tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9220567035505058882.post3379471453841459236..comments2023-08-18T01:01:29.710-07:00Comments on Learning in America: The Nation's Report Card - MathJim Burkehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12683223394880936587noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9220567035505058882.post-50781727750607322242009-12-23T09:08:03.049-08:002009-12-23T09:08:03.049-08:00I agree with anonymous. The gain is so small as t...I agree with anonymous. The gain is so small as to be ridiculous. Everyday Math is awful; teachers hate it. Many supplement. At least the good teachers do. I talked with Rhee's right hand person Richard Nyankori about using a program like Singapore Math. He knows the program from his days with Project Ingenuity in Baltimore. He was against it; teacher training is too steep. Actually it isn't. And believe me, DC has paid a bundle in professional development with EM. I saw the budgeted amount when the DCPS voted on it. The amount included professional development.<br><br>For more on how DCPS adopted EM without anyone noticing, read my article about it <a href="http://www.npe.ednews.org/Review/Essays/v2n6.htm" rel="nofollow">here.</a>Barry Garelickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01281266848110087415noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9220567035505058882.post-10150705396964608742009-12-14T17:17:28.259-08:002009-12-14T17:17:28.259-08:00Rhee has made significant changes to the D. C. sch...Rhee has made significant changes to the D. C. schools. If EDM is such a success, why wasn't it successful before? What changed that made it successful now? <br>3% more are considered proficient, and that's success? I guess if you have little expectations, this is good news.<br>These poor kids have had the folks in D.C. completely fail them for countless years. The fact that they continue to use the failed Everday Math program tells me they still haven't raised the bar to a worthy level. If you think success is gutter level, you will get gutter level success. <br><br>If you truly want to do these kids "justice" you'd eliminate the reform curriculum and bring in a traditional program that actually pepares students for high school mathematics.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com