Comments on: MATH EDUCATION: AN INCONVENIENT TRUTH

By: v1d30junk

v1d30junk — Sat, 26 Sep 2009 02:35:07 +0000

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

By: scott5878

scott5878 — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 18:59:03 +0000

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

By: man7878

man7878 — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 15:42:43 +0000

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.)

By: man7878

man7878 — Mon, 21 Sep 2009 20:14:06 +0000

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.

By: omfg4000

omfg4000 — Sat, 19 Sep 2009 08:21:41 +0000

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.

By: omfg4000

omfg4000 — Fri, 18 Sep 2009 22:19:21 +0000

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.

By: omfg4000

omfg4000 — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 15:56:09 +0000

Excuse me but what does this have to do with liberal hippie morons? Frankly Karl Marx (the commie fucker you all hate there in the US) was one of the first to demand public education at all for everyone and insisted that the workers educate themselves.

It is more likely that the person below your comment would object to this as he finds it ineffective and “costing taxmoney”. The employer, also known as xTEHPHR33Kx

By: omfg4000

omfg4000 — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 12:10:38 +0000

No it isn’t. It would be:

26×31=
(1×6 + 1 x 20) + (30×20+30×6) =
26+600+180=
806.

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

By: jnpierce1971

jnpierce1971 — Sat, 12 Sep 2009 06:51:43 +0000

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.

By: Faytleingod11

Faytleingod11 — Thu, 10 Sep 2009 07:50:11 +0000

10:13
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