Author Archives: Ellen Mandeville

Parents need to invest some time in understanding the math curriculum being taught to their children. A parent must not feel intimidated into not contacting the school district office to get more information. A parent should be able to contact such a person and have the curriculum benefits explained to them to their satisfaction. Their child’s future is at stake and no question should be too stupid to ask.

1. Is long hand division and multiplication taught and practiced?

Discussion: Most parents assume that their child is being taught these basic because they were taught it. A parent should make a decision on whether it is okay to replace this skill with the use of a calculator. Continue reading →

The following embedded video is an inquiry into Investigations, First Edition, which only contained reform math problem solving methods and contained no standard algorithms for solving math problems.

The edition that BCSD has purchased is Investigations, Second Edition © 2012.  The second edition introduces the standard algorithm as a stand alone activity that is not mathematically incorporated into the program. The main program continues to develop multiple strategies for solving math problems as shown in this video.

We’ve updated the flyer we handed out at Hailey Elementary School on Wednesday, October 5th.

Here is a download .pdf file: Investigations Flyer.  The information on the back of the flyer is now on our Research Links page.

You may distribute this flyer to any interested persons.