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"Alternative Math" - The confusing times we live in

bremnet says...

Thank you for taking the time to lay this all out and provide links to the curriculum, I appreciate it. As a Canadian abroad, I had heard that some of the requirements were going a bit sideways, and down here in Texas the schools are a bit of a mixed bag as well, but your situation is worse (my wife teaches Algebra and Calculus at the junior high). Just "Wow" ... I have no words. I feel sorry for the poor kids who are smart enough to know the answer in their head, but are forced to spend their progressively fewer hours of free time to figure out this bullshit.

Thanks again.

bcglorf said:

@drradon: I agree with you 100% on teaching both and teaching basic arithmetic first and then leading on to proper math once that foundation is established.

@dannym3141,

I was first blindsided by it when my kids came home with multiplication homework and were adamant they couldn't answer it the way I was showing them because it would be marked wrong, it was the wrong way to do multiplication.

The link to the full Manitoba math curriculum is below. The worst sections are under 'Mental Math' with the idea being that you should be able to add/subtract/multiply/divide all numbers in your head with a dozen pages worth of tricks. The tricks being what newtboy was calling 'proofs'. Our curriculum calls them 'techniques' though and I've included an example from the Grade 3 curriculum verbatim after of how it is supposed to be 'taught'.

Overall Math curriculum:
http://www.edu.gov.mb.ca/k12/cur/math/index.html

Grade 3 example:
http://www.edu.gov.mb.ca/k12/cur/math/support_gr3/number.pdf

From page 56:
Describe a mental mathematics strategy that could be used to determine a given basic fact, such as
-doubles (e.g., for 6 + 8, think 7 + 7)
-doubles plus one (e.g., for 6 + 7, think 6 + 6 + 1)
-doubles take away one (e.g., for 6 + 7, think 7 + 7 – 1)
-doubles plus two (e.g., for 6 + 8, think 6 + 6 + 2)
-doubles take away two (e.g., for 6 + 8, think 8 + 8 – 2)
-making 10 (e.g., for 6 + 8, think 6 + 4 + 4 or 8 + 2 + 4)
-commutative property (e.g., for 3 + 9, think 9 + 3)
-addition to subtraction (e.g., for 13 – 7, think 7 + ? = 13)."

Now before you think me and observe there's nothing wrong with showing kids some extra tricks to help them, that is NOT how this is supposed to be used. If you read further, students are REQUIRED to "explore" multiple methods of calculating answers and must demonstrate they know and can use all these 'tricks'. So instead of providing assistance for difficult calculations as it should be, it's used to make ALL calculations difficult, and create extra work, AND makes kids just learning the concept completely overwhelmed with everything you MUST know to get a right answer to 2+2=4.

And here's the link to the Grade 11 review of the basic arithmetic:
http://www.edu.gov.mb.ca/k12/cur/math/ess_mm_gr11/full_doc.pdf

And for the Grade 11 students and teaching them to add/subtract/multiply and divide, the teacher's guide describes this like a subjective discovery process with quotes like this:
"Consequently, mental calculation activities should include periods for thought and discussion.
During these periods, the teacher should encourage students to
-suggest a variety of possible solutions to the same problem
-explain the different methods used to come to the correct answer and their
effectiveness
-explain the thought process that led to an incorrect answer"

An important note is we are not talking about solving complex word problems here or anything, but specifically for calculating a basic arithmetic operation with the different methods being those described from back in Grade 3 already outlined above.

#CreateCourage - Rogue One: A Star Wars Story

CrushBug says...

Wow. Just wow. I have no words for these negative attitudes. I guess this is just how we are now.

Well, I refuse to believe this.

I believe that ads can tell a good story, regardless of the product. I believe that ads can be funny, dramatic, sad, happy, or anything else they want to be. To simply declare that an "ad" cannot be a certain thing that doesn't fit your view is just strange. It rings of past where people tried to dictate what art can and cannot be.

I can tell you that I have enjoyed many ads over the years that tell an emotional story. I can also tell you that I can't remember a single company from any of them. Although I am pretty sure they were from other countries for products that aren't even available to me.

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Cops Don't Like to Be Honked At in Colorado

Democratic Socialism. What is it really?

Payback says...

"The mob will always vote to take stuff from the minority."

Oh for fuck's sake... I have no words...

I guess he's right, the 1% having to pay any tax at all really is EXACTLY like the Holocaust.

</sarcasm>

The Official Donald Trump Jam

The Official Donald Trump Jam

newtboy jokingly says...

ERMERGERD!!! I was CERTAIN this was someone making fun of the Trump crowds by greenscreening in this...this.....there are no words. Then I checked and see this is actually linked from the Fox local channel, not some liberal jokester.
Absolutely needs a *terrible
MY EYES! The goggles, they do nothing!
Where's my brain bleach....this must be removed from my memory for my own sanity's sake.

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the world is a bit less brighter today (Death Talk Post)

laura says...

I have no words. The last thing he wrote to me was "You beated me. Damn Skool busses...oops! wrong chat. Hope you're well! Talk later!"...he has been there for me for the last 8 years, every other month I was sure would be the day I'd met up with him. So bizarre to know someone and be close to them, having them literally in the palm of your hand in a device for 8 years and never having physically met. I feel so...so...sad.

Shit Steve Harvey says

Amazing!!! "Our Response to Sanctions"

German Language Compared to other Languages

Fail Compilation July and August 2014

WaterDweller says...

There were some really fucked up ones on this one. Those last few, though, wtf is up with that? That's just so fucking stupid I have no words.

A 767-ER airliner takes off from a runway 1/3 too short!

oritteropo says...

More info here - http://avherald.com/h?article=46d32419

Initially they had to hold because of a Cessna disabled on the Kilimanjaro runway, but it actually sounds like they just landed at the wrong airport afterwards. They had been cleared for landing at Kilimanjaro, but Arusha's runway was visible from their position and with the same orientation as their intended destination.

The passengers were initially told they had in fact landed at Kilimanjaro, 50 km away, and were then stuck on board the aircraft for 3.5 hours until stairs could be brought from there.

Reader N writes:


At least 100 people (police, fireman, military, airport officials) were on the runway, taking pictures with their phones, and no one gave us any explanation, no words from the pilot, nothing.

Funny now, but it was not quite funny 2 weeks ago.


Plenty of photos at the linked article too, and a different view of the takeoff

HugeJerk said:

Frequently the "Emergency Landing" is simply being low on fuel and not able to make it to another airport... happens when the intended airport is shutdown. Sometimes due to weather, doesn't allow night landings, or is being used by the military.

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