Math Videos

For those of you who don’t know the what your kids are being taught in math, here are a few videos for you. The first one is a repeat but well worth the watch if you have not seen it yet (Courtesy of the Illinois Loop):


Math Education: An Inconvenient Truth:
Meteorologist M. J. McDermott presents vivid illustrations of the problems with fuzzy math,
using specific examples from Everyday Math and TERC Investigations:

Math Education: A University View:
Prof. Cliff Mass, Department of Atmospheric Sciences, University of Washington notes that students are
clearly less capable in math than 10-15 years ago, leading to the need to “dumb down”
college courses accordingly. Prof. Mass lays the blame squarely on the impact of fuzzy math in K-12.

Math with Madeline:
MUST-SEE VIEWING! Fifth grader Madeline shows us vivid examples of the differences between the fuzzy math
program that she used in her old school (TERC Investigations) and the mastery math programs
(Saxon Math and Singapore Math) she now uses.

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