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Why Johnny Can't Do Math, Either
posted Friday, 30 December 2005
One of my favorite publications on education, Education Next, has a good article on how the "New Math" and related textbooks are hindering math education in the U.S. It's "An A-Maze-ing Approach To Math" by Barry Garelick. Have you examined the math textbooks your children use in school? Do you know what philosophy is guiding the approach to teaching in your schools? If it's based on "discovery learning" where kids come up with their own "solutions" rather than learning the skills they need to succeed, then you might want to get a decent textbook and begin supplementing your child's education now.
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1. Erasmus left...
Friday, 11 May 2007 9:30 pm :: http://slouchingtowardserfdom.blogspot.c
Many educators dramatically overstate the power of dogma to effect the
learning potential of children. It is possible to learn math in countless
different ways. The only real way to be sure that a child is going to
learn math is to ensure that the child puts forth enough effort.