The Choice Channel

“A central tenet of reform mathematics and constructivist teaching is that children should work cooperatively in groups to ‘explore’ and ‘discover’ math and figure out concepts on their own. Reformers say this method makes math interesting and fun and leads to ‘deeper understanding.’ Jayne Sherman, a teacher in Prince Williams County, Va., and parent of four children, said the reform program Investigations in Number, Data, and Space was getting her students to ‘think mathematically’ (Sherman, 2008).” (10/08/08)