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A parent whose child goes to a high school in the Wake County Public School System has been sued after criticizing the math curriculum used in the district.
Utah-based "Mathematics Vision Project" or "MVP," filed a lawsuit against Blain Dillard, whose son attends Green Hope High in Cary.
Dillard has been vocal about his opposition to the MVP curriculum, which is student-driven and focuses on group work, posting on his website, blog and social media.
The lawsuit obtained by ABC11 said, "In or around March 2019, Dillard commenced a crusade against MVP, claiming that MVP is ineffective and has harmed many students."
It alleges that some of Dillard's statements were false and defamatory and harmed the company financially.
https://abc11.com/education/wake-schools-parent-sued-after-criticizing-math-curriculum/5430840/
(Score: 2) by Nuke on Saturday August 10 2019, @02:17PM (2 children)
So how would you do it other than doing 9+9+9+9+9+9 in your head or on fingers which would be much slower than my 6x9 ? I'm interested. Even doing 9+9 = 18 is something I know by rote rater than incrementing from 9 by 9 units, one at a time.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday August 10 2019, @03:17PM
6 shl 1 = 60 sub 6 = 54.
Two basic operations, one very fast, one possibly slower.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday August 10 2019, @11:03PM
For some reason I don't understand, the 7, 8, or 9 being multiplied by one of the other (but not by itself) has always been difficult for me to feel confident I've memorized. I mean, I know we're talking about 56, 63, and 72, but invariably, I question if it is correct, and then visualize a number line to confirm it. So if it is 8*9 (or vice versa), I go up to 80, then drop back an 8 length block, and then I think, yep, 72. For 7*8 (or vice versa), I'll go to the easy 8*8=64, then drop back an 8 length block. And 9*7 is just a variation of 8*9, but I drop back a 7 length block from 70.