>It seems Tim Brennan passed this email to some people. A friend forwarded it to me. I am a tad confused as RIDGE does not have TERC2. So what is the district showing NBC Nightly News at Ridge? Why not show Travell? Why not show Orchard? Is Ridge the poster child of an Everyday Math promotion?
I mean Everyday Math was voted AGAINST by the TEXAS STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION. Yet here in New Jersey, and more so in Ridgewood, we are becoming the poster district of reform math.
And we’ve heard from Somerville parents that in the past, yes Somerville is a designated “Everyday Math” school, but teachers there were more or less teaching beyond reform mathematics (throwing in an odd Everyday Math sheet now and again) but this year that seemed to have changed due to a directive from above.
What is Regina Botsford gaining? Notoriety? Money? Pearson Education reported record profits. Will Ridgewood be the center piece of a new add campaign and push of their products into other districts? Is Regina Botsford now attempting to sell Ridgewood Public School District to the Everyday Math camp?
The Wednesday night panel discussion is about “skill set for the 21st century” of which a parent at last night’s BOE meeting quite nicely asked – how in the world can you say you are preparing kids for types of jobs you do not know of yet?”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SOCwPU61BW0
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Ridgewood parents need to wake from their slumber before this district is entrenched in reform math and constructivism beyond the capability of parental affluence and tutoring to save their children’s education.
Write to NBC and ask them to cover the math controversy in Ridgewood. Here is their e-mail address:
nightly@nbc.com