Math – Norton News https://blog.oaknorton.com Fri, 27 Mar 2020 13:30:18 +0000 en-US hourly 1 7865306 Math Worksheet https://blog.oaknorton.com/math-worksheet/ https://blog.oaknorton.com/math-worksheet/#respond Fri, 27 Mar 2020 04:58:22 +0000 https://blog.oaknorton.com/?p=451 Get Real Math Mastery of Basic Skills While Building a Mind for Algebra CLICK to BUY NOW for $4.99 Welcome to the Math Skills Worksheet I created for my kids. This will help your children excel at all basic math functions. To truly excel at math, basic functions must become automatic so the slower conscious […]

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]]> https://blog.oaknorton.com/math-worksheet/feed/ 0 451 Students are not College Math Ready https://blog.oaknorton.com/students-are-not-college-math-ready/ https://blog.oaknorton.com/students-are-not-college-math-ready/#respond Fri, 11 Nov 2011 13:28:54 +0000 http://blog.oaknorton.com/?p=367 Someone sent me a link to this graph which comes from pg. 74 of a PARCC document and shows exactly what’s happening in public education. 89% of high school math instructors believe their students are ready for college level work, yet only 26% of college instructors think they are ready. What’s the disconnect here? Are high […]

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]]> https://blog.oaknorton.com/students-are-not-college-math-ready/feed/ 0 367 The UVU Remedial Math Situation https://blog.oaknorton.com/the-uvu-remedial-math-situation/ https://blog.oaknorton.com/the-uvu-remedial-math-situation/#respond Sun, 18 Sep 2011 02:42:07 +0000 http://blog.oaknorton.com/?p=349 Most universities have remedial math courses for students who have had difficulty getting to university math levels. However, few universities have remedial math DEPARTMENTS. UVU is one such university that has been forced to do this because of the low quality math skills of students who arrive at the university. For years the Utah State […]

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]]> https://blog.oaknorton.com/the-uvu-remedial-math-situation/feed/ 0 349 Parent Concerns in Alpine School District https://blog.oaknorton.com/parent-concerns-in-alpine-school-district/ https://blog.oaknorton.com/parent-concerns-in-alpine-school-district/#respond Sat, 17 Sep 2011 15:14:05 +0000 http://blog.oaknorton.com/?p=346 This past week I received a couple of troubling emails from parents in Alpine School District. Here’s the first: Last night my daughter was at a youth activity when a 12 year old girl from her church class mentioned some fun creative writing assignments she was given at the public junior high school in our […]

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]]> https://blog.oaknorton.com/parent-concerns-in-alpine-school-district/feed/ 0 346 Report Suggests Improvements to ASD Math Program – ALARMING https://blog.oaknorton.com/report-suggests-improvements-to-asd-math-program-alarming/ https://blog.oaknorton.com/report-suggests-improvements-to-asd-math-program-alarming/#comments Wed, 22 Jun 2011 12:26:41 +0000 http://blog.oaknorton.com/?p=311 If you assumed this was Alpine School District in Utah, it’s not, but it’s the same old story. We’ve just saved $26,000 by not having the study done.  This news report is about Anchorage School District in Alaska which has jumped into constructivist math with the “Everyday Math” program (named thus because it was designed […]

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]]> https://blog.oaknorton.com/report-suggests-improvements-to-asd-math-program-alarming/feed/ 8 311 Better than Singapore Math? https://blog.oaknorton.com/better-than-singapore-math/ https://blog.oaknorton.com/better-than-singapore-math/#comments Fri, 22 Apr 2011 13:32:37 +0000 http://blog.oaknorton.com/?p=303 Post note: Just to be clear, this is not an endorsement of Jump math. I think the jury is out on it and things I’ve read since this post indicate it may have some issues to resolve, but it does appear to be worth looking into. I received an email Wednesday concerning an article appearing […]

