kitchen table math, the sequel

I found these nice circles with writing in them that are representative of educationist thinking about what's needed in education. It...

Linda Moran reports on her kids' progress in Singapore math . Very worth reading. Of course, my favorite passage is this one: With all t...

cross posted at the Bridgewater-Raritan Parents Math Forum I've been trying to figure out how grass-roots politics work when they do wor...

Here's a question I've been struggling with for some time now: Under the traditional curriculum why didn't mastery learning beco...

On Nov 5, the National Math Panel devoted an entire session to American Student Readiness for College-Level Mathematics . Arthur VanderVeen...

I want to bring this up front. LynnG said... Steve, it is always worse than you think. Here's what EM's Teacher's Reference Manu...

A few days ago I had posted on a group called " Wheres The Math? " that was responsible for the now infamous Math Education: An I...

ok, i see freezing cold temps coming up i don't see snow if we're going to have freezing cold temps, i want snow i need a snow day f...

We are having some issues with my son Sean. He is in 3rd grade and a very bright kid. He is in the talented and gifted program and made the ...

as in one of those worksheet questions (and no, I'm not leaving anything out): If you have 40% of the cookies, what percentage does Mary...

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Charles Murray vs. Charles Murray The Bell Curve (1994) by Richard Herrnstein and Charles Murray, which argued that IQ is destiny, was the m...

My first grader has been learning about measurement in 1st grade. In principle, this is a worthwhile topic. I understand that on most intern...

Stephen Wilson, a math professor at Johns Hopkins, has written a paper on the decline of students in their math abilities based on a statis...

from Andrew Gelman's blog Statistical Modeling, Causal Inference, and Social Science and Seth Robert's blog at his website on the...

In today’s NY Sun, an article on teaching social justice in math . It’s a useful piece, but as is customary the article is structured around...

I am on 12 hour shifts this week because of an exercise (Yes I am in the Air Force). Since I couldn't think of anything worthy to post t...

Stanley Ocken, a mathematics professor at the City University of New York has written an essay on NCTM's "Focal Points ." He s...

Trailblazers Math Night happened last night. Apparently there were some walk-outs. Parents had been told they would be able to ask questions...

I just finished reading Katherine Boo's article, "Expectations" from the Jan. 15, 2007 issue of The New Yorker." It's...