This Common Core Assignment Leaves You Scratching Your Head

   This assignment from Common Core's math program is drawing criticism. Those of us not familiar with the Common Core curriculum might be quick to judge based on just this one assignment when the rest of the lesson material might be reasonable. This assignment, though, does leave a person scratching their head. What is a "number bond"? What is a "hidden partner"? Determining what the "cube stick" is even takes a little thought.
   For that matter, what is to be learned from this assignment, supposing the student is able to cut through the jargon.