Comments on: (One Of Many Reasons) Why Students Hate Algebra

By: Genuine Systems of Equations (Help!?) | langer.kogut.math

Genuine Systems of Equations (Help!?) | langer.kogut.math — Wed, 17 Jul 2013 19:26:34 +0000

[…] I googled “genuine systems of equations” and got this blog post by Dan Meyers. Which mostly served to make me feel more hopeless because … yeah, I agree. And […]

By: Algebra Student

Algebra Student — Thu, 13 Oct 2011 20:50:34 +0000

I am a 7th grade student taking Algebra 1. Algebra can be very unrealistic and annoying, and it doesn’t help that many of the teachers aren’t very good at teaching it. My teacher often refers to things he taught to students that were also in his class last year, as he looped, but has no effort in explaining these to the rest of the class. He also doesn’t explain things very well and uses “realistic” problems to “help” us get a better understanding.

By: Reecey BOY

Reecey BOY — Tue, 06 Sep 2011 20:16:31 +0000

hey, am a 12 yr old 1st year, im an algebra murderer i hate it so much!!!!!!!!

By: Bowen Kerins

Bowen Kerins — Tue, 12 Jul 2011 06:03:47 +0000

Man, I love the coach’s reaction: “It’s in your textbook.” As if the textbook should somehow be the final arbiter of what should and shouldn’t be part of teaching.

I assume, then, that this coach would advocate teaching every lesson, page, example, and problem out of the textbook! Surely there is time for that…

The real world doesn’t have “problem types”…

By: Karl M

Karl M — Mon, 07 Mar 2011 20:28:49 +0000

I find the main problem I have with teaching algebra is the sheer power of it, like calculus. We don’t see many real world problems with it because the main use of it is for general rules and proof. To go from single problem to proof is a hell of a step really.

No idea what my point is to be honest, apart from us needing an overhaul of the learning of algebra.

By: Math Teacher Survey « Maryland Math Madness

Math Teacher Survey « Maryland Math Madness — Sun, 21 Nov 2010 03:56:40 +0000

[…] Can You Do With This?” series, I actually picked one of his posts on an opposite-of-exemplary lesson, due to its role in clarifying thinking on how to improve our […]

By: PPA « Work in pencil

PPA « Work in pencil — Fri, 25 Jun 2010 17:55:45 +0000

[…] there areÂ two big design challenges in a lesson. First of course, and biggest, what’s the genuine problem that leads to the burning […]

By: Math Teachers at Play: Three-Cubed Edition « Ramblings of a Math Mom

Math Teachers at Play: Three-Cubed Edition « Ramblings of a Math Mom — Sat, 19 Jun 2010 21:56:07 +0000

[…] appreciate the ideas in One word problem — many word problems at CTK Insights.Â (This expands on a related post from Dan Meyer a few months back on his blog […]

By: Shortcuts, Mnemonics and Why They Ain’t So Bad « GL(s,R)

Shortcuts, Mnemonics and Why They Ain’t So Bad « GL(s,R) — Sun, 30 May 2010 22:20:41 +0000

[…] it is the method of choice for the tough puzzles because it is ridiculously fast. Dan Meyer made a similar observation in the context of solving systems of linear equations (or, more precisely, in not solving them when […]

By: James

James — Tue, 25 May 2010 14:23:05 +0000

I’m just glad I don’t teach in the same school as Dan. Then I’d have to feel stupid every day.