I think all of the previous respondent’s answers were great. I am assuming that everyone is starting out with the definition of subtraction....
I think they might expect fourth graders to learn to use guess and check. You might start reasoning simple and work up to understanding....
I think most respondents are really falling within the Sahlberg circle of philosophy. Though I think I am in over my head here, (maybe my ideas...
Me too. I could use extra income. I am fighting off foreclosure.
I can understand not having a lot of time for Sci.Not. There are other more difficult topics in Algebra 1 that deserve a lot more time and...
Do I have to pay taxes? I have walked and ridden bicycle to and from work for many years. (I used to alternate - ride bike one day and walk...
It's easy. You know how good food tastes after a day of fasting? Well, don't eat anything two days before and the stuff they give you to drink...
At the high school level I make dot paper with Microsoft Excel. I make sure all the dots are the same x distance and same y distance apart when...
extra class at the end I give quizzes every day, but time is a problem. How long are your classes? If there's only about a half-hour of...
I don't know why study-hall is needed, but it seems like the only schools I know of that don't have them struggled and failed to make AYP.
riku92mr seems to have covered it, but I just wanted to add that I like to use interative numerical analysis on a lot of problems. This way...
Well, maybe I don't get it, but it didn't seem like a big deal to me - seemed familiar to the way we had to do labs. The way I see it is that...
I suspect parents are also giving up because they see the nonsense going on in public education. Students have also given up!
I didn't read all of the replies, but yeah, I have used the method and know many who have. In science we basically did that back in the 80's...
Although I majored in chemistry, most all of my teaching has been algebra for some reason. (Honestly, when I did teach chemistry around here I...
Well, there's "hit 'em up along side the head with a baseball bat.” This might include verbal abuse, guilt trips and stuff so they can't think...
Here is one for math in the portable classroom. It’s ok in any classroom as long as the rest of the teachers don’t mind hearing a lot of laughing...
I want thick, soft carpet in the Algebra 2 classroom. The students keep dropping their expensive graphing calculators on the floor. It makes me...
It's a small school. They serve a small minority in a small city where there's many different cultures. To survive they are taking in more and...
I already gave the class a whole bunch of pencils Most students usually get it – they know about pencil responsibility. I think they actually...
