Category Archives: math

No homework, 7th grade Algebra

Posted on September 2, 2008 by ChrisA

I’m deeply disappointed in the local Middle School where this philosophy has suddenly taken hold for all 7th grade math levels. I can only guess that it is related to budget issues and some type of agreement between teachers and … Continue reading →

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Nashville schools teach students to understand math

Posted on August 21, 2008 by ChrisA

Apparently this is a “new” idea. “When we found shortcomings, we went back and taught it again. We pulled kids for tutoring. I just break it down to little pieces of math and show (students) what they mean so they … Continue reading →

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A view on Algebra homework

Posted on August 19, 2008 by ChrisA

Hardly a scientific study and perhaps a slight conflict of interest, but the Mentor Products website has some common sense…. Mentor recognizes the significant efforts that are occurring in mathematics education in the United States. Mentor believes that additional emphasis … Continue reading →

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Grrrr, more on Algebra homework

Posted on August 19, 2008 by ChrisA

If homework isn’t useful, then why did my daughter have 14 pages of relatively tedious and repetitive math homework to do over the summer? Homework must be good for something, but apparently not when you have class everyday. Inquiring minds … Continue reading →

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No homework

Posted on August 19, 2008 by ChrisA

Well my 7th grader just returned from the 2nd day of Algebra I with “great news”. The teacher does not assign homework. Scientific studies you know. Color me very very disappointed. I’m particularly disappointed that the Principal of this school, … Continue reading →

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Obama and education

Posted on July 11, 2008 by ChrisA

Barack Obama chose Jeanne Century as one his educational advisors. John Dewey has an open letter to Barack in Ed News. It starts out… I am very distressed to learn about your selection of Jeanne Century as one of your … Continue reading →

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Teaching math

Posted on June 26, 2008 by ChrisA

Now here’s a revelation. For kids to do better in math, their teachers might have to go back to school. Elementary-school teachers are poorly prepared by education schools to teach math, finds a study being released Thursday by the National … Continue reading →

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Welcome to American Math

Posted on June 7, 2008 by ChrisA

Welcome to America….where people are actually having a serious discussion about whether teaching kids advanced math as soon as possible is a bad thing. Is it any wonder our country lags behind in math/science? Read more about this nonsensical thinking … Continue reading →

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Bueller? Bueller?

Posted on June 3, 2008 by ChrisA

In the June 16th edition of Forbes magazine, publisher Rich Karlgaard describes former Microsoft R & D head Nathan Myhrvold’s startup called Intellectual Ventures in a column titled Math Boneheads. One of Intellectual Ventures’ inventions is a blood filter that … Continue reading →

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Cool factors of math and science…

Posted on May 17, 2008 by ChrisA

Interesting article about math and science competition in the Christian Science Monitor. “I think we have a generation where math and science became uncool,” says Dr. Jim Hamos, program director of the Math and Science Partnership Program at the National … Continue reading →

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