[Numeracy 586] Re: QUESTION: Teaching math and numberacy skills to adults learning English

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Kathleen Meilink meilinkk at gmail.com
Tue Oct 19 10:22:01 EDT 2010

Very interesting article.
I would be interested in reading the referred to 'Peppercorn Books offers a
booklet by Mary Jane Schmitt, "The Answer Is Still the Same...It Doesn't
Matter How You Got It!"' as I am a firm believer in students not being
taught just the formula or procedure but in learning WHY and thus
understanding the problem. However, since I haven't read the booklet, I am
unsure of context of 'getting the answer.' Is there a link to this booklet?
Kate

On Sun, Oct 10, 2010 at 10:10 AM, Pat Fina <mathcabinet at gmail.com> wrote:


> Hi, Susan,

>

> Good to hear from you!

>

> Today is the first day of the second running of the ICTM course; I hope the

> participants are as good as your group was.

>

> I hope you are well and enjoying the autumn.

>

> Peace,

>

> Pat

>

> On Tue, Oct 5, 2010 at 6:27 PM, Susan Kidd <SKidd at sbctc.edu> wrote:

>

>> Thanks Pat – very thought provoking article with numerous implications.

>>

>>

>>

>> - SK

>>

>>

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>> *From:* numeracy-bounces at lincs.ed.gov [mailto:

>> numeracy-bounces at lincs.ed.gov] *On Behalf Of *Pat Fina

>> *Sent:* Tuesday, October 05, 2010 5:31 AM

>> *To:* The Math and Numeracy Discussion List

>> *Subject:* [Numeracy 552] Re: QUESTION: Teaching math and numberacy

>> skills to adults learning English

>>

>>

>>

>> Hi, Miriam,

>>

>> You might find http://web.mit.edu/newsoffice/1999/math-0512.html of

>> interest, even though the subjects were bilingual children.

>>

>> Regarding differences in computational methods, Peppercorn Books offers a

>> booklet by Mary Jane Schmitt, "The Answer Is Still the Same...It Doesn't

>> Matter How You Got It!".

>>

>> Peace,

>>

>> Pat Fina

>>

>>

>>

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