SUBSCRIBE MY LINKS:    chat center Chatboards|Lessons|Projects|Classifieds|Mailrings|Jobs|Harry Wong|Live!|Gazette|Advertise CHATBOARD MAILRING LESSONS TOP POSTS ALL POSTS SUBMIT POST Share | Print | Report Post Math Teachers Chatboard Hot Now... • May 2008 Gazette • Harry Wong • Teacher Tech Center • The Lesson Bank Most Popular • Set Your Quick Links • Chat Center • All Chatboards • Lesson Bank • Teacher Mailrings • Project Center • Classified Ads • Live Chat & Meetings Select by • State/Region • Grade Level • Curriculum • Interest Group • Teaching Method Special Topics • Technology • Languages • Hot Topics • Career Center • Distance Learning • Fundraising • Tutoring Center • Teacher's Bookshelf • Free Printables • Classroom Photos • Meeting Archive • Teaching Articles • Library • Web Tools • Webring • Search • Advertise   Re: IMPMath/ Math in general Posted by DSF/NJ on 5/09/08 I totally agree with you - Japanese lesson study encourages students to be creative, 'out-of-the-box' thinkers when solving a problem. That is what this world needs. I just thought it was funny that a former teacher DID just what this student wanted - and it still didn't make a difference for him. On 5/09/08, Donna/WI wrote: > > ____________________________________________________________________ _ > >> Obviously, Mr. (name deleted) DID teach the formula (something >> the student complained that other teachers did not do) and it >> STILL didn't make a difference - he couldn't remember it the >> next year NOR did he recognize that this was something >> previously covered. > ____________________________________________________________________ _ > > Studying math at more advanced levels is more about recognizing > what you need to do to solve a problem and having the resources > available to reference for particular formulas and steps then > remembering everything you have ever learned - particularly when > math is not the only subject you are studying for during a > semester. I often wonder about programs that expect young people > to "discover" formulas that math scholars have previously > discovered and tested to be true in all cases. If a student > recognizes what is needed to solve a problem and knows where to > look for an example of how to go about solving it, then implements > this while solving the new problem, I feel the student has been > successful. Posts on this thread, including this one IMPMath, 5/01/08, by Bill. Re: IMPMath, 5/03/08, by Elaine. Re: IMPMath, 5/05/08, by Pragmatic. Re: IMPMath, 5/08/08, by Elaine. Re: IMPMath, 5/08/08, by not popular here. Re: IMPMath, 5/08/08, by DSF/NJ. Re: IMPMath/ Math in general, 5/09/08, by Donna/WI. Re: IMPMath/ Math in general, 5/09/08, by Pragmatic. Re: IMPMath/ Math in general, 5/09/08, by DSF/NJ. Re: IMPMath/ Math in general, 5/10/08, by Donna/WI. Re: IMPMath, 5/10/08, by Elaine. Re: IMPMath, 5/10/08, by not popular here. Re: IMPMath, 5/10/08, by Elaine. Re: IMPMath, 5/10/08, by smarkham01. Re: IMPMath, 5/12/08, by Interactive Math Program. Re: IMPMath, 5/12/08, by DSF/NJ. Re: IMPMath, 5/13/08, by not popular here. Re: IMPMath, 5/14/08, by smarkham01. Re: IMPMath, 5/15/08, by not popular here. Re: IMPMath, 5/15/08, by smarkham01. Re: IMPMath, 5/15/08, by not popular here.

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