Recall Everyday Math in Long Valley NJ

I thought tonight’s questions with the candidates was a great event. At the end of the event, a sheet titled Facts about Everyday Math was passed out. Now, I won’t go line for line about what a fact is or isn’t or what’s an opinion or not (the last one is an opinion “People who are knowledgeable and informed agree that Everyday Math is working for our students. If we are preparing our children for high school math and beyond we shouldn’t look at theories, but rather RESULTS and FACTS. Neither the results or facts lie...), but what I will tell you is do your own homework. Don’t listen to the spin.

You can read the fun facts sheet he handed out because it talks about test scores, SAT scores and which school districts have it or not (BTW – Dunellen modified their Everyday Math program so it now includes standard algorithms). Those scores are a result of multiple factors (did your parents pay for extra help for your SAT?)

Which school districts have it or not isn’t important. I care about our school district and what the brightest and most informed people in the country have to say.

Here’s what I’d suggest you look at as provided by the National Mathematics Advisory Panel which the President put in place 2 years ago to understand why America is falling behind other countries in Math.

• The actual link to the report with no spin by any candidate including me
• YouTube video on division the Everyday Math way.
• YouTube video on how Everyday Math teaches multiplication and division
• My personal del.icio.us tags for Everyday Math articles found on the internet

And if you trust me enough, my personal analysis of the National Mathematics Advisory Panel and a link to the Lattice Method of multiplication which a supporter pointed out includes a math error (surprise).

This is so simple. Decide based on the available facts and look at what a 2 year Presidential panel put out when it comes to why Everyday Math is not helping our country stay Math competitive with the rest of the world. If you agree with me, you’ll vote with me if not, you won’t. Simple decision. Don’t let people spin stories even when some of us made a typo (me).

BTW – allow me to explain the typo so Greg Antonelle understands what a typo is. Knowing which school districts have Everyday Math and how they do on test scores that are linked to Everyday Math is NOT a key component of why I’m running. It is based on community input and the results of the National Mathematics Advisory Panel who has enough firepower and experience to determine what works and doesn’t work based on ALL AVAILABLE and RELIABLE research (read what research they used). So I never went back and corrected my original typo because quite frankly which school districts have it and don’t is not a key reason why I believe a change needs to occur. Peace.

Eric