Comments on: SCARY (for Parents) New 2010 College Entrance Requirements for High School Graduates http://elementaryteacher.wordpress.com/2008/06/27/scary-for-parents-new-2010-college-entrance-requirements-for-high-school-graduates/ Issues facing an American teacher and her students in the Middle East, by Mary Mimouna Tue, 10 Nov 2009 23:12:08 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: elementaryteacher http://elementaryteacher.wordpress.com/2008/06/27/scary-for-parents-new-2010-college-entrance-requirements-for-high-school-graduates/#comment-957 elementaryteacher Sat, 12 Jul 2008 22:12:55 +0000 http://elementaryteacher.wordpress.com/?p=481#comment-957 Thanks for these links, Raj! I will be sure to get them checked out! It will be interesting to see how Indian text books differ from American text books, as well. Best regards, Eileen Thanks for these links, Raj! I will be sure to get them checked out! It will be interesting to see how Indian text books differ from American text books, as well.

Best regards,
Eileen

]]> By: ராஜ் (Raj / రాజు్) http://elementaryteacher.wordpress.com/2008/06/27/scary-for-parents-new-2010-college-entrance-requirements-for-high-school-graduates/#comment-956 ராஜ் (Raj / రాజు్) Sat, 12 Jul 2008 17:25:50 +0000 http://elementaryteacher.wordpress.com/?p=481#comment-956 This is the link to the Standard III mathematics syllabus of Matriculation schools in Tamil Nadu. It is a pdf file: <a href="http://tinyurl.com/tnmaths3" rel="nofollow">http://tinyurl.com/tnmaths3</a> From this site of the National Council of Educational Research and Training, you can download entire textbooks in pdf format for free. The mathematics textbooks are called Math-Magic. Once you choose the textbook that you want, the contents page would come up. Please click on the individual chapters to read them: <a href="http://tinyurl.com/ncertbooks" rel="nofollow">http://tinyurl.com/ncertbooks</a> I'll try to get some more resources. This is the link to the Standard III mathematics syllabus of Matriculation schools in Tamil Nadu. It is a pdf file:

http://tinyurl.com/tnmaths3

From this site of the National Council of Educational Research and Training, you can download entire textbooks in pdf format for free. The mathematics textbooks are called Math-Magic. Once you choose the textbook that you want, the contents page would come up. Please click on the individual chapters to read them:

http://tinyurl.com/ncertbooks

I’ll try to get some more resources.

]]> By: elementaryteacher http://elementaryteacher.wordpress.com/2008/06/27/scary-for-parents-new-2010-college-entrance-requirements-for-high-school-graduates/#comment-944 elementaryteacher Sun, 06 Jul 2008 14:30:44 +0000 http://elementaryteacher.wordpress.com/?p=481#comment-944 Raj, that is exactly the age of my students. I would appreciate any help you could offer! Eileen Raj, that is exactly the age of my students. I would appreciate any help you could offer!

Eileen

]]> By: ராஜ் (Raj / రాజు్) http://elementaryteacher.wordpress.com/2008/06/27/scary-for-parents-new-2010-college-entrance-requirements-for-high-school-graduates/#comment-942 ராஜ் (Raj / రాజు్) Sat, 05 Jul 2008 17:29:42 +0000 http://elementaryteacher.wordpress.com/?p=481#comment-942 I love mathematics! We call it maths in India. It was always my favourite subject. One never had to spend much time learning maths but it was the only subject where one could score 100/100! I may be able to get a few online resources for you, Eileen. But I am not sure if third -grade in your school is the same as third standard in the Indian education system. Here, the students in third standard are usually eight years old. I love mathematics! We call it maths in India. It was always my favourite subject. One never had to spend much time learning maths but it was the only subject where one could score 100/100!

I may be able to get a few online resources for you, Eileen. But I am not sure if third -grade in your school is the same as third standard in the Indian education system. Here, the students in third standard are usually eight years old.

]]> By: elementaryteacher http://elementaryteacher.wordpress.com/2008/06/27/scary-for-parents-new-2010-college-entrance-requirements-for-high-school-graduates/#comment-936 elementaryteacher Tue, 01 Jul 2008 09:22:04 +0000 http://elementaryteacher.wordpress.com/?p=481#comment-936 WOW, Scader, you have made so many thoughtful comments here I would really like to email you privately. I would especially be interested in learning more about how they teach math in India to kids, as I think one of the best things I can do for third-graders is to help them get over "math anxiety." Thanks so much for reading! Best regards, Eileen WOW, Scader, you have made so many thoughtful comments here I would really like to email you privately.

I would especially be interested in learning more about how they teach math in India to kids, as I think one of the best things I can do for third-graders is to help them get over “math anxiety.”

Thanks so much for reading!

