The Dallas Morning News had an interesting article the other day about the incredible mathematical errors in the new, upcoming math books: 109, 263 math mistakes to be exact. The proposed textbooks were tentatively approved by the Texas State Board of Education.
A problem to be sure, but it begs the question: How often do teachers rely solely on the textbook for the answers to begin with? High quality, effective, teachers – you know the ones who made a significant difference in your life as a kid; the ones you remember – do not simply stand in front of the class every day regurgitating what is in the textbook. Those wonderful and engaging teachers work hard to develop interesting ways to help students learn math besides cranking out worksheet after worksheet.
You can read all about it here.
A problem to be sure, but it begs the question: How often do teachers rely solely on the textbook for the answers to begin with? High quality, effective, teachers – you know the ones who made a significant difference in your life as a kid; the ones you remember – do not simply stand in front of the class every day regurgitating what is in the textbook. Those wonderful and engaging teachers work hard to develop interesting ways to help students learn math besides cranking out worksheet after worksheet.
You can read all about it here.
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