kitchen table math, the sequel: ser-venn-ity now

Thursday, February 15, 2007

ser-venn-ity now

Here's Myrtle's contribution.

Myrtle thinks Venn diagrams in Kindergarten reading instruction are dumb.

[pause]

update: Myrtle is correct.

4 comments:

Anonymous said...

Here's one example of them on a reading comprehension test. It's on page 16:

http://www.tea.state.tx.us/student.assessment/resources/release/taks/2006/gr3taksjune.pdf

They aren't just "aids" they are taught and tested for their own sake. Am I getting off the math theme?

Anonymous said...

Trying again:

http://www.tea.state.tx.us/student.assessment/resources/release/taks/2006/gr3taksjune.pdf

Anonymous said...

One more time before I give up:

3rd grade test

Catherine Johnson said...

yes, you are getting off the math theme

you have entered the "& more" theme

also known as the zero tolerance for scholastic enstupidation theme