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Ah, math ed. I hate it. Yes, I hate it. It has become a corporate tug-of-war for the hearts and minds of petty pedagogues, and your kids are in the crossfire. Should it be Math-U-See? TERC, Singapore, Saxon, or one of the other over-marketed mind-usurpers? I like math. I love math. I hate to see [...] That it’s “broken” seems clear. But what is “it?” Each state, district, and even type of school is different. One thing that is clear is that creating simplistic “standards” (which are supposed to cover all federally funded schools) is just jaw-flapping by people who understand neither education, math, nor children. [...]
Photo credits: two unknown and one from monkeymucker Edited by Brian I recently read a post at: dolcevitaacademy, which talked a bit about something that is close to my heart, which is: should you focus on teaching concrete skills first, or rather on concepts? (I’ve blogged about that on [...] |
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