This is a good math blog... however it hasn't been updated in a couple of months.
o Learn Math.
Last week I posted some ideas for a bulletin board I was working on and want to thank everyone who gave me their opinion. I was really deciding between the last two and overwhelmingly most people liked the last one, which was what I was leaning towards. It had been titled "What is Standards Based Grading?" but I loved Sarah Hagan's title of "How to Learn Math."
The problems above can be
approached with a range of mathematics, which is important for seeing the
interconnected nature of mathematics. However, these examples can cause some
teachers to shy away in an era of increased pressure to address particular
standards in their lessons. Finally, because of the problems’ open-ended
nature, students som
What if the teacher lets student go off track, sometimes new dicoveries are made off track.
But teaching is about not showing how much the teacher knows but about producing students that will eventually surpass the teacher because they become self-learners and passionate about the topic.
Standards can lead to teaching of skills in ways that are not effective or meaningful, to the narrowing of the curriculum, and to less time for play and hands-on learning experiences that are important foundations for later school success.