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I write about math education from the traditional standpoint. My book "Traditional Math" is at the link below. https://www.amazon.com/Traditional-Math-effective-strategy-teachers/dp/1915261546
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www.edweek.org/teaching-lea...
"Ss need opportunities to work on rich, engaging tasks that support conceptual understanding..."
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There are so many tropes in this article by Linda Darling-Hammond, I lost count.
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He also says that the foreword to "Traditional Math" (available on Amazon)
11.05.2025 22:08 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0Kind of a private joke; it's a book I would not want to read -- part of a series.
05.05.2025 12:35 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
No thank you.
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03.05.2025 16:48 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Definitely!
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I'll be giving a presentation with John Mighton; hope to see many of you there. @rastokke.bsky.social @mayak46.bsky.social @katharinebeals.bsky.social @amandavande.bsky.social @amypento.bsky.social @bodiluk.bsky.social @nathanielswain.bsky.social @embracethesor.bsky.social @mrzachg.bsky.social
01.05.2025 14:59 — 👍 4 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0
"In this well-researched book, author Rebecca Stobaugh shares how to build a culture of thinking that emphasizes essential 21st century skills -- from critical thinking and problem-solving to teamwork and creativity"
No thanks.
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An Equal Time Critique of Education in the Mid-50's:
barrygarelick.substack.com/p/an-equal-t...
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"Built on Student–Centered, Rich Tasks'; Experience Math increases student engagement by leveraging rich tasks as the main driver of learning in each lesson."
No thanks.
www.savvas.com/solutions/ma...
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Seriously?
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"Racialized math teaching practices are systemic in elementary math classrooms"
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When fundamental basics lose out to "concepts" the result is inequities; some families don't have access to tutors.
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I don't think I want to know.
27.04.2025 03:08 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
I'm waiting for Understanding by Design meets Batman, so it's "Nope" for now.
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"Hands-Down Conversations, an innovative discourse structure in which Ss' ideas and voices take the lead while Ts focus on listening and facilitating."
Nope.
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"Teaching the standard algorithm first does not mean that it is taught w/o connection to the underlying principles that make it work."
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Exactly. Richard Phelps in his comments makes a similar observation. He likens the obsession with "deeper understanding" to a little kid who keeps asking "why" after every answer you give. While the questions have value at first, after a while there is little to no value added.
22.04.2025 13:23 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
I'll be presenting with John Mighton at researchED in Toronto: Word Problems: Acquiring Algebraic Thinking
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"Traditional Math" back in the top 100 of Amazon Best Sellers in Elementary Math: No. 77 vs Former NCTM Pres, Linda Gojak's Common Core Math Companion
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"David Shilkitus believes that math education should do more than just prepare Ss for tests—it should prepare them to think critically and solve problems in the real world."
I think I've heard this before.
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I hope the old SMSG textbooks are still accessible on ERIC.
21.04.2025 15:28 — 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
This post from 6 yrs ago still relevant today; comments are especially relevant. traditionalmath.wordpress.com/2019/11/26/h...
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Reformer: If I hear/see someone use the phrase "discovery learning" in an educational context to bemoan teaching quality, I just cannot trust anything they say thereafter.
Me: Especially if they're right?
R: You're an idiot.
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Our talk is on "Word Problems and Algebraic Thinking"; it covers how JUMP Math addresses how to teach students to solve word problems and bridge the gap between arithmetic and algebraic thinking. @mayak46.bsky.social @toddtruitt.bsky.social @nathanielswain.bsky.social @paulkirschner.bsky.social
15.04.2025 18:33 — 👍 8 🔁 3 💬 1 📌 0Reformer: We celebrate critical thinking but measure procedural compliance.
Me: Knowing what procedures to use requires reasoning, so wouldn't that be an appropriate proxy?
R:You're an idiot.
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Reformer: We need to build environments where kids develop their agency, creativity, self-direction, and capacity to learn anything.
Me: Right; teach math with explicit instruction, worked examples and scaffolded problems.
R: You're an idiot.
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"A research-based model that integrates 7 essential competencies: conceptual and procedural integration, problem solving, logical reasoning, communication, tool use, pattern recognition, and student engagement."
No thanks.
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11.04.2025 16:50 — 👍 4 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0
"Stop telling me to find my “why” or calling me a superhero."
Indeed. I would add "Stop telling me to snap my fingers in lieu of applause."
Good article.
thenext30years.substack.com/p/sarah-ober...
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