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It wasn't because we were both taught that way, as some may believe, but because that method worked for us and we have seen it work for our students. It is efficient, effective, non-confusing and helped our students develop mathematical reasoning, understanding, and confidence. Most importantly it helped them to be successful.\"\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e So begins the book on traditional math, which provides a glimpse of what explicit instruction looks like in the classroom for grades K through 8. Barry Garelick and J.R. Wilson are retired math teachers who describe the methods of traditionally taught math that they used in their teaching. Their descriptions serve two purposes: 1) It provides assurance to teachers who may already practice these methods that they are not alone, and 2) For others, it may provide some new ideas.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"GB \/ NEW \/ GARDNERS","offer_id":49743253766417,"sku":"NGR9781915261540","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"GB \/ VERY_GOOD \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":50814623449361,"sku":"GOR012598573","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/1915261546.jpg?v=1773914135"},{"product_id":"letters-from-john-dewey-letters-from-huck-finn-book-barry-garelick-9780692509562","title":"Letters from John Dewey\/Letters from Huck Finn","description":"The publisher is Modern Educator Press. The printer is CreateSpace. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Few refuges exist from the multicolored tomes posing as math textbooks. No one is safe from this modern day invasion of the body snatchers. And just like in the movie, those with the power to do something have already been taken over by the seed pods of education school dogma. So writes Barry Garelick, using the name John Dewey in a set of letters that chronicles his journey through ed school as he pursues a second career as math teacher after retirement. A few years later, he wrote a second set of letters using the name Huck Finn, this time describing his experiences as a student teacher and then a substitute teacher. As Huck Finn he grapples with the ideological, political and cultural divide in math education. In both sets of letters, John Dewey and Huck Finn learn more than they bargained for in ways that are both humorous and, ultimately, very human. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e The book presents not only the process by which one becomes a math teacher, but also the groupthink that pervades education schools and other forms of the education establishment. The prevailing mode of thought views drills, practice and the learning of procedures as rote learning and prevents true understanding. If students understand, then everything else follows, according to the so-called experts that both John Dewey and Huck Finn rebel against. The letters from John Dewey originally appeared in the blog Edspresso. The letters from Huck Finn (with the exception of Chapter 10) originally appeared in the blog Out in Left Field, also in slightly different form. The letters achieved a following of readers who expressed their agreements and disagreements quite candidly in comments on the respective blogs. It became evident to many that the great divide in math education is quite real and discussed in detail in the book. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Beautifully observed, these letters are a priceless multilayered collection-on one level, a passionate debate on math education-on another, a poignant and human look at the struggle to teach-and learn. Bursting with humor and heart, this book is a treasure and a pleasure to read.\u003cbr\u003e Dennis Foon, author of The Longlight Legacy \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Garelick's book gives a gripping insider account of the world of K12 math education. Its refreshingly independent perspective validates key questions and concerns that aspiring math teachers might otherwise be uncomfortable pursuing.\u003cbr\u003e Katharine Beals, author of Raising a Left Brain Child in a Right Brain World \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Part helmet-cam view, and part soapbox polemic, this piquant potpourri invites readers aboard the author's post-retirement adventure into math education. With humor and candor Barry Garelick offers a valuable primer for novice teachers and a hearty campfire retelling for hardened veterans -- friends and foes alike.\u003cbr\u003e Dr. Robert Craigen, Associate Professor of Mathematics at the University of Manitoba, and co-founder of the Western Initiative for Strengthening Education in Mathematics","brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"GB \/ VERY_GOOD \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":49877919465745,"sku":"GOR013804880","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"US \/ NEW \/ INGRAM","offer_id":51005896589585,"sku":"NIN9780692509562","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/0692509569.jpg?v=1751042052"},{"product_id":"confessions-of-a-21st-century-math-teacher-book-barry-garelick-9781517274450","title":"Confessions of a 21st Century Math Teacher","description":"An honest and critical look at math education from the inside, from the author of Letters from John Dewey\/Letters from Huck Finn For anyone concerned with what Common Core is bringing about in the name of 21st century math education, STEM education, and 21st century skills, this book is a must-read. \u003cbr\u003e I am not an outright proponent of the philosophy that 'If you want something done right, you have to live in the past', but when it comes to how to teach math there are worse philosophies to embrace, Barry Garelick explains as he continues from where he left off in his last book (Letters from John Dewey\/Letters from Huck Finn). He describes his experiences as a long-term substitute teacher at a high school and middle school. He teaches math as he best knows how while schools throughout California make the transition to the Common Core standards. It is the 50th anniversary of key historical events including the JFK assassination and the Beatles' arrival in the U.S. It is also the 50th anniversary of his first algebra course, the technical and personal memories of which he uses to guide him through the 21st century educational belief system that is infused with Common Core and which surrounds him. \u003cbr\u003e Adds Garelick:  'Teaching Math in the 21st Century' will never be required reading in any school of education in the United States. While this might be a great reason to read the book, it is also a shame because there is a serious lack of an honest discussion and debate on math education issues that really needs to happen in education schools and within the education establishment in general. \u003cbr\u003e The book offers a brief glimpse into the eye of the storm that matters to kids, parents and teachers: the classroom as it functions under changing curricula and mindsets and how stakeholders deal with it. The book shows how great teachers are desperate to deliver a solid education in spite of proclamations from disconnected, poorly-grounded leaders; it shows how students just want to learn math and parents want to feel confident and informed about the education their kids are receiving. Matthew Tabor, editor, Education News \u003cbr\u003e If you want to know why a teacher without a political ax to grind and who is deeply committed to actual teaching would object to the Common Core--read this book  David Olson, Asst Professor, Communications Studies, Southwestern University \u003cbr\u003e I tried to get started on the book, but found typos and grammar errors in the first paragraph of the introduction. I just can't read through something as poorly edited as this. Retired employee of National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM) (NOTE: The errors have been corrected  ) \u003cbr\u003e FROM THE INTRODUCTION: \u003cbr\u003e This book takes place in the 21st century and a school district in California. Like many districts in the U.S., it is married to the groupthink-inspired conception known as 21st century learning. Those who have fallen under the spell of this idea believe that today's students live in the digital world where any information can be Googled, and facts are not as important as learning how to learn. It is a brave new world in which students must collaborate, be creative, work as a team and construct new meanings. In the world of 21st century learning, one prevailing belief is that procedures don't stick; they are forgotten. Students are to be taught learning skills, critical and higher order thinking and habits of mind in order to prepare for jobs that have not yet been created. In short, it is an educational orientation that I and others like me 1) do not believe in and 2) find ourselves immersed in. 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