New Ways of Teaching Math

America is testing a new method for teaching math as part of the Common Core (a unified set of standards for education ... something America hasn't really had before).

Watch the videos and think about the questions from class below.

Why are so many educators or administrators interested in other countries’ education systems?

How do they try to apply what they learn about other systems?

Have you heard of any successes?

What could be a better way to use what we learn about other systems?