Friday, January 30, 2009

Citizens Unite!!

Yep. The problem is the curriculum. Our nation's leaders are avoiding the real issue. More money won't magically fix this, but concerned citizens can through their grassroots efforts!
A statewide alliance of parents, students, teachers and community members with the mission of promoting authentic math education in Missouri public schools through world-class mathematics standards and high quality curriculum.
The performance of American students in mathematics is mediocre at best. Reform efforts over the past two decades have only made matters worse. We are advocates for school mathematics education reforms that support the mathematics interests and abilities of all students. We advocate programs and policies that help all students achieve success in school mathematics courses, that prepare all students for the broadest options in high school math and science courses, and that give them the opportunity to advance into mathematics based college courses and careers.

Thursday, January 8, 2009

Undermining Local Control of Education...

This is disturbing, but I'm afraid it's the truth.
Even the most effective "top-down" implementation
of mediocrity can be extinguished at the grassroots level.

SHOW ME (US) THE MONEY! (reprise)

Here is a great post that explains a recent history of the so-called "math wars", as well as how funding from the National Science Foundation has been awarded to support "math reforms"



It just doesn't make sense that millions of tax-payer dollars are spent to develop and disseminate math programs that so many mathematicians and scientists oppose



Have our tax-dollars been used to fund the demise of our nation's educational promise and economic competitiveness? (A question for NSFs Inspector General)




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