National Council of Teachers of Mathematics 2012 Annual Meeting and Exposition

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529.1- Why Students Hate Word Problems

Friday, April 27, 2012: 2:00 PM-3:00 PM
Terrace Ballroom 4 (Convention Center)
Lead Speaker:
Dan Meyer


The fault lies not with our students but with the quality of the word problems themselves, restricted for too long by the paper they're printed on. As we start to deliver curricula digitally, we need to reckon seriously with the reasons and effective methods for connecting math to the world outside the math classroom.

Presentation Format: General Interest / All Audiences Session
Grade Band Audience: General Interest/All Audiences
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