Saturday, October 13, 2012

Missouri Education Watchdog: Do You Understand the Math Your Children are Learning?

Missouri Education Watchdog: Do You Understand the Math Your Children are Learning?:


Do You Understand the Math Your Children are Learning?

How can a student "think like a mathematician" if the student doesn't understand mathematical facts?


Barry Garelick writes in The Atlantic about math reform and the need for a revolution in how it's taught in public education classrooms.  From It's Not Just Writing: Math Needs a Revolution, Too:

I first became aware of it (mathematics education) over 10 years ago when I saw what passed for math instruction in my daughter's second grade class. I was concerned that she