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 | | Teaching Secondary and Middle School Mathematics by Daniel J. Brahier ISBN-10: 9780205286140 ISBN-10: 0-205-28614-3 ISBN-13: 9780205286140 ISBN-13: 978-0-205-28614-0 Hardcover 1999-11-11 Allyn & Bacon Find Lowest Price |
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Product Description Designed for pre-service or in-service teachers, Teaching Secondary and Middle School Mathematics offers succinct, current, and meaningful descriptions of what it takes to be an effective teacher of mathematics. This practical resource offers an effective balance of theory and practice, including a wealth of examples and descriptions of classroom situations. The units of the book include the nature of mathematics, the curriculum, lesson and unit planning (including a chapter on how technology influences planning), assessment, and the teaching profession. Appendices include reprints of selected NCTM Standards, sample State-level outcomes, case studies, a descriptive list of recommended Internet websites on mathematics education, and over 40 sample lessons and activities from various areas of mathematics. For pre-service and in-service math teachers. | ||
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Biased, but very useful Yes, this book is very biased towards the NCTM way of thinking, but it is a very good book overall. It is one of only a handful of textbooks I've seen through my years which is actually readable, and it's got some pretty good tips for beginning teachers. The examples of activities are particularly good, highlighting a lot of the benefits of teaching in this manner. Unfortunately, as a whole, it goes into little depth on many topics which require further discussion, and it replaces that with some trite little "what would you do?" sections where the answer is always 'it depends' with a long explanation of why. After one or two of these, you'll have had quite enough. If that space were taken with a more thorough analysis of the tactics, particularly with the benefit of utilizing their unconventional methods of assessing students, then this would be a five-star book. | ||
NCTM lovers only This book is okay. I had to buy it for a methods class. It's at a very basic level, and so doesn't really have any information of substance on how to actually teach math. And it's really really really pro-NCTM, inquiry learning, etc., which is fine but I felt it was a little biased. | ||