UrbanBaby

06.23.08, 17:30 PM NY Schools
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Four years ago, around 95% of Anderson kids in the fourth grade got 4's on the math test. Three years ago, it was 91%. Last year, it was 65%. This has been asked about at PTA meetings, but there is no clear answer. The kids are very smart, so I think the problem is that they are confused by the new Everyday Math curriculum which does not do a good job on basics such as like multiplying, word problems, or remembering to check your work. I love the school and dc is prety happy here but yes, there is some kind of problem, to be honest. I do Singapore at home with dc and dc does great but most parents are not in a position to do that. [ Reply | Watch | Flag ]
NY Schools 06.23.08, 05:30 PM Flag

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thank god we got into NEST! [ Reply | More

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General Topics 06.23.08, 05:41 PM Flag

don't pee yourself yet. nest scores were not great. [ Reply | More

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General Topics 06.23.08, 08:32 PM Flag

My dc's school does everyday math and dc scored an 800 on the 4th grade math test. maybe it's the acceleration that confuses them. they are being taught 5th grade math but being tested on 4th grade? [ Reply | More

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General Topics 06.23.08, 05:42 PM Flag

Yes, they are being taught a year ahead of the year they are being tested on. But math builds on itself, so I don't know if that explains it. And they were accelerated a year when they were all getting 4's. No one in the school thinks the kids have changed. So it's a mystery. Since school gets top top ratings by DOE, no one seems to care. anyway [ Reply | More

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General Topics 06.23.08, 06:23 PM Flag

No school is perfect. Good to know. Hopefully the school will address this. [ Reply | More

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General Topics 06.23.08, 05:45 PM Flag

Those aren't the figures on the info released today. According to those figures, 89% of the Anderson 4th graders in 2006 scored a 4; 95% of 2007's 4th graders scored a 4; and 93% of this year's 4th graders scored a 4. Those are pretty good scores IMO. Where did you get your numbers from? [ Reply | More

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General Topics 06.23.08, 06:15 PM Flag

sounds like the same bitter anti-anderson troll. those grapes certainly are bitter. [ Reply | More

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General Topics 06.23.08, 06:24 PM Flag

But OP said she was at Anderson. [ Reply | More

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General Topics 06.23.08, 09:00 PM Flag

Where can one find these statistics? [ Reply | More

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General Topics 06.23.08, 06:25 PM Flag

It's been posted over and over again on the school board today but here's the insideschools page where they have links to the ELA and math scores: http://insideschools.blogspot.com/2008/06/2008-test-scores.html [ Reply | More

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General Topics 06.23.08, 08:59 PM Flag

I was fortunate to grow up in the South Pacific doing what we now call "Singapore Math" and I was underwhelmed by US Math textbooks when I came here. I think that there are many reasons why US trails the world in Math. Curriculm does make a difference. The TIMMS study http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trends_in_international_mathematics_and_science_study compares Math and Science achievement across the globe. Its clear that curriculum makes a sifference. Thats why our two DCs are at NEST+m. I'm a math geek and the EST approach is better than the default approach. [ Reply | More

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General Topics 06.23.08, 08:31 PM Flag

What is "EST"? [ Reply | More

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General Topics 06.24.08, 07:12 AM Flag

Part of the equation is that the school no longers spends more than a few weeks devoting class time to prep with a workbook tailored to preparing for the test. Four years ago they spent 8-12 weeks on prep, at the expense of other learning - mostly because those 4th grade scores were the ticket to middle school admissions. Now that Anderson has its own middle school, these state tests don't mean much to its students or teachers, who use other assessments to see if kids need help in areas of their learning. I prefer it this way. [ Reply | More

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General Topics 06.24.08, 05:25 AM Flag

^^ meant to say that the school now only spends a few weeks rather than a longer time on prep [ Reply | More

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General Topics 06.24.08, 05:26 AM Flag

But those aren't the scores for Anderson anyway. [ Reply | More

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General Topics 06.24.08, 07:11 AM Flag