tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7691251033406320222.post487377641615216956..comments2024-03-26T04:19:38.862-07:00Comments on kitchen table math, the sequel: Katharine Beals in the TimesCatherine Johnsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03347093496361370174noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7691251033406320222.post-6677779471932385282012-01-28T12:08:29.814-08:002012-01-28T12:08:29.814-08:00Brava.
My son, who has PDD-NOS, is successfully m...Brava.<br /><br />My son, who has PDD-NOS, is successfully mainstreamed thanks to accommodations and an in-class aide. Without these, he would be at sea, jeopardizing not only his own education, but disrupting that of the other students in his class. Placing him in a therapeutic setting would not likely save the school district any money, and it would deprive him of the social and modeling benefits of a mainstream classroom, which might make him less likely to be able to live a full, independent life later on.<br /><br />And I wholeheartedly echo your concerns about Reform Math. Not only does the relative lack of systematic instruction harm children who need structure, its emphasis on open-ended verbal questions utterly derails children like mine, who have (even minor) verbal processing challenges. Ironically, many of these kids, who may have difficulty with other academic subjects, could excel in math, but instead, they end up feeling like "failures" when they can't do the mental contortions required by programs like Everyday Math.Squillohttp://www.confutata.comnoreply@blogger.com