Comments | futurebird: The more I learn about New York’s public education bureaucracy the less sense it makes.

futurebird

The more I learn about New York’s public education bureaucracy the less sense it makes.

Sep 19, 2004 09:38

An article in The New York Times says teaching fellows are facing finical difficulties. It’s pretty accurate, but nobody said this would be easy when we signed up! Maybe if they paid all teachers more they wouldn’t need a fellows program to keep the schools staffed ( Read more... )

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dangerzooey September 19 2004, 10:56:16 UTC

everyone should have the ability to pick apart a logical fallacy

Teaching philosophy has definitely made this fact obvious for me.

I didn't know you were still in grad school. What classes are you taking? Are you trying to get an advanced math degree or something else?

futurebird September 21 2004, 19:23:39 UTC

I'm getting a master of math ed.

I WISH I could just go for mathers of MATH ... but the city won't let me.

dangerzooey September 22 2004, 07:49:55 UTC

The city won't let you because...? Because it doesn't satisfy the teaching requirements?

Masters in Math, real world math problems. dangerzooey September 10 2006, 18:33:32 UTC

Yes, why won't the city let you ( ... )

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daiwainscott September 19 2004, 11:38:09 UTC

You made a great point.

seeno81 September 22 2004, 02:28:23 UTC

"The book tries to use “real world examples” to make math more relevant. I have always thought this approach was doomed to failure since few people use any math beyond basic arithmetic in the real world. Students can see through attempts to convince them that knowing the triangle angle sum theorem (for example) has any application in daily life."

haha so true, but i bet you are one of the few teachers to realize this.

"Learning mathematics trains students to think deductively, to reason logically and solve problems systematically. Mathematical reasoning what students will use in the real world..."

good point