Jenny D's got the latest Carnival of Education up, and it's a beaut. Don't miss Tall, Dark, and Mysterious's post on what kids should learn in high school math. It's an eye-opener, not least because it's appalling to realize just how little math students are learning in high school these days.
What's more, if any touchy-feely educators see her post, she'll probably get rude letters explaining just why it's not appropriate to force students to actually memorize the times tables. All those "basic skills" and "rote memorization" are just deadly to the prized "higher-order thinking skills," don't you know.
Posted by kswygert at July 27, 2005 09:35 AM