Let's reward mediocrity. A well written opinion to put the US even deeper behind other industrial contries.
John Altounji One size does not fit all. Social promotion ruined Education. From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Metric Rules Sent: Monday, July 30, 2012 7:27 AM To: U.S. Metric Association Subject: [USMA:51802] Is Algebra Necessary? And follow-up question I imagine policy makers in China and India (and even Canada) sitting around reading this piece and thinking.. Go ahead U.S., let's see how that approach works out for you! We can only poach talent from other countries for so long. Is Algebra Necessary? http://www.nytimes.com/2012/07/29/opinion/sunday/is-algebra-necessary.html?_ r=1 <http://www.nytimes.com/2012/07/29/opinion/sunday/is-algebra-necessary.html? _r=1&pagewanted=all> &pagewanted=all A measurement related question and something that I have been thinking about lately. With all the different problems we have in education from teacher qualifications, teacher tenure, impact of standardized tests, teacher evaluation, influence of text book and testing companies, lack of parental involvement (new social role of schools), poverty and related food and physical insecurity, classroom management issues, our negative cultural legacy thinking that math is a gift and not a reward for hard work, the use of calculators in elementary school, willingness to debate and implement lower standards to "pass" more kids, the grouping of kids by age only not other factors such as ability, schools not accommodating many learning styles, broken up and repeated (not built upon) curricula, the fact that we have very powerful people questioning the legitimacy of science, our inability to connect, in a meaningful way, the U.S's current and future position in the world to our quality and access to education, just to name a few. How would you prioritize metrication in education? This is a how to choose your battle question. I recognize we are a bias group here. As some of you know, I work with a nonprofit focused exclusively on metrication in education. Our arguments revolve around the importance of measurement as the foundation of STEM instruction and STEM knowledge and why the practice of dual-measurement instruction is an inefficient use of limited class time. I know that measurement is only a piece of the education puzzle but how big of a piece? Bridget Nagarajan Metric Rules <http://www.metricrules.org/> Metric Only STEM Education in the USA <https://plus.google.com/u/0/b/114220258180708881510/> Description: Description: Description: Description: google <http://www.twitter.com/metricrules> Description: Description: Description: Description: twitter <http://www.facebook.com/metricrules> Description: Description: Description: Description: facebook <http://www.linkedin.com/company/metric-rules> Description: Description: Description: linkedin <http://www.metricrules.org/feed/> Description: Description: Description: RSS
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