tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10348701.post115111085891911792..comments2024-03-13T21:26:03.011-07:00Comments on Right on the Left Coast: Views From a Conservative Teacher: Education MythsDarrenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15730642770935985796noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10348701.post-1151269950590626152006-06-25T14:12:00.000-07:002006-06-25T14:12:00.000-07:00I've read Joanne's book--bought it from her out of...I've read Joanne's book--bought it from her out of the trunk of her car!<BR/><BR/>So far I like Dan's web site. I may add it to my list of California Education Bloggers.Darrenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15730642770935985796noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10348701.post-1151263658074114492006-06-25T12:27:00.000-07:002006-06-25T12:27:00.000-07:00Liz here from I Speak of Dreams. Downtown Colleg...Liz here from <A HREF="http://lizditz.typepad.com" REL="nofollow">I Speak of Dreams</A>. <A HREF="http://www.downtowncollegeprep.org/" REL="nofollow">Downtown College Prep</A> is the school profiled in <A HREF="http://www.joannejacobs.com/" REL="nofollow">Joanne Jacobs</A>' book, <A HREF="http://ourschoolbook.com/" REL="nofollow">Our School</A>. One of the math teachers there, <A HREF="http://www.downtowncollegeprep.org/dcp_staff.php#Math" REL="nofollow">Dan Greene</A>, is starting a blog, <A HREF="http://exponentialcurve.blogspot.com/" REL="nofollow">The Exponential Curve.</A> "Our students are primarily Latino, are far below grade level in their math and reading skills, and will be the first in their families to go to college. We refer to our students as being on an exponential learning curve: the average level in math of our incoming freshmen is 5th grade, and we need to get them to a 12th grade level in 4 short years.<BR/><BR/>[snip]My hope in starting this blog is to try to start a forum in which math teachers can collaborate and share their ideas for creatively and effectively teaching specific concepts and structuring their courses."<BR/><BR/>He'd like to hear from other math teachers.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com