Curmudgeon

I believe that mathematics should be taught, not collaboratively explored; algebra and geometry are better than a vague course of Integrated Math; spiraling doesn't work nearly as well as learning it properly the first time; "I don't DO math" should be an incentive rather than an excuse. "I don't DO English" should be treated the same way.

About Me

Curmudgeon: I'm a high-school math teacher completely frustrated with new math, reform math, fuzzy math, the color of math, talking about math, literacy across the curriculum and all those other things that get in the way of students actually learning math, not to mention the ever-present "You need to help raise our scores by taking one day a week to go over test-taking skills" and other administrative folderol. (He/Him/Mr.)

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Curmudgeon

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Ask The Blogger: Do We Stick to the Curriculum?

Teaching Grammar

Ask The Narrator: Mandatory College For All

Consistency of Message

New Year, Same as the Old year

End-of-Year Testing

Deadlines

No Bells - part two. Focus

Work is Not the Enemy

What's high school for?

Considering Google Classroom - part1

Why do Teachers Get the Summer Off?

Stop Common Core (and replace it with what?)

Reason #438 why kids have trouble.

Drilling basic facts pays off.

Doing Things the Hard and Expensive Way

Snap Judgements

Common Core math thing, round two ... a mathematician.

CK-12 Stealing Images Again

SAT scores are linked to Family income. So what?