http://pqme.org/uncategorized/setting-the-record-straight/ Parents seeking math curriculum changes in the State College (PA) Area School District Tue, 31 Jan 2012 14:47:39 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 http://pqme.org/uncategorized/setting-the-record-straight/comment-page-1/#comment-342 Anastasia Tue, 22 Dec 2009 15:28:01 +0000 http://pqme.org/?p=507#comment-342 I should agree with Steve. When I first came to Board meeting in October for PSSA score discussion, I was frustrated by it. There was discussion about anything but real reasons of falling scores. This time around it seems like there are real people on Board who have kids of their own and want good for them. Few right questions where raised. Not all of them got real answers, but that is start. Few good commented and questions were ignored or "scrambled". That is unfortunate. I can only hope that Board members are going to keep an eye on math. I also was surprised to hear from MJ Kitt that during workshops (where teachers getting together and share experience and do some work with curriculum support teachers) some teachers have a-a-a! moments. I might not understand how thing working, but I was under impression: if you are educating children, you know that subject from A to Z. As for the progress of math education from grade to grade. I guess, I did not pay enough attention to my kids education. But when MJ Kitt said that in first grade emphasis on addition, second-subtraction, in fourth they start multiplication 2*2, I had to stop myself from yelling :"Are you kidding?!" I should agree with Steve.
When I first came to Board meeting in October for PSSA score discussion, I was frustrated by it. There was discussion about anything but real reasons of falling scores. This time around it seems like there are real people on Board who have kids of their own and want good for them. Few right questions where raised. Not all of them got real answers, but that is start. Few good commented and questions were ignored or “scrambled”. That is unfortunate. I can only hope that Board members are going to keep an eye on math.
I also was surprised to hear from MJ Kitt that during workshops (where teachers getting together and share experience and do some work with curriculum support teachers) some teachers have a-a-a! moments. I might not understand how thing working, but I was under impression: if you are educating children, you know that subject from A to Z.
As for the progress of math education from grade to grade. I guess, I did not pay enough attention to my kids education. But when MJ Kitt said that in first grade emphasis on addition, second-subtraction, in fourth they start multiplication 2*2, I had to stop myself from yelling :”Are you kidding?!”

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