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Re: Khan Academy: Math instruction goes viral > backlash
Posted:
Sep 13, 2011 1:44 PM
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On Sep 12, 2011, at 11:39 PM, Kathleen Almy wrote:
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>> On Sep 12, 2011, at 9:49 PM, Clyde Greeno @ MALEI
>> wrote:
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>>> Kahn [...] is a product of the American
>> parrot-training curriculum.
>>
>> I agree.
>> But, at this point, just about nobody in this country
>> understands
>> "learning" as possibly different from "memorizing".
>> --schremmer
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> With all due respect, I disagree. There are numerous reforms going
> on around the U.S. that have nothing to do with skill based courses
> nor parroting. Many math educators want something truly
> different. I mentioned earlier about the Quantway and Statway
> projects. These are but a few of the many initiatives currently in
> development based on a different way to approach changing
> mathematics education. Instead of repackaging or accelerating the
> current sequence of algebra, they are looking to develop courses
> rooted in conceptual learning and problem solving. I'm teaching
> one such course now in its pilot phase and while it's a tough
> adjustment at first for students, the rewards are real.
>
> I understand we have major problems with math education in the
> U.S. It's a gigantic system that is tough to change. But there
> are so many educators across this country working very hard to fix
> issues in a different way. It's not all doom and gloom. We have a
> lot to look forward to in the coming years as pilots continue and
> data is gathered.
With all due respect, I disagree. This is not to say that there are
not, here and there, faculty willing to look at their students and
look at mathematics and try to get the former to like the latter.
But should you be one of these few, and assuming that you have tenure
and belong to a strong union and that your school will let you be
"different"---a very big if, what text are you going to use? There
is. by now, literally nothing left that you could use: it's all
Pearson books. (If you know of anything, please let me know so that I
can stop my own writing.)
Mournful regards
--schremmer
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