tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7691251033406320222.post8468254470638017527..comments2024-03-26T04:19:38.862-07:00Comments on kitchen table math, the sequel: a math "skirmish"Catherine Johnsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03347093496361370174noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7691251033406320222.post-80068143984587006652009-03-17T09:14:00.000-07:002009-03-17T09:14:00.000-07:00I think a better way to put this is that the curri...<I>I think a better way to put this is that the curriculum wars will stop only when parents have choices.</I><BR/><BR/>For those old enough to remember, the protests against our involvement in Viet Nam dropped sharply when Nixon repealed the draft.Barry Garelickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01281266848110087415noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7691251033406320222.post-41416826596394929412009-03-16T19:30:00.000-07:002009-03-16T19:30:00.000-07:00"The curriculum wars will end when parents and tax..."The curriculum wars will end when parents and taxpayers have a place at the table."<BR/><BR/>I think a better way to put this is that the curriculum wars will stop only when parents have choices. This is not a matter of finding a balance. I don't want a balance of low versus high expectations. I don't want a balance of traditional versus reform math. For many districts, there is nothing stopping them from offereing a choice of curricula.<BR/><BR/>Choice becomes more difficult when you are dealing with very basic assumptions. I've said before that years ago I told a couple of members of the school committee that they should hand out Hirsch's Core Knowledge series of books and tell parents that this is NOT the education their kids will receive. I don't think our schools are capable of choice. The only solution is a much larger availability of charter school choices.SteveHhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03956560674752399562noreply@blogger.com