tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10348701.post2023581656138371456..comments2024-03-13T21:26:03.011-07:00Comments on Right on the Left Coast: Views From a Conservative Teacher: Just What I Need To Read, Knowing California Will Need New Math Textbooks In Order To Meet The Common Core StandardsDarrenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15730642770935985796noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10348701.post-75547520524700642892012-03-05T20:55:39.263-08:002012-03-05T20:55:39.263-08:00Math doesn't have a monopoly on shallow textbo...Math doesn't have a monopoly on shallow textbooks. Foreign (oops, I mean "Modern")language books are just as dismal. I used a 45 year old grammar for my main source when I was<br />teaching.EdDnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10348701.post-60705100521691315842012-03-05T20:21:14.863-08:002012-03-05T20:21:14.863-08:00I think students should be insulted by the belief ...I think students should be insulted by the belief that they can or will pay attention only if there are lots of shiny objects to look at.Darrenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15730642770935985796noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10348701.post-46360838766470075062012-03-05T20:02:04.366-08:002012-03-05T20:02:04.366-08:00I think this is the most depressing article about ...I think this is the most depressing article about textbooks I've read this year. It's just horrifying.<br /><br />Math is one of our major reasons for homeschooling. Our district uses Everyday Math--or the teachers' selected supplements. I decided years ago that I would just *have* to homeschool through 8th grade whether I liked it or not (luckily I do) in order to give my kids a decent grounding in math.<br /><br />I do prefer the boring, non-pretty pictures kind of math textbook. I find it hard to focus on the busy pages full of pictures. This turned out to be a good choice for my kids too, especially as my younger one has just been diagnosed with eye difficulties. Her math page is already hard enough for her to read, even though it has few distractions.Jeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14247515387599954817noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10348701.post-68971649506898269152012-03-05T18:32:39.016-08:002012-03-05T18:32:39.016-08:00I am not surprised at all. I have been appalled at...I am not surprised at all. I have been appalled at the miserable quality of my daughter's textbooks. I have been collecting old Math and Physics textbooks from "junk piles" for years. Some of the Math textbooks I have from the 1960's are so much better (if a lot drier - no pretty pictures). I have used them to help my daughter with her Math and she now shares my disdain for the dumbed-down textbooks from school. Her Math teacher has even asked to borrow a few of my "antiquated" textbooks!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com