[Tax-chick]

One cause of the problem might be the textbooks, the research shows.

Gosh, ya think? The textbooks and other aspect of math instruction. "Equals" is not a difficult concept unless it is systematically obfuscated.

[bitterohiogunclinger]

I suspect the problem is something to do with “minds full of mush”, taught by “minds full of mush”. What possible difference could textbooks make to people that never learn to read?

[Fundamentally Fair]

"Equals" is not a difficult concept unless it is systematically obfuscated.

Exactly.

[556x45]

Oh right lets blame those nasty textbooks that wrote themselves. None of the untouchable bimbos in the ivory towers should be held accountable. In fact there was no math problem (ie education problem) until ‘those who are smarter than the rest of us’ took control of education and the sciences. Consider that recent past generations sent men to the moon, created modern computers etc. Many of today’s ‘graduates’ can hardly read or do simple maths. Right, its the text books alright.... :/

[paterfamilias]

“’Equals’ is not a difficult concept unless it is systematically obfuscated.”

Those who can, do.

Those who can’t, teach.

Those who can’t teach, teach teachers.

[Harmless Teddy Bear]

One cause of the problem might be the textbooks, the research shows.

Gosh, ya think?

Yep. I thought the reason AC (my youngest niece) was having trouble with math was that she was a hands on learner. That was only part of it. The rest was the < censored > text books. I tried to read their text and found they were using high school level vocabulary to explain things to a third grader.

I knew they were messing up reading and writing but I never thought it was possible for them to mess up math.

[Quality_Not_Quantity]

"Equals" is not a difficult concept unless it is systematically obfuscated.

Now, when you use the term 'obfuscated', aren't you systematically 'obfuscating' the meaning as well??? ;)