tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4983334520933101277.post4968097054463062698..comments2024-02-16T06:29:33.587-08:00Comments on Welcome to " The Math UnderGround " -- Seattle & Washington State: Discovering Geometry thoughts from LAUSDdan dempseyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15536720661510933983noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4983334520933101277.post-52940641553264106072009-05-18T21:38:00.000-07:002009-05-18T21:38:00.000-07:00I agree with the author on many points. When the k...I agree with the author on many points. When the kids are rowdy, they will not cooperate and the types of activities they are being made to do require more than an adult's patience. The administrator's pov is great let's get rid of them. But I think as teachers we owe it to ourselves to educate all kids and traditional textbooks are by far the easiest avenue in terms of keeping kids on track for graduation.<br /><br />As for academic excellence, Singapore remains hands down the best possible curriculum for English-speakers.<br /><br />Look up Stanislas Dehaene - France is adopting curriculum that is patterned after Asian textbooks. Its going to make a huge difference for them.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com