Washington State Math Council: We Love the WASL!
That’s what one could infer from the December/January issue of Washington Mathematics magazine:
As an affiliate of the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM), the WSMC is encouraged by the state’s efforts to align Washington’s state standards with the NCTM standards. WSMC believes that the Washington Assessment of Student Learning (WASL) is an appropriate instrument with which to measure students’ mathematical proficiency and should continue to be maintained.
and (emphases theirs):
(Our recommendations include) Keeping in place the graduation requirement for passing the WASL, especially the mathematics portion, for the class of 2008. We do not favor postponing this requirement.
I wonder how many math teachers around the state would agree with that viewpoint?
I recommend reading the whole article, BTW. A good overview of what’s going on with math education here in the Evergreen State.
posted by Ryan at 10:33 AM
1 Comments:
You know, nearly all of the secondary math teachers in this district would agree with the sentiment. It is not an unreasonable test or expectation for most 10th graders.
Delaying the requirement only means that a couple more grade levels of kids will feel that they can slack off and that math doesn't matter.
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