Math Education: An Inconvenient Truth

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If you look at the paragraph under the one she's talking about it actually says that students should learn proper algarythms for the purpose of standardized testing

nerd alert

I am a Chemistry teacher at the High School level. I am appalled by Everyday Math. My students cannot logically solve algebraic problems. They want a triangle. You show me a triangle method to use for thermodynamic problems. Now that I have a 5th grader in Everyday Math, I know why. I had to teach her multiplication and I am currently teaching her division. We will have students incapable of Science and Math based careers. I cannot imagine the nightmare we are in for.

No it isn't. It would be:

26x31=
(1x6 + 1 x 20) + (30x20+30x6) =
26+600+180=
806.

See how much shorter and faster and better her way is?

You shouldnät use the other methods mate. They confuse you. Math is only made possible if you practise it all the time. If you practise two different methods both methods will lack perfection.

It's the dumbing down of the population. They should only know enough ;) Seems most of the population are getting quite pissed at this, be that in private or government schools. But the question is how to change anything if our representatives don't represent us - anywhere.


Kind regards from Sweden.

I am a Mechanical Engineer graduate from college of Aerospace/.Mechanical Engineering from the University of Arizona. Memory can be taught at home, reasoning is better taught at school.

Lets see here....1. Turk shows how to reason through a problem and basic multiplication(but it still teaches the skill of reasoning which is a very valuable skill for more difficult and various types of problems in the future.) 2. The quick algorithmic method that we're used to encourages Memory skills and basic multiplication(Memory is also a very important skill to have, but will it help you in solving any problem that nobody has any memory of.)

I think Washington schools messed up when they introduced integrated math. The proper name should be fractured math.

At the 10 minute point I became seriously pissed off. These poor kids don't stand a chance when they are being taught by liberal hippie morons