Recall Everyday Math in Long Valley NJ

Wow, I leave to go to DC for two days and we got a nice bump in signings. Maybe I should spend more time away from Long Valley!!

You know what I find very interesting? It’s that so many parents have similar complaints about the math program and these are not the points I stress (lack of drilling of the standard algorithms, calculator use, spiraling, and the absurd lattice method), so clearly this isn’t just me feeding people information. Please, please keep it up. I’d like to get this to at least 200 signatures by the next board meeting. Here’s the link again: http://www.ipetitions.com/petition/EveryDayMathWT/ and some comments to get you going:

• My daughter is a first grade teacher in Rockaway township and they tried Everyday Math. Needless to say, they are no longer using this program.
• Horrible program…these children do not understand math and have no recall of their mathematical facts…times tables are non existent and therefore it takes the children forever to calculate in their heads (that is if they don’t have a calculator in their hands)
• Are you sure we did ALL of our homework before implementing this program??
• I have been very displeased with the overall education of my daughter. She rarely if ever gets assigned homework and the concept of children working in groups/teams during class time to learn math is alarming (to say the least). I will be happy to also show up and support you in your efforts. (not just in the math area).
• My daughter misses doing real math! She says the new math is really language arts. The kids have lost a whole year of math! It’s ridiculous and a shame!

Keep them coming people….

Eric