I recently published http://www.wgquirk.com/TERC2008.html <http://www.wgquirk.com/TERC2008.html> Bill Quirk [Non-text portions of this message have been...
I can hear the angels singing hallelujah but I wonder how many math departments and boards of education will listen? After all, this panel was appointed by...
Just heard that Ridgewood, where they've had so much flap over their reform math, has two people running for the Board of Ed that should definitely be voted...
Is this the same person as, Michael P. Goldenberg? He has posted a comment on our local (Cambridge, Ohio) newspaper. I have not any clue how he would have...
fyi - There is a petition in Prince William County, Va to rid our schools of this Fuzzy Math program. Read more at: www.PWCTeachMathRight.com Subject: Please...
I'm sorry to hear of the BS you are dealing with Bill. Maybe you need to escalate things up to your State Board of Education and contact your County ...
This is my first post. I found Linda Moran's website while researching Math Investigations. BTW, what happened to Beyond Terc on Squidoo? I live in Oklahoma....
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tx5KDyvlG3Q "The important is to understand what you're doing, rather than get the right answer" [:)] [Non-text portions of this...
Hi again, my daughter is moving into middle school next year and the schools here in District 1 in lower Manhattan use mostly Connected Math. From what I heard...
Dear All, Here in Ridgewood parents have been fighting TERC and Everyday Math for over a year. We have gotten coverage from the Bergen Record and the NY...
Blogs keep popping up all over the place. Here's a new one: http://theneighborhoodfuzzymath.blogspot.com/ <http://theneighborhoodfuzzymath.blogspot.com/> ...
Hello Everyone, I have been doing some research this morning and have come across a book that I would LOVE to own. BUT... I was curious if anyone here has...
Hi all, I'm a mom in NYC school district and new to the group. My daughter, now in 5th grade, gets TERC math at her school. We moved here from California when ...
<font color="purple"><font size=+1> Hello Everyone, I wanted to introduce myself and ask a few questions as I am new here. :) My name is Heather and I live in...
Well, I haven't posted here in awhile. I wasn't worrying so much about things since the district was dropping Investigations. Looks like they are replacing...
Our school transitioned from TERC to Everyday Math this year. So far the materials sent home have been scanty. For my fourth grader, it seems like they have...
Oops --- sent this email to one member only --- sorry! Back to school indeed. Yesterday, Day One, I learned that: 1. The superintendent, over the summer,...
...Constance Kamii and Dominic wrote, "Algorithms not only are not helpful in learning arithmetic; they also hinder development of numerical reasoning." And if...
When young and wondering about the world, I studied astrology. I've since ditched the astrology, but have held onto an idea that makes so much sense. Granted,...
We're reviewing a little math this summer. Up on the white board in the kitchen I wrote out the procedure for determining Greatest Common Factor. My 11 year...
"I still think she has a math disability" A 3rd grader teacher posted this on another yahoo group. This teacher can use SF and Investigations in her classroom...
So far I have just been afterschooling one in math. Mext year I'll have two in school, it seems like it will be a bit of a challenge as time goes on to...
Hi, I want to get my son started on Singapore math but I'm not sure where to start myself.? I plan on having him take the placement test to see where he is but...
... That makes perfect sense. This is consistent with the Œtop-down² approach to teaching start with the hard stuff, with the ³whole² and ³work down²...
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