Since China and Canada have different economic systems, China is developing on a diversified ownership economy, while Canada is running its economy by pure capitalism. It is obvious two different education systems run in those two countries respectively. And from my personal experience and some hearing from my friends, I found five main disadvantages of China’s education comparing with Canada’s education.

America is a country that currently spends more money on public education per student than any other nation in the world; nevertheless, these good intensions have achieved only slight positive outcomes. For instance, in PISA (Programme for International Student Assessment), an authoritative test used to measure the education levels of students from 53 countries, American students ranked 12th in reading, 17th in science, and 26th in math. No doubt, a question like this one has been argued for decades “ what exactly is happening in foreign countries that allows them to out-pass America in terms of academics?” The Smartest Kids in the World: And How They Got That Way is an illuminating book by Amanda

America is a very large country so for us to be 27th in mathematics is terrible. One thing is the common core program that trump plans to remove. It is a good idea considering how poorly kids are doing in math. Most of the other countries ahead of us don't use it. Trump is going in the right direction with removing the common core program.

There are different national frameworks and policies that are used for the development of mathematical learning from 3 to 8 years old.

The new Common Core State Standards for Mathematics bring a new opportunity to the classrooms of the United States that many people view as a controversial. According to the NCTM (2013) “The Common Core State Standards offer a foundation for the development of more rigorous, focused, and coherent mathematics curricula, instruction, and assessments that promote conceptual understanding and reasoning as well as skill fluency” (par. 1). While some people believe that the Common Core State Standards may hinder progress in the classroom for many reasons including too much government control, teaching to the test, an excessive focus on language arts and math, and wasted resources, others agree with the NCTM statement about that claims the standards help increase conceptual understanding, reasoning, and skill fluency.

America’s test scores are barely average compared to other countries. 470,000 15-year-old students took the OECD test in math, science, and language arts. The test was scored on a 1,000 point scale. The U.S average score in math was 487 meaning that 24 out of the 34 countries ranked higher. This includes Finland who scored a 541. In science, America scored an average of 502 which placed them at 17th. Once again Finland was a leader on the scoreboard. Finally, in language arts the U.S scored a 500 putting them in 14th place. Finland still ranked higher; they were in the ranks with places like Shanghai. “The brutal fact here is there are many countries that are far ahead of us… this should be a massive wake up call”, says U.S Education Secretary Arnie Duncan (Hechinger). So why is education so important?

To start it all off, the education in Canada is very shoddy. The teachers teach the students more about respect, rather than

Educating a countries citizen is a paramount goal for both countries. Both countries rank in the top ten for amount of money allocated per student at a primary level with U.S. ranked 4th and Canada ranked 9th. Although there is a significant difference in the amount of my rather than rank with $11,030 spent in the U.S. versus $9,680 in Canada, they remain ranked in close proximity. Interestingly enough, Canada is ranked lower than they United States, 6th and 7th respectively, in graduating students from upper level secondary programs, such as high school or G.E.D. programs (OECD., n.d.). In this case, Canada is more efficient with using less money and getting better results. There can be a multitude of reasons why such as higher expectations, or maybe even a more stringent accountability system. Nevertheless, Canada provides ‘more bang for its buck’ in regards success

This chapter explores the underperforming United States education system that does not prepare students to be creative, think critically, work collaboratively, or communicate effectively to be ready to participate in society (Ferguson, 2011, p. 7). In addition to overall underwhelming performance in academics, the failure to incorporate real world everyday experiences in mathematics prevents students from developing critical thinking and logic skills so that they will be responsible and active citizens of society and have access to jobs in the fields science, technology, mathematics, and engineering (STEM).

Math is a universal subject which the Merriam-Webster dictionary defines as "the science of numbers and their operations, interrelations, combinations, generalizations, and abstractions and of space configurations and their structure, measurement, transformations, and generalizations." Distinctly, the Oxford Dictionaries defines mathematics as “the abstract science of number, quantity, and space.” One thing that is clear amongst both these definitions is that math is complex and cannot be defined so loosely, which is why I find it difficult defining the literacy of mathematics. However, after reviewing the standards, I have attempted to do so. Being literate in mathematics means that one can count, compare and contrast numbers, understand and

While the U.S. has shown minor improvement in the PISA science test scores from 2006 to 2009 there is still a large margin for improvement needed in all areas. But questions still remain to be answered as to why there is such a large gap in comparison between the U.S. education and other countries. In his remarks regarding the release of the PISA results, Secretary Arne Duncan quotes the fact that the OECD has concluded in their study that the primary issue is not directly related to diversity or disadvantaged backgrounds of public school students but that "Socio-economic disadvantage leads more directly to poor educational performance in the United States than is the case in many other countries." (Secretary Arne Duncan’s Remarks at OECD’s Release of the Program for International Student Assessment (PISA) 2009 Results, December 7, 2010)

The author uses assumption on statistics which she shows no evidence or support for. Rachel Mendleson claims Canada is losing its interest in base fundamentals in innovations and creativity such as science and math. “In math and science, Canada’s rank dropped to ninth and seventh respectively down from fifth in both subject (Para 3).” She uses the ranking system as statistics but no actual proof was provided to

Children at this age also have different skills related to numeracy. Fostering numeracy skills in early childhood education not only predicts for later Math achievement but also for greater literacy skills (NAEYC, 2009). Since mathematical concepts are often intertwined with so many areas such as science, literacy, dramatic play, block building, and more, math learning centers offering interdisciplinary materials and activities ensure that young children grow to understand and appreciate the real life applications of mathematical concepts (Fu, 2010).

The researcher’s main concern was to investigate differences in math perception between those students scoring highly versus those students scoring poorly on national exams. The researcher thought that the solution would be due to cross-cultural differences in achievement.