Some alternatives to direct instruction, homework, tests and accountability

| CPM | Integrated Math (IMP) | MathLand/Glencoe-interactive | Harvard Calculus | Core-Plus |

AN OPEN LETTER TO US SECRETARY OF EDUCATION, RICHARD RILEY

Where Did this Fuzzy Math Come From?

Review of an Integrated High School Mathematics Program

Coping with Math Reform, by Gregory Bachelis Ph.D.

Studies show .......................


CPM (College Preparatory Mathematics)

*Content Review of CPM Mathematics, by Wayne Bishop Department of Mathematics and Computer Sciences California State University, Los Angeles

*The Training Wheels. A Parable for Modern Times

*Study Looks at Effectiveness of CPM vs Traditional Math

*A Look at CPM "Evidence"

*CPM: Impeding the Learning Process of Poly's Students, By Siyavash Fooladian

*The Major Goal of CPM? -- It's Public Relations

*Math method not working for some

*Escondido Drops CPM, Re-Institutes Traditional Math

*CPM "Geometry" Rejected by San Diego Teachers



Integrated/Interactive Mathematics

*An Overview of IMP Years 1 and 2

**California 1992 and 1996 SAT Scores for IMP Schools

*Integrated Mathematics in LAUSD, from Mathematically Correct

*IMP: A Student's View, with Comments, by Kim Mackey

*More on IMP, from Mathematically Correct

*Manifesto on an Experimental Concept Gone Awry, by Shoumen Datta


MathLand and Glencoe Interactive

*Don't teach; just join kids as co-learner. The Stars and Stripes July 31, 1997

*Four-Star Math Follies, by Debra J. Saunders San Francisco Chronicle

*MathLand and Glencoe Interactive Mathematics Programs in Department of Defense Dependents Schools (DoDDS)

*MathLand has no textbook

*MathLand has no testing

*Trouble in MathLand from Mathematically Correct.

*Where's the Math? by Debra J. Saunders San Francisco Chronicle


Harvard Calculus

*WHAT IS WRONG WITH HARVARD CALCULUS? By Jerry Rosen and David Klein


Core-Plus

*Reform vs. Traditional Math Curricula. A preliminary report comparing traditional math curricula with Core-Plus program by Gregory F. Bachelis, Ph.D. Professor of Mathematics, Wayne State University Detroit, Michigan

*Experts Attack Math Teaching Programs, LA Times

*Outcomes Analysis for Core Plus Students, by R. James Milgram Department of Mathematics Stanford University

*High School Students And Lab Rats, by Debra J. Saunders San Francisco Chronicle

*Graphic-Calculators, trying to find out if students in Core-Plus math are learning anything.