Dr. Paul Nolting's Academic Success Press Blog: A Publication Dedicated to Math Success |
Dr. Paul Nolting's Academic Success Press Blog: A Publication Dedicated to Math Success |
Good morning readers! The Washington Post, yesterday, published an article on its website that featured a really interesting post from the City University of New York's Math Blog. Written by Jonathan Cornick last April, the piece describes the author's experiences teaching developmental math and college algebra courses. In his effort to find out how, exactly, his friends and family use math in their everyday lives, Cornick grapples with the now age-old debate over the necessity of college algebra. He also briefly explains CUNY's recent experimentation with Carnegie's Statway and Quantway designs. The teacher then provides what he believes to be the answer for students struggling with algebra: I believe that we must continue to design and implement alternative pathways in mathematics to better serve the students who traditionally get stuck in remediation; Either through alternative remediation, or preferably in mainstreaming those students into an existing credit-bearing Quantitative Reasoning or Statistics course with extra support for their basic skills. These courses should be supported by proven pedagogy and contextualization of the topics. Here is a link to the original article: http://cunymathblog.commons.gc.cuny.edu/2015/04/24/math-you-use/
It is definitely worth a read.
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AuthorDr. Nolting is a national expert in assessing math learning problems, developing effective student learning strategies, assessing institutional variables that affect math success and math study skills. He is also an expert in helping students with disabilities and Wounded Warriors become successful in math. He now assists colleges and universities in redesigning their math courses to meet new curriculum requirements. He is the author of two math study skills texts: Winning at Math and My Math Success Plan. Blog HighlightsAmerican Mathematical Association of Two-Year Colleges presenter, Senior Lecturer-Modular Reader Contributions
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