In the Race
Now, here, you see, it takes all the blogging I can do to keep in the same place.
If I want to get somewhere else, I must blog twice as fast as that!
You see, I'm in
the Red Queen's Race...
Is There A New New Math? Or Is It The Same Old New Math?
By Janet Evans
Wednesday, Jul 16 2008, 06:45 AM
In New York, parents of young school children are having trouble with “New Math.” So that makes me wonder if something has changed. Or has the use of the calculator finally dumbed down a generation?
I’m pretty sure we are talking about the same New Math that was introduced to me as a kid…So what’s going on?
"They call it the Math Wars: The debate, at times acrimonious, over which way is best to teach kids math. In its most black-and-white form, it pits schools hoping to prepare kids for a new world against reluctant parents, who feel the traditional way is best and their kids are being shortchanged.
But there are lots of parents who fall into a grayer area: They're willing to accept that their kids are learning things differently. They just want to be able to help them with their homework. And very often, they can't."
"Rebels!" Parents find New Math daunting Ã
