littlemommy Posted April 11, 2011 Share Posted April 11, 2011 Has anyone taken the Pre-transition Math by the University of Chicago Mathematics Project with the Potter's School? If you have, how did your student like the class, the teacher, and the textbook? Thanks for your time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thegeyser Posted March 31, 2014 Share Posted March 31, 2014 Bump Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wapiti Posted March 31, 2014 Share Posted March 31, 2014 I know nothing of the course, but FWIW, as a follow-on to Everyday Math, and from UCSMP, I would have to assume that it is fuzzy like Everyday Math (i.e. Fuzzy Math, Reformed Math, New New Math; not my cup of tea, to put it politely). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thegeyser Posted March 31, 2014 Share Posted March 31, 2014 It mentions something about the elementary version being very poor. Here is more about it from the TPS web site: http://www.pottersschool.org/h?id=913474#math. I am still not set on what math curriculum we will move into from RightStart Math, so the description interests me due to its conceptual emphasis. Used copies on Amazon for student and teacher editions are listed on Amazon, and they are not expensive at all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kiana Posted March 31, 2014 Share Posted March 31, 2014 UCSMP is a lot less fuzzy than Everyday Math. Pre-TM was a pretty standard pre-pre-algebra text in the last edition I saw. I know nothing at all about the course. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LisaD Posted March 31, 2014 Share Posted March 31, 2014 I'm curious regarding the description of EM as "fuzzy math"..... What does that mean? Can someone offer an example? Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MinivanMom Posted March 31, 2014 Share Posted March 31, 2014 I'm curious regarding the description of EM as "fuzzy math"..... What does that mean? Can someone offer an example? Thanks! "Fuzzy math" is a derogatory term for reform math. Historically, "fuzzy math" referred to any math program or math textbook that strongly neglected manual arithmetic in favor of students discovering their own knowledge and conceptual thinking. More recently I have also heard the term used to describe math programs that strongly neglect traditional algorithms in favor of alternative algorithms. Here are two real 5th grade examples from our neighborhood elementary school (it helps to know that our schools delay teaching the traditional algorithm for division).: Explain how one division question can have many answers. Use a specific division expression to support your answer. 32 divided by 5. Use the division expression to create 6 different word problems that match the answers below. Write the word problem in the appropriate box provided below. 1) The answer is 6 2) the answer is r 2 3) the answer is 7 4) the answer is 6 2/5 5) the answer is 6 or 7 6) the answer is 6.4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.