Monday, September 26, 2011

Methods for teaching grade school math don't add up: Study

The following excerpt from article, written by Amy Chung from Postmedia News, is worth a read.

"Canada's public schools are doing a poor job of teaching basic math skills and shortchanging a generation of kids, says a study by the Frontier Centre for Public Policy."

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1 comment:

  1. Memorization of basic math facts is no longer a skill the kids are taught. They are supposed to use calculators. This fact drives me crazy.

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