Why Common Core math problems look so weird

Start off by watching this video designed to explain why Common Core math problems look so weird. The video does a good job at what it does but it is incomplete.  The video gives attention to the fact there are … Continue reading →

A Parody Just for Fun

ALGEBRA! “It’s such a pain learning Algebra!” TOTO, Africa Parody Click on the link to read about the Holderness Family who created this video.  

Common Core is Crap: Here is Why

Here is an explanation for why common core math is terrible methodology.

Systemic Math Fraud in Washington Public Schools

This article was published at Seattle Education and re-posted here with permission from Seattle Education and Jason Call.  The editor’s note below indicates the meeting starts at 7 pm on Oct. 25 at the Labor Temple.  I have been informed … Continue reading →

Social Justice Math? Emancipatory Math? What is 2 plus 2?

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It’s whatever you want it to be. Yikes! Seems like one thing leads to another and you find out more about things than you wanted to know. I received a couple of emails recently with links to information that raised … Continue reading →

An Expanding Awareness

In Jane Robbins’ article, Schools Implementing Government-Sponsored Personality Manipulation, she links to a document called Expanding Evidence Approaches for Learning in a Digital World.  Jane’s article prompted me to revisit notes and comments I had written about a draft of … Continue reading →