tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-762201600804179432.post8760837147301465261..comments2023-12-15T07:51:27.673-08:00Comments on Betrayed - Why Public Education Is Failing: Spokane's curriculum committee chooses HoltLaurie H. Rogershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18367210923946752695noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-762201600804179432.post-63057974788207746232010-03-13T11:53:39.843-08:002010-03-13T11:53:39.843-08:00Unfortunately, schools are still adopting textbook...Unfortunately, schools are still adopting textbooks in a digital world. Imagine a student entering sixth grade. He/she gets a sixth grade textbook. But this student never mastered long division in third grade. What prospect for success does this student have to ever succeed in sixth grade math let alone algebra? The teacher can't stop to teach long division. We have here a portrait of failure.<br /><br />Now, imagine that a computer program is "smart" enough to figure out what the student knows and doesn't know through pre-tests. The software can track the student through long division and any other math fluency the student needs to succeed in sixth grade math. There is such a program and you can review it at http://www.ilearn.com.<br /><br />The software delivers math instruction tailored to every student in the classroom. It provides problems to solve, delivers tests, regularly delivers review problems to reinforce progress through the curriculum and moves the student forward only after the student masters the current unit. The teacher has no tests to make up, no tests to grade, and the program takes attendance, tracks progress for each student, measures time on task, flags the teacher when a student struggles giving the teacher a powerful role as a math tutor. Parents can go online and see their child's progress. Administrators can see math data for a school or district in real time. And, without realizing it, each student is solving over 10,000 problems in a typical school year, an impossibility with a textbook and paper curriculum.<br /><br />This is math in the 21st century. A textbook belongs to the 19th century. I encourage you to explore this option. I'll be happy to answer any questions you have. The company is one of my clients.Gary Rowehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18327308571177465412noreply@blogger.com