[MATHEDCC] Re: TIMMS Study

John Chamberlain (chamber@CORD.ORG)
Wed, 22 Apr 1998 17:11:48 -0500

At 05:18 pm 4/22/98 -0400, Nancy Sattler wrote:
>The following are my notes taken at the NCTM Conference in
>Washington D.C. on Thursday, April 2nd. The title of the
>Panel Session was "TIMSS: What Do the Results Mean for the
>Classroom Teacher?"

Thanks, Nancy, for sharing this. Very revealing notes. But...

Maybe I'm just dense. Can someone help me understand what Mr Bracy
meant by the following comment:

>(GB) The worse thing that we can do is to have algebra in
>the 8th grade. The kids who take algebra early usually take
>rigorous math in high school.

What am I missing? Is there something wrong with taking "rigorous
math in high school?"

John

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