How D11 is Destroying our kids Futures in Math
Dora Gonzales, the department chair for math in D11, has been pushing Everyday Math on the district for years, as well as other constructivist math approaches. Mary Thurman, her boss, has allowed her to continue to push this destructive math on the students of the district. Of course, none of the superintendents, including Terry Bishop, have had the guts to order the removal of damaging curriculum from the schools.
After those of us who were elected in 2003 held a math town hall in February 2004, the Doherty block of middle and elementary schools pretty much eliminated this constructivist curriculum from their schools. Holmes Middle School teachers have always done the right thing by refusing the administration threats to adopt constructivist math programs. The result has been that Holmes students tend to perform very well in math compared to their counterparts in other D11 schools. Unfortunately for the Holmes students who move on to Coronado, the Coronado math chair refuses to admit that constructivist math damages students' ability to understand math, and she advocates for this math in her school, much to the detriment of her students.
The video at the below link is a must-see for any parent whose student is suffering through Everyday Math and other constructivist math programs in their schools. Be prepared to be both outraged and sickened by what you see. These so called "experts" have taken a fairly straight forward concept (math) and they have mutated it almost beyond comprehension. This is why I believe that Dora Gonzales should be removed from her role as a math chair in D11.
The link to the math video can be found at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tr1qee-bTZI.
After those of us who were elected in 2003 held a math town hall in February 2004, the Doherty block of middle and elementary schools pretty much eliminated this constructivist curriculum from their schools. Holmes Middle School teachers have always done the right thing by refusing the administration threats to adopt constructivist math programs. The result has been that Holmes students tend to perform very well in math compared to their counterparts in other D11 schools. Unfortunately for the Holmes students who move on to Coronado, the Coronado math chair refuses to admit that constructivist math damages students' ability to understand math, and she advocates for this math in her school, much to the detriment of her students.
The video at the below link is a must-see for any parent whose student is suffering through Everyday Math and other constructivist math programs in their schools. Be prepared to be both outraged and sickened by what you see. These so called "experts" have taken a fairly straight forward concept (math) and they have mutated it almost beyond comprehension. This is why I believe that Dora Gonzales should be removed from her role as a math chair in D11.
The link to the math video can be found at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tr1qee-bTZI.
posted by Craig Cox | 9:09 PM
3 Comments:
I didn't know whether to laugh or cry when I watched the YouTube video. When kids say they aren't good at math, is there any wonder why? Who could do it? Why isn't anyone demanding that schools teach math that isn't so confusing?
Go to the link and you'll understand why I decided to teach one of my kids at home instead of subjecting him to another year of Everyday Math.
Of course, there are people demanding the elimination of this junk math, "Sad," and Carla has been leading the charge in D11. Those of us who fought for real math on the board were told that childrens' brains work differently than we once thought. Somehow, this was supposed to mean that this new-new math was better for kids, even though empirical evidence and facts show that it is clearly NOT better. The problem is that these math "experts" don't know anything about math themselves, so the facts as presented don't mean anything to them. They will continue to fail to teach math and continue to blame the student's race or income level for their low performance. It's much easier that way, isn't it?
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