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Re: IMPMath
Posted by not popular here on 5/08/08

    On 5/01/08, Bill wrote:
    > Does anyone use the IMP Math curriculum for high school?
    > We just started using it for Algebra I this year along
    > with a traditional textbook. We think it's great.

    It's very, very unpopular in my district. One articulate
    student commented (in relation to the Integrated 3 course):

    "I have trouble understanding what I'm even studying, due to
    the lack of chapter headings, continuation of study (the book
    jumps from topic to topic, putting geometry and linear
    algebra together in the same section at one point), and use
    of "discovery based learning." The book doesn't give
    formulas, instead expecting students to discuss the problems
    in groups, look at patterns, and come up with formulas on
    their own. Often times, the teacher will never formally
    introduce the formula to the class, and since no notes are
    taken, we are expected to memorize each formula we come up
    with, before we hand our papers in, since we won't get them
    back in time to use. When this happens, often times I don't
    do very well on the next assignment, simply because I never
    found the formula the book expects me to be utilizing. In
    most cases, I have found my teachers unhelpful because they
    still want me to discover on my own. As a result, I end up
    either looking formulas up on the Internet, or asking someone
    in a grade higher than me. This means that my understanding
    of the subject isn't what I could be, making that particular
    topic harder for me in the future as well. Often times I will
    spend half an hour trying to figure out the formula, only to
    discover that Mr. [name deleted] taught it to me last year."

     
     

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