In my experience, one of the reasons students may be getting low score on the question to calculate a derivative using definition is the “heavy” algebra involved. Subtracting rational expressions, and then […]
I have been wondering the same thing as well. Since CUNY educates the majority of NYC high school graduates, it would be natural for the faculty to have some input into what the NYC students […]
At the end of her Kindergarten year, my daughter’s teacher decided to introduce the concept of dimensions to the students. She explained the difference between the three-dimensional objects, like a piece of fruit, […]
In music, when someone learns to play an instrument, it’s very important to learn what the proper position for the hands is (When playing the piano, for example, your wrist is not supposed to be very low or very […]
The most cynical of the answers would be that out students are NOT MEANT to think… Quite a few of the commenters to the posts regarding testing on NYTimes SchoolBook and Insideschools websites (these […]
The Standardized Test season is finally over for us, NYC public school students and parents. I don’t really want to discuss the pros and cons of the standardized tests here, but, rather, show the two math problems […]