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Struggling to Learn the Breaststroke
In the introduction to our book Traditional Math, I state that “I try to stem struggling with a problem and aim to have students be successful. My…
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Procedures vs Understanding in Math
This article is excerpted from “Math Education in the U.S.” (Chapter 10) I went to school in the 50’s and 60’s when students first learned how to add…
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The Truly Brilliant, the Stupid People, and Equity for All
This is an excerpt (Chapter 21) from Confessions of a 21 Century Math Teacher. Although written in 2015, it is relevant to the California Framework for…
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Say it often enough, and people will believe it
I just read this piece about math education. On the whole it wasn’t too bad, but this one quote caught my attention, because the logic (or illogic) of…
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The Poster Children of Math Education
(From "Math Education in the U.S.")
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In Japan, they...
A closer look at math education in Japan
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Access to Algebra 1 in 8th Grade; the Never-ending Story
(Originally appeared in my old Traditional Math blog on Wordpress in 2018, but still relevant, unfortunately.)
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