Math Easier Than English? - 5 views

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  #1 Riley Kuffner on 30 May 13

   

  I know that I feel this way at times, but was wondering what you think. This article analyzes the issue.
  http://www.nytimes.com/2013/05/30/education/reading-gains-lag-improvements-in-math.html?ref=todayspaper
  Being in a journalism class, we are all proficient in English, but is it easier to learn new ideas in Math? What can be done to bridge this gap and improve English skills?

   

  <div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">I know that I feel this way at times, but was wondering what you think. This article analyzes the issue. <br /> <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2013/05/30/education/reading-gains-lag-improvements-in-math.html?ref=todayspaper" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.nytimes.com/2013/05/30/education/reading-gains-lag-improvements-in-math.html?ref=todayspaper</a> <br /> Being in a journalism class, we are all proficient in English, but is it easier to learn new ideas in Math? What can be done to bridge this gap and improve English skills?</div>

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  #2 Lauren Lampl on 30 May 13

   

  I think that this article makes a very valid point. Maybe English classes should be more structured and focus on smaller aspects of English at a time similar to how math is taught. Rather than reading and analyzing a whole book, English teachers should focus on smaller aspects of English such as sentence structure for a few weeks and then test them on it. If kids are doing better in math, then maybe the solution is to teach English more like math is taught.

   

  <div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">I think that this article makes a very valid point. Maybe English classes should be more structured and focus on smaller aspects of English at a time similar to how math is taught. Rather than reading and analyzing a whole book, English teachers should focus on smaller aspects of English such as sentence structure for a few weeks and then test them on it. If kids are doing better in math, then maybe the solution is to teach English more like math is taught.</div>

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