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]]> https://blog.oaknorton.com/better-than-singapore-math/feed/ 10 303 The Salmon Khan Academy https://blog.oaknorton.com/the-salmon-khan-academy/ https://blog.oaknorton.com/the-salmon-khan-academy/#comments Thu, 17 Mar 2011 02:18:33 +0000 http://blog.oaknorton.com/?p=293 Many of you have probably heard of the Khan Academy before. A few years ago I sent out an email about it when it was a lot smaller but still very cool. Today’s Khan academy could be one stop shopping for almost all your child’s math needs.  With over 2,000 videos teaching everything from basic […]

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]]> https://blog.oaknorton.com/the-salmon-khan-academy/feed/ 2 293 PISA scores and Utah https://blog.oaknorton.com/pisa-scores-and-utah/ https://blog.oaknorton.com/pisa-scores-and-utah/#respond Sat, 11 Dec 2010 22:51:57 +0000 http://blog.oaknorton.com/?p=280 Last week on the Rod Arquette show, a Judy Park (??? not sure of last name) from the state office of education spoke with Rod concerning the release of the latest PISA scores (http://www.oecd-ilibrary.org/) which help show math, reading, and science ability rankings from around the world. The United States was down the list a […]

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]]> https://blog.oaknorton.com/pisa-scores-and-utah/feed/ 0 280 How ASD Handles Vocal Parents https://blog.oaknorton.com/how-asd-handles-vocal-parents/ https://blog.oaknorton.com/how-asd-handles-vocal-parents/#comments Mon, 08 Nov 2010 12:33:54 +0000 http://blog.oaknorton.com/?p=275 In the August 2004 issue of Teaching Children Mathematics, 5 co-authors from Alpine School District and BYU’s mathematics education department (Scott Hendrickson, Daniel Siebert, Stephanie Z. Smith, Heidi Kunzler, and Sharon Christensen) collaborated on an article entitled “Addressing Parents’ Concerns about Mathematics Reform.” This article appeared over a year before I entered the “math war” […]

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]]> https://blog.oaknorton.com/how-asd-handles-vocal-parents/feed/ 3 275 Research on Effective Study Methods https://blog.oaknorton.com/research-on-effective-study-methods/ https://blog.oaknorton.com/research-on-effective-study-methods/#comments Thu, 09 Sep 2010 13:05:25 +0000 http://blog.oaknorton.com/?p=272 This NY Times article is excellent. It points out how studies have shown the falsity of the “learning style” debate where educrats say, “well some children are visual and some are auditory.” This is a false theory which has tended to promote Investigations math style instruction. There are several other major tips to effective studying […]

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]]> https://blog.oaknorton.com/research-on-effective-study-methods/feed/ 1 272 TED Talk on Math Class https://blog.oaknorton.com/ted-talk-on-math-class/ https://blog.oaknorton.com/ted-talk-on-math-class/#respond Sun, 23 May 2010 04:20:40 +0000 http://blog.oaknorton.com/?p=266 I really like what this teacher has to say about children needing to derive formulas instead of just being taught them and I like how he integrates physics with math.

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]]> https://blog.oaknorton.com/algebra-in-wonderland/feed/ 0 259 A Letter to U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan https://blog.oaknorton.com/a-letter-to-u-s-secretary-of-education-arne-duncan/ https://blog.oaknorton.com/a-letter-to-u-s-secretary-of-education-arne-duncan/#respond Mon, 18 Jan 2010 12:36:58 +0000 http://blog.oaknorton.com/?p=250 If a first grade teacher read at the fifth grade level, we'd be outraged. But what if she had only third or fourth grade mathematics skills and lacked the conceptual understanding needed for teaching mathematics? Unfortunately, this is the reality for all too many licensed K – 8 teachers in this country.

