tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8705078887057341738.post5804264600581945326..comments2024-03-19T07:30:55.288-04:00Comments on Curmudgeon: Don't teach to the TestsCurmudgeonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04323026187622872114noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8705078887057341738.post-35860068372446309042011-07-07T11:26:14.759-04:002011-07-07T11:26:14.759-04:00About the book. What you say is true only if the b...About the book. What you say is true only if the book is any damn good, and mine isn't. (I teach only geometry.)<br /><br />I have a collection of geometry texts, some old some new. They've gotten progressively worse over time. The good problems and proofs, the ones that really challenge, have been removed, and what's left is largely simple concept-application together a bit of simple algebra.<br /><br />My impression is that upper-level texts, pre-calc and above, have escaped this fate. But the others seem to get only worse.Dr. Mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00209597695197799059noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8705078887057341738.post-14177246442710259322011-07-07T08:43:52.118-04:002011-07-07T08:43:52.118-04:00A great set of comments. One caution: most teacher...A great set of comments. One caution: most teachers found school/learning easy/interesting, while many students don't find it interesting and/or easy. We need to remember that.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com