I did some extensive research today to find out what the deal is with New Jersey's spotty Gifted and Talented offerings for public school students. For anyone...
As most of you know, I'm home schooling three of my kids in math only (that is, we do a ton of math on the weekends.) I'm using the Singapore math, which,...
I've written a new blog entry about tips for using Singapore Math materials: http://www.lindamoran.net/blog_teen/2006/04/tips_for_singapore_math_user\ s_1.html...
I'm on a TERC craze these days. I've just finished another blog. My school district has never asked me my opinion. If I could speak freely to my child's math...
I was all over the web this morning, but couldn't find what I was looking for. I'd like to read a book that's like the examples in Liping Ma's book of profound...
I found the book I was looking for. It was recommended to me by Dr. Raimi, a mathematician whom I've quoted. It's available from Singaporemath.com and was...
"Jim, however, placed the credit elsewhere. His parents, an engineer and an educator, /_covertly tutored him in traditional math_/." Thanks Linda. Interesting...
Cristina Neuman
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Apr 13, 2006 4:50 pm
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I had a conversation with a teacher yesterday whom I must carefully protect. He works in New York, and told me that for three years his school used Mathland,...
I just got bad news about my school district. On the docket for the upcoming budget decision is what they've been mysteriously calling a "new math program." I...
Well it's official. Our school district, which is Ridgewood New Jersey, has plans to implement Connected Math in their middle school. This is a devastating...
I have a new lens now devoted to Connected math. Connected Math is a fuzzy math curriculum for middle schools. I just found out it's crept into our school...
Here's a link to my first letter to the Board of Education. For the time being, I'm doing this as a lone voice, because educating other parents is simply more...
Have you ever been assured by a teacher, when your child is struggling with a math concept, "We'll spiral back to it"? Find out what this is all about, and...
As most of you know, homeschooled students score higher on standardized tests than do public-schooled kids. public schools would do well to learn from them. ...
Thanks for the warning! Also, great article on spiraling. I like this one: "A tornado is a spiral that leaves a path of destruction in its wake"...
Cristina Neuman
kcmneuman@...
Apr 24, 2006 1:46 pm
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The harder I study this subject of math teaching, the more convinced I am that it's lack of critical thinking that's the problem. Educators latch on to these...
Now that I've learend our middle school is getting "Connected Math," I've written a second letter to the board of education. Find out nine ways in which...
It would be an enormous and stressful hardship to go to the Board of Ed meeting tonight. Yet tonight on the docket is "approval of the Connected Math ...
Here is the letter I'd like to read at the microphone tonight, but I am unable to go. I'm hoping that a Ridgewood parent who reads my blog will find it and ...
Next comes Connected Math, another panel favorite. It too skips or glosses over crucial skills. Example: The division of fractions, an immutable prerequisite...
My kid gets TERC Investigations in school and homeschooling from me on the weekends. Find out her opinion about why some kids failed the test on fractions and...
"Engaging Kids with Content -- Kids Love it" is an article from the current issue of American Educator. It fits well with my recent blog about knowledge vs....
The definition of insanity is to keep repeating the same behavior, yet expect a different outcome. I keep wanting to believe our school is offering a more...
Enter your vote today! A new poll has been created for the beyondterc group: TERC and other constructivist math programs cause many students problems due to...
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May 22, 2006 4:49 pm
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I answered that I'm giving my children a full replacement at home, but I'm also relying on the school for: 1. Games that foster understanding (they do enough...
What do these three names have in common: Liping Ma, Wilfried Schmid, and Russ Whitehurst? Aside from the fact that I've mentioned these renowned scholars in...
I gave it the wrong name. It's called "Some parent UPSET about a worksheet." http://www.lindamoran.net/blog_teen/2006/05/not_some_parent_upset_about_\ a.html ...
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