tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4701140663962273908.post4515489399313147405..comments2023-06-26T11:32:33.578-07:00Comments on To Do The Impossible: Making Math ProblematicalUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4701140663962273908.post-75868692425644784752009-10-01T18:47:47.942-07:002009-10-01T18:47:47.942-07:00I just got a copy of the Teacher's edition of ...I just got a copy of the Teacher's edition of the first book in the series, with the subtitle, <em>Contemporary Mathematics in Context</em>. It is fantastic. It would be a dream to teach this method. The 4-year course covers strands of Algebra, Geometry and Trig and Statistics through 3 years and then more advanced subjects (Calculus, etc.) for the fourth. So instead of Algebra in 8th or 9th grade, Geometry the next and Algebra II the next, students have part of all the subjects each year, which allows them to build on each other. The units sound much more interesting than "Linear Equations," "Factoring polynomials" etc. <br />How about:<br />* Units in Change<br />* Patterns in Data<br />* Linear Functions <em>(I guess they couldn't think of a better word for it anyway)</em><br />* Patterns in Shape<br />* Patterns in Chance<br />It would take some planning, because you'd have to work it in through 4 years, and once a student started with Core-Plus Mathematics they would not be able to move back to regular Algebra or Geometry, because the order of learning topics is different. It would also be a catastrophe to switch school. They suggest that at least 2 teacher use it at the same time, so they can plan together. <br /><br />As a lowly Intern I would have no say in the matter, but I hope I can let myself be inspired by the methods, which are based on problem-solving and getting the sense and meaning of math...the understandings!Bonnie Yhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00006105601273657788noreply@blogger.com