I've made a terrible mistake. It is one of those mistakes that doesn't make it's true nature known until it is far too late, like realizing that you've left your passport in the hotel room right before you run up to counter at the airport - 10 minutes before the plane is to take off.
I chose math as my subject for this collection development project, mostly because it is the most neglected subject in collection development, but what I hadn't considered is that it is neglected because there just aren't that many resources to choose from, especially resources that have been reviewed. I've had to stretch my imagination to tie learning standards to some of the selections I've made and this process is not at all timely. I've tied my geometry standards to books on agriculture and design, and there are a few items are especially interesting that can be tied to algebra, but statistics and probability are terribly wanting and the search does not seem to be drawing to a happy close. I have another week to figure it out, but you would really think that the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM) would have some suggestions. Not so.
What does a girl have to do to get fun, easy-to-read, age appropriate math-related texts?
Sunday, November 16, 2008
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Think about the medical field, crime rates, computer viruses, car accidents relating to holiday travel, etc., sports, lotteries and gambling in Las Vegas, and my personal favorite...proficiency of schools. Oops! Sorry, what age group are these readings for?
They're 7th graders. They could be as young as 11 or as old as 15. It's difficult.
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