Of course there was never any doubt about whether they were
going to adopt "reform" math. The four choices they had to
decide upon were, Connected Math, Math in Context, MathScape,
and Math Thematics. I suppose it was just a matter of figuring
out which one was the fuzziest. According to the School District
memorandum, here are some of the strengths of the program
(emphasis mine) Student:You notice there is nothing about
fluency, mastery, clear examples, computation, standard
algorithms, etc... The program provides the following for the
needs/rights of students: • know the purpose of learning,
including objectives, standards, goals, criteria and evaluation
rubrics • choose from a variety of strategies to explore, solve,
and communicate math concepts • engagement through a variety of
activities, which may include independent projects, cooperative
learning, manipulatives, technology, collaborative work, etc. •
feel connected and free to take risks • a belief that math can
be learned • opportunities for self-mon