>Math Wars: Why not hire scientist and engineers to give us input on math programs instead of bogus “math educators” out of Monclair State?
Why not hire scientist and engineers to give us input on math programs instead of bogus “math educators” out of Monclair State? I have no idea what grade your kids are in or how much your kids teachers are supplementing the crappy math program (CMP) but I can tell you that my youngest child is struggling with CMP and his teacher is incapable and unwilling to stray from the “it teaches itself” “constructivist” curriculum (she graduated Monclair with an “education” degree). I have tried to supplement with Singapore but he finds it too confusing. My older son was subjected to CMP as it was coming on line and his teachers supplemented heavily in middle school as most of them were old school and not fond of CMP. I was also supplementing with Singapore Math. He’s doing okay in high school but I have hired a tutor to make up for the gaps left by CMP.
IF you don’t think curriculum is an issue for a BOE candidate, you’re dead wrong. The “curriculum experts” work for us, not vice-versa. I need a BOE member who is informed, inquisitive and who can sythesize information to deliver the best outcome for our students (remember the fireman didn’t know that we had constructivist math in our schools when the selection of math programs was ongoing? And so we go the Crappy Math Program).
