tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1260839884137010819.post7199952617745317423..comments2023-05-25T07:41:38.176-04:00Comments on Once Upon A Teacher: New? Fuzzy MathMelanie Holtsmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18146971294514579713noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1260839884137010819.post-53768462224720516952008-02-21T15:05:00.000-05:002008-02-21T15:05:00.000-05:00As a teacher and Math coach, I've been hearing thi...As a teacher and Math coach, I've been hearing this arguement for several years. Many parents have questioned our use of Math Investigations at first glance. We welcome these questions because they provide us with opportunities to discuss our practices with caring adults. Most of the time the parents are invited to come and watch a typical lesson in their child's classroom. So far, not one parent has left unsatisfied. One parent summed it up as well as anyone. He described the people at his workplace as thinkers and followers. The thinkers were the ones who made more money. Through our math program, we were teaching our students to become thinkers not followers. I see nothing "fuzzy" about that statement.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1260839884137010819.post-17051675226249669002008-02-21T08:33:00.000-05:002008-02-21T08:33:00.000-05:00I am happy to say as a teacher of Math Investigati...I am happy to say as a teacher of Math Investigations as well as a mother that has had two children taught using Math Investigations that I love this approach. With my personal children I have one child that struggles with math, but is able to use strategies that work for him. For my other child math comes easily and she loves using multiple strategies to solve problems. We often have conversations at home between the three of us talking about the new math strategies they have learned. I teach both K and 1 so they like to see how the strategies I teach are connected to their strategies in 5th and 7th grade. <BR/>As a teacher I see the benefit of teaching Math Investigations because of the depth of number sense my students have when they leave 1st grade. They don't need the traditional algorithm to add or subtract double digit numbers. They understand the concept because they understand how numbers work.<BR/>No matter what method of teaching math the county, state or government chooses I will not go back to the "old way" of teaching math. I will expose them to the algorithm as another strategy just as I do now.<BR/>MichelleAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1260839884137010819.post-36334210466903687382008-02-20T23:49:00.000-05:002008-02-20T23:49:00.000-05:00Oh my gosh- Melanie posting about Math! I love it...Oh my gosh- Melanie posting about Math! I love it! dayledayle timmonshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08313072094826276617noreply@blogger.com