Fuzzy Math

FUZZY MATH
( UPDATED 7/3/08 )

VIDEOS
Math Eduction: A University View

Math Education: An Inconvenient Truth
Saxon Math at North Beach
Math & Science Education in Washington State
Math Education: Bellevue, WA
Division the Everyday Math way This one just makes me sick!
NBC News Reports on Fuzzy Math
Mathematician Calls TERC Investigations “Illiterate”
Math With Madeline
How Not to Compare Fractions (Connected Math)
How Not to Add Fractions (Connected Math)
How Not to Divide Fractions (Connected Math)

    UPDATE JANUARY 2008:
    One brave soul has come forward to challenge Terry Bergesen’s position as the State Superintendent of Schools in Washington! Please vote for Rich Semler in November. You can read his positions at his website. Rich Semler has dropped out of the race for personal reasons. We are waiting to see if Senator Bill Fromhold will run.

In Recent News:

Milwaukee JournalSentinel
Fuzzy math, clear results
By Patrick McIlheran
Monday, Mar 17 2008, 03:59 PM

Carpe Diem offers an interesting video on the trail of destruction left by fuzzy math. Short summary: Good luck finding a meteorologist a generation from now. READ MORE HERE.

HeraldNet, Everett, WA
Published: Saturday, January 19, 2008
Fuzzy WASL math is failing our kids
By Val Stevens
An astounding 37 percent of Washington’s high school seniors — about 26,500 students — have failed the 10th-grade math WASL. By law, these students must keep taking math classes until they either pass — or graduate without skills. In 2013, the math WASL will be a graduation requirement.

In Arlington, these statistics are even more dismal. That’s why the Arlington School District offered a summer program on WASL math. Unfortunately, only three of 40 students attending the summer classes were able to pass when retested in August. READ MORE HERE.

  • City Journal: “How Not to Teach Math” ; Winter 2007; by Matthew Clavel (New York State)
  • The Daily News Online: “WASL math doesn’t add up, House speaker says” ; Jan. 27, 2007; by Don Jenkins, columnist (Olympia, WA)
  • Wisconsin Interest: “Fuzzy Math Invades Wisconsin Schools”; by Lean Vukmir (Wisconsin)
  • Tacoma News Tribune: “Back to basics on kids’ math”; August 25, 2006; by Debbie Abe

    • REVIEWS
    Reviews of CMP: Connected Math Project
    Connected Math Project Review by Mathematically Correct

    WASHINGTON STATE GROUPS, SITES & INFORMATION
    Where’s The Math?
    Mothers Against the WASL (Washington State)
    Parents For Math Matters (Spokane County)
    Olympia Parent Advocates for Real Math
    Yes2Math (Kitsap County)

    CONCERNED STATES/SCHOOL DISTRICTS
    Plainview - Old Bethpage school district (New York State)

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