kitchen table math, the sequel: New video from "Where's the Math?" folks

Wednesday, February 7, 2007

New video from "Where's the Math?" folks

The new video from the Where's the Math?" folks is located here



Very well done.
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11 comments:

Catherine Johnson said...

Just found it!!

February 7, 2007 at 5:26 AM
LynnG said...

Excellent video. I like this one even better than the first. Rather than pick out particular problems with the algorithms, it concentrates on the ultimate consequences -- unprepared for a college education.

February 7, 2007 at 7:24 AM
Catherine Johnson said...

This is a fantastic follow-up.

February 7, 2007 at 1:10 PM
Catherine Johnson said...

Although it won't affect educators.

At the board meeting last night Ed argued with the MSS principal over whether subjects should be taught as intellectually rigorous disciplines or as interdisciplinary mush. (That wasn't quite the way they put it.)

Ed said something about having been a specialist in an academic discipline for 30 years and the principal said, "Did you ever think maybe that's the problem? Maybe that's why you don't see that it's time for a change?"

February 7, 2007 at 1:14 PM
Catherine Johnson said...

words to that effect

February 7, 2007 at 1:15 PM
Catherine Johnson said...

This is a history professor at NYU, where a lot of our students will be applying; he interviews kids for Princeton.

THIS GUY REPRESENTS THE GOAL OF AN EXPENSIVE IRVINGTON EDUCATION

February 7, 2007 at 1:15 PM
Catherine Johnson said...

We were talking last night about what to call ed-school ideology.

I said I hate to call it a religion, because I believe in religion.

Ed said, "It's a false religion."

February 7, 2007 at 1:16 PM
Catherine Johnson said...

Christopher is sitting here doing VOCABULARY WORKSHOP.

He just said, "Mommy, did the school board meeting bring a deluge of people?"

He pronounced it dee-looj

February 7, 2007 at 1:17 PM
Anonymous said...

He just said, "Mommy, did the school board meeting bring a deluge of people?"

That just warms my heart. I think I'll go make mine do a sheet right now.

February 7, 2007 at 4:37 PM
Catherine Johnson said...

There is an easy test. Put any of the 6th grade reform math workbooks next to a Singapore Math or Saxon Math text/workbook. The differences are obvious. The reform math workbooks have less real math, lower expectations of mastery, and are falling seriously behind. This is not about balance or understanding. My son has EM at school, but I use Singapore Math at home. I see the problems "Everyday". Replace is the correct word, not balance or supplement.

Love it!

February 8, 2007 at 12:03 PM
Catherine Johnson said...

That just warms my heart. I think I'll go make mine do a sheet right now.

lol!

February 8, 2007 at 12:04 PM

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