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Date Posted: 10:18:22 02/20/08 Wed
Author: EJetson
Subject: Re: We be dumb, and proud of it.
In reply to: Lynx 's message, "Re: We be dumb, and proud of it." on 10:01:10 02/20/08 Wed

>>I cannot stress enough that the children are being
>>taught, for the most part, all of these things.
>>Parents do not reinforce topics learned in school and
>>kids are not held accountable for their actions. In
>>general, I find the state Standards that each class is
>>required to cover a great nuisance, but they are
>>thorough and include the things that students need.
>>The majority of elementary teachers still reinforce
>>drills and "memorization" to a fair extent. Of
>>course, there is some of the hippy crap that offends
>>all of our sensibilitieses, but they ARE being taught
>>what they need.
>
>As far as math goes, you're right, Nog. I couldn't be
>more pleased with the grandlynx's math education.
>She's learning it the Montessori way, which is a bit
>different, but it works for her. She's in fourth
>year, but is in a math group that is mostly sixth
>years, so I'd definitely have to say that she's ahead
>of where I was at that age. (Of course, I was a
>victim of the New Math. At least they had the sense to
>eventually drop that bright idea.)
>
>I had to laugh at your hippie teacher comment. Many
>of the teachers at the grandlynx's charter school are
>obviously old hippies, and they're the most dedicated
>teachers I've ever known. :-)



I still to this day have no idea what is meant by "new math".

Nog, I believe that memorization and drilling are taught in many places, but I don't know if I'd even say that they are in the majority of places.

My nephew is about to turn 21, and I don't think he knows how many 21 is.

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