Re: [MATHEDCC] Retention

Wayne Mackey (wmackey@COMP.UARK.EDU)
Fri, 11 Apr 1997 14:25:09 -0600

><<I wish I had some answers. We are having the same problem. I wonder if it
>is not time to rethink developmental education--from content to class
>structure--to possible stronger connections to reading and writing. Many
>of our developmental math students are also very poor readers and writers.
>
>Martha>>
>
>I think the problem *is* trickling down from the high schools and the middle
>schools and the elementary schools! I teach Math for Elementary School
>Teachers and you'd be amazed who wants to teach our kids. Now, I have many
>great students.... but probably more of them shouldn't be going into
>teaching. They cannot do the math and, more importantly, they cannot think
>--- they've never been asked to!
>
>Karen

And they CERTAINLY have never HAD to think (at least not in school).

Wayne F. Mackey
Director, Math Resource Center
University of Arkansas
P.O. Box 2441
Fayetteville, AR 72702
(501) 575-7661
(501) 582-3764
wmackey@comp.uark.edu
http://comp.uark.edu/~wmackey

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