Best regards,
Eileen

]]> By: scader http://elementaryteacher.wordpress.com/2008/06/27/scary-for-parents-new-2010-college-entrance-requirements-for-high-school-graduates/#comment-934 scader Tue, 01 Jul 2008 01:24:51 +0000 http://elementaryteacher.wordpress.com/?p=481#comment-934 "Maleesha" has a great point about career fields that does NOT require calculus. It is absolutely true that Math is exactly like Art when it comes to learning. As a non European person I have NEVER heard about anyone struggling with math in India. Some kids love it and all the Mothers keep tab of the Family Economy and income as they OWN the properties given to them from great great grand moms as DOWRY. So, MAth is for MOTHERS who own the "motherland. Fathers are good at communicating. It is OPPOSITE in the EuroUs. I learnt an interesting fact about Calculus classes in the US schools from my nephew. he is in tenth grade going to go to 11th. He said, "We do not really study it". We use the SCIENTIFIC CALCULATOR and just learn how to "operate" it. Just like all US jobs. Have anyone noticed how even Doctors are so weired there? They do not get a SOLID education, but like driving a CAR- "everything" is TECHNICAL. In other words ONE very important thing every DECENT foreign person SHOULD know about US and its system is THAT IT IS ALL EYE WASH. No one has "solid" knowledge about ANYTHING. Of course with time some OLD people get it like you said in their "forties" (I can very well relate to it). Again there are few anomalies and like "rain-man" disease can bring certain dysfunction of the brain to learn DEAD languages like Biblical Latin and "strange" devilish math abilities. Another fact my nephew said was that the Judaic owned "Text Book Company" is selling the Calculus book (Hard cover) for $178.00/book !! It is BUSINESS as usual for TEXT BOOK company owners who are not our relatives. The teachers MUST fight back these "Hoodwinkers" and I know of one Native Indian teacher who uses a small math book printed long time ago to teach BASIC algebra, Geometry and trigonometry. It is very easy to learn. In India we learnt in 3rd grade Geometry and it was fun. My actual ability is language NOT math. When I was in US about five years ago--I lost all my desire to learn because the system is SO fake and complicated due to fools running the show. Only RICH kids of COOPERATION owners (grand kids) and Judaic people who owns KAPLAN and SYLVAN learning centers and all UNIVERSITIES. So, this will effectively keep all OTHERS out of executive JOBs and they will use the rest of the kids as MENIAL LABOR--The "new" slave trade "masters" are these hidden "policy" makers who make policy to KEEP majority of normal people as LABOR FORCE and Military force. What a SHAME? However, this will go only that far when all the "cattles" will realize that we are being DUPED. The BISON Cattle will attack the cowardly lions. “Maleesha” has a great point about career fields that does NOT require calculus. It is absolutely true that Math is exactly like Art when it comes to learning. As a non European person I have NEVER heard about anyone struggling with math in India. Some kids love it and all the Mothers keep tab of the Family Economy and income as they OWN the properties given to them from great great grand moms as DOWRY. So, MAth is for MOTHERS who own the “motherland. Fathers are good at communicating. It is OPPOSITE in the EuroUs.
I learnt an interesting fact about Calculus classes in the US schools from my nephew. he is in tenth grade going to go to 11th. He said, “We do not really study it”. We use the SCIENTIFIC CALCULATOR and just learn how to “operate” it. Just like all US jobs. Have anyone noticed how even Doctors are so weired there? They do not get a SOLID education, but like driving a CAR- “everything” is TECHNICAL. In other words ONE very important thing every DECENT foreign person SHOULD know about US and its system is THAT IT IS ALL EYE WASH. No one has “solid” knowledge about ANYTHING. Of course with time some OLD people get it like you said in their “forties” (I can very well relate to it). Again there are few anomalies and like “rain-man” disease can bring certain dysfunction of the brain to learn DEAD languages like Biblical Latin and “strange” devilish math abilities.
Another fact my nephew said was that the Judaic owned “Text Book Company” is selling the Calculus book (Hard cover) for $178.00/book !! It is BUSINESS as usual for TEXT BOOK company owners who are not our relatives.
The teachers MUST fight back these “Hoodwinkers” and I know of one Native Indian teacher who uses a small math book printed long time ago to teach BASIC algebra, Geometry and trigonometry. It is very easy to learn. In India we learnt in 3rd grade Geometry and it was fun. My actual ability is language NOT math. When I was in US about five years ago–I lost all my desire to learn because the system is SO fake and complicated due to fools running the show. Only RICH kids of COOPERATION owners (grand kids) and Judaic people who owns KAPLAN and SYLVAN learning centers and all UNIVERSITIES. So, this will effectively keep all OTHERS out of executive JOBs and they will use the rest of the kids as MENIAL LABOR–The “new” slave trade “masters” are these hidden “policy” makers who make policy to KEEP majority of normal people as LABOR FORCE and Military force. What a SHAME? However, this will go only that far when all the “cattles” will realize that we are being DUPED. The BISON Cattle will attack the cowardly lions.

]]> By: Betty http://elementaryteacher.wordpress.com/2008/06/27/scary-for-parents-new-2010-college-entrance-requirements-for-high-school-graduates/#comment-931 Betty Sun, 29 Jun 2008 14:40:43 +0000 http://elementaryteacher.wordpress.com/?p=481#comment-931 Eileen, I think you are right. Math is the big focus right now in the U.S. My son is in a job where he hires other people, and I asked him if the candidates needed to have strong math skills. He laughed and said that communication was the important ingredient for his company. Everyone can't become an engineer or a scientist. Betty Eileen,
I think you are right. Math is the big focus right now in the U.S. My son is in a job where he hires other people, and I asked him if the candidates needed to have strong math skills. He laughed and said that communication was the important ingredient for his company. Everyone can’t become an engineer or a scientist.
Betty

]]> By: elementaryteacher http://elementaryteacher.wordpress.com/2008/06/27/scary-for-parents-new-2010-college-entrance-requirements-for-high-school-graduates/#comment-930 elementaryteacher Sun, 29 Jun 2008 11:59:26 +0000 http://elementaryteacher.wordpress.com/?p=481#comment-930 Betty, I agree with you that some people are not at all wired to think mathematically. That doesn't mean they don't have equally good strengths in other areas. I'm wondering if this raising of standards could be coming from the United States losing out now in terms of producing sufficient engineers and scientists, compared with India, or other countries. Eileen Betty,

I agree with you that some people are not at all wired to think mathematically. That doesn’t mean they don’t have equally good strengths in other areas.

I’m wondering if this raising of standards could be coming from the United States losing out now in terms of producing sufficient engineers and scientists, compared with India, or other countries.

Eileen

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