The UK is investing heavily in textbooks used in schools in Shanghai, China; perhaps the United States could benefit by looking at their methods as well.
Drilling “Rote Understanding”
Barry Garelick: To overturn students’ “doing without knowing” reformers have created students for whom “understanding” foundational math is not even “doing” math.
The Destructive Capacity of David Coleman
Jane Robbins: Since Common Core architect David Coleman took over as president of the College Board, the scandals or at least embarrassments have come fast and furious.
Math Professor Makes Excellent Point About New Way of Assessing Students
Wayne Bishop, a professor of math at Cal State University Los Angeles, explains the problem of shifting to make multiple choice assessments more verbal.
Blame the Textbooks for Poor Common Core Implementation!
The EdReports.org gave poor reviews to four out of the first five Common Core math textbooks they reviewed, and they are funded by the Gates Foundation.
Interesting Findings in Fordham’s Teacher Survey on Common Core Math
Shane Vander Hart looks at some of the results of the Fordham Institute’s recent survey of K-8 math teachers addressing Common Core Math.
Math Education in Jeopardy
Jay Matthews at The Washington Post wrote another piece about the crisis in our nation’s math instruction under Common Core.
“Common Does Not Equal Excellent”: New Report Sheds Light on Deficiencies of Common Core’s Math Standards
The American Principles Project Foundation has just published “Common Does Not Equal Excellent.” Focusing on the K-8 Common Core Math Standards.
Ohio Mom Gives Us New Math Tutorial
Melissa Strzala, an Ohio mom, gave a math tutorial that has gone viral on Facebook showing how kids are now doing subtraction due to Common Core.
Common Core Math Ignores Brain Science
The Common Core math standards ignore the latest development in brain science and may actually impede a student’s ability to do higher math later on.