Kevin Blissett: Out of the Cave » math http://www.kevinblissett.com/blog Curriculum, Classroom Technology, Social Media, Leadership, China Wed, 16 Mar 2011 14:06:23 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 The Problem with “Fuzzy Math” http://www.kevinblissett.com/blog/2009/04/01/the-problem-with-fuzzy-math/ http://www.kevinblissett.com/blog/2009/04/01/the-problem-with-fuzzy-math/#comments Wed, 01 Apr 2009 15:05:01 +0000 Kevin Blissett http://kevinblissett.wordpress.com/?p=75 This article by Matthew Clavell brings forth a strong indictment against so-called “Fuzzy Math” (a.k.a. “Constructivist Math) as exemplified in the Everyday Mathematics program. I’m particularly interested in this because my boss is directing my school to use it. I have to say, I have not been impressed with the program, nor the philosophy behind it, either before and after reading the article.

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