Controversies over Math, Should I Join?
Something like the debate over reading instruction rages in math. In both subjects, the controversy has to do with the extent to which teachers should expect students to “construct” their own...
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These programs share attributes with Singapore Math, focus on problem solving, and use applications to real-life situations and hands-on activities. Another program, Saxon, takes a somewhat more...
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A report sponsored by the U.S. Department of Education to see what the nation can learn from Singapore Math points toward some of the explanations for this development. The study, carried out by the...
View ArticleLearning Math Using Picture
The pupils gathered around DiNatale one day as she sat in front of an easel with a book open to a page with a picture of a delicious-looking bright yellow banana. On the next page, the picture showed...
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Later came a picture from above of a pizza that someone had sliced into four equal parts. There was talk of “one-third” and “one-fourth.” From there, the discussion verged into mention of “symmetry.”...
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