Math Without Tears

Shifting gears; thinking about getting ready for another school year (yes, school starts early in Texas); taking math seminars (yes, using a...

This story and video are probably going to surprise many, many readers from around the country. But if you are aware of the addition of the...

Oh, my goodness!!! How did I miss this! There is a wonderful post and thread over on Kitchen Table Math -the Sequel. The post, which is ab...

Evidently the recent results of the Regents new integrated algebra test is causing some worry and it seems people are unsure what to do abou...

"The teacher opened her book and read to me that the purpose of the exercise was not to get the right answer..." I hope that got e...

The Idaho Statesman has a letter (dated July 12, 2008) in it's "letter to the editor" page about the state's math. It see...

The real-world-problem-solving folks think that to study real world problems, the students have to be deeply involved in an hour-long proble...

In a previous post, I mentioned that, according to the "new math" folks, 5th graders are not able to learn division of fractions....

I've added a new link on the right to help you identify if you live in a "new-new math" city or state. There are even a coupl...

Wow, did I locate an excellent page on "fuzzy math" procedures and thoughts, entitled "Everyday (Fuzzy) Math is Dumbing Down...

Here is another "public comment to the national math panel" from yet another college professor and author, J. Martin Rochester, P...

A few years back, when I first got word that there were math wars going on, it was because a parent told me what she was learning by searchi...

Because I teach in a private school, this all slipped right past me! I've just discovered that my own state had at one time adopted a ...

I'm reading through the Overview and Implementation Guide for enVisionMath, by Scott Foresman-Addison Wesley (Texas). Because I am use...

One day, few years back, my principal called me in to her office. She knew I had been researching "new math" and "fuzzy mat...

Well, evidence does show a difference in the way girls learn and the way boys learn. Many years ago, I read a very interesting article (It...

(If you're reading this blog for the first time in a few days, refer to the previous entry before reading this second part.) It was easy...

Gabby, I'll call her, entered fifth grade like a ball of fire. She was very outspoken about what she liked, what she disliked, and what ...

You have to "know" math before you can "understand" math; you have to "know" math before you can "do...

Have you ever gotten into a "battle" only to find the opponent has changed and redefined all of the terms? Have you noticed that t...