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]]> https://blog.oaknorton.com/a-letter-to-u-s-secretary-of-education-arne-duncan/feed/ 0 250 Math Update https://blog.oaknorton.com/math-update/ https://blog.oaknorton.com/math-update/#respond Thu, 26 Nov 2009 03:35:41 +0000 http://blog.oaknorton.com/?p=231 Howdy folks, I’ve been buried with projects, one of which is getting Mathino ready for purchase as quickly as possible so those of you that want it for Christmas can get it. It’s really a fantastic game (since I didn’t create it I can say that :)). There’s been a bit of stuff lately that […]

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]]> https://blog.oaknorton.com/math-update/feed/ 0 231 Free Honors Coordinate Geometry Book https://blog.oaknorton.com/free-honors-coordinate-geometry-book/ https://blog.oaknorton.com/free-honors-coordinate-geometry-book/#respond Wed, 23 Sep 2009 02:49:46 +0000 http://blog.oaknorton.com/?p=191 Curtis Blanco has put together a coordinate geometry book that is free for use. If you are homeschooling or looking for additional geometry problems for a class, you can get it here. Updates are being made on a regular basis so check back periodically. http://www.constructorscorner.com/Corners/Corners_files/Honors_Coordinate_Geometry.pdf

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]]> https://blog.oaknorton.com/free-honors-coordinate-geometry-book/feed/ 0 191 One Step Ahead of the Train Wreck https://blog.oaknorton.com/one-step-ahead-of-the-train-wreck/ https://blog.oaknorton.com/one-step-ahead-of-the-train-wreck/#comments Wed, 15 Jul 2009 13:00:39 +0000 http://blog.oaknorton.com/?p=161 A great article from Barry Garelick on the insanity of Everyday math and the virtues of Singapore math. http://ednews.org/articles/one-step-ahead-of-the-train-wreck.html What exactly is the attraction of reform math? I still haven’t figured out why so many “educators” are so blind to this method of teaching and the results it’s producing.  Two year colleges are being hit […]

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]]> https://blog.oaknorton.com/one-step-ahead-of-the-train-wreck/feed/ 1 161 Impressive Math Lesson Videos https://blog.oaknorton.com/impressive-math-lesson-videos/ https://blog.oaknorton.com/impressive-math-lesson-videos/#respond Wed, 15 Jul 2009 12:51:31 +0000 http://blog.oaknorton.com/?p=158 Someone recently sent me a link to the Khan Academy’s site. This person has over 800 videos on YouTube teaching various math courses. The videos aren’t too long, but the amount of them is quite impressive. If your child is struggling with a concept, see if there isn’t something on this page they can review […]

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]]> https://blog.oaknorton.com/impressive-math-lesson-videos/feed/ 0 158 National Standards are Dangerous https://blog.oaknorton.com/national-standards-are-dangerous/ https://blog.oaknorton.com/national-standards-are-dangerous/#comments Tue, 16 Jun 2009 12:31:32 +0000 http://blog.oaknorton.com/?p=146 There are certain appealing aspects to having national standards, such as looking at a country like Singapore or Japan that has very high standards and achieves great things through them. However, within the United States, we have already seen tendencies from those in power to dictate down to the local level things that are “best” […]

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]]> https://blog.oaknorton.com/national-standards-are-dangerous/feed/ 1 146 “No Common Denominator” https://blog.oaknorton.com/no-common-denominator/ https://blog.oaknorton.com/no-common-denominator/#comments Sat, 06 Jun 2009 04:04:27 +0000 http://blog.oaknorton.com/?p=142 Two reports by the National Council on Teacher Quality (NCTQ) do a fantastic job of showing just where education colleges are failing students who want to become teachers, and then our children who are taught by these teachers.  One report was released in June 2008 for mathematics preparation of teachers entitled “No Common Denominator–The Preparation […]

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]]> https://blog.oaknorton.com/no-common-denominator/feed/ 2 142 Stop TERC https://blog.oaknorton.com/stop-terc/ https://blog.oaknorton.com/stop-terc/#respond Tue, 02 Jun 2009 20:49:33 +0000 http://blog.oaknorton.com/?p=139 An excellent new site has popped up recently that is a great resource for those fighting Investigations math. Check it out here: http://www.stopterc.com/ Loads of resources in one giant white paper.  Produced by people in Frederick County, Maryland, this site is a great topical view of the problems with TERC.

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