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| Singapore Math January 24, 2010 SINGAPORE MATH A SUCCESS SO FAR IN FAYETTE CO. (Kentucky) “So-called "Singapore math" features problems that often are more complex than American textbooks contain. It demands deep mastery of a few math concepts, rather than an overview of many different ideas. And it aims to give students a basic understanding of how math works, rather than a simple rote system for finding answers.” >>read more>> February 16, 2010 THE SECRET OF SCHMITZ PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL IS SINGAPORE MATH “In the war over school math — in which a judge recently ordered Seattle Public Schools to redo its choice of high-school math — Schmitz Park is a redoubt or, it hopes, a beachhead. North Beach is a redoubt for Saxon Math, a traditional program. Both schools have permission to be different. The rest of the district's elementary schools use Everyday Math, a curriculum influenced by the constructivist or reform methods.” >>read more>> |
| February 7, 2010 JUDGE TELLS SEATTLE SCHOOL BOARD: DO THE MATH “FINALLY someone has stood up to the institutional urge at Seattle Public Schools to adopt constructivist or reform math: Judge Julie Spector of King County Superior Court ruled Thursday that the district's adoption of the Discovering series of high-school math texts was ‘arbitrary’ and ‘capricious.’ “ >>read more>> |
| March 2010 NUMBER WARS: SCHOOL BATTLES HEAT UP AGAIN IN THE TRADITIONAL VERSUS REFORM-MATH DEBATE “Weak student scores fuel the fight in mathematics education One sentiment unites almost all math professionals—after decades of wrangling, the system still isn’t working. According to the National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. high school students ranked in the bottom quarter in math performance, as compared with students of nations belonging to the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development. In a future expected to depend even more on science, health and technology, that is bad news indeed.” >>read more>> |
| November 13, 2009 WHO NEEDS MATHEMATICIANS FOR MATH, ANYWAY? “The heart of the disagreement between progressive math educators and mathematicians is whether students are acquiring a foundation in arithmetic and other aspects of mathematics in the early grades that prepares them for authentic algebra coursework in grades 7, 8, and 9. If not, they then cannot successfully complete the advanced math courses in high school that will prepare them adequately for freshman college courses using mathematics.” >>read more>> |
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