yes, i agree......... when i taught 4th grade, parents only wanted their kids to know algorithms and could care less if their children could think.... Now I have a son who is in 6th grade. He has not been taught to think so he cannot answer questions on "why" he is doing something in math. He has no understanding of math concepts. I can show him an algorithm, but he doesn't know the "why" behind his solving the problem. It is getting harder to show and try to teach him (since his math teachers have given up on him once he gets a "0" on an assignment).
--- On Wed, 9/17/08, Kristin Mitchell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: From: Kristin Mitchell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [MOSAIC] H & M Reading To: "Mosaic: A Reading Comprehension Strategies Email Group" <[email protected]> Date: Wednesday, September 17, 2008, 2:42 PM We just started using it, but Investigations seems to be doing just that. In fact, we're in deep water with our parents because we are teaching the concepts of math, not just the algorithms (which, it turns out, all our parents want their kids to know...). Kristin Mitchell/4th/CO "Be the change you want to see in the world" -Ghandi ----- Original Message ---- From: Beverlee Paul <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> So then is Everyday Math akin to Saxon Math - a mile wide and an inch deep? What programs are there out there now that actually teach math understanding? _______________________________________________ Mosaic mailing list [email protected] To unsubscribe or modify your membership please go to http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/options/mosaic_literacyworkshop.org. Search the MOSAIC archives at http://snipurl.com/MosaicArchive. _______________________________________________ Mosaic mailing list [email protected] To unsubscribe or modify your membership please go to http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/options/mosaic_literacyworkshop.org. Search the MOSAIC archives at http://snipurl.com/MosaicArchive.
