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    Re: Missouri GLEs
    Posted by concerned about MO math on 10/04/08

    Hi,

    I'm a high school math teacher in MO who has a great deal of
    respect and admiration for math teachers at every level of a
    child's development!

    Following is an attempt to share information regarding the
    state of mathematics education in our state: (hopefully the
    links will work and you won't have to cut and paste!)

    This is what's happening in Columbia Missouri:
    http://www.columbiamissourian.com/stories/2008/09/25/curriculum-
    change-reactions/

    Here's what college math professors in our state have been
    working on: http://missourimath.org/

    Scroll all the way down to read recent comments on Missouri's
    Grades 6-8 Math August 08 draft by R. James Milgram

    "Since I had already pointed out these issues in my original
    invited review of these standards, I can only assume that the
    authors are consciously determined to deprive Missouri students
    of the opportunity to learn this more and more vital part of
    elementary mathematics well enough to be able to realistically
    major in technical areas at the university level."

    I believe that we've got to take action in order to improve
    mathematics education in our state!!

    To better understand how we have gotten into this mess, scroll
    down to check out the money trail at:
    http://yourcps.org/mathcurrQ2.html

    DESE needs to involve mathematicians at every level, including
    college professors, and write standards containing:

    Focus, Rigor, and Coherence (by William H. Schmidt)
    http://www.aft.org/pubs-
    reports/american_educator/issues/spring2008/schmidt.htm

    There are two videos from the Leading Minds K-12 Math Education
    Forum, April 2008 by William Schmidt and James Milgram that
    EVERY math teacher (at EVERY level) MUST SEE!
    (http://www.baltimorecp.org/leadingminds/index.htm)

    RESPOND TO THIS POST START A NEW THREAD RETURN TO CHATBOARD

    Posts on this thread, including this one

  • Missouri GLEs, 9/14/08, by Sharyl.
  • Re: Missouri GLEs, 9/20/08, by Gena.
  • Re: Missouri GLEs, 10/04/08, by concerned about MO math.

     
     

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