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Category Archives: Joye Walker
Comments on Zearn’s “Myth of the Math Kid”
https://time.com/7008332/math-kid-myth-essay/ I really find these kinds of articles tiresome, because the accusations or “myths” as expressed by Shalinee Sharma, are assumptions made by people who are generalizing about all math teaching in order to peddle their programs. The first myth … Continue reading
Posted in Curriculum & Instruction, Education journalism, Joye Walker, K-12, math, Mathematics, STEM
Tagged accuracy, aptitude, math ability, math education, Shalinee Sharma, TIME magazine, Zearn
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Iowa Academic Standards Hold Teachers Hostage
By Joye Walker I retired more than a year ago, giving me many months to process the discomfort I felt in my last few years of teaching. It was a difficult time for many reasons, but one big reason stands … Continue reading
Posted in Common Core, Curriculum & Instruction, Joye Walker, K-12, math, Mathematics, STEM
Tagged Depth of Knowledge, DOK, Iowa, Iowa Academic Standards
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The absolute worst “real world” problem I have ever encountered
by Joye Walker It was in the UCSMP Algebra 2 book and I encountered it during my first year of teaching. Here was the opening linear programming example. *** Stuart Dent decided to investigate one of his typical meals, fried … Continue reading
Posted in Curriculum & Instruction, Joye Walker, K-12, math, Mathematics
Tagged real world math problems, UCSMP Math
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