Comments on: U.S. Drops Out of TIMMS http://educationmatters.us/2007/08/23/us-drops-out-of-timms/ Reform Education because Education Matters. Mon, 29 Mar 2010 00:37:28 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Kay Scolari http://educationmatters.us/2007/08/23/us-drops-out-of-timms/comment-page-1/#comment-42397 Kay Scolari Sat, 09 Feb 2008 07:10:51 +0000 http://educationmatters.us/?p=818#comment-42397 Hi! I'm a teacher & am often disgusted with the various textbooks we have to use. Choices are so limited and always expensive. Textbook publishers are where the money is. Our schools could & should go for something like Math Matters or Singapore Math (wins international competition all the time) or other back to the basic programs. Dumbed down is right. Our kids can do more currently required but with all the falderall in each school day, there's no chance to really teach. Also, why should 1st graders use calculators to add 3 + 4?. My apologies yet, the waste of these minds is extensive & ridiculous. We are capable of being so much better in Math & Science & all other subjects. For a long time America was one of the top educated nations (of immigrants) around the world and now look at us! Tthanks. Hi! I’m a teacher & am often disgusted with the various textbooks we have to use. Choices are
so limited and always expensive. Textbook publishers are where the money is. Our schools
could & should go for something like Math Matters or Singapore Math (wins international
competition all the time) or other back to the basic programs. Dumbed down is right. Our
kids can do more currently required but with all the falderall in each school day, there’s
no chance to really teach. Also, why should 1st graders use calculators to add 3 + 4?. My
apologies yet, the waste of these minds is extensive & ridiculous. We are capable of being
so much better in Math & Science & all other subjects. For a long time America was one of
the top educated nations (of immigrants) around the world and now look at us! Tthanks.

]]> By: Michelle Malkin » The U.S. Department of Mis-Edjukashun http://educationmatters.us/2007/08/23/us-drops-out-of-timms/comment-page-1/#comment-36582 Michelle Malkin » The U.S. Department of Mis-Edjukashun Tue, 20 Nov 2007 14:29:14 +0000 http://educationmatters.us/?p=818#comment-36582 [...] First, the U.S. dropped out of a major international math competition this summer. Now comes word that our student’s test scores on a major international reading exam have been rendered invalid because the contractor who printed the tests misnumbered the pages–and the Department of Education failed to proofread the booklets: In an episode that has embarrassed the Department of Education, thousands of flawed testing booklets forced the invalidation of United States reading scores on an international exam administered without major mishap in 56 other countries. [...] [...] First, the U.S. dropped out of a major international math competition this summer. Now comes word that our student’s test scores on a major international reading exam have been rendered invalid because the contractor who printed the tests misnumbered the pages–and the Department of Education failed to proofread the booklets: In an episode that has embarrassed the Department of Education, thousands of flawed testing booklets forced the invalidation of United States reading scores on an international exam administered without major mishap in 56 other countries. [...]

]]> By: Robert B. Steely, MSgt, USAF http://educationmatters.us/2007/08/23/us-drops-out-of-timms/comment-page-1/#comment-35823 Robert B. Steely, MSgt, USAF Tue, 30 Oct 2007 13:54:56 +0000 http://educationmatters.us/?p=818#comment-35823 <strong>Public School Follies - A List</strong> The latest and greatest wastes of mind power and money in the American Public School System:Oh, criminey. Just what American high school students need: “Less homework, more yoga”Welcome to 21st century public education in the US, where one in 10... Public School Follies – A List

The latest and greatest wastes of mind power and money in the American Public School System:Oh, criminey. Just what American high school students need: “Less homework, more yoga”Welcome to 21st century public education in the US, where one in 10…

]]> By: Michelle Malkin » Public school follies: Yoga 101 http://educationmatters.us/2007/08/23/us-drops-out-of-timms/comment-page-1/#comment-35815 Michelle Malkin » Public school follies: Yoga 101 Tue, 30 Oct 2007 03:01:36 +0000 http://educationmatters.us/?p=818#comment-35815 [...] And just this summer, the U.S. dropped out of prestigious international math competitions in the wake of declining test results. [...] [...] And just this summer, the U.S. dropped out of prestigious international math competitions in the wake of declining test results. [...]

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