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Re: Jamie Escalante Endorses Mathematically Correct Program
Posted:
Jun 23, 1996 9:19 AM
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In article <31C8DF29.3527@gold.tc.umn.edu>,
Karl M. Bunday <bunda002@gold.tc.umn.edu> wrote:
>Charles J. Masenas wrote:
>>
>> Anyone know if the NCTM standards have a champion of the stature of
>> Jaime Escalante? Has any NCTM proponent had the success Escalante
>> has demonstrated?
>
>GOOD QUESTION. I'd like to hear the answer to this one too.
Yes, her name is Marilyn Burns. Besides her numerous books, you
should check out her training videos to really see what she can
accomplish in a classroom. If we had a Marilyn Burns in every
elementary classroom in America, we wouldn't even be having this
debate. She's a master teacher.
I'm not sure why people are holding up Jaime Escalante as a
counterexample to the Standards. Is anyone claiming that his
methods work at the elementary level? I hope not...
Best regards,
--
Tom Scavo
mailto:trscavo@syr.edu
http://web.syr.edu/~trscavo/
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