Sunday, March 21, 2010
Friday, March 19, 2010
National Standards (CCSSI)
The high school math standards seem to me to leave a whole lot to be desired - far below our current expectations for college preparedness.
If you have the time, compare these standards to the Major Topics of School Algebra in the National Mathematics Advisory Panel's Report, then take a look at current ACT math content.
Wurman and Stotsky: New Standards will set schools back
[They must be talking about me!]
High school math teachers will look in vain for course standards in Algebra II, pre-calculus, or trigonometry. The drafters deem algebra, which the prestigious National Math Advisory Panel identified as the key to higher math study, as an outdated organizing principle.
You can find CCSSI standards HERE
Comments are due to CCSSI by April 2, but you might also consider posting them publicly somewhere else.
More information available HERE
If you have the time, compare these standards to the Major Topics of School Algebra in the National Mathematics Advisory Panel's Report, then take a look at current ACT math content.
Wurman and Stotsky: New Standards will set schools back
[They must be talking about me!]
High school math teachers will look in vain for course standards in Algebra II, pre-calculus, or trigonometry. The drafters deem algebra, which the prestigious National Math Advisory Panel identified as the key to higher math study, as an outdated organizing principle.
You can find CCSSI standards HERE
Comments are due to CCSSI by April 2, but you might also consider posting them publicly somewhere else.
More information available HERE
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