Comments on: Abstracting the Concrete http://thejosevilson.com/2008/02/20/abstracting-the-concrete/ It's Not About A Salary; It's All About Reality. Tue, 16 Mar 2010 10:22:15 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Jose http://thejosevilson.com/2008/02/20/abstracting-the-concrete/comment-page-1/#comment-3550 Jose Sun, 24 Feb 2008 20:50:23 +0000 http://thejosevilson.com/blog/2008/02/20/abstracting-the-concrete/#comment-3550 Nubian, if you put that down, I'd love to see how that comes out. Please post somewhere. Poor_Statue, and to think, this isn't just something I'm pulling out at random. John, that's wonderful. After the test, I want to do cool things like that, but upgraded for my 6th graders. I'll think about it. Nubian, if you put that down, I’d love to see how that comes out. Please post somewhere.

Poor_Statue, and to think, this isn’t just something I’m pulling out at random.

John, that’s wonderful. After the test, I want to do cool things like that, but upgraded for my 6th graders. I’ll think about it.

]]> By: John Holland http://thejosevilson.com/2008/02/20/abstracting-the-concrete/comment-page-1/#comment-3548 John Holland Sun, 24 Feb 2008 14:04:26 +0000 http://thejosevilson.com/blog/2008/02/20/abstracting-the-concrete/#comment-3548 I think it is important that you reminded them that the test will try to trick them with lengths that look different than they seem, like a figure that looks like a square but the test says is 7 miles by 8 miles. Coincidentally, I started teaching perimeter to my preschoolers this week. We used geoboards. I made a square with 3 "spaces" on each side. Then we counted 12 spaces or fingers around. Then I asked them to make their own shape with 12 spaces around it. It was definitely out of their league (they are 4) but if I do it 2 or 3 more times they will get it. THey thought it was so cool that I could make a T and a W and they still measured 12 spaces around. I wonder when most kids start looking at perimeter? Probably not soon enough, or then it wouldn't be test prep would it? It would be review. I heard a story about a teacher in an affluent county who gives her biology kids a version of the state test the first day. They all score above 85% then she says so now we can go in the lab and have some fun with chemicals and microscopes and beakers instead of stressing about the test. Talk about a different perspective. I will start doing some combined adding/subtracting with my geoboards next week. At least if some of my students move to NY they will be ready for you. I think it is important that you reminded them that the test will try to trick them with lengths that look different than they seem, like a figure that looks like a square but the test says is 7 miles by 8 miles. Coincidentally, I started teaching perimeter to my preschoolers this week. We used geoboards. I made a square with 3 “spaces” on each side. Then we counted 12 spaces or fingers around. Then I asked them to make their own shape with 12 spaces around it. It was definitely out of their league (they are 4) but if I do it 2 or 3 more times they will get it. THey thought it was so cool that I could make a T and a W and they still measured 12 spaces around.
I wonder when most kids start looking at perimeter? Probably not soon enough, or then it wouldn’t be test prep would it? It would be review.
I heard a story about a teacher in an affluent county who gives her biology kids a version of the state test the first day. They all score above 85% then she says so now we can go in the lab and have some fun with chemicals and microscopes and beakers instead of stressing about the test. Talk about a different perspective.
I will start doing some combined adding/subtracting with my geoboards next week. At least if some of my students move to NY they will be ready for you.

]]> By: Poor_Statue http://thejosevilson.com/2008/02/20/abstracting-the-concrete/comment-page-1/#comment-3545 Poor_Statue Sun, 24 Feb 2008 13:39:30 +0000 http://thejosevilson.com/blog/2008/02/20/abstracting-the-concrete/#comment-3545 Very nice. Oddly enough, I actually really enjoy teaching this type of question. Maybe because it's like a little puzzle. Very nice.

Oddly enough, I actually really enjoy teaching this type of question. Maybe because it’s like a little puzzle.

]]> By: Carnival of Mathematics 1000 « JD2718 http://thejosevilson.com/2008/02/20/abstracting-the-concrete/comment-page-1/#comment-3538 Carnival of Mathematics 1000 « JD2718 Fri, 22 Feb 2008 20:27:59 +0000 http://thejosevilson.com/blog/2008/02/20/abstracting-the-concrete/#comment-3538 [...] in Algebra 1. H discusses a recent experience at Coffee and Graph Paper. 22 - Jose Vilson “abstracts the concrete” as he challenges middle school kids to find missing sides. Concrete is really on his mind. [...] [...] in Algebra 1. H discusses a recent experience at Coffee and Graph Paper. 22 – Jose Vilson “abstracts the concrete” as he challenges middle school kids to find missing sides. Concrete is really on his mind. [...]

]]> By: NubianPrince http://thejosevilson.com/2008/02/20/abstracting-the-concrete/comment-page-1/#comment-3517 NubianPrince Thu, 21 Feb 2008 06:01:48 +0000 http://thejosevilson.com/blog/2008/02/20/abstracting-the-concrete/#comment-3517 You gotta love those moments when it all clicks for the kids. I'm hoping my "hip-hop sampling = genetics" angle pays similar dividends for my biology students. You gotta love those moments when it all clicks for the kids. I’m hoping my “hip-hop sampling = genetics” angle pays similar dividends for my biology students.

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