Old Timer Wrote:
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> South Lakes Pyramid parent Wrote:
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> > I also think we need to take a hard look at
> > curriculum and why some kids are failing,
> > particularly ESOL and poor. Could it be the
> > "whole language" method of teaching reading? I
> > would bet that it is. And what about this
> > "Everyday Math"? To me, it's a confusing mess.
> > These are issues to take a hard look at across
> the
> > county.
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> What is Everyday Math? I've seen that discussed
> here before but my 6th grader is doing the math
> that I learned - pre algebra, geometry, integers,
> in prparation for algebra.
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> He did have this wacko text book in third grade
> that I complained about. It was written by a some
> social scientist or something but not a
> mathematician. We got rid of that. Is that
> Everday Math? I'm wondering if some of this stuff
> is elementary school specific.
To Old Timer and all concerned parents,
Please view this video on everyday math:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tr1qee-bTZI
My son is getting this in his 3rd grade class. I looked up the yearly curriculum, it covers so many topics,I doubt they can master many of them. Having to learn all of the methods is very confusing and error prone.
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 01/04/2008 12:40PM by South Lakes Pyramid parent.