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kitchen table math, the sequel: Everyday Math author defends his program against Katharine Beals
"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/No_true_Scotsman"
Who Needs Mathematicians for Math, Anyway? by Sandra Stotsky, City Journal 13 November 2009
Yay for Sandra Stotsky. She lets it fly, and it's good.
The Providence Effect in Action : Education Next
Accountability and high expectations in the classroom -- a great example of what it looks like. No time to waste, and keeping kids on task. Hurray!
Extra Credit: What Ever Happened to Good Old-Fashioned Term Papers? - washingtonpost.com
Three really good reasons that schools should encourage as many students as possible to take an authentic algebra class in 8th grade (instead of 9th). The clearest explanation I've seen yet.
An A-Maze-ing Approach To Math : Education Next
Barry Garelick's article on trying to get Singapore Math into his daughter's school district. A classic. He's smart.
A delusion of rigor in math « Joanne Jacobs
High school students are taking more -- and higher level -- math classes, but their achievement hasn't improved.
Everyday Math Grade-Level Goals (preK-6)
A chart that explains the content goals for Everyday Math.
AFT American Educator: What's Sophisticated About Elementary Mathematics?
Hung-Hsi Wu (professor emeritus at UC-Berkeley) describes why it's important to have math specialists teach math in elementary school. Lots of good details about teaching place value, fractions, standard algorithms, etc. Good stuff!
kitchen table math, the sequel: Gambill Method - from ktm1 (teaching Algebra)
great article on one teacher's approach to teaching algebra. It's practice, homework, answers available to students, daily quizzes and immediate feedback, and direct, scripted instruction from the teacher.
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