[NMScience] Same old math song by the NMAP

[Jeffryes at aol.com]

A remake of an old "what's wrong with math song" form years gone by. Wonder  
if the lyrics will ever change?
 
_Report: U.S. math education "broken," needs  overhaul_ 
(http://r.smartbrief.com/resp/kakEzpwzCmmRuMfCqPdJfUAh?format=standard) 
>From ASCD SmartBrief _http://www.smartbrief.com/ascd/_ 
(http://www.smartbrief.com/ascd/) 
 
Elementary  and middle schools must do more to lay the groundwork for 
students'  understanding of algebra and more advanced math classes by reinforcing the 
 basics, including fractions, with which many learners struggle, according to 
a  _new  report_ (http://r.smartbrief.com/resp/kakEzpwzCmmRuAfCqPdJZGus)  by 
the two-year-old National Mathematics Advisory Panel. "Difficulty  with 
fractions (including decimals and percents) is pervasive and is a major  obstacle to 
further progress in mathematics, including algebra," the panel  wrote. _The 
Washington Post_ 
(http://r.smartbrief.com/resp/kakEzpwzCmmRuMfCqPdJfUAh?format=standard)  (3/14) , _The New York Times_ 
(http://r.smartbrief.com/resp/kakEzpwzCmmRuYfCqPdJnDgk?format=standard)   (3/14)
 
http://www.ed.gov/about/bdscomm/list/mathpanel/index.html



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