Carol Thompson, from McGraw-Hill went through features of Everyday Math that have not been implemented as part of Radnor's math program. For this reason, the demonstration did not pertain to the parents who attended or take the time to watch the video.
The sales woman explained in her presentation that if you don't like Everyday Math, you just don't yet understand it. Wow! How insulting and patronizing, and our district is paying her to do this to the parents. I researched Everyday Math, I understand Everyday Math, and I hate Everyday Math. It is incoherent, disorganized, shallow, doesn't teach to mastery, and spirals through topics. I don't believe it is preparing our children adequately.
Toward the end of the demonstration, Liz Serpentine, an RTSD employee stood up and explained that our teachers, parents, and students don't use Everyday Math the way the sales woman showed in her presentation. She did however clarify that the elementary teachers will be getting trained on Everyday Math during the in-service day on November 4th.
Here is the presentation given at Parent Involvement night By Carol Thompson, a sales woman from McGraw Hill for the Everyday Math program.
The National Math Panel Report
Recommendation # 1
Recommendation # 1
The curriculum for grades K-8 should be streamlined. It should follow a coherent progression with emphasis on mastery of key topics, there should be a focus on the critical foundations for algebra, and any approach that continually revisits topics without closure should be avoided.
