Math Education: An Inconvenient Truth
Sunday, January 21st, 2007Really, if this is how math is taught in Washington schools, I’m just as concerned as M.J. McDermott. “When problems get difficult, reach for a calculator” isn’t acceptable to me. You should have these basic math skills… at least.
- Posted by Ryan at 11:33 pm
- Filed Under: Asides
On January 22nd, 2007 at 1:28 am #
Math Education - An Inconvenient Truth…
So I was just browsing around and about to go to bed when I saw this link from Ryan about this YouTube movie about math education in Washington State. If you get the chance, I would suggest watching this movie about what your kids could be learning fro…
On January 28th, 2007 at 12:31 pm #
I learned about the lattice multiplication method back in high school or junior high. We learned it while doing matrices, I forget what part, but it was annoying. I heard about these other methods a few years ago, and got scared to be honest.
On May 8th, 2007 at 1:43 pm #
Man, I would hate to be the youth of today. It reminds me of the crappy Integrated Math Program I have at my high school. Why can’t we just stay the way we used to be? Just straight up traditional math. None of this would be helping the kids of today develop concrete math skills that would lead them through life.