Monthly Archives: October 2011

The MPS Math Selection

Posted on October 9, 2011 by Bruce Thompson

The Milwaukee Public Schools administration is currently recommending the adoption of the following books at the elementary level: Math Expressions, Everyday Math, and Scott Foresman. As I report here two of those series–Expressions and Scott Foresman–were included in research  comparing … Continue reading →

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Goal displacement and testing

Posted on October 2, 2011 by Bruce Thompson

One of the dangers of any metric is that the metric itself becomes the goal. Thus, rather than concentrating on making sure students become competent readers, schools may concentrate on trying to improve the reading test scores, by concentrating on … Continue reading →

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