100-Year-Old Math Teacher Slams The 'Common Core' Method

Madeline Scotto has gone through a lot of math teaching methods.

At age 100, she still teaches at Brooklyn's St. Ephrem's School.

We talked with Madeline and no other approach to mathematics has caused her more concern than Common Core.

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Albert Einstein, " If You Cant Explain It Simply, You Don't Understand It Well Enough".
I Agree

[bmoremetal]

The concept of K.I.S.S. (Keep it simple stupid) is dying in math.

[squirrel]

In class: 4+4
On home work: 10=n+2
On test: Julie has 4 lollipops, she is driving 10 mph, whats the mass of the sun.

[a.m.studios]

Math:
2+2=?
Common core:
(25-345)+65%x4/6(4-97)=?

[xeXux]

Damn shes so sharp for being 100. I cant' even say "for being 100"..shes just sharp period. Its more like its unbelievable that shes 100.

[phreak]

She gets it...  most of America gets it...  why is it that a small group of people the determine curriculum don't get it?

[ajaxgordon]

the problem with common core math is that it cares more about how you got your answer instead of the answer itself. for example some word problems will have missing information, how do you solve? up to you. the other thing is it's all about the right way, meaning the way they want it. for example one third grader during a test showed his work for 5x3=15 as 5+5+5=15. he was marked wrong because, even though I remember being specifically told the opposite, it's the second number you follow. so he got this problem wrong because he put 5+5+5 instead of 3+3+3+3+3. even though they are the exact same answer. a 5x3 rectangle and a 3x5 rectangle would look the same because x and y aren't specified. further evidence of my statement.

[katherinebutcher]

The way math was taught during the 60's and prior to that enabled this nation to produce the engineers that got us to the moon and back.  Why would we want to change that?

[Nigaromia]

If you put 4+4 into a calculator, it's still 8. WTF!!!!

[ratshitstrap]

only 90's kids will remember the easiest answer to this equation:
2 + 2 = ?

[passedjudgements]

How to teach with common core: if Jonny ate 3 apples and Sally birthed 6 apples how many lines of coke will I snort today?

[XxScArEcRoWxX]

common core makes me question mankind's survival over the next 100 years

[mckenzierichard]

Bless her soul! AMEN!!! AMEN!!! Common Core is ridiculous!! I am a senior is High School and my district just started common core. I used to be a honor roll student, now I barely have a 3.5 GPA. Yup common core sure did improve my grades!

[hecklur]

See kids if you don't do drugs you'll look 80 when youre 100

[zanetruesdale]

Non American here. What's common core?

[gmccord]

I'm more impressed with the teacher who is 100 still teaching then the actual context of the video.  I'm changing my career at 44 and there is hope for me yet.  I hope I can live to that age and still work.

[noahmathis]

I completely hate common core mainly because it just makes things more complicated than they need to be.😒

[annaconigliaro]

"Keep it simple stupid" this is what my dad says to do in situations that have an obvious answer that I unintentionally complicate.

[raniapopper]

SHE WAS MY MATH-B TEACHER AND SHE WAS THE BEST AND IF YOU DONT BELIVE ME YOU DONT. R.I.P Ms.Scotto

[pikapuff]

"If it ain't broke don't fix it. Back in my day it was just fine, why have new things." What a surprising message from a 100 year old. We have a whole generation of american adults who understand multiplication as "carry the one" and are lucky if they remember the admittedly cumbersome process of long division. When you believe math to be a long process where that involves nothing more than gathering formulas to use when called upon, then there will come a point where you either a) lose interest or b) can't fit another formula into your head.