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What is Rigor? | Confidently Limited
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Tacking through math education. Dreams of an Integrated Curriculum. Can These Kids Be “Saved” by Common Core? November 10, 2013. But other definitions of rigor have synonyms such as hardness , difficulty and stringency . In our context we can perhaps call this depth and add this dimension to those of exactness and logic with which we present the material. As an example, consider radical expressions as introduced by Pearson’s Integrated Mathematics. And an European collection of problems. The SIMMS text i...
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Common Core (Geometry) – The Good, The Bad and The Ugly | Confidently Limited
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Tacking through math education. The Smartest Kids in the World. Nicholson Baker, Algebra II, Lurking Variables and Making Shakespeare Elective →. Common Core (Geometry) – The Good, The Bad and The Ugly. October 20, 2013. So how is Geometry faring in Common Core? There is no doubt that Common Core envisions a superior Geometry course compared to what we teach now. The projects, the modeling and the writing components will require more critical thinking from the students. Common Core Geometry also wants to...
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October | 2013 | Confidently Limited
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Tacking through math education. Monthly Archives: October 2013. Nicholson Baker, Algebra II, Lurking Variables and Making Shakespeare Elective. October 23, 2013. In a recent article in Harper’s magazine, Wrong Answer The case against Algebra II. Let’s say the general well-being of the population. I would argue that Baker’s statement is an example of a lurking variable. Russia’s math prowess was originated from above, when Peter the Great modernized Russia by force. Since modernization implied a stron...
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Justin, Tom and c2396 | Confidently Limited
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Tacking through math education. Can These Kids Be “Saved” by Common Core? Diane Ravitch and Market Forces →. Justin, Tom and c2396. December 10, 2013. I am a science and engineering professional who seriously considered teaching as a career change. I am the son of a teacher. I understand and value the profession, and have a passion for imparting knowledge to others. I have taught as a graduate assistant in a university setting, and enjoyed it. Less than half of what I am currently making as an engineer.
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December | 2013 | Confidently Limited
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Tacking through math education. Monthly Archives: December 2013. Diane Ravitch and Market Forces. December 12, 2013. One of the more discussed recent books on education is Diane Ravitch’s “Reign of Error”. Ravitch argues that poverty and socioeconomic inequality produces kids who enter our educational system handicapped in their ability to learn.This poor start translates in poor performance as the individual moves through primary and secondary education. In other countries, there may be many barriers to...
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A Blog dedicated to Math Teaching, Education, Music, Drama, Sports, Internet Marketing, eBay Sellers, The Beatles,.and anything else that may come to mind! Math Without A Calculator. My Student Loan Coach. Old School New Body. Monday, August 19, 2013. Just another unthinkable tragedy; this time from Rome back in May, 2012,.a frighteningly rising trend of teen suicide brought about via Social Networking. How sad :(. Posted by Rick Harrington. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). DAILY DEALS ON AMAZON.
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February 2012 | Rick's Algeblog
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A Blog dedicated to Math Teaching, Education, Music, Drama, Sports, Internet Marketing, eBay Sellers, The Beatles,.and anything else that may come to mind! Math Without A Calculator. My Student Loan Coach. Old School New Body. Sunday, February 26, 2012. What Makes An Effective Leader? Wren, J.T. (1995). The leader's companion: Insights on leadership through the ages. New York, NY: Free Press. Posted by Rick Harrington. 3), 627-659. doi:. 101111/j.1744-6570.2011.01221.x. Posted by Rick Harrington. Clearly...
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Can These Kids Be “Saved” by Common Core? | Confidently Limited
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Tacking through math education. Justin, Tom and c2396 →. Can These Kids Be “Saved” by Common Core? December 1, 2013. There are moments in the life of a teacher when a student says or does something that takes you aback and makes you think about education as a whole. Last week, while reviewing exponents and the rules associated with them in an Algebra I class, I overheard a student ask another: How much is 9 x 3? Can these kids be saved by Common Core? I happen to believe that Common Core is a step forwar...
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Why I Left Public Education | Confidently Limited
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Tacking through math education. Five Observations Regarding Teaching Similarity According to Common Core. Why I Left Public Education. September 1, 2014. This is a big transition, especially for a person of a certain age like myself. William Bridges wrote in his book. Every transition begins with an ending. Why did I end my career in public education? Why did I actively seek to get out from where I was? In one sentence: I’ve had enough. However, if one measures success by the number of kids understanding...
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Five Observations Regarding Teaching Similarity According to Common Core | Confidently Limited
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Tacking through math education. Diane Ravitch and Market Forces. Why I Left Public Education →. Five Observations Regarding Teaching Similarity According to Common Core. January 26, 2014. For the last two months I taught geometry according to Common Core, at least as it is interpreted by EngageNY in its Module 3. These are a very far, far cry from the problems we find in our textbooks). The project is part of their exam in similarity and is the take home part of the exam. We will see what happens. 3 resp...
