Some students in the math methods class were pissed. I read the comments to find out why. One comment summed it up, ‘She wanted everything to be so exact even though we were just doing elementary.’ They were talking about teachers being precise when writing and speaking about math with elementary students. I’ve been thinking Read More
R emember that Singapore math problem that went viral? The one about Cheryl’s birthday. Lots of people had something to say about it: It’s too difficult. How are parents supposed to help with math homework? That’s why the Common Core Math Standards are a terrible idea. Totally unrelated, but people used the viral Singapore math problem Read More