tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3009930.post433091019517579175..comments2023-09-19T10:39:34.356-04:00Comments on ladydusk: Book Review: Knowing and Teaching Elementary Mathematics by Liping Madawnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17987916970944867015noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3009930.post-77618380958976156032010-04-08T15:37:29.101-04:002010-04-08T15:37:29.101-04:00Thanks for the review Dawn - I have just ordered t...Thanks for the review Dawn - I have just ordered this one. Over the past year I have developed an interest in mathematics as I strive to truly understand the math my son is learning, going beyond plugging numbers into equations. It is a struggle to find material with that approach. I'm looking forward to learning more!TechWifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11476252906415253512noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3009930.post-2393651476065249162010-03-23T10:28:43.249-04:002010-03-23T10:28:43.249-04:00Thanks, Dawn for this review! I think I'll hav...Thanks, Dawn for this review! I think I'll have to pick this one up! It is sometimes hard to go against the grain in how we are teaching math but I see it working!Tully Familyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11128339420825324229noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3009930.post-77321649056587936582010-03-22T23:21:34.688-04:002010-03-22T23:21:34.688-04:00Thanks, Daisy. You made my day!
I was a secondar...Thanks, Daisy. You made my day!<br /><br />I was a secondary ed major in college, but knew a lot of ElEd folks. I remember one woman in particular, she was a returning student. We were taking "Education math" which is very basic algebra (the hardest thing we did was imaginary numbers). I had tested higher, but the Ed college only req'd 105 so that's what I took. Anyway I studied with this lady ... she was trying to have a math concentration because math is what scared her the most. A mature decision. *But* the college wasn't going to give her the depth, they were going to force her to move on through Calculus (which, frankly, I'm not certain she was going to be able to do) rather than focusing deeper and deeper on content she might actually teach in elementary school. This is a shame.dawnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17987916970944867015noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3009930.post-42626041712897851712010-03-22T23:08:13.107-04:002010-03-22T23:08:13.107-04:00Great review. I agree. I chose not to review the b...Great review. I agree. I chose not to review the book just because I had struggled so to get through it. Math is definitely something that needs greater focus on elementary ed prep classes. My husband wanted to get a master's in math and couldn't even find a college offering one in our area. CRAZY. He settled for another focus area, so they aren't making it easy for teachers to even gain the knowledge they desperately desire.Daisyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15315109355687283907noreply@blogger.com