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Jul
MATH EDUCATION: AN INCONVENIENT TRUTH
Categories: Howto | Tags: Kcpq, Private Citizen, State Education
MJ McDermott is vocalization about the stream state of math education, as the in isolation adult . KCPQ does not validate this video. Math Education: An Inconvenient Truth
23 responses to "MATH EDUCATION: AN INCONVENIENT TRUTH"
I don’t think so, although there are studies showing students in Asian countries does fare better in mathematical thinking, Hong Kong for example. But it is also a common belief that current education system is nothing but reduced to memory tests and meaninglessness, it simply does not offer and “teach”, things are just as bad as in US.
In Hong Kong, we teach strictly algorithms, a very mechanical process, reasoning methods are discouraged, might have explain why a lot of students without the faintest idea on how to solve a problem, not to even mention the development of logical thinking.
Paulxo, I have advanced degrees in both mathematics and statistics. Why don’t you show us what you think is better so that we can judge for ourselves?
Good video. I’ve known about this situation for years and I have created a course that solves all these ‘traditional’ problems. Unfortunately, although she makes some good points, she does not use the best methods either. It’s pretty scary though what rubbish they teach in schools, always makes me angry! In the UK, they use the grid method to multiply which with 231 x 432 leads to nine additions to get the answer… nuts.
Thanks for the great video.
I know. Why do you think Europe and East Asia always smoke American students in academics? US education sucks.
its called a calculator folks. they’re not expensive…
LOL!
I always knew US education system was poor, but that is shocking.Those books are useless. In Finland those books wouldn’t be even approved or dared to be published. Yet we have here the same problem…during upper compulsory school use of calculators is encouraged….with fatal consequences, but not as bad as in the US.
I want this bitch to know that she sounds like a condescending half-wit. She needs to sort out her tone of voice to earn herself some respect before she gets eaten alive by some 9 year old with a maths degree
This is exactly why I am going to teach my kids myself. The education system that we have today is horrendously inefficient, lacks well-defined measures of success and generally lacks qualified and motivated teachers. That is a recipe for disaster if you ask me.
You should all go read a book called “Dumbing Down Our Kids” by Charles Sykes. He talks about why American children feel good about themselves but can’t read, write, or add. New math, new new math, creative spelling, outcome based education is all such crap that the US falls well below Asian and European children in standard testing. I won’t send my children to a school that teaches the crap she mentions. I want them to get a real education.
These schoolbooks are scary!
Every multiplication up to 10 x 10 should be known by the end of 3rd grade (the latest). Thus, standard multiplications and divisions will be the easiest and fastest method.
@ omfg4000:
There is an inconsistancy in your calculation; it should rather be:
26 x 31 =
(1 x 6 + 1 x 20) + (30 x 6 + 30 x 20) = …
Reasoning is like being musically: for archiving full potential, education / learning is needed.
No, reasoning is something inherit in people. You don’t need to learn it.
Not sure if I agree with this. At school, I was taught the standard algorithm but because I found reasoning to be much faster, I began to only use that algorithm on tests. If I am asked in public a certain math question, I use reasoning to come to a very close approximate answer rather than trying to do double digit division/multiplication in my head. Memory can be learned at home, but reasoning is something much more important and complex which should have a place in schools.
10:13
If you look at the paragraph under the one she’s talking about it actually says that students should learn proper algarythms for the purpose of standardized testing
I am a Chemistry teacher at the High School level. I am appalled by Everyday Math. My students cannot logically solve algebraic problems. They want a triangle. You show me a triangle method to use for thermodynamic problems. Now that I have a 5th grader in Everyday Math, I know why. I had to teach her multiplication and I am currently teaching her division. We will have students incapable of Science and Math based careers. I cannot imagine the nightmare we are in for.
No it isn’t. It would be:
26×31=
(1×6 + 1 x 20) + (30×20+30×6) =
26+600+180=
806.
See how much shorter and faster and better her way is?
Excuse me but what does this have to do with liberal hippie morons? Frankly Karl Marx (the commie fucker you all hate there in the US) was one of the first to demand public education at all for everyone and insisted that the workers educate themselves.
It is more likely that the person below your comment would object to this as he finds it ineffective and “costing taxmoney”. The employer, also known as xTEHPHR33Kx
You shouldnät use the other methods mate. They confuse you. Math is only made possible if you practise it all the time. If you practise two different methods both methods will lack perfection.
It’s the dumbing down of the population. They should only know enough
Seems most of the population are getting quite pissed at this, be that in private or government schools. But the question is how to change anything if our representatives don’t represent us – anywhere.
Kind regards from Sweden.
I am a Mechanical Engineer graduate from college of Aerospace/.Mechanical Engineering from the University of Arizona. Memory can be taught at home, reasoning is better taught at school.
Lets see here….1. Turk shows how to reason through a problem and basic multiplication(but it still teaches the skill of reasoning which is a very valuable skill for more difficult and various types of problems in the future.) 2. The quick algorithmic method that we’re used to encourages Memory skills and basic multiplication(Memory is also a very important skill to have, but will it help you in solving any problem that nobody has any memory of.)
I think Washington schools messed up when they introduced integrated math. The proper name should be fractured math.
At the 10 minute point I became seriously pissed off. These poor kids don’t stand a chance when they are being taught by liberal hippie morons