[MOSAIC] suzanne & everyday math

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Bev
Point taken..:-)
I guess this is all about deep content knowledge and teaching for  
understanding. When the discussion moved from particular programs (ie Every Day  Math) 
to the nature of teaching for understanding and what it might take to do  so, 
we, to me, moved from off topic to way on topic, especially if you have been  
reading ellin's latest book. 
 
You may be crochety today, but you are one smart lady! ;-)
Jennifer
 
In a message dated 5/3/2008 1:46:40 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,  
beverleepaul at hotmail.com writes:

But...to  me, it's all the same issue.   
Teaching/pedagogy/learning/understanding.  And not to play the blame  game, but when the roots of math pedagogy 
are so miniscule that they can  barely be identified as roots, the profession 
has to take over teaching  teachers, or we'll never teach kids.

Is there anyone that thinks that  visualizing, questioning, inferring, 
etcetera isn't how we learn  math?

Bev, who is really feeling crotchety today!   








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