Board of Ed Discusses Renewing Everyday Math Program
Board members discussed the Curriculum Committees proposal to renew Everyday Math as the Jan. 17 meeting. Also discussed was replacing exterior doors for security.
During a meeting of the Curriculum Committee, math supervisor John Veninger and math teacher Charlene Hall discussed the program Everyday Math and whether the Scotch Plains-Fanwood Board of Education should replace or renew it. Vice President of the Board of Education, Nancy Bauer announced at the Jan. 17 Board meeting that Veninger pointed out that many of the Everyday Math materials are from 2001 and 2004 and it has become increasingly difficult to replace journals, workbooks, etc. Bauer said she was impressed by the amount of time Veninger and Hall put into researching different math programs and they ultimately suggested to renew the Everyday Math program. “We’ve had very good math scores with this program,” Bauer said. After …
jacinda barrett
7:21 pm on Sunday, March 17, 2013
Not a fan of EDM either. They do not learn to mastery and often take longer to find the solution with their "new math" than I would. I do not know how this will serve them when they need these basics at their finger tips to compete with children on the national level. more ›