Math Wars: A Guide for Parents and Teachers

Author: Carmen Latterell
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Education
Category: Book

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Media: Paperback
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Pages: 190
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Dimensions (in): 8.8 x 5.9 x 0.7

ISBN: 1578867754
Dewey Decimal Number: 372
EAN: 9781578867752
ASIN: 1578867754

Publication Date: October 28, 2008
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Parents are concerned about their children's math learning. Teachers are concerned about math teaching. When parents see what children are bringing home under the new curriculum, it is clear that their children are not working on the same mathematics that parents remember from the time when they were in school. But, the problem goes beyond grades K-12. Post-secondary mathematics courses are the fear of many students. The standards created by the NCTM do not necessarily prepare students for success, either on SATs or in college. Besides lack of knowledge about mathematics education, many parents have an additional problem in that they feel they lack knowledge in mathematics itself. This is very intimidating; thus it is difficult for parents to do anything about the confusing state of mathematics education. This book provides some answers.

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An intriguing survey of the many issues and theories involved in math teaching December 5, 2005
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Parents and teachers interested in the cross-country debate about how to teach basic math won't want to miss the debate coverage in Math Wars: A Guide For Parents And Teachers. Here the heated issues between the NCTM curricula and traditional original curricula are discussed with an eye to understanding how kids learn math, what the differences are in what they are bringing home from the new curriculum, and why the standards created by the NCTM don't help prepare students for college. An intriguing survey of the many issues and theories involved in math teaching.