Please read Wayne Bishop’s reaction to Elizabeth Green’s article–in particular the information about Japanese methods of teaching
Why Do Americans Stink at Math? Some of the Answer.
From: Wayne Bishop PhD Mathematics, California State University LA
Common Sense Approach to Common Core Math Standards
Excerpt:
“An article by Elizabeth Green (CEO of a nonprofit education news organization called Chalkbeat) that recently appeared in the New York Times magazine, attempts to explain why most Americans are bad at math. In so doing, Green puts the final nail in the coffin for those who argue that the Common Core standards are neutral on the subject of pedagogy.”
This post written by a Japanese woman in response to Elizabeth Green’s article in the NY Times
This will offer some different perspectives on math education and offer some history of the destruction of math education in the United States.
You will also note that Common Core Math Standards do NOT offer a good alternative.