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So I am pretty happy our district is getting rid of the Math Investigations format for next year. This is on the elementary level. They are switching over to something called "Math Expressions" which is supposed to be more in line with Common Core. Currently our teachers have been trying to implement three different strategies--the District strategy (which was Investigations and teaching "number sense"), the State requirements (testing, testing, testing) and Common Core. I've accepted that Common Core is here to stay, at least for the near future and am trying to keep an open mind even though I have mixed thoughts. Has anyone used the "Math Expressions" format specifically? Without getting too political, what is your experience with this teaching method? Just trying to figure out what we can expect.
Our school district uses it. I'm not a teacher, but I have two children in elementary school. I like Math Expressions. I can tell that the lessons are aligned with CC, which is fine with me. It makes it easy to follow along with what they're doing. My kids are learning things differently than I did, but I'm okay with that. I am a college graduate, and worked in finance for years, but I have actually become better at "mental math" learning strategies my 2nd grader taught me, rather than the standard algorithms I was taught 35+ years ago. There are a lot of online resources to support the lessons, too, that parents can access, so you don't get too many parents complaining about how they can't understand their 6-year old's homework. Well, maybe you do, but if they attempted to understand, they probably would. I think my kids are getting a better basic math education than I did, a generation ago.
Our school district uses it. I'm not a teacher, but I have two children in elementary school. I like Math Expressions. I can tell that the lessons are aligned with CC, which is fine with me. It makes it easy to follow along with what they're doing. My kids are learning things differently than I did, but I'm okay with that. I am a college graduate, and worked in finance for years, but I have actually become better at "mental math" learning strategies my 2nd grader taught me, rather than the standard algorithms I was taught 35+ years ago. There are a lot of online resources to support the lessons, too, that parents can access, so you don't get too many parents complaining about how they can't understand their 6-year old's homework. Well, maybe you do, but if they attempted to understand, they probably would. I think my kids are getting a better basic math education than I did, a generation ago.
This is great to know. The hardest part for me this past school year was not knowing how to help my kids because they did not bring home a textbook and there were no online resources.
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