kitchen table math, the sequel: under the Christmas tree, part 1

Sunday, December 26, 2010

Crimson Wife said...: A new administrator who actually had some sense in his/her head might be a great thing. Think of all the improvement that might be forthcoming if the district hired a Singapore Math/traditional grammar/Core Knowledge fan. Not that the typical ed school grad would be one, but still we can hope...; December 26, 2010 at 1:53 PM
Catherine Johnson said...: That's exactly the administrator we won't hire.

Our current curriculum administrator recommended, last year, continuing with Math Trailblazers instead of adopting Singapore Math, on grounds that:

1. "There is no perfect curricula."
2. "American teachers get less on-the-job training than McDonald's workers."
3. Trailblazers is very similar to Singapore Math; our teachers are already doing a lot of what Singapore Math does.; December 27, 2010 at 1:49 PM
Catherine Johnson said...: It was our first curriculum director who chose Math Trailblazers.; December 27, 2010 at 1:49 PM