In Wave 2 (Sept1- Feb28) we lost 36 #COVID ICU patients under 50yr or one every 5 days.
In the first 48 days of Wave 3 (Mar1-Apr18) we've lost 27 under 50yr, or one every 1.78 days.
Younger daycare workers, ride share drivers, factory workers... and their families, are dying.
What if we spent the time we use to administer and grade “the mad math minute” to actually sit down with each child FOR a minute so we can listen to their thinking...just a thought. #elemmathchat
Let’s compare % students achieving provincial standards in @eqao at end of Harris govt & Wynne govt:
2003 2018
Gr3 Reading 50%. 75%
Gr3 Writing 55%. 72%
Gr3 Math 57%. 61%
Carol Dweck: "Perhaps the most common misconception is simply equating the growth mindset with effort. Students need to try new strategies and seek input from others when they’re stuck. They need this repertoire of approaches—not just sheer effort—to learn and improve."
This one reason why we need to change how we teach math. Speed is not important, thinking is. Speed does not equal effective thinking skills.
A Day in the Life of a Child With Slow Processing Speed https://t.co/uJREDlToxd