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Anonymous
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There was a thread which asked about schools that do not use it. I would like to ask this way to get a better picture. I have read to much negative stuff about that curriculum to want to pay for it.
http://www.textbookreviews.org/index.html?content=gabnews15.htm |
Anonymous
| Sadly - all DCPS schools, and most private ones in DC - though they do supplement |
Anonymous
| This region is sadly less progressive academically than say NY, TX, and CA. |
Anonymous
| Mont. Co Public Schools also use Everyday Math. |
Anonymous
| Fairfax County public schools use Everyday Math. |
Anonymous
| Burgundy Farms uses Everyday Math |
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Beauvoir
Maret - from their website: Maret was one of the first schools in the area to implement the University of Chicago’s “Everyday Math” program, which still provides the framework for the mathematics curriculum in grades K–5. It is supplemented where appropriate by other hands-on, manipulative-based programs, and enriched where possible by connections to literature. |
Anonymous
| Is it just me? I didn't think Everyday Math was so horrible. Both kids were in accelerated programs, so maybe they got extra challenges, but the program itself seemed to do fine by them. No, I don't work for them, and I don't teach it anywhere, I'd just be curious to know more about the objections to it. |
Anonymous
| I would also appreciate it if someone could summarize the evidence against EDM. In particular, is EDM equally bad for all ability groups? |
Anonymous
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I asked DH, who has an advanced degree in a science field, to take a look at the information on Everyday Math (math isn't my thing, so in our family this is best left to him). DC is still in preschool, so we haven't had to deal directly with any serious math curriculum yet, but I was curious about all the negative posts here on EDM.
He took a quick look at EDM and something called Innovations which was discussed here in a January 2008 thread. He likes the look of EDM and thinks it makes a lot of sense. He wasn't keen on Innovations at all. I'm sure we'll be looking into this more before DC gets to school, but his conclusions made me wonder why EDM gets such a bad rap here, and what are the pros and cons of other approaches. |
Anonymous
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The site suggested by OP describes their ranking of textbooks as follows: "This ranking shows how much those programs practice addition and subtraction with regrouping, how well they teach multiplication and division number facts, and how strongly they stress standard multiplication and division algorithms." EDM ranks last by these standards.
Does this suggest that EDM may be bad for children who have trouble mastering math facts but better for those who grasp them quickly? |
Anonymous
Thanks, that was very helpful. I do like the idea of teaching multiple ways of doing math, and the "cluster method" taught by EDM is actually what I use most of the time. But I can see how it would be confusing for younger kids. I'm not an educator, so I can't comment on whether the traditional algorithm teaches place value or not. Anyway, good link. |
Anonymous
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OMG, 11:50 that was great. I am saddened to see what we are putting our kids through. My kids will NOT be exposed to that.
I had a similar experience as the woman in the video. I went back to grad school at 35. My young class mates had so much trouble with simple math. I got the highest grade ever given in a statistics class and I was NEVER a gifted student in college or HS. These guys were just lost. They could not analyze data. Any way, where do we go from here DCUM? Does anyone have any suggestions about how to handle this mess? |