Grayslake D46 Math Common Core Presentation: 3*4=11 is fine if they can explain how and why

Below is the transcript and video segment from the Common Core Math Townhall held at Frederick School last Wed. night. 

You can watch the video segment here: http://youtu.be/DW0VxxoCrNo

Video Segment Transcript:

Amanda August:  "But even under the new common core if even if they said 3 * 4 was 11, if they were able to explain their reasoning and explain how they came up with there answer. Really in words and oral explanation and they showed it in a picture but they just got the final answer wrong. We’re more focused on the how and the why."

Parent:  “Will we be correcting them?”

Amanda August: “Oh, absolutely. Absolutely. We want our students to compute correctly. But the emphasis is moving more to the explanation, and the how, and the why, and can I really talk through the procedures that I went through to get at this answer – and not just knowing its 12, but why its 12.  But the emphasis is really moving on toward the explanation and the how and the why and can I really talk through the procedures that I went through to get the answer.”

Full video at: http://youtu.be/4AqpF12maPw