Can You Do Middle School Math?

The Brian Lehrer Show | Jan 8, 2015

As SchoolBook reports this week, many parents are frustrated trying to help their children with math homework. Peter Schmitt, math and special education teacher at Lower Manhattan Community Middle School, talks about how common core changes math instruction and walks us through some sample problems.

Try some sample problems, courtesy of teacher Peter Schmitt:

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(Peter Schmitt)

 

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(Pearson's Connected Mathematics 3/Peter Schmitt)

 

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(the 2014 NYS Math Test/Peter Schmitt)

 

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(Glencoe's IMPACT Mathematics Course 3 (Grade 8) Textbook/Peter Schmitt)

 

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